Let’s do as Brian asks and step off the roller coaster ride for a bit and enjoy the Seahawks. We can get lost in Seahawkmania for a few hours tomorrow, put on the blue and neon green, drink a little beer at 10AM (it’s okay, no one will judge you) and scream at the TV until you lose your voice.
Random Negative Fact:
Russell Wilson has never won a football game in the state of Georgia.
Counter to Negative Fact:
Russell Wilson hadn’t won a game in the state of Maryland until last Sunday.
X-Factor on Defense: Bruce Irvin
I wasn’t a fan of the Seahawks taking him at 15. Right now he’s a situational player and only really effective on passing downs. He missed 43 tackles this year and eight of his sixteen (10 solo, 6 assists) tackles this year were sacks. Sacks are what he was drafted to do, but we needed to see improvement in other phases of his game and we didn’t get the. In fact his tackles and sacks regressed as the season went along. Seven of his eight sacks came on an outside rush, one was from the inside.
His main issue in the run game is he pushes too far up the field, too fast. He does not help contain the running back. In fact he creates a bigger hole or cutback lane for the running back. When opposing teams ran at Irvin this year, Seattle gave up 7.2 YPC.
Not good.
Irvin is slated to take a majority of the snaps at one of the DE spots. Hopefully Gus Bradley has upped his football IQ this past week.
X-Factor on Offense: Golden Tate
Atlanta cornerbacks love to jump routes and are extremely susceptible to the double move. Golden Tate is going to have run extremely crisp routes and make sure he gets separation from Robinson or Samuel. He could have a big day as Atlanta’s safeties are terrible in help defense.
Match-up to Watch: Brandon Browner vs. Julio Jones
Will Richard Sherman expected to get more snaps against Roddy White, Brandon Browner is going to have to shutdown Atlanta’s big play receiver in Julio Jones. If Browner struggles like he did last week that is going to force Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor to shade to Jones, play off the line of scrimmage and that is going to mean a few things.
1. Linebackers are going to be responsible for Tony Gonzales all day with no safety help.
2. More open running lanes for Turner and Rodgers.
3. A lot more direct single coverage on Roddy White.
Random, Baseless Prediction:
Marshawn Lynch has two runs of 50 yards or more and finishes with close to 200 yards rushing.
Prediction:
Seahawks win this going way, 37-13. Atlanta doesn’t score a touchdown until fourth quarter garbage time.
Thoughtful post, Kevin! I love how you gave a counter to the random negative fact lol.
Go Hawks!!!
Nice write up!
Go Hawks!!!!
I knew Bruce Irvin was going to be a liability today. At least they pulled him.
Might be getting that Hansen news pretty soon :)
If there was any truth that it was a done deal and inked.
I wish
Moderation? Serious?
Fixed! Still trying to figure out why it randomly puts people in moderation.
I’ve noticed that some times a smiley face results in moderation.
I’ll check that. I rewrote some of the code and that seemed to make things better, but it’s so random right now. I’ll see if there is something about the smiley theory.
I’ve had a post put into moderation due to a smiley face also
Yea i had one too.
Perhaps I am a sourpuss, but I think posts with smiley faces should be moderated. It is a good catch, if the smiley faces turns out to be a problem.
Back to back comeback wins wow
of course i am wrong bleh STUPID D
Seahawks lost thanks to the stupid defense
Never Freeze the kicker again
I don’t think pete actually called time out.
Well if kings to seattle is done don’t have to worry about taking the buzz away from the seahawks crappy defense and stupid play calling offense in the first half.
oh my……
no words
i rather deal witht he rollercoster ride of the kings to seattle or kings staying that the stupidity of the seahawks game
word
Man do we need some good news now. Im lost for words……
I think Seahawks need a new OC poor play calls in the first half killed the game for seattle.
The offense was doing pretty well in the first half, they just didn’t convert those long drives into points in the redzone. That’s what killed us.
They used soft zone coverage on ATL’s last drive which led to the fg, which was a really dumb move. If anything, Gus Bradley should be called out.
