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Just my opinion, but that win today was the biggest regular season win we've had yet. Not just this year. We lose this game, and Seattle completes one of the most epic #1 seed meltdowns of all time, compounded by the fact that every time Seattle could have clinched with a win or 49ers loss, they were denied by mindblowingly improbable events. That streak continued even after Seattle won this game, when the 49ers scored a game winner after a kickoff that had 25 seconds on the clock at the start.
Just being spared from that nightmare makes this win feel so damn good. A nightmare football outsiders gave less than a 1% chance of happening a month ago.
I think the best thing about today's win was the comfort of it. Once Smith ran that pick six in early on, it was only 7-0 but you kinda knew it was going to be our day.
Kudos to Russell Wilson for overcoming a defense built to exploit our current problems on offense.
Kudos to Darrell Bevell for not using variants of only two different plays (run play and deep sideline pass) on almost every snap like last time. He actually used his TEs, and used bubble screens. Shocked I am that Seattle fared better with a more diverse and (slightly) less predictable game plan.
Kudos to Golden Tate for having a huge day that would have been huge-er if not for a Russell Okung hold right before half time. Also, does Tate ever get injured? He took a beating today including a few choice cheap shots, and he still whipped their candy asses.
It's a lot harder to think Marshawn Lynch has "hit the wall" now after watching him in this game.
Gotta love seeing Luke Willson getting jobbed out of a massive TD reception, only to catch a pass short of the sticks on the next play (forcing a punt), and suffer a high ankle sprain that could put him on IR in the process. This was not an easy game to officiate and I think the officials did a reasonably good job in a tough situation, but the decision to blow the whistle there was awful.
In typical 2013 fashion, Seattle blew a chance for a record at the very end when they allowed a long punt return to set up the Rams first score. That play aside, holy crap did Jon Ryan kick ass today. He had several punts that went 50-60 plus and at least one or two that were downed inside the ten.
A truly random thought. Greg Hardy is a UFA this offseason, if he isn't franchised. He's an awesome run defender who just happened to notch 15 sacks this season. Getting the money wouldn't be easy, and he'll probably be franchised, but yeah. Just a thought.
Two very nice hits/tackles for Lockette in this game on special teams. Not sure if that will be enough to get him a 53 man roster spot next August, but I'm sure those plays didn't escape Pete's attention.
I felt bad for that Rams player who got ejected for accidentally knocking an officials hat off. The ensuing triple axel of personal fouls to set up a critical Seahawks touchdown, that was awesome though. I still felt bad for the guy. When Willson got jobbed on that premature whistle it honestly felt like payback for how badly the Rams got hosed by officiating decisions on that earlier drive. Both teams were pretty chippy, but almost all the chippy calls went against the Rams for some reason. I could get used to that feeling.
Seattle averaged 14.4 points given up per game this season on defense, which is not terribly far removed from historic levels, especially when weighting for the rest of the league, which broke offensive and scoring records this season. What's even more amazing is how many of Seattle's points allowed came in garbage time or very late in games. If Pete were merciless at the end of games like Jim Harbaugh, I think we probably would have seen our defense draw comparisons to the 2000 Ravens this year.
There needs to be some kind of signal- like the bat signal for Richard Sherman- that billionaire owner Paul Allen lights up in the sky to let the rest of the secondary know that any dead duck falling feather of a pass is already taken care of and it would be best if they just watched a true professional work his magic.
Byron Maxwell sure looks like the future at CB across from Sherman. Seattle might want to seriously consider contract extension talks with him next March to see if they can coax him into a potential bargain deal in exchange for a lump sum of guaranteed up front cash.
Kellen Clemens looked terrified to throw anything more than 5 yards past the LOS.
Russell Wilson reversed a late season slump to finish the year with a 101.2 passer rating. What I'm about to say is somewhat obvious given that only two qualifying rookies have ever had a 100 passer rating, but it's worth noting that Wilson is the first player in NFL history to post a 100 passer rating or better in his first two seasons as the team's primary starter.
Cliff Avril's 8 sacks this season is the fewest he's had in the last four seasons. What a bum!
So why does it feel like Avril has had such a nice season for us? It's probably because his forced fumbles total (5) was the second highest of his career.
Michael Bennett led the team in sacks with 8.5. Stud. Clinton McDonald finished with 5.5 sacks. Stud. Tony McDaniel has been studly all season and was a monster today.
I don't mean this in a negative way, but I wonder what the team is going to do with Bruce Irvin going forward. His speed is valuable, but he's been mostly invisible at OLB this season. That plus it's pretty likely Clemons won't survive the offseason here, and with Irvin being bulked up, a spot opening at DE most likely, and there being a logjam at LB, do they keep him where he's at?
