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Aros":3h8baq1m said:
Wasn't the last head-to-head between the Rams and Seahawks a 42-7 blowout in favor of the Rams?
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Wasn't the last head-to-head between the Rams and Seahawks a 42-7 blowout in favor of the Rams?
SoulfishHawk
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Hawks were missing half their defense in that one, and had Wags playing on a bad hammy.
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QuickLightning":1nqd54ju said:
I'm normally the 'Hawks homer. But the two times we've face elite D-line play we've gotten destroyed and Russ took a pounding. We also let Ezekiel Elliot run up and down on us, and they've got Gurly.
I fully expect us to get blown out worse than Roland's O-ring.
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SoulfishHawk":1i6mtewg said:
Now we're missing almost all our defense.
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SoulfishHawk":2fg28q3n said:
Alright...I warned you!
We scored 7 points! Wilson throwing against Donald and Suh means he will be throwing out of the fetal formation. :snack:
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It is time for revenge for last year. :irishdrinkers:
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If anyone has the stomach for it, here's a replay of what happened:
[youtube]bLJr-Wo6T0Y[/youtube]
Like I said in the previous post, a perfect storm.
1. Tanner McAvoy fumbles. Defense still holds their high powered offense(which was scoring 35+ last year too) to a field goal. 3-0
2. Pocket crumbles quickly when offense takes the field. Aaron Donald does Aaron Donald things. Punt
3. Rams get on offense. Lot of easy broken tackles, but we hold them still. 6-0
4. Seahawks get the ball back. It's 2nd & 20(I'm assuming we got this because of an incomplete pass, followed by an Ifedi false start, or some kind of penalty). We're deep in our own territory. No running threat so you guessed it, SACK. 3rd & Forever, PUNT. Poor punt by Jon Ryan by the way.
5. Pharoah Cooper has a huge return. Gurley does the rest. Poor tackling galore. 13-0 Rams
6. Time for the Seahawks offense to fire it up right? Nope, PUNT again
7. Rams back on offense. The tackling from us is again embarrassing. 5 yard gains become 20 yard gains. Rams 20-0
8. Now it's time for some Russ houdini magic. Still plenty of time in the 2nd quarter. Russ passes to Mike Davis for a nice 12 yard gain. Next play, Russ fakes with play action. Turns around and realizes Robert Quinn wants to talk, and spins out successfully to escape pressure. Oh, but then he fumbles. Rams recover. With great field position, the lead jumps to 27-0. Game over
My takeaway from that blowout is that we shot ourselves in the foot, a lot. We also had a decimated defense with no plan to fix it at the time. We were basically just trying to survive the season with Maxwell and some other weak pieces.
We also got no pressure on Goff. Not like we did the first game in LA. We tackled poorly...like ridiculously poorly for a Pete Carroll team. Our run game was non-existent. Our special teams crumbled in punt coverage. Just on basic fundamentals we failed. The game got out of control quickly, which actually speaks in favor of "Pete ball" despite my criticism. A big part of our offensive issues the last few years are false starts and an inability to run the ball. Both of which screwed us in this game. It reminds me of the NFC Championship Packers game. A game that should have been a blowout. A big part of our success was that our defense was other worldly that day. But we had plenty of mistakes. Baldwin's fumble, Kearse having a number of drops that turned into interceptions. If we play sound football, even something remotely close to the Cowboys and Cardinals game where we extended drives and controlled the clock, it will NOT be a blowout
[youtube]bLJr-Wo6T0Y[/youtube]
Like I said in the previous post, a perfect storm.
1. Tanner McAvoy fumbles. Defense still holds their high powered offense(which was scoring 35+ last year too) to a field goal. 3-0
2. Pocket crumbles quickly when offense takes the field. Aaron Donald does Aaron Donald things. Punt
3. Rams get on offense. Lot of easy broken tackles, but we hold them still. 6-0
4. Seahawks get the ball back. It's 2nd & 20(I'm assuming we got this because of an incomplete pass, followed by an Ifedi false start, or some kind of penalty). We're deep in our own territory. No running threat so you guessed it, SACK. 3rd & Forever, PUNT. Poor punt by Jon Ryan by the way.
5. Pharoah Cooper has a huge return. Gurley does the rest. Poor tackling galore. 13-0 Rams
6. Time for the Seahawks offense to fire it up right? Nope, PUNT again
7. Rams back on offense. The tackling from us is again embarrassing. 5 yard gains become 20 yard gains. Rams 20-0
8. Now it's time for some Russ houdini magic. Still plenty of time in the 2nd quarter. Russ passes to Mike Davis for a nice 12 yard gain. Next play, Russ fakes with play action. Turns around and realizes Robert Quinn wants to talk, and spins out successfully to escape pressure. Oh, but then he fumbles. Rams recover. With great field position, the lead jumps to 27-0. Game over
My takeaway from that blowout is that we shot ourselves in the foot, a lot. We also had a decimated defense with no plan to fix it at the time. We were basically just trying to survive the season with Maxwell and some other weak pieces.