This is why I think interviewing coordinators for coaching jobs is a bad idea before playoffs are over.
He’ll get called out and he’ll probably be the Eagles coach by Wednesday morning.
And if Clemons didn’t get hurt on the redkins stupid field the game would been differnet.
chris, step up!
Pete Carroll called a terrible game. He left 6-10 points on the board in the first half and I was right about Irvin. He was horrendous. He quit on all non pass plays, didn’t even come close to sniffing a tackle. The Falcons knew this and gashed whatever side of the line he was on.
CURSES!!!!!
Clemons being out hurt seattle the most.
Definitely! Clemons plays, Seahawks win.
I think Pete hurt us more than Clemons being out. He has got to be kicking himself, along with the rest of us, for that stupid series of calls in the 1st half.
I’m pretty sure he DID call a timeout to ice the kicker at the end, on the replay I was reading his lips and it said the words “..time out..” Pete was probably trying to argue he had said “..no time out..” LOL
Now that the seahawks season is done back to going crazy over twitter comments saying its done, not done, done not done… oh wait a new bidder that wants buy the team and take them to some city non of us heard of. :P
last part was meant to be a joke.
yea the smiles seems to cause posts to go into moderation
Well, I’ll be spending some time going over the code again today.
That probably beats going crazy over the whole seattle-sac-kings ordeal
Ha!
I think I might have fixed it. Anyone care to post a comment with a smiley?
test :P
Son of a…
nope
Is it code thats causing it or some sort of option that needs to be allowed?
Well I’m disappointed, but I’m actually not too down about the Hawks. Russell Wilson is amazing and he’s ours for the next several years.
That takes care of our QB issue we been having for a few seasons. Now seattle can focus on other areas of improvement in the draft.
I’d give him an extension and a pay raise on the plane back home.
I don’t think they can due to the collective bargaining agreement.
I assume that is due to the changes to the rookies contract?
Now we will probably work at solidifying the defensive line during the draft. We could use some more guys up front. Everyone should remember we are the 2nd youngest team and will only get better. We should be favorites for the next few years.
I say passrushing linemen, preferably intrior but just pass rush help in general cant hurt. And we need aplaymaking reciever. I will be poundin the table for denard robinson as a mid rounder. Not a very polished reciever but absolutely electric with the ball in his hands.
Hawks and Niners..Rams are up and coming AND well coached as well.
There was a moral lesson for.Sonics fans in that game. No early celebrations.
lesson well learned
So brain continue patience with the Seattle-sac-kings situations but prepare for the worst?
bleh brian*
Ug, really needed the win. Really no sports options til August when Hawks preseason starts. Love the Sounders, but not the same. Mariners are a joke, wrote them off years ago. Today is rough, wish we had a Sonics game to look forward to….
There is NHL hockey starting this week.
I’m a Seattle guy, I watch a lot of hockey, I love it, fantastic sport but don’t have a team to really get into. Canucks are cool but nothing is like having your hometeam
i hear ya.
The Husky Men Bball are 3-0 in the PAC12 so far all of them road wins. First time that’s happened in 101 years.
Not as exciting as the Hawks have been but one can hope.
Are the Husky Basketball games on the Pac 12 channel?
Huskies? Terps on ESPN tonight! ;)
Thanks man
In general, but sometimes are on ESPN2 or U. I have been able to watch a few on the East Coast which has been great.
I’ll have to keep a look out for them
Usually though the last two were on Root Sports and ESPN.
http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wash-m-baskbl-sched.html
The latest Sonics rumor on Twitter or perhaps a continuation of one I’m not sure at this point lol
Jeff Brennan @jay_eee_eff_eff
I believe we will hear an official announcement about the Sonics soon.
Lame joke incoming you been warned.
