Poll: Most Explainable Reason For This Season

[AROS]

Everybody I talk to seems to have their own reason for this subpar season. What's yours?

 

[mistaowen]

Mix of injuries and poor coaching. Tough to be dominant on defense when 5 pro bowlers are missing. Offense has no excuses besides losing Carson and the continual trend downward with an array of problems ultimately goes to coaching IMO.

 

[Ambrose83]

Injuries, a coaching staff that refuses to adjust to tyebstrengths of the players. Terrible situational football .

 

[Grahamhawker]

Mix of injuries and poor coaching. Tough to be dominant on defense when 5 pro bowlers are missing. Offense has no excuses besides losing Carson and the continual trend downward with an array of problems ultimately goes to coaching IMO.

That's about on par with my assessment.

"Losing the fire" may be an issue, but it's pretty hard to quantify. The D has looked like they had plenty of fire at times the past couple seasons- other times not so much. In the long run, we need more hungry young physical defenders, no question.

Offense- I SMH. Issues have to start and end with coaching. Either that or we somehow keep signing some of the worst players in the league.

 

[Seymour]

Look no further than the foreskins game to determine if injuries were the #1 issue. That INFERIOR team came into our house with far more injuries than we had, kicked our butt, took our ball and went home smiling.

We had 16 penalties for 138 yards in the game people!!!

That is not injuries that caused that (those happened the following week). That was poor coaching and no discipline as a team which leads to the other choices (root cause) of Petes stale message and core players losing their fire.

 

[Hasselbeck]

You can't tell me this team would be 8-6, praying for a lot of help to get in with a healthy Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Cliff Avril, Chris Carson, Michael Bennett (has played hurt all year), CJ Prosise (ok just kidding, he's permanently hurt), and so forth.

Yeah our coaching leaves something to be desired from time to time, particularly on offense.. but without injuries this team is the #1 seed in the NFC right now. No doubt in my mind.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Injury’s AND poor coaching.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Hard to be a good coach when injuries have deprived you of both a running game and a defense, so I'm gonna put injuries over poor coaching, though both were a factor.

 

[Steve2222]

Injuries, years of neglect of the OL, and lack of pass rush.

Pretty easy

 

[IdahoVandalHawk]

Although I'm not a fan of Kris Richard, other than constantly giving up first downs on 3rd and long situations - the defense was actually decent before it was decimated by injuries. The Offense has NO EXCUSE. It's all Coaching/Scheme/Play calling.

 

[James in PA]

1) injuries 2) not enough talent along o-line 3) horrible running back group (the only good one, Carson, was injured most of the year) 4) overrated talent along d-line (no pass rush whatsoever ) 5) the 3 headed coaching monster of Bevell, K Richard, and Cable.

Honorable mention: penalties and The Blair Walsh Project

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[hawkfan68]

Good coaching can overcome injuries...see Minnesota Vikings. I agree with most on here that it was a mix of injuries and poor coaching/decision making that played a significant role for the results this season. That loss to the Redskins is looming large right now. I had feeling that loss would be the one to come back and bite them. That should have been a gimme win for the Seahawks. Poor execution and decision making cost them that one. For whatever reason, they have been playing poorly at the Clink. They are 4-3 so far and it's been a long time since they lost 3 games in a season at the Clink. Win one or two of those, they would still be playing for the #2 seed.

 

[AROS]

That loss to the Redskins is looming large right now. I had feeling that loss would be the one to come back and bite them. That should have been a gimme win for the Seahawks. Poor execution and decision making cost them that one.

Yep, I said right after that game to my buddy "This is the game that could cost us at the end of the year."

 

[hgwellz12]

1) injuries 2) not enough talent along o-line 3) horrible running back group (the only good one, Carson, was injured most of the year) 4) overrated talent along d-line (no pass rush whatsoever ) 5) the 3 headed coaching monster of Bevell, K Richard, and Cable.

