You were 1 yard off in your prediction for DK. It's official, you're bad at predictions. But on the real, you hit 2/3!! Soon I'll need to call you mystic Ken because you "PREDICT THESE TINGS"
Seattle has to stop the run. Plain and simple. Seattle needs to improve their run game. If Seattle can run the ball play action is effective and the safety's have to play closer to the line and that opens up the pass game. Al Woods seem to thing that their just needs to be some "butt kickin" for the younger players to play their FITS correctly. They need discipline on their gaps (all front 7) and need to communicate better on the field.
Road game # 2. Detroit is a good opponent for Seattle to face this week with their injuries to key people on their offense and their problems on defense. Is Seattle going through a learning curve on all both sides of the ball; yes. Do they need to improve this week; yes. The old adage is, mistakes are fine; just don't keep making the same ones.
Seattle needs to quit adlibbing on defense and trust the game plan.
My glass half full prediction for this week:
Seattle runs the ball effectively and improves in run defense. Jeff G gifts Seattle with a few turnovers and Seattle escapes with a win. (what's in the glass dude?)
After Seattle's first 3 games Seattle is due for a few lucky breaks mixed with some better execution. It's not rocket science, just football. In the words of St Belichick....Do your Job!
On my vision board there is a blank space to show the number of sacks/tackles for a loss registered by Aidan Hutchinson. Whichever teams keeps their QB and RBs clean behind the LOS will win.
We have the second fewest rushing attempts in the league. It doesn't make sense but it does show that Pete isn't micromanaging the offense. The two things I expected from Waldron were an uptick in the short passing game and running the ball in a variety of ways from a broad ranges of sets. If Waldron doesn't adjust he may not make it through the season.
Metcalf has some excellent skills and attributes plus he's a hard worker. His route running has improved a ton since his rookie season. But there's still lots of room for improvement. His hands remain suspect. Better than they once were but he still drops passes he needs to catch if he expects to be a great receiver.
I don't expect him to have great stats this year. QB matters. Overall team strength does too. I'm more looking at how well he runs routes and gets open, to the extent I can tell given that the focus of tv coverage is always on the ball, and how he does when a ball comes his way.
As for Detroit, I thought the Hawks would get creamed until I heard about those injuries. Now I'd say Seattle should have the advantage. If we manage to lose this one, I don't know who we could beat.
My vision is that the Seahawks running game finally gets going with one of Penny or Walker getting over 100 yards and the other close to that. Making hay in the running game will make such a difference to this team--opens up the passing, rests the D. Everything good will follow if they can just get going on the ground.
I like your vision. I question whether it's possible with Geno under center. He's played well enough that teams can't just play the run against us. But they can still favor run defense, which is partly why Geno's short and intermediate passes have proven fairly successful. I'm concerned that some smart DC is going to figure out how to scheme against this team and Geno will become the guy I was expecting to see. Stay tuned to find out.
I can't agree more on the run defense . Metcalf I think is often being used as a decoy and a blocker. It's up to Waldron to scheme him open 5 times a game. Let's not forget we have Tyler Lochett as well. What this must come down to is Geno having to get the ball out so fast deep routes don't come open. We can try to roll the pocket a couple of times but that only cuts off half the field. Seattle needs to be a top 5 screen team, get the ball to KW3, Penny, and DJ. This will force safeties to come up. We need to block these screens and so far its only happened a couple of times, when it should provide 5 first downs. If you have both Penny and KW3 in the play together this will help
Great Idea, i don't have Proof in this but it Sometimes seems to me that a Lot of Seahawks Screens come without a matching number of blockers or maybe they are blocking wrong but when you watched Screens from for example the Patriots some years ago you knew from the Catch that they would get mich more than a First down. With Hawks Screens you Sometimes worry If the Player could be able to even reach the LOS anymore.
We drafted Eskridge to be the end-around and WR screen guy but instead it's been bubble screens to DK who's fast but not quick. Why do you think Eskridge has been relegated to Seahawk purgatory and do we have someone that can run the end around and bubble screens effectively?