The announcement would be the sonics will wear green and yellow as collars :-P
once its been cleared from moderation that is. For the time being lets avoid using smilies.
colors*
The issue is a bug in the code where WordPress thinks the smiley/emoticon is a spam link and puts it into moderation. I’ve fixed this on a couple other blogs before, but this one is being very uncooperative. I’m running tests of the site on my private server at home and it’s not an issue, but it also sees me as an Admin.
*sigh and bangs head on keyboard*
And another twist lol
Jeff Brennan @jay_eee_eff_eff
@ThaRealDanimal not as sure about this as I was everything else, but I believe it’s coming sooner rather than later.
Not to be a debbi downer but i’m gonna take this just as everything else a rumor not with that local bidder in sac making noise.
Anyone know who this Jeff Brennan fellow is? I know he had a Twitter dialogue about the Sonics with Softy a couple weeks ago. He was one of the first to predict Sonics news last week. Wondering if he’s plugged in or just speculating like the rest of us.
Given what else is going on regarding the situation i’m kinda iffy on if he plugged in or speculating.
I think he’s the one who said he knew someone within the Nordstrom family that had inside info and that’s where his info come from. Whether or not that’s true is debatable.
Yea right now i want to believe him but i can’t
He had it right on before the leak. Now I think he is like the rest of us; waiting.
Danimal is me, and I swear I know absolutely nothing. I asked him, and got this cryptic response….
Yeah I got the cryptic response too, its all good Danimal.
Well….now I need some good Sonics news.
Just saw a tweet on twitter that the Kings have been offered a sweet heart deal to move the team to Butte, Montanna. Sigh
Butte montana? why in the world would NBA go there? is this meant to be a joke?
Yes, just a joke. Since twitter seems to be driving the roller coaster. Come on Chris, give us a cure for our Seahawks hangover.
Maybe you were looking at a different tweet; but the Montana one I saw said they would move to Helena. That is just the Montana one. There is a tweet saying the team will be bought by the Sultan of Brunei and moved to a resort island in Indonesia. I figure that is a little far fetched as you would think the Sultan would have them play in Brunei. But Stern does want the NBA international. Don’t forget the tweet that says that the Church of Scientology will partner with Larry Flynt to buy the team.
Traven, that’s funny!
Last week: “The Hawks are going to the Super Bowl and the Sonics are coming back!”
Now: “Silly rabbit. You live in Seattle.”
And that’s how we all feel right now….
ugh
That paired with the “Justin Upton trade agreed upon!….oh but he vetoed it” adds on to what went from BEST SEATTLE SPORTS WEEK EVER to “Thank God I’m on anti-depressants!”
Shoot, the Seahawks had a better season than any of us thought. The Seahawks weren’t even the Seahawks the first five games. Atlanta played better and won. That is how it goes. You should not even get bummed out about the Seahawks loss, or season.
Yeah, go Hawks, sad it ended like that. Really wanted a 49 Hawks NFC game
Lets see if those who said Hansen and Ballmer were waiting for the Seahawks season to be over for an announcement were right. I’m still skeptical, but will eat crow and love it if I’m wrong.
I’m hoping that they are right.
If an annoucement comes this week, it will have no corrolation with the end of the Seahawks season. There is no way an annoucement is ready to be made and waiting for another teams season to end.
Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5
Just talked to my friends at @kcranews in #Sacramento - who say there’s been NO activity at Gavin Maloof’s house…
so who ever tweeted about giving away stuff was wrong?
looks like
Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5
The folks at @kcranews say neighbors say there has been no sign of moving trucks, etc, at the Maloof house in #Sacramento.
Where were the “guys in my face” today, Pete Carroll? No one kept you from gambling on the future of our team and our dreams. Bleh. Ack. Arg. Barf!!!
The only thing that’ll make me feel better is a “Sonics are coming home” announcement this week. But I’m sure the way Seattle sports go we’ll get the opposite.
Probably trading Felix to the Kings just to make it worse.
Heard Felix has parking lot range.
I believe Jeff Brennan does know the Nordstroms and I believe him when he said he was told things. I think whoever told him some things might not have taken into account the unpredictability of the Maloofs. He has consistently said that a deal was done and we would hear an announcement after the Hawks were done. Now we find out.
