ZagHawk":3jemz4mc said:A fan can desire their team to bump to the next level of competitiveness while still appreciating where they're at. As for this WFT game, I saw some things I liked. I saw some things I didn't like. I liked the things I liked, I am concerned about the things I didn't like being potential game losing issues in the future. I appreciate the overall W vs a L. But you can be objective seeing where your team has weaknesses that must be addressed if they want to win the SB (because that's what Pete and his team wants, and that's what as fans we all want). Week 12 is roughly where you see what your team is made of and will be the remainder of the season and playoffs.
This is what I'm seeing:
- A team that has improved on defense BUT can get gashed in a quarter
- A team that has been top level on offense BUT can be completely shutdown as well
Conclusion - When both sides of the ball are firing, this team is going to beat any team (even the damn Chiefs), but if both sides are not firing it's gonna get beat bad, and if only one side is firing well you hope the other side is firing enough and it may not be good enough to beat a top 3-4 team which will kill you in the playoffs. All the above said, once we are in this stage of the season, the team kind of stops improving it is what it is, so it tells me the team may not make it to the NFCCG which as fans we want...this is where we want the team to step up from previous playoff appearances. It's very much like my Zags. The Zags were in "the dance" year after year and people were saying we should be grateful they are dancing, but they were never making it past the sweet sixteen year after year after year, it was only until they finally broke into the final four (and championship game) that they took the next step. Now the Hawks did win the whole thing, so this is a little different, but since then they haven't moved past round two....fans, players, coaches are obviously wanting that next step to show it's ready to go back to the SB (even if its not this year, but we certainly hope so).
I love the Bulldogs in collegiate BB, few but the faithful recognize the beauty of what’s going on in Spokane.
Nothing wrong with elevating one’s expectations but we need to be realistic.
We should consider the NFL as whole when we criticize/critique our team.
It can’t be argued that the Seahawks have been one of the most successful teams in recent history.
If only folks knew/understood what the first couple of decades were like.
GoHawks.