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[TXHawk]

That video was pure Seahawks porn. What was childish about it?

Not for me.

As an example of what I'm talking about, check out what Doh has following the media clip of Kaepernick stating he would take his chances with Crabtree in a one on one situation "every time". I know it's cute and all to make fun of Kaepernick for this statement and the proceeding clips of Sherm making spectacular interceptions and defenses in one on one situations seem to provide a rational reason to why it would be okay to poke fun at his intelligence, but it just isn't that simple.

Kaepernick isn't making that statement about taking his chances with Crabtree "every time" because Crabtree is truly an absolute juggernaut at his position or because Sherm provides a favorable match-up to anyone (let alone Crabtree), he said it because he's a professional athlete attempting to work in tandem with other athletes to execute difficult physical feats in high pressure situations where there's no time to do anything but react. He's saying he would take a one on one situation with his team's top receiver because that's the sort of statement a person who, in order to perform his job with any kind of brilliance, has to have an ego capable of almost blindly believing and trusting in his teammate(s) and coach(es). If he doesn't have that, he's not making those split-second decisions and physical feats anywhere near the best of his ability, and he's already lost before even taking the field.

When Doh makes fun of him for this, he is misunderstanding the core motivations for the statement. In doing so, he's not unlike kids at school who are still too naive and ignorant to not make fun of the poor kid(s) because they don't know why a kid might be poor and how their poverty is out of their control. Thus, this is childish.

Lighten up, Francis.

Kaep's claim that he'll take that matchup "every time" is worthy of derision because it was a bad decision pure and simple. Crabtree was never open on that play, not for a single moment, and Sherman was in a perfect position to defend that pass no matter where it was thrown. If it had been thrown a foot farther his reaction to it would have changed to defend it there. And the fact that Kaep locked on to Crabtree from the snap allowed Smith to sprint back and get into the play. Bad decision, bad execution.

And his claim that Sheman is "afraid" of 49ers receivers was a childish and petulant retort in a "I know what you are but what am I" kind of way. Sherman made him look bad during the game and even worse in the aftermath.

 

[sutz]

Bahh...Sherman is just lucky.....real lucky........I mean REALLY LUCKY :!:
Lucky, he's almost always in the right place at the right time, Lucky that he almost always reads the plays & route formations better than the opposing Receivers do, and often goads the Quarterbacks into trying to alter the play, to counter his cover skills.
Doesn't hurt to have LUCKY Earl Thomas, who often, takes away the Quarterbacks options by foiling the other Receivers routes...so the truth is, that's why Kraepper said that he'd take the one on one of Crab & Sherman any day of the week.

And I've heard that the harder they work, the luckier they get.

 

[Recon_Hawk]

that's the sort of statement a person who, in order to perform his job with any kind of brilliance, has to have an ego capable of almost blindly believing and trusting in his teammate(s) and coach(es).

Wrong. Quarterbacks are the "generals" of the field. They are expected to have a thought process to every action and reaction on the field, to weigh out risks of every throw and make the correct decision. Not behave "blindly" and allow his ego to force where he's going with the ball, and THAT is why he made the idiotic choice of throwing to Crabtree with the best cornerback in the game covering him.

It's like a baseball pitcher who faces an opposing team's best hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs, tied ballgame, with a running on 2nd base. A pride and ego player would attempt to get that 3rd out, then and there. The smart player pitches around that batter and takes the better odds with the next hitter.

 

[drdiags]

Not sure what anyone expects Kaep to say other than the basic Bravado any pro athlete would say. If he says nothing, he gets raked over the coals. If he says it is a mistake, something he wished he had never done, he gets lambasted worse than his wearing a Dolphins hat.

At some point in the future, there will be new meat to chew on. For the sheer thrill of seeing history making events for the Seahawks, one can enjoy these type of videos for a long time. In time, who threw it and why will make no difference.

Romo's fumble and Kaep's tipped pass sit aside Testaverde's helmet TD or Big Ben's phantom TD in Seahawks lore. I think Bird isn't a 9ers fan in sheep clothing, just probably not into the let's yuck it up at the opponent's expense, since they are such big dummies.

The site does proclaim to support serious NFL discussions but that has kind of morphed over the years. I propose there be a Kenny G forum for those of us needing to separate ourselves from the great un-washed. (Okay, that is just my lame attempt at being funny).

Carry on!