Adam Schein points out the Seahawks' flaws

[hawk45]

I'm with Montana. I meant what I said about the talent gap not being large, but if I can be allowed to expand my statement a bit, I would say that with a small talent gap, you can get away with crappy play against teams with bad QBs, but when you get to teams with decent QBs, that's when playing down to the competition is likely to bite you.

Teams that are playing well do dominate lesser teams fairly often. We sure did at the end of last season, and we were a playoff threat. So chalking our troubles up to parity doesn't cut it when you factor in playing against backup QBs. QB is an important enough position in the NFL that a really good team with a good QB (us) is expected to, and should dominate a lesser team with a backup QB.

The Rams on the road I might be inclined to dispense a pass for. The Bucs at home, nope, not even a little bit.

 

[Tokadub]

The article managed to be about 50% very fair, and 50% shite. To my mind, the guy started off being able to keep a lid on his bias, but just couldn't maintain discipline throughout an entire article. I have to give the nod to those calling the guy a craptastic homer-douche.

This is pretty much my reaction as well. It's almost like as soon as he mentioned the 49ers it was like TROLL MODE ACTIVATED!!!

I agree with the majority of criticism he has for us and how we haven't played up to our potential.

But what happens when we do start playing our best which I expect to happen after the BYE.

This article would make a lot more sense if it was written after our next game against the 49ers if they beat us and our records were tied at that point.

I can't take him seriously saying that 49ers will easily beat the Saints on the road and we will lose to the Saints at home. Taken together that is one of the stupidest predictions I've ever seen.

It's articles like this that made me want the 49ers to lose in the Superbowl last year and I was happy they did

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Folks have to quit thinking that SB teams are these juggernauts who play complete games all the time and never have off games and certainly never struggle against a team with a worse record. And the sad irony is that I've already had to make a post like this before, and people still see what they want to see.

We've had more struggles than complete games against bad opposition at QB. That's my problem.

It's be one thing if we'd had 6 solid games and 3 bad games, rather than the reverse. It'd also be different if we'd saved our "winning ugly" for teams with good QBs as we did in 2012, rather than middling-to-laughable ones at the helm of winless teams. But that's not the case.

There are plenty of redeeming factors here. Road wins are an accomplishment, period. A lot of our offensive talent is sidelined. And we've somehow found our way into games against all the underrated defensive lines in the NFL, which sounds like a convenient excuse on the surface but holds up under scrutiny. And only a churl finds ways to criticize 8-1. So there's reasons to be content.

I just wonder when it's finally going to tip the scale. Given that we often win by less than six and an elite QB on the other side is easily capable of managing that winning TD, a lot of us are kinda just waiting for the other shoe to finally drop.

What if it doesn't though?

What if the injuries along the O-line combined with an out-of-sync offense and a slate of very strong defenses, exacerbated by some fluke plays on special teams... what if that's the low point?

What if the explanations of the struggles have MERIT, and when some of those factors start being addressed - whether it's through the return of starters, or Harvin's presence opening up the passing game, or just some less imposing defenses - we start seeing improvements?

What if instead of assuming that the way the team is now is the way it's always going to be this season, you assume that there will be improvement as guys get healthy and as the team continues to try and address the issues they've faced? You know, like they did last year?

What then?

Then I'll redirect you to my very recent post where I very specifically said that I was maintaining my prediction of a Super Bowl win for exactly those reasons.

Although, I do not want this team to improve by facing worse opposition. That's neither flattering nor predictive of playoff success.

Also, "some fluke plays" is an oxymoron.

 

[RolandDeschain]

So you're not impressed with the Seahawks spotting the TB Bucs those 21 points, and then STORMING back to erase their lead, and win the best Seahawks come back game, ever.

Not really, no. Let me put it this way; coming back from 20 points down to take a last-second lead that didn't end up lasting in Atlanta during the playoffs last year was far more difficult of a feat.

 

[volsunghawk]

Folks have to quit thinking that SB teams are these juggernauts who play complete games all the time and never have off games and certainly never struggle against a team with a worse record. And the sad irony is that I've already had to make a post like this before, and people still see what they want to see.

We've had more struggles than complete games against bad opposition at QB. That's my problem.

It's be one thing if we'd had 6 solid games and 3 bad games, rather than the reverse. It'd also be different if we'd saved our "winning ugly" for teams with good QBs as we did in 2012, rather than middling-to-laughable ones at the helm of winless teams. But that's not the case.

There are plenty of redeeming factors here. Road wins are an accomplishment, period. A lot of our offensive talent is sidelined. And we've somehow found our way into games against all the underrated defensive lines in the NFL, which sounds like a convenient excuse on the surface but holds up under scrutiny. And only a churl finds ways to criticize 8-1. So there's reasons to be content.

I just wonder when it's finally going to tip the scale. Given that we often win by less than six and an elite QB on the other side is easily capable of managing that winning TD, a lot of us are kinda just waiting for the other shoe to finally drop.

What if it doesn't though?

What if the injuries along the O-line combined with an out-of-sync offense and a slate of very strong defenses, exacerbated by some fluke plays on special teams... what if that's the low point?

What if the explanations of the struggles have MERIT, and when some of those factors start being addressed - whether it's through the return of starters, or Harvin's presence opening up the passing game, or just some less imposing defenses - we start seeing improvements?

What if instead of assuming that the way the team is now is the way it's always going to be this season, you assume that there will be improvement as guys get healthy and as the team continues to try and address the issues they've faced? You know, like they did last year?

What then?

Then I'll redirect you to my very recent post where I very specifically said that I was maintaining my prediction of a Super Bowl win for exactly those reasons.

Although, I do not want this team to improve by facing worse opposition. That's neither flattering nor predictive of playoff success.

Also, "some fluke plays" is an oxymoron.

Whatever. Fluke has never meant "only ever happens once."

As for the opposition, is it flattering to recognize that we've faced some very tough defenses, struggled some with them, and yet still found a way to win?

Hell, if the team finds its offensive rhythm by playing a few weaker defenses, I'm all for it. That confidence and experience can carry over against the better Ds.