Me? I kind of wonder if Irvin could work as a Winston Guy type big nickle safety. He's got the speed, size, and the downhill ability. It would also protect him from blockers. I fully admit that I have no idea what I'm talking about, but it seems like an idea worth exploring to me.
Just being spared from that nightmare makes this win feel so damn good. A nightmare football outsiders gave less than a 1% chance of happening a month ago.
I think the best thing about today's win was the comfort of it. Once Smith ran that pick six in early on, it was only 7-0 but you kinda knew it was going to be our day.
Kudos to Russell Wilson for overcoming a defense built to exploit our current problems on offense.
Kudos to Darrell Bevell for not using variants of only two different plays (run play and deep sideline pass) on almost every snap like last time. He actually used his TEs, and used bubble screens. Shocked I am that Seattle fared better with a more diverse and (slightly) less predictable game plan.
Kudos to Golden Tate for having a huge day that would have been huge-er if not for a Russell Okung hold right before half time. Also, does Tate ever get injured? He took a beating today including a few choice cheap shots, and he still whipped their candy asses.
It's a lot harder to think Marshawn Lynch has "hit the wall" now after watching him in this game.
Gotta love seeing Luke Willson getting jobbed out of a massive TD reception, only to catch a pass short of the sticks on the next play (forcing a punt), and suffer a high ankle sprain that could put him on IR in the process. This was not an easy game to officiate and I think the officials did a reasonably good job in a tough situation, but the decision to blow the whistle there was awful.
In typical 2013 fashion, Seattle blew a chance for a record at the very end when they allowed a long punt return to set up the Rams first score. That play aside, holy crap did Jon Ryan kick ass today. He had several punts that went 50-60 plus and at least one or two that were downed inside the ten.
A truly random thought. Greg Hardy is a UFA this offseason, if he isn't franchised. He's an awesome run defender who just happened to notch 15 sacks this season. Getting the money wouldn't be easy, and he'll probably be franchised, but yeah. Just a thought.
Two very nice hits/tackles for Lockette in this game on special teams. Not sure if that will be enough to get him a 53 man roster spot next August, but I'm sure those plays didn't escape Pete's attention.
I felt bad for that Rams player who got ejected for accidentally knocking an officials hat off. The ensuing triple axel of personal fouls to set up a critical Seahawks touchdown, that was awesome though. I still felt bad for the guy. When Willson got jobbed on that premature whistle it honestly felt like payback for how badly the Rams got hosed by officiating decisions on that earlier drive. Both teams were pretty chippy, but almost all the chippy calls went against the Rams for some reason. I could get used to that feeling.
Seattle averaged 14.4 points given up per game this season on defense, which is not terribly far removed from historic levels, especially when weighting for the rest of the league, which broke offensive and scoring records this season. What's even more amazing is how many of Seattle's points allowed came in garbage time or very late in games. If Pete were merciless at the end of games like Jim Harbaugh, I think we probably would have seen our defense draw comparisons to the 2000 Ravens this year.
There needs to be some kind of signal- like the bat signal for Richard Sherman- that billionaire owner Paul Allen lights up in the sky to let the rest of the secondary know that any dead duck falling feather of a pass is already taken care of and it would be best if they just watched a true professional work his magic.
Byron Maxwell sure looks like the future at CB across from Sherman. Seattle might want to seriously consider contract extension talks with him next March to see if they can coax him into a potential bargain deal in exchange for a lump sum of guaranteed up front cash.
Kellen Clemens looked terrified to throw anything more than 5 yards past the LOS.
Russell Wilson reversed a late season slump to finish the year with a 101.2 passer rating. What I'm about to say is somewhat obvious given that only two qualifying rookies have ever had a 100 passer rating, but it's worth noting that Wilson is the first player in NFL history to post a 100 passer rating or better in his first two seasons as the team's primary starter.
Cliff Avril's 8 sacks this season is the fewest he's had in the last four seasons. What a bum!
So why does it feel like Avril has had such a nice season for us? It's probably because his forced fumbles total (5) was the second highest of his career.
Michael Bennett led the team in sacks with 8.5. Stud. Clinton McDonald finished with 5.5 sacks. Stud. Tony McDaniel has been studly all season and was a monster today.
I don't mean this in a negative way, but I wonder what the team is going to do with Bruce Irvin going forward. His speed is valuable, but he's been mostly invisible at OLB this season. That plus it's pretty likely Clemons won't survive the offseason here, and with Irvin being bulked up, a spot opening at DE most likely, and there being a logjam at LB, do they keep him where he's at?
Me? I kind of wonder if Irvin could work as a Winston Guy type big nickle safety. He's got the speed, size, and the downhill ability. It would also protect him from blockers. I fully admit that I have no idea what I'm talking about, but it seems like an idea worth exploring to me.