Well...this should cause some "reaction"

[glenwo2]

Another situation where not knowing the history puts you at a disadvantage.

Certainly not a big deal but some of us chuckle because you don’t get the joke.

Nothing to worry about until/unless they start comparing you to DonkoSpurt.

I wouldn't worry but I would be very offended.

 

[glenwo2]

Why do I get the feeling that if Darnold plays well this Sunday and the Seahawks win, MontanaHawk will move the goal-posts again and say "Well the Bucs had injuries so that's why Darnold had a good game but wait until he has to face...such and such team"?

 

[Sperrydogg]

Geno was a terrific quarterback right up until he wasn't. He was great at diagnosing coverages, made dime throws, extended plays, and took us to double-digit wins with a horrible supporting cast. That was clear to anyone who knows how to interpret tape.

His downfall was the same as a lot of other QB's, greed. It wasn't his ability, it was his temperament. Too often, he'd be too desperate to make something happen and would toss balls into situations he knew weren't viable rather than take a sack or a two-yard gain on a scramble. A form of screw-it magical thinking that is the difference between good QB's and bad ones more than most people realize. Thus, the frustrating interceptions that people remember more than his successes here.

It could have been better without DK breaking off his routes, a CFL quality O-line, and Grubb putting some boneheaded concepts out onto the field. But by that time, it was time for Geno's extension, and even despite his relatively untarnished physical gifts at his age, this team wouldn't have been smart financially to leap for it. It was the same problem as 2011 Hasselbeck: we would have been paying out the nose to get what, maybe one Super Bowl out of him? Nah. Gotta move on. The timing just didn't work.

Now Geno is with Pete, who is as intentional and skilled an offensive coach as I am a horoscope guru. End of story.

Darnold is executing the offense well and doing the same thing he did in Minnesota, playing within himself and occasionally pulling things that tug skeptics' eyebrows upwards (just like Geno did). I love his 70% comp rate. But he hasn't faced any teams of real note, either.

Pittsburgh? No. 28 in yards allowed despite being #2 in sacks.

New Orleans? Bahahahahaha

Arizona? Pretty solid in defense, but their offense didn't exactly force Darnold to play out of his mind.

And the one actual playoff-caliber team that Darnold's faced, held him to 150 yards and a QB rating of 87.2.

This Bucs game will be the best test Darnold has faced in three weeks, with one of the league's top third down defenses, although CB Benjamin Morrison being out may negate that.

Nice post it was long and I still read it. I think the play calling in the game against San Fran impacted Sam a bit. We could easily be 4-0.

And your assessment of Geno isn’t wrong. And the team he had around him. Your timing theory is pretty good too.

All that being said though I never thought we did or would win anything significant with Geno. But the team around him is just as much a reason. But also how different is this team today? A lineman? One lineman is the only thing really different. And the coordinator

 

[glenwo2]

Are you saying that you’d rather someone just tell you “eat a dick”, than engage you in a conversation about why they don’t see things the way you do?
What about the slightly wordy post from someone that believes you are correct and explains exactly why they agree?

If so, that’s unfortunate because having those discussions is actually what a forum of this nature is all about.

The Seahawks and the “verbal journey” is actually the foundation that this community is built on.
This is a Seahawk fan forum, if we don’t engage in “verbal journey” what do we have?

Believe it or not, even those who agree with me, I would probably feel the same way.

But I won't lie that his comment regarding Darnold and the Jets really rubbed me the wrong way so maybe that played a part.


Still, though, I thought I had explained that it was a "me" thing. It's not just here but in general.

When there is like a ton to read (and I mean 5-6 paragraphs PLUS), I just slowly zone out and then just skim through the rest to the end so I could move on.

Anyway, I did say earlier that I took a pro-active approach in solving my issue by putting him on ignore so that's the end of that.

No further need to dwell on things.

 

[Fresno Hawk]

Hahahahahahahahaha I can’t get enough of. I even made my wife watch this and she has no patience for my shyt… after I explained she thought it was funny too!!!!

I know right, when I first saw it I watched it like 5 times. AI is awesome.

 

[pmedic920]

I would like to see us start using Milroe on short yardage situations, something that's been a problem for our offense so far this season. It's been so bad that it apparently made Mac chicken out on a 4th and one vs. the Niners and kicking a FG rather than going for the first down like analytics dictates and nearly every other NFL coach follows.

Milroe toss to K9 versus Bucs


Kid needs some more time.

 

[RiverDog]

RiverDog said:
I would like to see us start using Milroe on short yardage situations, something that's been a problem for our offense so far this season. It's been so bad that it apparently made Mac chicken out on a 4th and one vs. the Niners and kicking a FG rather than going for the first down like analytics dictates and nearly every other NFL coach follows.

Milroe toss to K9 versus Bucs


Kid needs some more time.

Yeah, when that happened, I thought to myself "Be careful what you wish for: You might get it!"

 

[keasley45]

Uh...no.

I will directly respond accordingly to any member regarding any post consisting of ridiculous takes (and that was ridiculous).

In this case, the take being : "Darnold is treated with Kid Gloves while Poor Geno was treated like trash around here"

This is basically the entire gist of your argument. (am I wrong? )

Then you go and imply (or suggest) that it was NOT the Jets fault that Darnold stunk when there was plenty of truth to the contrary (I should know).

And that's when I took umbrage and replied what I replied.


Perhaps you should keep Darnold out of your posts if you're going to do a woe-is-me regarding Geno, hmm?

But all that said, if you don't like what I have to say in response to such posts, you can either stop posting such nonsense or simply utilize the Ignore feature on me. (It's free, btw, and it works wonders)

Whatever you say, bud.
Sounds great.