As per request I will be posting a reoccurring weekly post-game thread for everyone on .NET to post their thoughts (ruminations) about the game.
I feel bad for Quinn. The GM, Dimitrov has been there for years, and is their Ruskell. Quinn & Shanny came in and re-energized the team, but without Shanny, Quinn has too much on his plate. Quinn will bounce back as a DC somewhere else I guarantee it, with a more focused role.
24-0 at the half. Pete Carroll wasn't having any of it. He finds it disrespectful or something to blow opponents out, so he obliged, and let ATL back into the ball game.
Ken Norton's defense continues to get gashed by TE & RB screens. Maybe one day they will figure it out, maybe.
Opponents are not going to stop doing it until they show they can stop it. The more I watch the more disgusted I become. I think Seattle's defense has gotten worse game by game with him as the DC. 24 games worth of a downward trend is plenty for me to know he isn't the answer. Matt Schaub picked apart the easy to decipher zone coverage the whole game, of course I'm ignoring the garbage time throws late in the 4th qtr. Fortunately for Norton, ATL were robbed on a bad fumble call down by the goaline that would've made it a ball game.
Seattle offensively, had a concerted effort to not play offense once they got up in the first half. So there wasn't much to evaluate in the 2nd half. 1st half wise the Seahawks WRs did not consistently win 1-on-1. Every throw is tight window, with very little separation, outside of a couple of coverage busts for DK. It sure would be nice to have Wilson throw to an open receiver for a change. It is very uncomfortable to watch unless Wilson is targeting Lockett. They need another weapon if they would like to make a playoff run. If they are only concerned with just making the playoffs, then by all means, carry on. But they will struggle against the NFC elite in the playoffs if they choose to ignore the issue. Austin Hooper would be a nice fit, and is exactly what they need.
Seattle continues to not really game plan specifically against individual players. Julio Jones was 1-on-1 most of the game. Or running underneath the soft zone in the middle, unchallenged. Stupefying. I would brackett Julio every 3rd down if given the choice.
Random Player Notes:
Shaquille Griffin has developed into a top 5 corner.
Britt got hurt, but I don't think it will matter much. Hunt will fill in fine, and Pocic should be back from IR in a few weeks. I think they are both better players going forward.
David "One Foot" Moore.
Akeem King with the gift interception drop. He was thinking house call, but forgot to catch it first. Did Flowers get hurt? I missed that.
Penny looking like a cheeseburger shy of 240. He still can move pretty well in spite of that, but hard to evaluate in toatl against the bad defensive unit he was going against.
Clowney records a sack at the end of the 1st half, breaking their long as hell streak of 3.5 games, or something like that. ATL broke their even longer streak as well.
Kendricks made an interception in his zone drop, I wonder if it was shaded that way to roll coverage towards Julio, or coincidence? Probably a coincidence.
DK Metcalf on the 1st TD for whatever reason, ATL, was not ready for the snap & DK Metcalf caught the easiest TD pass he will ever have in his life. But then... He gets another on a busted coverage. LOL. Still not as easy as his first TD though.
Where was Jamarco Jones? He was their best O-Lineman for two weeks, so they bench him. Always compete.
Wagner became the all-time Seahawks leading tackle in this game.
Carson looked hurt at the end there, and should've been pulled.
Final Thoughts:
I had a ho-hum kind of feeling watching the game. It looked like the players did at times while playing in it as well.
Ultimately though the Seahawks won the game and handled their business. 4-0 on the road this year. The NFC is a loaded conference, they cannot afford any slip ups against the supposed gimmes like ATL, and TB upcoming.
I feel bad for Quinn. The GM, Dimitrov has been there for years, and is their Ruskell. Quinn & Shanny came in and re-energized the team, but without Shanny, Quinn has too much on his plate. Quinn will bounce back as a DC somewhere else I guarantee it, with a more focused role.
24-0 at the half. Pete Carroll wasn't having any of it. He finds it disrespectful or something to blow opponents out, so he obliged, and let ATL back into the ball game.
Ken Norton's defense continues to get gashed by TE & RB screens. Maybe one day they will figure it out, maybe.
Opponents are not going to stop doing it until they show they can stop it. The more I watch the more disgusted I become. I think Seattle's defense has gotten worse game by game with him as the DC. 24 games worth of a downward trend is plenty for me to know he isn't the answer. Matt Schaub picked apart the easy to decipher zone coverage the whole game, of course I'm ignoring the garbage time throws late in the 4th qtr. Fortunately for Norton, ATL were robbed on a bad fumble call down by the goaline that would've made it a ball game.
Seattle offensively, had a concerted effort to not play offense once they got up in the first half. So there wasn't much to evaluate in the 2nd half. 1st half wise the Seahawks WRs did not consistently win 1-on-1. Every throw is tight window, with very little separation, outside of a couple of coverage busts for DK. It sure would be nice to have Wilson throw to an open receiver for a change. It is very uncomfortable to watch unless Wilson is targeting Lockett. They need another weapon if they would like to make a playoff run. If they are only concerned with just making the playoffs, then by all means, carry on. But they will struggle against the NFC elite in the playoffs if they choose to ignore the issue. Austin Hooper would be a nice fit, and is exactly what they need.
Seattle continues to not really game plan specifically against individual players. Julio Jones was 1-on-1 most of the game. Or running underneath the soft zone in the middle, unchallenged. Stupefying. I would brackett Julio every 3rd down if given the choice.
Random Player Notes:
Shaquille Griffin has developed into a top 5 corner.
Britt got hurt, but I don't think it will matter much. Hunt will fill in fine, and Pocic should be back from IR in a few weeks. I think they are both better players going forward.
David "One Foot" Moore.
Akeem King with the gift interception drop. He was thinking house call, but forgot to catch it first. Did Flowers get hurt? I missed that.
Penny looking like a cheeseburger shy of 240. He still can move pretty well in spite of that, but hard to evaluate in toatl against the bad defensive unit he was going against.
Clowney records a sack at the end of the 1st half, breaking their long as hell streak of 3.5 games, or something like that. ATL broke their even longer streak as well.
Kendricks made an interception in his zone drop, I wonder if it was shaded that way to roll coverage towards Julio, or coincidence? Probably a coincidence.
DK Metcalf on the 1st TD for whatever reason, ATL, was not ready for the snap & DK Metcalf caught the easiest TD pass he will ever have in his life. But then... He gets another on a busted coverage. LOL. Still not as easy as his first TD though.
Where was Jamarco Jones? He was their best O-Lineman for two weeks, so they bench him. Always compete.
Wagner became the all-time Seahawks leading tackle in this game.
Carson looked hurt at the end there, and should've been pulled.
Final Thoughts:
I had a ho-hum kind of feeling watching the game. It looked like the players did at times while playing in it as well.
Ultimately though the Seahawks won the game and handled their business. 4-0 on the road this year. The NFC is a loaded conference, they cannot afford any slip ups against the supposed gimmes like ATL, and TB upcoming.