We also got no pressure on Goff. Not like we did the first game in LA. We tackled poorly...like ridiculously poorly for a Pete Carroll team. Our run game was non-existent. Our special teams crumbled in punt coverage. Just on basic fundamentals we failed. The game got out of control quickly, which actually speaks in favor of "Pete ball" despite my criticism. A big part of our offensive issues the last few years are false starts and an inability to run the ball. Both of which screwed us in this game. It reminds me of the NFC Championship Packers game. A game that should have been a blowout. A big part of our success was that our defense was other worldly that day. But we had plenty of mistakes. Baldwin's fumble, Kearse having a number of drops that turned into interceptions. If we play sound football, even something remotely close to the Cowboys and Cardinals game where we extended drives and controlled the clock, it will NOT be a blowout
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All seem to forget we beat the Rams in their house last year...But whatever!
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That game was a blast. Nice and ugly.
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Win or lose I want to see a competive team that has not tuned the coaching staff out. If this team is still buying into what pete is preaching then we can get better and finish strong , the piecess are there.
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IndyHawk":2l2keci0 said:
Yes isn't it funny how selective our collective memories are?
SoulfishHawk
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Love the Avatar. Homie don't play dat.
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Homey sold out? Nope! It was all part of his master plan to bop The Man.
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The Rams were held to 10 points. Seahawks hung up 16 pts. Sort of like yesterday's Cardinals game.Aros":2v4d6j46 said:
Would y'all be happy winning by a field goal 20-17?
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Palmegranite":34aozqu2 said:
Of course. Even by one point I will be stoked.
There is always a chance ; but " Vegas picks & points are very reliable. Vegas picks are sometimes uncanny...those dudes know sports better than all of us combined....Unless " GOFF GAFFS " badly....The Hawks have a very slim chance...but GO HAWKS!! :irishdrinkers:
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It sounds redundant at this point, but I just hope it's not a blowout. After watching TNF between the Vikings and the Rams, I was really excited to see how the Seahawks measure up against them. Being divisional rivals, this could... could be closer than it would look on paper. That is what I am hoping for. I am just glad it is taking place in Seattle. Rams look like the best team in the league this year and it would be quite the boon if the underdogs somehow beat them. (crazy talk) :0190l:
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Aros":dnljxg4n said:
Against a bad team no, against this Rams team absolutely!
Most people believe in the "Any Given Sunday" nature of the NFL with their head but not always with their hearts.
It's worth reminding people that one of the most lopsided spreads of the 2018 season so far was when the Vikings were favored by 17 points over the Bills in week 3. Not only did the Bills pull off the upset but they actually stomped the Vikings by 21 points. Vegas is really good at setting a fair line that gets the average right but NFL parity is close enough that underdogs still win quite often.
It's worth reminding people that one of the most lopsided spreads of the 2018 season so far was when the Vikings were favored by 17 points over the Bills in week 3. Not only did the Bills pull off the upset but they actually stomped the Vikings by 21 points. Vegas is really good at setting a fair line that gets the average right but NFL parity is close enough that underdogs still win quite often.
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If Russ goes 0-10 on third down conversion attempts against the Rams the Hawks won't score a point.
The team needs a strong pass rush. IMO the Cards were holding Clark with impunity all game. If those refs do this game the Hawks are in trouble. Now with some decent refs and the return of Greene and Jordan the Hawks may be able to apply some pressure.
Hawks run defense was very good. It will need that to slow down the Rams.
Rams will be missing their number two CB. Russ didn't throw a single deep ball against AZ.
Carson, Davis and Penny should all be playing this week.
I want more of Moore.
Schott and Pete need to step up their game plan and play calling.
I hope the vets from last year are pissed about that whooping they took.
The team needs a strong pass rush. IMO the Cards were holding Clark with impunity all game. If those refs do this game the Hawks are in trouble. Now with some decent refs and the return of Greene and Jordan the Hawks may be able to apply some pressure.
Hawks run defense was very good. It will need that to slow down the Rams.
Rams will be missing their number two CB. Russ didn't throw a single deep ball against AZ.
Carson, Davis and Penny should all be playing this week.
I want more of Moore.
Schott and Pete need to step up their game plan and play calling.
I hope the vets from last year are pissed about that whooping they took.
