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Yes, the last 6 minutes of the game was a letdown by the defense. Playing press man-to-man instead of zone packages made it easy for Kyler to throw it up and the receiver to make plays. When we were in zone coverage forcing Kyler to read the defense that’s where the money was being made.

I have no doubt Mike will be emphasizing the mistakes made on defense in those final 6 minutes. This game should have never been this close and everybody knows it.

Spoon will be better. He was rusty. It happens. Not worried at all.

Woolen needs to be demoted.

I wish Sam’s name was Eddie so I could call him “Steady Eddie”. His stats won’t ooooh or aaaah you but they are consistent and good. He is the perfect QB for this system.

Sure, the last 6 minutes of the game isn’t what we wanted but in the end, we won a close divisional game on the road and that’s precisely what great teams do.

Not every game is going to be a Picasso. Not every game is going to be a blowout like last week against the Saints. Most games in fact, will likely come down to the wire and a play here or there will be the difference between a win or a loss.

Every great team has ugly wins. I’ve watched the NFL for 50+ years and this is a pure fact. No team has ever had a 16-17 game season where every game was a masterpiece. The other teams have great players too.

And make no mistake:

The Seahawks are becoming a great team right before our eyes.

3-1 baby!

Enjoy a stress-free day of NFL football this Sunday!

Go Hawks!
 

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The game was not great

Glad for the win, but everything just seemed a step off and nonchalant

Maybe chalk it up to a short week in the road

They weren't far off from just dominating the game ..... But they were that same half step away from it even being more of a slog and a loss
 

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As I stated in Aros prediction thread ...this game scared me . To Arizonas credit , they kept it close and had a chance at the end .

These divisional games are weird and I still can't figure them out 50 years in . Arizona isnt a bad team period . Pretty damn good defense and lots of weapons despite the injuries .

3-1
 

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Our entire secondary actually had a bad game. Jobe had some ole tackles, Witherspoon had a rough series (and got beat for a couple TDs that were really 51%+ great plays by Arizona), and Bryant had some whiffs early on. Chalk it up to a short week.

In the end, Arizona's DBs decided to give out harder.
 

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Not every game is going to be a Picasso. Not every game is going to be a blowout like last week against the Saints. Most games in fact, will likely come down to the wire and a play here or there will be the difference between a win or a loss.
I count four plays:
- the holding call against JSN negating a TD.
- the missed FG not only costing 3 points but giving the cards a short field
- 2 mind bogglingly stupid PI calls on Woolen.

None of those are things the Cardinals did, they're things the Seahawks did to themselves.
 

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Our entire secondary actually had a bad game. Jobe had some ole tackles, Witherspoon had a rough series (and got beat for a couple TDs that were really 51%+ great plays by Arizona), and Bryant had some whiffs early on. Chalk it up to a short week.

In the end, Arizona's DBs decided to give out harder.
They didn’t play well for the second half of the 4th quarter for sure. They did play well overall except for Woolen whom was trash all day long. The dropped easy picks were a little annoying but that’s why they are DBs
 

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The game was not great

Glad for the win, but everything just seemed a step off and nonchalant

Maybe chalk it up to a short week in the road

They weren't far off from just dominating the game ..... But they were that same half step away from it even being more of a slog and a loss
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The game was not great

Glad for the win, but everything just seemed a step off and nonchalant

Maybe chalk it up to a short week in the road

They weren't far off from just dominating the game ..... But they were that same half step away from it even being more of a slog and a loss
We were one holdng penalty from dominating the game
 
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One good thing other than the win and short week, the team can rest as they have an unofficial mini-bye week.

10 days in fact, where we can enjoy positive news about the Seahawks. Imagine 10 days of dealing with the Seahawks being counted out after losing to a mid Cardinals team.

Another benefit of the victory.
 
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