The Orion Report Week 9

[hawkfannj]

THE ORION REPORT
Week 9

Seahawks 38, Commanders 14

OPENING TAKE

This wasn’t a win it was a warning shot.
Seattle walked into FedEx Field and dismantled the Commanders from the first snap to the final whistle. Sam Darnold played his cleanest, sharpest game as a Seahawk, the defense hunted all night, and Mike Macdonald’s system finally looked like the one we were promised back in training camp fast, disciplined, and violent.

Washington fans were gone before the fourth quarter even started. That’s how dominant it was.

THE TURNING POINT

Early in the second quarter, with Seattle already leading 14-0, Darnold hit Tory Horton on a 25 yard post that cracked the game open. Two plays later, Elijah Arroyo caught a 26 yard strike and made it 21-0 the dagger that drained any chance of a Commanders comeback

Category. SEA. WAS

Total Yards. 418 290

Pass yards. 330 153

Rush yards. 88 157

Pass comp %. 87.5% 72.7%

T.O.P 27:18 33:42

Stats verified through NFL GSIS, ESPN Game Summary, and Seahawks.com.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHTS

Sam Darnold QB
21 of 24 330 yds, 4 TDs, 1 INTs the most efficient game of his Seahawks tenure. Command, rhythm, and confidence in every throw.

Kenneth Walker III RB
11 carries for 42 yards 2 receptions for 19 yards. A tone-setter between the tackles.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 8 catches for 129 His route tree keeps expanding, and the chemistry with Darnold is obvious.

Tory Horton WR
4 catches, 48 yards, 2 TDs broke free when the moment demanded it ( god dam this guy is fast!!!)

Elijah Arroyo WR/TE
2 catches, 29 yards, 1 TD made a splash on a deep strike when the lead was already growing

Devon He’s not just playing cornerback he’s redefining the position.

Boye Mafe EDGE
His speed off the edge wrecked Washington’s protection.

A.J. Barner TE/RB
1 carry for 1-yard TD (on the ground) showed versatility and surprise value.

FINAL TAKE

This was total team football offense, defense, and special teams feeding off each other. Seattle now sits 6-2, leading the NFC West, and looks every bit the contender they were built to be.

If this version of the Seahawks shows up weekly, the rest of the conference better start checking the rear view mirror. The Legion of Boom may be gone, but something new and just as dangerous is taking shape in Seattle

Go Hawks!!!
We’re back baby!!!

 

[JustTheTip]

Your stat lines are off. Just at first glance darnold had 4 td and an int (not 3-0) and JSN was over a hundred yards (I think in the 120s). May be others, those are the two I remember from last night.

 

[hawkfannj]

Your stat lines are off. Just at first glance darnold had 4 td and an int (not 3-0) and Jan was over a hundred yards (I think in the 120s). May be others, those are the two I remember from last night.

I wrote this late late last night. Let me double check. Thank you.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Yea…something’s off. WA tot yds 280 with 280 pass and 154 rush yds. Also Sea rush yds 88 and Walker yds 88. I’d also say Walker did not set the tone between tackles…he ran outside quite a bit.

 

[hawkfannj]

Yea…something’s off. WA tot yds 280 with 280 pass and 154 rush yds. Also Sea rush yds 88 and Walker yds 88. I’d also say Walker did not set the tone between tackles…he ran outside quite a bit.

Yeah, a few stats were off It was late and I guess it wasn’t updated correctly. My apologies.

 

[MORGULON]

Nice write up

 

[hawkfannj]

Nice write up

Appreciate it .

 

[OneLofaTatupu]

The rushing stats stand out and not in a great way. The tone that was set by Walker must have been a bit muted by Sam’s surgical delights

 

[hawkfannj]

The rushing stats stand out and not in a great way. The tone that was set by Walker must have been a bit muted by Sam’s surgical delights

Walker is a legitimate threat no matter what the stats say and that helps Sam exponentially. That running game is the tone week in and week out in my opinion.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Yeah, a few stats were off It was late and I guess it wasn’t updated correctly. My apologies.

No prob...appreciate the input.

 

[hawkfannj]

No prob...appreciate the input.

This is only like my fifth week doing this. I’m not polished yet and I do make some mistakes but I’ll get better. . I appreciate you taking the time to read it.

 

[projectorfreak]

Awesome job and interesting info to read even with some mistakes
Im utterly terrible at this stuff so kudos n keep it up

 

[LeveeBreak]

This is only like my fifth week doing this. I’m not polished yet and I do make some mistakes but I’ll get better. . I appreciate you taking the time to read it.

All good. Appreciate the mature handling of critical, but well intentioned feedback. When/if the flamers come, ignore 'em and keep going. Look forward to more reports as the season goes on.

And no-one comes out polished...except may be Aros. Can't be sure as his intitial posts are older than the majority of commenters on the board.

j/k Aros...kinda.

 

[Wsumatt1982]

Very nice write-up.

You are correct about us being back. This was a statement win. Yes it was a struggling mediocre team but we dominated like should. Primetime on the road. Keep stacking games like this and the sky is the limit.

 

[glenwo2]

This is only like my fifth week doing this. I’m not polished yet and I do make some mistakes but I’ll get better. . I appreciate you taking the time to read it.

You're like our resident Hawksblogger here.