Observations

Aros":3o70r3f4 said:

-- Without having the knowledge of what precisely occurred on every offensive play from an X's and O's standpoint, it sure seems like our Offensive Line was absolutely manhandled all game. The tackles were horrible. How much of that was the Packers impressive performance versus just how bad we are on the line we will soon find out. Regardless, the Packers game plan was endlessly attacking from start to finish and we were clearly ill prepared for it.

-- Forget the lack of protection for a moment. Hard to do I know, but Russell Wilson just seemed to lack that magic spark he's been known for. Making plays out of nothing was his M.O. Today, he just looked ill-equiped to deal with the pressure. I found the lack of a fast tempo offense through much of the game perplexing. No read options? At all? It could all come down to the OL but even still I expected to see some Russ Magic today.

-- Our defense is exactly what we thought they were. Frustrating Rodgers for most of the game. The large chunks of yards given up could be directly correlated to being gassed since our offense couldn't sustain long drives for most of the game. Not worried about them in the least. May even end up being the #1 defense again this year.

-- Is it just me or do you also want to punch the TV every time they show Rodgers smug smiles in slow motion as they go to commercial breaks? Is there a more arrogant, smug QB in the NFL? My favorite moment in the game came after the Naz Pick 6 That Never Was But Should Have Been, as he through his helmet down on the bench.

-- Speaking of, I think this is the worst one-sided officiating I have seen in a Seahawks game since XL*. Absolutely atrocious. My friend, not a big football fan even texted me after the game: "Looks like the refs accepted money from the Packers before the game." Kidding? Maybe so, but the calls, and lacktherof, were entirely disturbing.

-- If a player is ejected, that is the worst possible thing that can happen during a game (not including injury). Since there was no evidence on the replay that Lane punched the player, the league should allow ejections to be challenged. Now the fact that Lane was getting OWNED before the ejection is besides the point. He should have been able to challenge his ejection with a replay.

-- I predict the Seahawks will do what they always do. Start off slow, make fans nervous, and build momentum as the season progresses. Still see us 11-5/10-6 winning the division. But today's loss could potentially be the difference of HFA or going on the road in the playoffs...Again.

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chris98251":3e55kdoq said:

Short and sweet, when you have 4 of 5 offensive lineman playing along side new people or in a different position, some seeing things for the first time from their assignments perspective were going to have issues, this is the bigger problem of lack of continuity. O line play off each other and trust each other to pick up assignments and hand off blocks. That just doesn't happen with a hand full of games together and piece work game time. This will be painful for about 5 more weeks till some of that continuity begins to happen.

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chris98251":1tts8m7z said:

Short and sweet, when you have 4 of 5 offensive lineman playing along side new people or in a different position, some seeing things for the first time from their assignments perspective were going to have issues, this is the bigger problem of lack of continuity. O line play off each other and trust each other to pick up assignments and hand off blocks. That just doesn't happen with a hand full of games together and piece work game time. This will be painful for about 5 more weeks till some of that continuity begins to happen.

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johnnyfever":34xou2h4 said:

When Russ doesn't have "magic" to fix our broken offensive game plan, it shows that yes, we have a horrible offensive gameplan.

We know we have a cheap line, but in order to keep the core of our offense and defense together, we had to pay them. Sure, they could be coached better, but they are still cheap or freshly drafted guys. The money isn't there to go buy a line.

What that means is we need to strategize and come into games with a game plan suited to a line that for the most part can't provide protection for long developing plays. Tons of teams do this. The Patriots constantly hit hot routes all the way up the field 5 yards at a time.

Bevell doesn't do this. He develops gameplans to try to maximize explosive plays. He doesn't take into account that we don't have OL personnel to carry that out. That is why we are constantly going 3 and out.

Take 2 receivers, spread them out wide and run their routes fast and deep to make sure and draw the corners and free safety. Run 2 TE for the hot routes both in and out routes, bit short and horizontal. RB in the backfield for either the run play or to provide addl protection. The RB can also release late when he sees a hole.

Watch the teams that are good at moving the chains and this is what they do. It forces LB'S to have to pay attention to the short pass, which then takes the pressure off the line and running plays.

It is maddening that an OC Maki g big money with tons of talent to work with can't seem to grasp this.

It is EXACTLY what we did the last half of 2015 to finally start getting W's, but has been abandoned since.

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Bobblehead":4byre0ms said:

So were the Packers Defense that good?
Not only against our OL, but when Wilson had time, it just seemed he couldn't find very man receivers open. There was some catches, sure, but still they appeared from what I can remember, just about all contested.

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johnnyfever":9zogv5vj said:

When Russ doesn't have "magic" to fix our broken offensive game plan, it shows that yes, we have a horrible offensive gameplan.

We know we have a cheap line, but in order to keep the core of our offense and defense together, we had to pay them. Sure, they could be coached better, but they are still cheap or freshly drafted guys. The money isn't there to go buy a line.

What that means is we need to strategize and come into games with a game plan suited to a line that for the most part can't provide protection for long developing plays. Tons of teams do this. The Patriots constantly hit hot routes all the way up the field 5 yards at a time.

Bevell doesn't do this. He develops gameplans to try to maximize explosive plays. He doesn't take into account that we don't have OL personnel to carry that out. That is why we are constantly going 3 and out.

Take 2 receivers, spread them out wide and run their routes fast and deep to make sure and draw the corners and free safety. Run 2 TE for the hot routes both in and out routes, bit short and horizontal. RB in the backfield for either the run play or to provide addl protection. The RB can also release late when he sees a hole.

Watch the teams that are good at moving the chains and this is what they do. It forces LB'S to have to pay attention to the short pass, which then takes the pressure off the line and running plays.

It is maddening that an OC Maki g big money with tons of talent to work with can't seem to grasp this.

It is EXACTLY what we did the last half of 2015 to finally start getting W's, but has been abandoned since.

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Bobblehead":21i334tb said:

So were the Packers Defense that good?
Not only against our OL, but when Wilson had time, it just seemed he couldn't find very man receivers open. There was some catches, sure, but still they appeared from what I can remember, just about all contested.

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Atradees":357nrmqp said:

Mike Holmgren would run max protect schemes when the line was breaking down. Need to throw to running back, slants.........it's not rocket science.

I like our dine stunts and performance Richardson made a lot of difference.

This is not a Superbowl team. The defense could be awesome. Lots of good new peices. Colman and Shaq rocked.

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