Pete said he Eskridge has missed so much time he considers him a rookie for what that's worth. I will only point out they are not finding Goodwin in the slot. You are right these two receivers are our run after the catch. Maybe the timing in getting off the line of scrimmage isn't there. That is something Doug Baldwin could do so well. Tyler can as well but he and the team want him to get down, understandable at 175lbs
Wasn’t sure when they paid DK if it was the right thing. Not because he’s not good, but because of the way Pete wants to play. Yes, the explosive plays are a key piece of the desired offense, but I bet you can find a deep threat for much less money...looking early in the draft for example. But since we have him, use the sh!t out of him!
Pete's philosophy is run the ball and gash them with deep throws. The problem has been we haven't run the ball effectively so the deep pass hasn't been open. We have second fewest rushing attempts in the league even though we're still seeing a lot of 2 high safeties.
If you look early in the draft, you're taking a shot with limited draft capital and hoping a guy pans out. I'd have been shocked if Seattle didn't sign DK. Rebuilds aren't ten year projects anymore. A team with draft capital can rebuild in a couple of years if all goes right. But I emphasize IF all goes right.
Great preview. It's hard to forecast 2 bad teams playing each other, especially with 2 bad QBs. The team with the QB s with the fewest turnovers will probably win. Or not!
I think we need to let Geno prove he's a "bad" QB before we call him that. We have a bad interior o-line and a defense that lacks d-line talent, has an inexperienced secondary, and isn't cohesive yet. My read of the second half woes is that we haven't had the ball a lot and Waldron seems to get conservative in the second half. It's like he doesn't have any surprises left after halftime adjustments by the opposing defenses.
Easy to say but harder to accomplish. We could get a first round pick for DK but then you have to score with that pick. The money we're paying is market rate now for a good receiver, like it or not. I don't think he's overpaid and I don't think he's a liability. He's very good with the potential to be great. There's a decent chance he still gets there.
You were 1 yard off in your prediction for DK. It's official, you're bad at predictions. But on the real, you hit 2/3!! Soon I'll need to call you mystic Ken because you "PREDICT THESE TINGS"
Seattle has to stop the run. Plain and simple. Seattle needs to improve their run game. If Seattle can run the ball play action is effective and the safety's have to play closer to the line and that opens up the pass game. Al Woods seem to thing that their just needs to be some "butt kickin" for the younger players to play their FITS correctly. They need discipline on their gaps (all front 7) and need to communicate better on the field.
Road game # 2. Detroit is a good opponent for Seattle to face this week with their injuries to key people on their offense and their problems on defense. Is Seattle going through a learning curve on all both sides of the ball; yes. Do they need to improve this week; yes. The old adage is, mistakes are fine; just don't keep making the same ones.
Seattle needs to quit adlibbing on defense and trust the game plan.
My glass half full prediction for this week:
Seattle runs the ball effectively and improves in run defense. Jeff G gifts Seattle with a few turnovers and Seattle escapes with a win. (what's in the glass dude?)
After Seattle's first 3 games Seattle is due for a few lucky breaks mixed with some better execution. It's not rocket science, just football. In the words of St Belichick....Do your Job!
On my vision board there is a blank space to show the number of sacks/tackles for a loss registered by Aidan Hutchinson. Whichever teams keeps their QB and RBs clean behind the LOS will win.
We have the second fewest rushing attempts in the league. It doesn't make sense but it does show that Pete isn't micromanaging the offense. The two things I expected from Waldron were an uptick in the short passing game and running the ball in a variety of ways from a broad ranges of sets. If Waldron doesn't adjust he may not make it through the season.
PCJS don’t fire coordinators during the season, as far as I can remember. KNJ had 4 bad years and we still had to wait for the offseason.
If he doesn't run the ball more Pete will fire him. I can't imagine us remaining next to last in rushing attempts so don't fret too much.
Metcalf has some excellent skills and attributes plus he's a hard worker. His route running has improved a ton since his rookie season. But there's still lots of room for improvement. His hands remain suspect. Better than they once were but he still drops passes he needs to catch if he expects to be a great receiver.
I don't expect him to have great stats this year. QB matters. Overall team strength does too. I'm more looking at how well he runs routes and gets open, to the extent I can tell given that the focus of tv coverage is always on the ball, and how he does when a ball comes his way.
