Maelstrom787
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The Good:
- The safety tandem of Diggs/Adams is finally cementing itself as one of the best in the league on field, and not just on paper. Diggs is a true ballhawk, notching his 5th interception of the year today. Adams is a freewheeling (record setting!) playmaker who can do it all - the posterchild of an extremely coveted archetype in today's NFL.
One play in particular stood out - The Adams dropped interception. Their timing and chemistry shows up. Adams gets in position to play the ball. I'll forgive the drop considering the health of his fingers. Diggs is in position a split second after the ball arrives to lay a hit on the receiver. That timing has been missing, and that sort of energy on the backend is what elevates a defense.
- Jordyn Brooks continues to show up in run support. He slices through traffic like he's a ball-carrier-seeking-missile and gets there quickly. He's a rare case where the college tape is translating directly to his play as a pro. He's a future cornerstone. KJ continues to play some of his best ever football in his 10th year, and Bobby is... well, Bobby. The linebacking core looks amazing.
- The defense is clearly playing with more energy. It feels different than it has the past few years, and I suspect that Adams and Dunlap are the catalysts. Two pros with star power and personality who are really bringing swagger to the D. The goal line stand on fourth down sticks out as the type of play where the new, next level defensive energy is on full display.
The Bad:
- The offensive woes continue. They're holding it together and doing just enough to keep the team victorious, but the rhythm is lacking and things are falling apart on third down. One is left to wonder whether they used up all their magic in the early part of the year.
- The offensive line had a poor day against the LA front. With Iupati and Shell not playing, the chemistry the starting line plays with takes a hit. They're more susceptible to cleverly-engineered pass rush from different spots and angles. One play stands out, a rush (sack) from LA #69. Pocic and Simmons (at LG) double team the interior rush and leave 69 free, and Simmons can't get back in time. That's a chemistry thing, and I hope Iupati is back soon. The line plays tighter football with him in.
- Carroll's challenge. I'm not sure what he was told regarding the fumble from above, but there was no angle which showed anything close to a clear Seattle recovery.. or any sort of Seattle recovery at all. Seemed like Goff got it right back. It was inconsequential, and I would've been fine with it in the first half due to the risk/reward involved and the general incompetence of officiating... but second half? I love Pete, but that could have come back to bite them.
Just quick impressions written on mobile. No research, just off the dome. Please point out anything I'm misremembering or any grammatical mistakes.
- The safety tandem of Diggs/Adams is finally cementing itself as one of the best in the league on field, and not just on paper. Diggs is a true ballhawk, notching his 5th interception of the year today. Adams is a freewheeling (record setting!) playmaker who can do it all - the posterchild of an extremely coveted archetype in today's NFL.
One play in particular stood out - The Adams dropped interception. Their timing and chemistry shows up. Adams gets in position to play the ball. I'll forgive the drop considering the health of his fingers. Diggs is in position a split second after the ball arrives to lay a hit on the receiver. That timing has been missing, and that sort of energy on the backend is what elevates a defense.
- Jordyn Brooks continues to show up in run support. He slices through traffic like he's a ball-carrier-seeking-missile and gets there quickly. He's a rare case where the college tape is translating directly to his play as a pro. He's a future cornerstone. KJ continues to play some of his best ever football in his 10th year, and Bobby is... well, Bobby. The linebacking core looks amazing.
- The defense is clearly playing with more energy. It feels different than it has the past few years, and I suspect that Adams and Dunlap are the catalysts. Two pros with star power and personality who are really bringing swagger to the D. The goal line stand on fourth down sticks out as the type of play where the new, next level defensive energy is on full display.
The Bad:
- The offensive woes continue. They're holding it together and doing just enough to keep the team victorious, but the rhythm is lacking and things are falling apart on third down. One is left to wonder whether they used up all their magic in the early part of the year.
- The offensive line had a poor day against the LA front. With Iupati and Shell not playing, the chemistry the starting line plays with takes a hit. They're more susceptible to cleverly-engineered pass rush from different spots and angles. One play stands out, a rush (sack) from LA #69. Pocic and Simmons (at LG) double team the interior rush and leave 69 free, and Simmons can't get back in time. That's a chemistry thing, and I hope Iupati is back soon. The line plays tighter football with him in.
- Carroll's challenge. I'm not sure what he was told regarding the fumble from above, but there was no angle which showed anything close to a clear Seattle recovery.. or any sort of Seattle recovery at all. Seemed like Goff got it right back. It was inconsequential, and I would've been fine with it in the first half due to the risk/reward involved and the general incompetence of officiating... but second half? I love Pete, but that could have come back to bite them.
Just quick impressions written on mobile. No research, just off the dome. Please point out anything I'm misremembering or any grammatical mistakes.