After watching that crap fest we all did Saturday, one of the first things my neighbor said to me was "Oh imagine the meltdown on .NET! I can't wait to check it out!" (He's a Broncos fan). I said I had no desire to go there and had no plans to do so throughout the weekend. I was plenty pissed off, shocked, depressed, I really didn't see the need to have it all compounded by the negativity that was imminent.
By yesterday afternoon I had put the worst of my emotions behind me. As for my allegiance, I will always side with optimism over pessimism, it's just my nature, but I refuse to be blinded with obvious truths I can see with my own eyes. Russ regressed as the year went on and the coaching staff stubbornly refused to make the proper adjustments and game plans to address how defenses were attacking us.
The game plan on Saturday was piss poor, and while Russ just overall looked terrible (the OL didn't help with that), at least nowhere near MVP Russ which you hope and even expect in the playoffs, I believe it was the coaching that doomed us. Clearly the Rams came in fired up with the right energy level, commitment to play to their strengths with no fear. I didn't realize until today that the Rams were pissed off with how much we celebrated the win over them to secure the division. They even talked about seeing Jamal light that cigar up in his post game press conference.
They wanted revenge, and we weren't prepared psychologically, schematically and emotionally. Not having any fans in the stands absolutely did not help either. I don't think the better team won that day, I think the more motivated and fired up team won that day.
I think we need new, fresh ideas on offense. Pete is an excellent motivator and rah rah Pope of Positivity but at some point coaching needs to be better on game day. Russell, despite his fall off this season, is still one of the best QBs in the NFL. But he needs help, and he too needs to be better, period.
I love Pete, will always love the success he brought to us, especially on February 2nd, 2014. One of the best days of my entire life. But winning 10+ games every year only to fall short of the Super Bowl, and even reaching the NFCCG is simply not good enough. I fear the best we can look forward to until he retires or moves on is exactly more of the same.
I'll always love the Seahawks, and especially this year, it was a tremendous distraction from the powerful stresses surrounding us all. I'm thankful we had something to complain about quite frankly. Looking forward to starting it all over again in September.
By yesterday afternoon I had put the worst of my emotions behind me. As for my allegiance, I will always side with optimism over pessimism, it's just my nature, but I refuse to be blinded with obvious truths I can see with my own eyes. Russ regressed as the year went on and the coaching staff stubbornly refused to make the proper adjustments and game plans to address how defenses were attacking us.
The game plan on Saturday was piss poor, and while Russ just overall looked terrible (the OL didn't help with that), at least nowhere near MVP Russ which you hope and even expect in the playoffs, I believe it was the coaching that doomed us. Clearly the Rams came in fired up with the right energy level, commitment to play to their strengths with no fear. I didn't realize until today that the Rams were pissed off with how much we celebrated the win over them to secure the division. They even talked about seeing Jamal light that cigar up in his post game press conference.
They wanted revenge, and we weren't prepared psychologically, schematically and emotionally. Not having any fans in the stands absolutely did not help either. I don't think the better team won that day, I think the more motivated and fired up team won that day.
I think we need new, fresh ideas on offense. Pete is an excellent motivator and rah rah Pope of Positivity but at some point coaching needs to be better on game day. Russell, despite his fall off this season, is still one of the best QBs in the NFL. But he needs help, and he too needs to be better, period.
I love Pete, will always love the success he brought to us, especially on February 2nd, 2014. One of the best days of my entire life. But winning 10+ games every year only to fall short of the Super Bowl, and even reaching the NFCCG is simply not good enough. I fear the best we can look forward to until he retires or moves on is exactly more of the same.
I'll always love the Seahawks, and especially this year, it was a tremendous distraction from the powerful stresses surrounding us all. I'm thankful we had something to complain about quite frankly. Looking forward to starting it all over again in September.