Honorable mention: penalties and The Blair Walsh Project

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Basically. It's a 4 headed monster though. Or rather a one headed monster with three wack tentacles that all have different strengths that cancel ea.... Ehh, yeah...too much Netflix last night.

 

[Fudwamper]

You can't tell me this team would be 8-6, praying for a lot of help to get in with a healthy Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Cliff Avril, Chris Carson, Michael Bennett (has played hurt all year), CJ Prosise (ok just kidding, he's permanently hurt), and so forth.

Yeah our coaching leaves something to be desired from time to time, particularly on offense.. but without injuries this team is the #1 seed in the NFC right now. No doubt in my mind.

I think poor coaching on offense and injuries on D. Injuries are part of the game. You need to be flexible and get people ready.

 

[scutterhawk]

One or two injuries early in the Season--Adjustment--> check.

One or two MORE injuries to your CORE PLAYERS on Defense, -->Adjustment, crap, didn't work too well--> More ADjustments ?!*&^??!??*%*!? ----GOTDAMNIT!!!!

Offense--> Crap Run Blocking, >Crap COACHING<, --> If you don't have a Run game, and your Quarterback is 90% of your ONLY success,--> ADJUST YOUR GOTDAMNED PLAYCALLS!!! Bevell/Cable.

The first meeting with the Rams, Pete has his Defense playing through some masked owies, McVey observes & takes notes on Seahawks Offense & Defense tendencies--> Game #2 Adjustments made--> Touche'

Offensive slow Starts STILL ain't working Pete, as the Rams & the rest of the teams around the League have learned that they needed to ADJUST for your tendencies---> Marshawn Lynch ain't around to help RW to clobber & pound Opposing Defenses---> Time to >Readjust<, and throw something DIFFERENT at them.

Injuries to our stable of RB's, Eddy "The Sloth" Lacey should have been given a HEAVILY incentivized laden Contract to sign, BEFORE bringing him on board.

Almost feels like Pete's Sub-Coaches have been coasting on reputation of old.....ADJUST, or QUIT.

 

[hgwellz12]

^^^^^

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[Steve2222]

Good coaching can overcome injuries...see Minnesota Vikings. I agree with most on here that it was a mix of injuries and poor coaching/decision making that played a significant role for the results this season. That loss to the Redskins is looming large right now. I had feeling that loss would be the one to come back and bite them. That should have been a gimme win for the Seahawks. Poor execution and decision making cost them that one. For whatever reason, they have been playing poorly at the Clink. They are 4-3 so far and it's been a long time since they lost 3 games in a season at the Clink. Win one or two of those, they would still be playing for the #2 seed.

Name the players the vikings lost of Kam,, Sherman, ETs, and Avril’s caliber. All I’m aware of is mediocre Bradford and a rookie HB.

 

[FlyingGreg]

All of the above.

 

[hawkfan68]

Good coaching can overcome injuries...see Minnesota Vikings. I agree with most on here that it was a mix of injuries and poor coaching/decision making that played a significant role for the results this season. That loss to the Redskins is looming large right now. I had feeling that loss would be the one to come back and bite them. That should have been a gimme win for the Seahawks. Poor execution and decision making cost them that one. For whatever reason, they have been playing poorly at the Clink. They are 4-3 so far and it's been a long time since they lost 3 games in a season at the Clink. Win one or two of those, they would still be playing for the #2 seed.

Name the players the vikings lost of Kam,, Sherman, ETs, and Avril’s caliber. All I’m aware of is mediocre Bradford and a rookie HB.

You missed the point. The point is Vikings were able to compensate for their injuries through good coaching, game plans, etc. While the quantity is not the same, Seahawks have more injuries. The quality of players the Vikings lost on offense is significant. The rookie rb was leading or among the leaders in rushing when he got hurt. Their starting QB was Teddy Bridgewater, they lost him then they lost Bradford, so Keenum is their 3rd QB. They have the 2nd best record in the NFL. If the Seahawks lost RW for the season, are you confident Seahawk offensive coaching and game planning could overcome that loss? That's the point.