As for Detroit, I thought the Hawks would get creamed until I heard about those injuries. Now I'd say Seattle should have the advantage. If we manage to lose this one, I don't know who we could beat.
My vision is that the Seahawks running game finally gets going with one of Penny or Walker getting over 100 yards and the other close to that. Making hay in the running game will make such a difference to this team--opens up the passing, rests the D. Everything good will follow if they can just get going on the ground.
I like your vision. I question whether it's possible with Geno under center. He's played well enough that teams can't just play the run against us. But they can still favor run defense, which is partly why Geno's short and intermediate passes have proven fairly successful. I'm concerned that some smart DC is going to figure out how to scheme against this team and Geno will become the guy I was expecting to see. Stay tuned to find out.
I can't agree more on the run defense . Metcalf I think is often being used as a decoy and a blocker. It's up to Waldron to scheme him open 5 times a game. Let's not forget we have Tyler Lochett as well. What this must come down to is Geno having to get the ball out so fast deep routes don't come open. We can try to roll the pocket a couple of times but that only cuts off half the field. Seattle needs to be a top 5 screen team, get the ball to KW3, Penny, and DJ. This will force safeties to come up. We need to block these screens and so far its only happened a couple of times, when it should provide 5 first downs. If you have both Penny and KW3 in the play together this will help
Great Idea, i don't have Proof in this but it Sometimes seems to me that a Lot of Seahawks Screens come without a matching number of blockers or maybe they are blocking wrong but when you watched Screens from for example the Patriots some years ago you knew from the Catch that they would get mich more than a First down. With Hawks Screens you Sometimes worry If the Player could be able to even reach the LOS anymore.
We drafted Eskridge to be the end-around and WR screen guy but instead it's been bubble screens to DK who's fast but not quick. Why do you think Eskridge has been relegated to Seahawk purgatory and do we have someone that can run the end around and bubble screens effectively?
Pete said he Eskridge has missed so much time he considers him a rookie for what that's worth. I will only point out they are not finding Goodwin in the slot. You are right these two receivers are our run after the catch. Maybe the timing in getting off the line of scrimmage isn't there. That is something Doug Baldwin could do so well. Tyler can as well but he and the team want him to get down, understandable at 175lbs
Thank you, Chris. This is the kind of analysis I learn from.
Wasn’t sure when they paid DK if it was the right thing. Not because he’s not good, but because of the way Pete wants to play. Yes, the explosive plays are a key piece of the desired offense, but I bet you can find a deep threat for much less money...looking early in the draft for example. But since we have him, use the sh!t out of him!
Pete's philosophy is run the ball and gash them with deep throws. The problem has been we haven't run the ball effectively so the deep pass hasn't been open. We have second fewest rushing attempts in the league even though we're still seeing a lot of 2 high safeties.
If you look early in the draft, you're taking a shot with limited draft capital and hoping a guy pans out. I'd have been shocked if Seattle didn't sign DK. Rebuilds aren't ten year projects anymore. A team with draft capital can rebuild in a couple of years if all goes right. But I emphasize IF all goes right.
Great preview. It's hard to forecast 2 bad teams playing each other, especially with 2 bad QBs. The team with the QB s with the fewest turnovers will probably win. Or not!
I think we need to let Geno prove he's a "bad" QB before we call him that. We have a bad interior o-line and a defense that lacks d-line talent, has an inexperienced secondary, and isn't cohesive yet. My read of the second half woes is that we haven't had the ball a lot and Waldron seems to get conservative in the second half. It's like he doesn't have any surprises left after halftime adjustments by the opposing defenses.
Good calls
How many "great" QBs do you think are playing NFL right now? In my believe there is a Big difference between good and great.
Easy to say but harder to accomplish. We could get a first round pick for DK but then you have to score with that pick. The money we're paying is market rate now for a good receiver, like it or not. I don't think he's overpaid and I don't think he's a liability. He's very good with the potential to be great. There's a decent chance he still gets there.
Matt Hasselbeck says that Metcalf elevates the production of every other receiver on the team.