plyka
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We have heard it all year. This is an incredible tactic by Harbaugh in my opinion. He played this one perfectly. All his crying and whining over the last 2 years regarding the Seahawks DBs started a meme, a storyline. It's that the Seahawk's secondary has a tactic, they pass interfere on every down and know that the refs won't call it on every play. The media is full of representatives that only worry about their jobs --which means that they must entertain. This is understandable. They worry about entertaining. They do not have jobs because they are the best analysts in the world, they have jobs because they are damn good entertainers. So they don't sit down and watch every game of every team. In fact, I would make a bet right now that the average number of Seahawks games every reporter on ESPN/NFL/Fox/etc has watched is right around 3-4, that's including the 2 playoff games. So 2 games over the regular season. And I don't blame them. The Miami Dolphins are a popular team --how many of their games have you watched? 2? Maybe.
So, they depend on popular thought processes in the media in general to come up with their ideas. This meme has been created for the last 1-2 years, so all media people simply parrot the thought and it continues to gain steam.
What is the truth?
1) Throughout the regular season, Denver's secondary holds/grabs just the same as the Seahawks do. In fact, the Denver secondary has 1 less combined pass interference / defensive holding penalty --for the ENTIRE YEAR!! So why have you either not heard this in the media or only heard it once? I heard it 1 time in the media and was SHOCKED!! Why doesn't the media talk about this all telling stat? Because it goes 100% against the meme in the media.
2) Denver's entire offense depends on offensive pass interference. I've watched many Denver games this year, and I've never seen so many "picks and rubbs." Notice the difference in language in the media. When they speak of these offensive pass interference plays, they call them "picks" or "rubs" When they talk about the Seahawks, they talk about "muggings." When they speak of these Denver OPIs, they always say "every team does it," but when speaking of Seahawks they act as though they alone have this strategy, regardless of point #1 above which shows that Denver does the exact same thing! If the Seahawks win, I personally am going to send Bill Bellicheck a box of chocolates and flowers in a thank you. Without him the media would not even TALK about this offensive pass interference routes.
3) This is a copy cat league. If this ridiculous tactic actually worked, then every secondary in the league would tackle the WRs, knowing that the refs won't call it every time. This doesn't happen, because this is not what the HAwks secondary does.
4) I don't think the reffing is going to be rigged. The NFL has no reason to rig a game. But this storyline in the media which is being pushed non stop may corrupt the subconcious of the refs in this game. This is why for Jury's courts want people who have not heard much or anything about the case in the media, because this creates preconcieved notions. And there is no doubt that the preconceived notions regarding the Seahawks secondary has been created.
Bad news for us. Good news is that the Seahawks are so much better than Denver, that I beleive they will overcome this negative.
So, they depend on popular thought processes in the media in general to come up with their ideas. This meme has been created for the last 1-2 years, so all media people simply parrot the thought and it continues to gain steam.
What is the truth?
1) Throughout the regular season, Denver's secondary holds/grabs just the same as the Seahawks do. In fact, the Denver secondary has 1 less combined pass interference / defensive holding penalty --for the ENTIRE YEAR!! So why have you either not heard this in the media or only heard it once? I heard it 1 time in the media and was SHOCKED!! Why doesn't the media talk about this all telling stat? Because it goes 100% against the meme in the media.
2) Denver's entire offense depends on offensive pass interference. I've watched many Denver games this year, and I've never seen so many "picks and rubbs." Notice the difference in language in the media. When they speak of these offensive pass interference plays, they call them "picks" or "rubs" When they talk about the Seahawks, they talk about "muggings." When they speak of these Denver OPIs, they always say "every team does it," but when speaking of Seahawks they act as though they alone have this strategy, regardless of point #1 above which shows that Denver does the exact same thing! If the Seahawks win, I personally am going to send Bill Bellicheck a box of chocolates and flowers in a thank you. Without him the media would not even TALK about this offensive pass interference routes.
3) This is a copy cat league. If this ridiculous tactic actually worked, then every secondary in the league would tackle the WRs, knowing that the refs won't call it every time. This doesn't happen, because this is not what the HAwks secondary does.
4) I don't think the reffing is going to be rigged. The NFL has no reason to rig a game. But this storyline in the media which is being pushed non stop may corrupt the subconcious of the refs in this game. This is why for Jury's courts want people who have not heard much or anything about the case in the media, because this creates preconcieved notions. And there is no doubt that the preconceived notions regarding the Seahawks secondary has been created.
Bad news for us. Good news is that the Seahawks are so much better than Denver, that I beleive they will overcome this negative.