Christian Ponder. Mark "Dirty" Sanchez. Ryan Tannehill. Jay Cutler. John Skelton (or Kevin Kolb). Ryan Fitzpatrick. Alex Smith. Sam Bradford.

Sorry, I'm just not scared. I know three of those already own wins over us, but those were road games and we shot ourselves in the foot in each one. NONE of them were the main reason their teams won. Of that list, Cutler is the one who I think we need to really worry about, but even he has been known to flop time to time. Who is he going to throw to other than Marshall, who will be Shermanized?

5 of these 8 have to come into our house of pain and feel the love from the 12s. It may even be Colin Kaepernick playing for the Whiners come Christmas Eve Eve, since they may already have fome field wrapped up - although I doubt numbnutz Harbaugh will pass up the chance to beat Carroll again.

Compare that with:

Skelton. Romo. Rodgers. Newton. Bradford. Brady. Smith. Stafford. As I posted in my "Expectations & Perspective" thread yesterday, 5 of those 8 eclipsed 4000 yards last season - ironically, something no Seahawks QB has EVER accomplished.


Bottom line - we have a good shot at a 5-3 or 6-2 second half. We also got better down the stretch last season - hopefully that trend reappears this season.

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hahaha me too

All of them are guys who throw those short little passes that absolutely kill our defense though. I don't think that should be ignored, even if none of them are "scary" they are all the type of guy who comes out and looks like Unitas reincarnated for a Sunday against that stupid soft zone.

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No doubt brotha,we are going to just keep getting better too.

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True - but I think the adjustments are coming.

We also rush the passer much better at home, and that's a huge part of it.

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On top of all of that I am sure they are pissed off that Matt Stafford was able to capitalize off of them.I bet they tighten things up on Sunday.

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Agree.

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None of those guys are going to be as efficient and accurate as Brady and Stafford were.

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For the most part I agree with this post, but I have to point out that Kevin Kolb coming in to replace Skelton was the reason we lost. He destroyed us. However, I think that was a fluke and I don't see any way he can do it again in Seattle.

Agreed. You can usually tell by the QB how a team is going to fare that week.

The one wildcard in there is Cutler. The guy can be terrible one week, then be the best QB in the NFL the next week. We need to follow GB's game plans for him, since they tend to own him. He HATES getting hit, and will throw a few picks if you get pressure on him. Unfortunately, with their defense, we're going to need 4 turnovers to win that game. 2 since we won't be moving the ball well, and 2 more since their defense is going to get theirs against us. They lead the league in TO's.

Tannehill is also playing very well, actually better than Russell Wilson. If he's back from injury, and he's at home, he could have a good day against us as well.

The OP also has Stafford in green, which I am assuming is a win for us, since all the other green QB names were our wins. But Stafford beat us, unfortunately.

I'm scared of Ponder, Tannehill, Cutler, Kolb, Smith and Bradford. they definitely CAN have a big game vs. us if we dont fix our problems.

will they? maybe not, but i wouldnt put it past our piss poor 3rd down defense.

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I'm hoping for three picks this Sunday... minimum.

That means the usual two Christian Ponder throws just for the hell of it, and one that we'll actually earn. Hopefully we can earn a few more too.

Good thread. I think we go 7-1 in the 2nd half..

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LOL! I am soooo happy that Pete and John didn't settle for an "okay" QB that will get you wins but never win you the big one and shot for the moon. Look at all of those Seahawk fans that wanted Sanchez, Ponder, Gabbert (do we really know where he was ranked by PC/JS?), Locker, Cassell, I think Orton was mentioned once, Carson Palmer, Kevin Kolb!, etc, etc!

Pete and John are having the last laugh after 3 years of hearing it from experts in the draft and free agency (yes you Michael Lombardi).

I'm hoping we get Walter Thurmond III back soon as I believe he will perform his magic on those short completions and transform them in to INTs.

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And all the teams we play for the next 8 games have to face Russell Freakin Wilson. They are not scared yet, with the exception of the Vikings, but they should be.

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I was thinkin the same thing brotha!

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I personally am looking forward to seeing a sea of green and blue lay the wood to a certain red-zone "specialist" backup QB that currently plays for the New York Football Jets.

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Uhhh..

Wilson is 4-4 as a starter and actually has a lower rating than Palmer, Kolb and Ponder. He has an identical TD/INT ratio as Mark Sanchez (who btw would have been drafted by Jim Mora/Tim Ruskell - not Pete Carroll), and Blaine Gabbert with far inferior weapons and a generally awful team around him only averages about 10 yards less per start than Wilson. Not sure when Matt Cassel was considered an option, as he was shipped to Kansas City the same year we hired Mora.

So far Russell Wilson is "okay" .. and far from great. Maybe he winds up that way, but... nowhere near it now.

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