Atlanta blitzes 2nd most behind Minnesota

[ivotuk]

But I like Bump's outlook on the upcoming game, "It's good practice/preparation for the playoffs."

Hour 2: Derrick Klassen on the Seahawks Superbowl Chances

Cohost of the Athletic Football Show Derrick Klassen joins the show to talk about the Seahawks Superbowl chances, their elite defense mixed with recent offensive struggles, his outlook on the NFL playoffs and much more.

Bump talks about what he wants to see more from Sam Darnold, who is quietly having a great season on offense for the Hawks, and more in Four Down Territory.

And they revisit the Russel Wilson era and talk about when/where it all went wrong.

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[SoulfishHawk]

Hawks by 10

 

[Appyhawk]

So the two most oft blitzing teams are both losing at a noteworthy clip. Interesting.

 

[Frank12]

The Seahawks will learn from the vikings game and use that to gameplan for future teams trying to use this gameplan..

 

[AROS]

Not concerned. The Hawks will use the Vikings game as a blueprint for what not to do when facing blitzes. Besides, Vikings are way more dynamic with their schemes and Flores is mad at the world and that gets illustrated through his defense.

 

[Atradees]

A real game of chess. Turning our weakness into a strength.

 

[nanomoz]

I'm worried about this game.

 

[keasley45]

No

So the two most oft blitzing teams are both losing at a noteworthy clip. Interesting.

Not because of their defenses

 

[TwistedHusky]

Atlanta loses because their coach is a moron. Seriously.

I started watching them because of Penix. Maybe saw 4 games? But it was clear in the first game, their coach is a bottom third if not bottom fifth coach. I think I posted here during their first game about how bad I felt for Atlanta fans because their were hamstrung by their coach. Their roster is nowhere near as bad as their coaching makes it look. I almost kinda like their defense (roster not how they play). But that coach is not even a Peter Principle hire. It is a mystery how he keeps his job.

They have a great RB. Exceptional WR. But watch their playcalling. My favorite was watching them run the play in with 3 seconds on the play clock for the rookie QB to snap the ball almost immediately. The poor kid didn't even have time to see the defense adjust to the play set so they could ID if it was man or zone. It was like stabbing your QB in the leg before each snap.

But it wasn't the only stupid thing their HC seemed to tolerate. There were so many.

Darnold will probably struggle with the blitz, because he tends to. But the Falcons HC will do something stupid and lose the game despite whatever advantages they end up getting from that being one of Darnold's big weaknesses. It might be close because of that issue, but nobody is worried that the Atlanta HC will have a flash of professional competence anytime soon. The poor Falcons fans actually deserve better.

 

[irfuben32]

can we just starting throwing screen passes, and not the bubble screens

just regular old screen passes to slow down a passrush

 

[keasley45]

The other thing about this team that adds a bit of bite to their defense is that Bijan Robinson is an incredibly talented back. If we can't control possession and allow their D to tee-off, we also run the risk of them being able to establish a ground game. Yes, rush defense is our strength, but aside from CMC, I don't think we have faced a RB as formidable as Bijan.

Will be an interesting game and not nearly as one-sided as the betting field is making it out to be.

 

[FrodosFinger]

Hawks by 40

 

[HawkRiderFan]

I'll have to listen to those links. Interesting they brought up the Wilson era. One thing i thought of was that Kubiak and Darnold are going to have to show they have a solution to when teams blitz the way the Vikings did or they will see more of that, even if teams aren't as good at it as Flores and the Vikes. It did remind me of when the Hawks in 2000 had no answers when teams went to the 2 deep shell against Wilson after the hot start.

 

[CalgaryFan05]

can we just starting throwing screen passes, and not the bubble screens

just regular old screen passes to slow down a passrush

 

[Hawkstud]

Not concerned. The Hawks will use the Vikings game as a blueprint for what not to do when facing blitzes. Besides, Vikings are way more dynamic with their schemes and Flores is mad at the world and that gets illustrated through his defense.

LOL Flores got schooled by Macdonald on how a TRULY dynamic defense is supposed to operate, like 26 to ZIP.
Flores' relentless scheme forced Kubiak to use a different poison in that game, and I think we're going to see more of the same going forward.

 

[AROS]

LOL Flores got schooled by Macdonald on how a TRULY dynamic defense is supposed to operate, like 26 to ZIP.

While I certainly know we have one of the best defenses in the NFL, I’m pretty sure them starting an undrafted rookie QB helped play a role in that final score.

 

[FrodosFinger]

Hawks by 40

 

[glenwo2]

The other thing about this team that adds a bit of bite to their defense is that Bijan Robinson is an incredibly talented back. If we can't control possession and allow their D to tee-off, we also run the risk of them being able to establish a ground game. Yes, rush defense is our strength, but aside from CMC, I don't think we have faced a RB as formidable as Bijan.

Will be an interesting game and not nearly as one-sided as the betting field is making it out to be.

I just want to see a better performance by Darnold in this game.


While Raheem Morris's Defense likes to blitz almost as much as Flores did, Morris's defense is a bit more Standard than the Exotic (and unique) looks that only Flores himself provided that had Darnold under siege all game long.

I think Sam will have some opportunities to make explosive plays to JSN here and there, and also an opportunity to finally get Rashid Shaheed going in the offense.

It also helps that the Running game is rounding into form now and that could only help Darnold going forward.

The key, though, is Kubiak's game-planning.

He needs to always have a Safety-valve available for Darnold during pass plays so he can dump it off if he is even one iota unsure of what he sees out there.

 

[hox]

The person responsible for setting protection calls needs to figure it out. Get a hat on a hat. Too many free unblocked rushers last game.

 

[Chukarhawk]

Atlanta gave up like 300 yards rushing to the colts a few weeks ago. they can't stop the run. run it all day.