Defense needs to look in the mirror.

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The product they left on the field was unacceptable. We let their number one weapon go off for 250 yards and two tuddies?

Their offense if im not mistaken had over 500 yards total. And let's keep it real, it wasn't until rams went up by two scores and took their foot off the gas did our D start having success.

Horrible game plan by Macdonald, and horrible game called by Macdonald. Thank God our offense found a way. Our defense sh*t the bed big time this game. Just calling it like it is.

A wins a win and I'll damn sure take it. But that was not championship football on the defensive side of the ball. On all three levels. Dont even get me started on Bryant and love, and Jobe.

Hopefully they learn from the tape. Hopefully.
 

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Some counterpoints, while granting the defense got exposed on a lot of chunk plays:

* Despite my impressions, we actually got quite a bit of pressure on Stafford. Murphy alone had at least two pressures. He just plays for a system that's masterful at letting him get rid of the ball when it happens.

* A lot of their sheer yardage was from Darnold turning the ball over or quickly terminated drives in the first half.

* Multiple red-zone stops in the second and third quarters to keep it manageable.

* 3 straight three-and-outs during our fourth-quarter comeback.

They gave up a lot, but they fought. Given the TOP, it's amazing they didn't score more.
 
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Some counterpoints, while granting the defense got exposed on a lot of chunk plays:

* Despite my impressions, we actually got quite a bit of pressure on Stafford. Murphy alone had at least two pressures. He just plays for a system that's masterful at letting him get rid of the ball when it happens.

* A lot of their sheer yardage was from Darnold turning the ball over or quickly terminated drives in the first half.

* Multiple red-zone stops in the second and third quarters to keep it manageable.

* 3 straight three-and-outs during our fourth-quarter comeback.

They gave up a lot, but they fought. Given the TOP, it's amazing they didn't score more.
Fair and valid points. But you cant let the number 1 recoever in the league go off like that especially with adams in street clothes. Make coby Parkinson beat you.
 

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Jones said the Rams were laughing at them in the 4th qtr and that's when the D picked up... I don't know why they need that as motivation.
 
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Our D was a big disappointment for me much of the game. Apparently we didn't follow the Bill Belichick rule: Take away the opponents number one threat (Puca). It wasn't like he was winning contested throws; he was mind-bogglingly wide open way too much of the time. And then there was the Rams gashing us for 5-6-7-8-9 yards early in the count on the ground. I was like WTF!

We won and I love it, but come on! We can do better than that.
 

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As bad as I want to complain about a lot of what I saw tonight, after a W like this, I simply can't fix my fingers to type it. Me and my son got to experience 2 of the most magical SEATTLE SEAHAWKS wins together in just the span of 4 short days!

GO HAWKS!!! GO WIN IT ALL!!! 🙌🏿
HOLY CRAP THIS WAS A SHORT WEEK. I COMPLETELY FORGOT.
 
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Our D was a big disappointment for me much of the game. Apparently we didn't follow the Bill Belichick rule: Take away the opponents number one threat (Puca). It wasn't like he was winning contested throws; he was mind-bogglingly wide open way too much of the time. And then there was the Rams gashing us for 5-6-7-8-9 yards early in the count on the ground. I was like WTF!

We won and I love it, but come on! We could do better than that.

He looked like JSN usually looks in every other game. Wide the hell open. Big chunk play after big chunk play.

The contested catch between Jobes arms and the one he laid out for behind spoon was other worldly, but the rest of his catches he was as open as a reciever can be in this league.

Head scratching ...
 

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League MVP with a top tier No.1 recieving threat is no small task for ANY defense. They did enough to keep the Offense in it at the end, even when they the offense was going out on the field for what seemed like a less than a minute per drive. Hard to play perfect defense for that long against Brad/Puker, those two are going to get theirs.

The whole team was up to the challenge and came out ON TOP.
 
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He looked like JSN usually looks in every other game. Wide the hell open. Big chunk play after big chunk play.

The contested catch between Jobes arms and the one he laid out for behind spoon was other worldly, but the rest of his catches he was as open as a reciever can be in this league.

Head scratching ...
Absolutely. I kept thinking to myself where's the double coverage? How can he be that open? We should have known what was coming and on top of that, they didn't even have Davante. I was miffed.
 

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This board sometimes. We pull of one of the greatest comebacks in team history, go to 12-3, and are now the #1 seed in the NFC. Against possibly the best team in the NFL.

Folks … maybe just enjoy this one for a minute before you start complaining. They don’t come much better.
 

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The product they left on the field was unacceptable. We let their number one weapon go off for 250 yards and two tuddies?

Their offense if im not mistaken had over 500 yards total. And let's keep it real, it wasn't until rams went up by two scores and took their foot off the gas did our D start having success.

Horrible game plan by Macdonald, and horrible game called by Macdonald. Thank God our offense found a way. Our defense sh*t the bed big time this game. Just calling it like it is.

A wins a win and I'll damn sure take it. But that was not championship football on the defensive side of the ball. On all three levels. Dont even get me started on Bryant and love, and Jobe.

Hopefully they learn from the tape. Hopefully.
Dude, they were $ when it mattered in the 4th quarter. Where were you when the defense held the Rams to 250 yards in LA?????
 
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