Defense not all too happy with their performance

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http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...py-bunch/e7ab3994-3532-4807-856a-cad08d166cab

I love that about this team. We whooped on the Jaguars and gave up 265 yards, yet nearly half came in garbage time and our D is upset they even let them get that much. 265 yards and 17 pts (7 in garbage time) given up is usually a pretty good day. But not for these guys. They hold themselves to a higher standard.

“We’re disappointed,” All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman said. “We didn’t expect to give up that many yards, that many points. But I’m proud of the offense. They scored a lot of points. That’s what we needed. They needed that for confidence.

“So it feels good to get the win, but obviously we wanted to play better.”

Strong safety Kam Chancellor had a late interception, giving him two in the past two games. But while the pick was nice, he also had some nits to pick.

“We were kind of messing up on a lot of plays and people weren’t fitting up right,” Chancellor said. “I don’t know what was going on really. We did put a lot of younger guys in.”

That the coaches did, as the backups played the fourth quarter, when the Jaguars got 107 of their yards and also scored a touchdown.

“That still can’t be an excuse,” Chancellor said. “We want our backups to be ready and prepared, as if they were starters. I still don’t feel that happy right now. … I still think it’s too many yards, and we hold ourselves to a higher standard. You can ask anybody that and they’ll say the same thing, that’s too many yards.”

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Seven of those points can be blamed on a crummy second-half interception.

 

[HawkWow]

What I love even more is the level of play by our every unit, as a group and as a team. You just now that if one unit is down, or playing sub-par, another will rise to the occasion.

I can only imagine the banter between the groups: "Hey, D-line, how much time do you need to get to the QB? We're running around chasing receivers while you're hobnobbing with the O-line...let's pick it up, we're burning calories out here".

I like that they appear to be having a blast.

 

[joeseahawks]

This is the NFL. The other side has paid players too ... and they can play. Let's not be too arrogant. Teams are going to score on us. Plenty of teams are going to score. It is not the end of the world. Interceptions are going to happen.

 

[seahawks08]

I agree, the touch down we game them was way too easy after the interception. I am not complaining, but this defense is great in red zones, so I felt the touchdown we gave them was way too easy.

 

[-The Glove-]

This is the NFL. The other side has paid players too ... and they can play. Let's not be too arrogant. Teams are going to score on us. Plenty of teams are going to score. It is not the end of the world. Interceptions are going to happen.

I don't think it's arrogance at all. They know they could have played better and its reflected in their comments.

 

[Thunderhawk]

I was surprised that Richard Sherman's name didn't appear in the box score. I can count at least two passes defensed by him.

But yeah, this defense is 85 Bears meets 2k Ravens. It's not just that it's so talented; it's that it's so deep. Tasker said Carroll needs to wear a snorkel the Seahawks are so deep. I would suggest scuba gear...

 

[justafan]

After 2 tough games amd coming off a huge win vs the niners it would have been easy for them to have a let down,I kind of expected one.But they took care of binness.Winning the games they are supposed to win will be huge this year.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Gotta love the "never satisfied, we can be better" attitude! :th2thumbs:

 

[cover-2]

A lot of those yards were against the second string defense with Browner, Sherman, KJ, and Wagner on the sideline.

 

[sutz]

A lot of those yards were against the second string defense with Browner, Sherman, KJ, and Wagner on the sideline.

The important thing is that none of the players brought that up. No excuses for them.

 

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A lot of those yards were against the second string defense with Browner, Sherman, KJ, and Wagner on the sideline.

The important thing is that none of the players brought that up. No excuses for them.

Exactly...even after a blowout win, they want to improve. That's that Russell Wilson effect

 

[Blitzer88]

I love the mindset of this defense!