-- My son, a hardcore 12 who happens to live on the Wrong Coast, texted me today..."Why is it that we like to wake up in the 4th quarter to start playing football?" It was a valid point. What happened to this prolific offense months ago? We now tend to sleep walk through quarters offensively. Waking up here and there to hopefully snap out of it enough to win the game like we did today.
-- I am aware that the 9ers GOT UP for this game. They wanted nothing more than to beat us. Their final game of the year. Think about the emotional, mental boost that gives a franchise, losing so many starters and still beating the NFC West Champions. On top of that, Saleh was putting his resume out there on film for a potential HC job. Let's not underestimate that dynamic. The players, especially on defense, knew what time it was and played accordingly.
-- There's this running joke between me and my neighbor. Ever the antagonist. I tease him how everybody plays hard against us because it's "their Super Bowl." Mostly it's in jest, but today? I am fairly convinced this really WAS the 9ers Super Bowl.
-- With the jawing, the shoving, the physicality...The rivalry is alive and well between these two teams and I LOVE IT! It's not as good as the LOB and Pete vs Harbaugh and Kaep but it's good enough.
-- I admit. I stopped watching in the 3rd quarter. My BP was rising exponentially. I wanted Pete to yank all our starters as I felt strongly our seeding was not going to change based on the way the Packers and Saints were playing. When I saw Reed hobble off the field I was just livid.
-- I started watching in the 4th when our phones kept blowing up. Okay, back to it. For better or for worse. Seahawks finally woke up on offense but my BP wasn't done with me when I saw the Seahawks play soft zone prevent defense, which brings me to my next point...
-- Is Prevent Defense the worst concept in the history of the NFL? I truly believe so. As I am watching the 3rd string QB and 3rd string RB methodically march down the field (while fireworks are going off in our neighborhood as if the game was already over, grrrrr) I was trying to explain to my wife how they are going to score a TD. She didn't believe me until the chunks of yards kept a-comin. When they scored the TD she looked at me and said "How did you know that was going to happen?" Sigh.
-- Not quite the feeling I wanted after this win. Not that I didn't expect the 49ers to give us a fight, I totally did. I just can't explain why this team is afraid of Killer Mentality football. Maybe it really is Pete has a thing for keeping it close and winning in the 4th. Hell, one of his favorite mantras of all time talks about how you can't win in the other quarters, but you can in the 4th. Is that philosophy going to kill us one day?
-- 12-4. Dammit I should have put money down in Vegas as that was my prediction for this year. I said the same thing last year when I predicted 11-5. My neighbor still gives me crap that I should have put everything down on the line last year that had the total win line at 8.5. I scoffed and said, "Please!!! Easy money! We will win 11 games!" He hasn't let me forget that as I put zero money down. Oh well. Story of my life.
-- 12-4. NFC West Champions. Warts and all, we are hosting a playoff game.
GO HAWKS!!!!
-- I am aware that the 9ers GOT UP for this game. They wanted nothing more than to beat us. Their final game of the year. Think about the emotional, mental boost that gives a franchise, losing so many starters and still beating the NFC West Champions. On top of that, Saleh was putting his resume out there on film for a potential HC job. Let's not underestimate that dynamic. The players, especially on defense, knew what time it was and played accordingly.
-- There's this running joke between me and my neighbor. Ever the antagonist. I tease him how everybody plays hard against us because it's "their Super Bowl." Mostly it's in jest, but today? I am fairly convinced this really WAS the 9ers Super Bowl.
-- With the jawing, the shoving, the physicality...The rivalry is alive and well between these two teams and I LOVE IT! It's not as good as the LOB and Pete vs Harbaugh and Kaep but it's good enough.
-- I admit. I stopped watching in the 3rd quarter. My BP was rising exponentially. I wanted Pete to yank all our starters as I felt strongly our seeding was not going to change based on the way the Packers and Saints were playing. When I saw Reed hobble off the field I was just livid.
-- I started watching in the 4th when our phones kept blowing up. Okay, back to it. For better or for worse. Seahawks finally woke up on offense but my BP wasn't done with me when I saw the Seahawks play soft zone prevent defense, which brings me to my next point...
-- Is Prevent Defense the worst concept in the history of the NFL? I truly believe so. As I am watching the 3rd string QB and 3rd string RB methodically march down the field (while fireworks are going off in our neighborhood as if the game was already over, grrrrr) I was trying to explain to my wife how they are going to score a TD. She didn't believe me until the chunks of yards kept a-comin. When they scored the TD she looked at me and said "How did you know that was going to happen?" Sigh.
-- Not quite the feeling I wanted after this win. Not that I didn't expect the 49ers to give us a fight, I totally did. I just can't explain why this team is afraid of Killer Mentality football. Maybe it really is Pete has a thing for keeping it close and winning in the 4th. Hell, one of his favorite mantras of all time talks about how you can't win in the other quarters, but you can in the 4th. Is that philosophy going to kill us one day?
-- 12-4. Dammit I should have put money down in Vegas as that was my prediction for this year. I said the same thing last year when I predicted 11-5. My neighbor still gives me crap that I should have put everything down on the line last year that had the total win line at 8.5. I scoffed and said, "Please!!! Easy money! We will win 11 games!" He hasn't let me forget that as I put zero money down. Oh well. Story of my life.
-- 12-4. NFC West Champions. Warts and all, we are hosting a playoff game.
GO HAWKS!!!!