I see the Seahawks handing the Cardinals a sound defeat, demonstrating to all their critics that they are a true force to be reckoned with in the NFC, and a true viable contender for the Super Bowl Title in 2018. I also see the Falcons loosing to the Panthers, and helping set the stage for a Classic Seattle Seahawk run for all the marbles.
In now going on over 40 years of watching this crazy, wonderful ball club, accomplish the amazing and almost always the improbable, so many times, that nothing will surprise me. I can't count how many seasons I've sat and listened to all of the doom and gloomers talk about what a horrible team the Seahawks are, and what miserable failures their coaches, managers, coordinators and players were, only to watch the spirit of the 12th Man and the Team rise up out of the ashes and, against all odds, do the impossible, WIN.
They may very well go out on Sunday and get their butts kicked at home, playing against a team that, when the Seahawks are clicking on all eight, should not be able to pose any real threat to them, but It's football, and STUFF happens. The Seahawks, in my, no so roundly supported opinion, have all the players, coaches, coordinators and managers, to soundly defeat any team in the league, when they have their heads on right, and do what each and everyone of them is capable of doing, consistently, play after play, they are a true threat to any team in the NFL.
Will they succeed and prove all their critics wrong this Sunday or with whatever season they have left ahead of them this year? That is left to be seen. I personally have always believed in this team, and always will, no matter the outcome of this season, this game or any other. Even when it didn't make any sense, to believe in them. I've always remained, the nut job fan, that never threw the towel in on them, down to the very last second on the clock, and many times have been rewarded with another one of their crazy impossible wins.
The Seahawks had me at HELLO, LOL. The Seahawks, to me, are much more than a collection of bodies assembled to play a game of football. I've recognized from the very start, that there was a special Spirit that came to life during the creation of the Seahawks Team. That perspective or belief is probably steeped in the influences that Native American's had on me, from my younger years, and I thank them for it.
I'm sure to some I must sound like I'm off my rocker, and that is okay, I probably am
. I have watched people come and go, who almost succeeded in smothering the life out of the Seahawks over the years, but it somehow survived those efforts, and through the recruitment of John Schneider, and Pete Carroll, that Spirit reemerged, stronger and brighter than ever before.
I remember the day they announced that Pete Carroll would be taking over as head coach for Seattle, I said, "Thank God, Seattle is a team that plays on emotion, and that they need a coach who can appreciate that and cultivate that, in order for them to ever realize their potential. That "emotion" is what feeds that Spirit, and that Spirit, that the 12th Man is a key part of, is what sets the Seattle Seahawks apart from any other team in the game.
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I'm not saying that the Seahawks are a perfect team, or that nothing should ever change in an effort to improve them. I'm not even arguing that there might not be better, more qualified people to take over various roles within the organization, players, coaches, and managers, whatever. I am saying that whatever they do, whoever they choose, in whatever changes they might deem necessary, for the betterment of the team, that they acknowledge, protect and preserve this Spirit, which in my opinion is the heart and soul of this team, if it dies, so do the Seahawks.
This season has been a little bit different than most in recent history, in that the Seahawks have faced more adversity, and been plagued with more injuries, in this season, than in any other that I can remember in the history of the franchise. Yet in spite of all of it, the Seahawks and Pete Carroll's, "Next Man Up", philosophy has proven itself, to be a viable one, in overcoming all the obstacles that are sure to come over the course of a season. This season has presented more than most and in spite of that we are still a team to be reckoned with on this Sunday or any other.
I'm not saying that the next man up, in every instance, was a better player than the one that they replaced, I am saying that the next man up, had proven that they are qualified professionals, who are fully capable of playing at a professional level, and as such can compete with the very best in the league, in their position. The one and only factor that has presented a challenge has been the time needed for them to play as a team long enough to develop the cohesion that is required to really be effective as a total package.
We have an offense that can run and pass the ball and score points. Some will continue to argue that in spite of the progress made and evidenced in recent games to support that that assertion. We also have a defense, that can hold any team in the NFL to a minimum in scoring points, effectively defending against the run and the pass, all we need, is for both of these units, to show up and play together on game day.
From this point forward, no matter what else happens, the entire team needs to get their heads on straight, before each and every play, and not let themselves get rattled or sucked in, by "anything" that happens on the field. No matter how much foul play occurs, no matter how one sided the officiating might seem, no matter how many cheap shots our opponents throw our way, verbal or physical, they all need to just keep their eyes on the prize, and play like they know they can play, and let all the rest of that crap take care of itself.
Our opponents, Officials included, know that we are an emotional team, and that it's been way to easy to rabble rouse us with kiddy krap and throw us off our game plan, we can't afford to let that happen. IFEDI, if you're reading this, you more than anyone on the team need to take this to heart, everyone knows that all they have to do is say "Boo" and you react and draw flags, STOP IT, smile at them, tell them, it isn’t happening today, and then promise them a cheap seat when you play in the Super Bowl in a few weeks.
If they don't win on Sunday, and in light of that, it appears that I'm full of hot air, and a delusional, bloviating ole Seahawk fan, which wouldn't be the first or last time that ever happened, and is something I take pride in, and never ashamed of, I'll gladly get out my knife, fork, plate, napkin, salt and pepper, and await the delivery of my multiple orders of crow, sent to me, from all the "Told You So" folks, who have maintained throughout the season, how horrible the team was.
I have heard more than a few of our members, express how much they hoped that our Seahawks, would be soundly defeated, believing that by experiencing such a loss, the Seahawk Hierarchy, would finally, open their eyes and recognize how wrong they were to have entrusted the teams future to various coaches, managers and players, and as such, would roll out their guillotine, on to the Century Link Field, and then systematically march all these folks, that our members have deemed to be too incompetent, incapable, and unworthy, to hold the positions that they have with the team, and execute them all LMAO. They have their list of replacements all drawn out and ready to submit to the head office if they should have need of their scouting result LMAO. Okay, I'll wrap up another one of my long winded replies and get off to the next one.
My prediction: Seahawks 36 Cardinals 20
Go Seahawks!
