Erebus":1zintf49 said:
I miss the days of 50 burgers last year. They are much better for my blood pressure.
I'm starting to think that stretch of Arizona, Buffalo, and SF last season was BAD for this fanbase. Ruined a lot of people's ability to appreciate any win, and raised expectations to unrealistic levels. I mean, there's a reason that the pundits had to break out the record books and hop into the wayback machine to find a 3-game stretch like that from any other NFL team... it's because it almost never happens. But there are a lot of Seahawks fans now that think a 50+ point game against a team with a bad record is SUPPOSED to happen.
Now, this season, we've beaten the 49ers by 26, and that was big. And we beat the Jags while posting 45 points - and the Jags are a legitimately bad team. But the other teams we've faced just aren't the scrubs that some folks make them out to be. The Titans and Cardinals are both in the playoff races for their conferences, and both have strong Ds. The Texans just gave the Colts all they could handle (did that game look familiar to anyone?), and were pegged as a SB contender at the start of the season. The Bucs were talked about as playoff contenders at the start of the season, as well, so even though their record is abysmal, that's not a team that is devoid of talent. Carolina is a very good team, now that the coach has pulled his
head out of his ass.
It's time we recognize that wins are rarely easy in the NFL, and that having an 8-1 record at this point in the season is an outstanding accomplishment. Yes, there are issues our team is facing that we should be concerned about, and we can always hope for improvement... but let's quit pretending that any NFL game should be a cakewalk. Let's quit pretending that a 50+ point outburst should somehow be the norm.