X - Factors

What are your X Factors?

Mine?....I see our TE position as a spot we can exploit, also getting Prosise the ball in space on a few plays.

If RWs knee is indeed 100% they'll have to commit a spy to him, which stretches the running game and takes away the added defender that's been on Graham all season. I look for a lot of success in the run game with two tight end sets.

Procise...Clark...Richardson...the o line.

Sox-n-Hawks":k50jvoud said:

If RWs knee is indeed 100% they'll have to commit a spy to him, which stretches the running game and takes away the added defender that's been on Graham all season. I look for a lot of success in the run game with two tight end sets.

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That spy will be Vic Beasley.

Sox-n-Hawks":2617ywdc said:

If RWs knee is indeed 100% they'll have to commit a spy to him, which stretches the running game and takes away the added defender that's been on Graham all season. I look for a lot of success in the run game with two tight end sets.

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That's a really good X-Factor and something that this team didn't have when it faced the Falcons back in Week 6 -- the return of Russell Wilson's mobility and scrambling ability. Dan Quinn is going to have to commit a Spy to him (I agree with Greg in saying that probably Beasley gets that task). That could be a HUGE factor. Agreed.

I'm going to stick with one on offense... Paul Richardson.

And one on defense... KJ Wright.

I anticipate big plays from both of these guys.

OLine.

I'm gonna say Russell Wilson legs. This will be the week the read option comes up big.

#25 Richard Sherman must have a lock down game.
He needs to nullify the right side of the field..
Offense I'd go with the entire oline. They give us a performance like against Detroit, we are looking at another nfccg.

Oline power blocking. Traps, combos, straight ahead. More great blocking from Wilson.

Defense: Richard Sherman & DeShawn Shead- Lock 'em down
Offense: O-Line- block! block! block! Thomas Rawls- Run the ball hard. Wear down that defense. Use Jimmy.

Russell healthy
Richardson doing exactly what he was doing last year before being injured
Jimmy actually being used
Frank Clark
Richard Sherman being lockdown
Kam being Kam

Don't forget Hester.

I can see him, (in our SB uniform) taking one to the house.

Graham. No one will expect it.

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Graham. No one will expect it.

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TE is a place we can murder that young defense.

I don't know about X-Factors, all I know is that we need the OLine to play well for us if we want to win. So I guess I nominate our entire Oline.

Russell Wilson must not start the game as he did vs the redskins, Falcons, Niners, packers, and panthers in the playoffs before. Russell being effective in the first half, and the OL assisting that, aren't so much X factors as they are the biggest factors.

Defense #1-PRESS coverage all day long, you kill timing routs easy doing this, not to mention we are pretty good at it.

Defense #2-Get pressure on Matt Ryan and keep it on him all day long. We literally beat the crap out of that guy the last time we played without Bennett, Chancler, and someone else I can't recall right now. They need 110% all game, we can't expect the offense to have to score 35 points to stay in this game.

Offense-Give #3 enough time behind the line of scrimmage when he needs it. Getting tackled two yards behind the LOS weather your name is Wilson or Rawls is an instant failure.

Special Teams-No blocked or missed anything and no fumbles on returns/punts.

GO HAWKS!!!

It doesn't seem we've been in much press coverage since the days of browner. I wouldn't say we are good at it, since now if we let a receiver by us there is no Earl to mop up.

Jarran Reed.

He has been getting better by the week. Mack is a good center and if Reed can nullify Mack our D-Line is going to have a really good day.