If we beat the Rams !

[pmedic920]

We better beat the Rams because I'm going to the fricken game!
Beware!

Watch out for the “old fashioneds”

Be safe.

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

No one is going to like this but even if we get blown out which is not likely unless someone big gets injured (knock on wood) this team has enough to go the distance even in suffering a demoralizing loss to the Rams.

Winning is a statistic that means you are good, lucky, or both.

Losing is inevitable, its just going to happen at some point, its hard to be perfect all the time but what separates the great teams from good ones is in how they respond, in how they bounce back, in how they work harder and prepare better. The great teams hardly string losses together and more importantly they don’t let it define them.

And I know this is team great because they pass the eye test and then that is backed up by every statistical formula system you can think of.

But importantly I know this team has what it takes because just take the Bucs loss for instance. It could have sent them spiraling into a string of losses that we’ve seen this team struggle through for like the last five years, we get more or less steam-rolled or our asses handed to us and all of sudden were on losing streak.
However, this coaching staff is superb and the leaders imo are even better.

The Seahawks after that Bucs game responded by making it a mission statement to attack better out of the gates and take command of the game and then dictate the situations. In the last four games they haven’t trailed once.

Thats 16 QTRs and 240 Minutes of Football without LOSING at any point.

They understand the assignment and they are all business.

Losing to the Rams, imo, won’t make them any less, unless they allow it to break and define them, they’re are still a lot of games left. Sure winning the Division, winning HFA, and so forth, those should be goals but this is a scary team on the road, and something tells me they still can go away and have the balls to win it all.

We just want to beat the Rams because they’re the Rams but I don’t think a win or loss by either team is going to make or break their season. Health with-standing of course.

If the Seahawks win, for instance, it wont change the fact that the Rams are still a dangerous team in the NFC, and it doesn’t necessarily mean we are going to win every game versus them moving forward. It doesn’t mean we are automatically going to steam-roll every opponent from here on out.

 

[GeekHawk]

<Darth Vader voice> I find your lack of faith... disturbing.

 

[hawks85]

Last year we shit the bed and got beat pretty bad by the real good teams. This year is different and I think not only do we win Sunday but we win soundly. Rams don't scare me. We have the more physical defense by a mile.

 

[Seahawkfan80]

<Darth Vader voice> I find your lack of faith... disturbing.

We can change you back to the dark side. Go to Jeffs Pirates cove. LOL

 

[Shane Falco]

Ram's are a good team, Hawks are a good team. I feel like it will be a close battle either way. I'd feel more optimistic about our SB chances if we beat them handedly I guess. But if they lose I don't really think I'd feel like those chances are gone.

Maybe the Hawks split, maybe we lose this one and win the next. Maybe we win this one and they the next. A lot of outcomes could happen and still make the SB. Hell, the Rams could take both regular season games and the Hawks could still get in the playoffs and beat em in a 3rd meeting.

I am just enjoying the ride. The Hawks haven't been this well rounded a loooong time. So fun to watch.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yep, even if they lose on Sunday, it doesn't change my confidence in this team. They are legit.

 

[Ruminator]

Seahawks making a long FG with just seconds remaining on the clock to win it would be a pretty cool way to come out of this game, though if it were up to me, I'd prefer to win much more decisively than that.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

It comes down to the wire, imo. These are the best 2 teams in the NFC, imo.

 

[pmedic920]

No one is going to like this but even if we get blown out which is not likely unless someone big gets injured (knock on wood) this team has enough to go the distance even in suffering a demoralizing loss to the Rams.

Winning is a statistic that means you are good, lucky, or both.

Losing is inevitable, its just going to happen at some point, its hard to be perfect all the time but what separates the great teams from good ones is in how they respond, in how they bounce back, in how they work harder and prepare better. The great teams hardly string losses together and more importantly they don’t let it define them.

And I know this is team great because they pass the eye test and then that is backed up by every statistical formula system you can think of.

But importantly I know this team has what it takes because just take the Bucs loss for instance. It could have sent them spiraling into a string of losses that we’ve seen this team struggle through for like the last five years, we get more or less steam-rolled or our asses handed to us and all of sudden were on losing streak.
However, this coaching staff is superb and the leaders imo are even better.

The Seahawks after that Bucs game responded by making it a mission statement to attack better out of the gates and take command of the game and then dictate the situations. In the last four games they haven’t trailed once.

Thats 16 QTRs and 240 Minutes of Football without LOSING at any point.

They understand the assignment and they are all business.

Losing to the Rams, imo, won’t make them any less, unless they allow it to break and define them, they’re are still a lot of games left. Sure winning the Division, winning HFA, and so forth, those should be goals but this is a scary team on the road, and something tells me they still can go away and have the balls to win it all.

We just want to beat the Rams because they’re the Rams but I don’t think a win or loss by either team is going to make or break their season. Health with-standing of course.

If the Seahawks win, for instance, it wont change the fact that the Rams are still a dangerous team in the NFC, and it doesn’t necessarily mean we are going to win every game versus them moving forward. It doesn’t mean we are automatically going to steam-roll every opponent from here on out.

Great post.

I do want to point out to you and others that my original post isn’t about if we lose, how good the Rams are or our chances of winning/losing.

It’s merely a bold/goofy prediction.

I have it in my head that if the Seahawks come out and put a good woopin’ on the Rams that it will somehow propel them to the SB.
I’m thinking it will be the catalyst that causes everything to “gel” so to speak.
I’m certainly not saying that a loss will mean we are doomed either.

To be completely honest, I’m slightly leaning towards a loss in this game. Probably 55/45.

 

[bileever]

I agree with what everyone is saying here, that win or lose, the Seahawks are in a good place now and moving in the right direction.

Last year, in the first game against the Rams, the Seahawks lost in overtime, and while a close game should have given us hope, we all knew that the Ram were the better team.

While the Rams are still good, the gap between the teams now is very small, and hopefully this game bears that out, and shows us on the ascendance.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Great post.

I do want to point out to you and others that my original post isn’t about if we lose, how good the Rams are or our chances of winning/losing.

It’s merely a bold/goofy prediction.

I have it in my head that if the Seahawks come out and put a good woopin’ on the Rams that it will somehow propel them to the SB.
I’m thinking it will be the catalyst that causes everything to “gel” so to speak.
I’m certainly not saying that a loss will mean we are doomed either.

To be completely honest, I’m slightly leaning towards a loss in this game. Probably 55/45.

Yep, feels like a close loss on Sunday, with the Hawks getting them on TNF on Dec. 18.
No matter which team loses on Sunday, I don't see it has some huge indicator of the rest of the season. It's one game, they have them again next month. Football is more fun when the Hawks, 29ers and Clams are all good.

 

[Trackhawk]

It would be funny if, with all the offensive firepower on both sides of the ball, the final score ends up being something like 6-9, though that is more like a Hawks Cardinals type of score

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Hawks win 3-2. Cal Raleigh HR to win in.

 

[sutz]

Well, we have won home games this season, as opposed to last year, so the Oct re-match should favor us by at least the 2.5-3 point advantage that the house usually assigns at start. That takes some of the edge off of the "must win" attitude that can be distracting for some this week.

The team attitude of let's go 1-0 this week and the hell with the rest is the best one to have IMO. Both teams on a winning streak adds to the suspense. Taking early 3TD leads can color one's attitude sometimes, and doing it so often can lead to over-confidence. Here's to MM being able to tamp that down and prepare the team right. My money's on him to succeed.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Half that stadium will be Seahawks fans too.