I reaaalllly need an announcement to help get me out of this Seahawk gloom !!
Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5
Kevin Durant: “Seattle is going to welcome those guys with open arms.” #NBAKings
Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5
Durant continued: “But you know, you feel for Sacramento losing their team.” #NBAKings
Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5
Kevin Durant: “Seattle is a great, great city, unbelievable fans. If the Kings do move there - they’ll have a wonderful home…” #NBAKings
Ummmmm. Does durant know something we dont?!
No. He used the word ‘if’ in one of the tweets about his comments.
I think it was just the standard Durant interview done when he comes to Portland for a game, except this time there are rumors to ask him about.
Brent Barry would be my choice to coach the Sonics. He played here, played under George Karl and Popovich, and has supported our cause consistently on NBA TV. He is sharp as a commentator and had great on court basketball smarts. In the meantime, I’m waiting for some good news with everyone else.
Agree, he is sharp, but, maybe he should think about becoming an assistant coach.
So finally the plan about build an arena in Downtown Plaza isn’t possible? And if that’s the case, are we talking only about the 450m offer from Mastrov again or there’s another line of battle?
where did you hear this?
Yeah whered you hear it isnt possible?
@SpanishGlove, where did you hear that the sacramento downtown plaza arena isn’t possible? last i heard they were still attempting to move forward with that though it’s unclear how close they are to establishing a funding package. i also haven’t heard if there is a group absolutely solidified or if they are still trying to build their investment group. basically, i know it’s believed to be an uphill battle but i haven’t heard that it’s “not possible.” forgive me if i’m misreading your post…
I don’t remember, just see it somewhere, probably isn’t reliable. And my english isn’t very good so don’t believe me haha.
So Downtown plaza is a serious project? That’s not good anyway…
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Chris Daniels@ChrisDaniels5
#Sacramento Mall Owner says it is NOT part of group bidding for #NBAKings, via @kjohnsonsacbiz : http://ow.ly/gMlBL
How much you think this helps us?
I don’t know if it helps, hurts, or neither. Just passing it along.
Definitely does not hurt us.
The more I think about it the more pissed I am that our offense had a game winning drive that was negated by a last minute weak effort by our defense. You’ve got to hold there.
I still feel numb from the game. It hasnt really hit me yet i dont think. I was and still am frustrated but not overly angry or screaming or anything. I have been so consumed with this sonics stuff i had one eye on the game and one eye on the web looking for something good sonics related i think im partly distracted. It’ll hit harder later probably
I was totally euphoric about the 4th Q comeback….and drinking quite a few Boundary Bay Scotch Ales….which put me in a “oh darn SOOOOO close” type attitude, but now I’m just really getting mad thinking how our defense really let the team down. We should have won that game after Russell did what he did in that game. I will say, though, give me that kid over Matt Ryan any day of the week.
You know what sucks? Most of us know that no rookie has ever made it to the Super Bowl, but today we lost after Russell had possibly his best game as a Seahawks quarterback. Dude had 385 yards passing and 60 yards rushing and 3 TDs.
The guy is something special. Hawks have a very bright future ahead of them. I can’t wait for free agency and draft talk to begin.
well if the mall owner isn’t part of the group they need to establish if they are willing to well and what that price may be. if it’s really struggling that much i’d imagine the owner would be willing to cash out for the right price but who knows if they have some master plan to flip the mall into profitability. remember when u village by u dub was a struggling small mall? and now it’s nuts! in any case, acquiring land would seemingly add another wrinkle
Seahawks create another great headline, only to be stolen again.
The story of that game was all about the Seahawks comeback. It’s almost like we won the game. Oh well.
you just gave me a really bad joke about seattle and stolen but i resist saying it.
I know it is just speculation, but…
Aaron Bruski@aaronbruski
I just had a very knowledgeable Sacramento source tell me that they are “eerily confident” in the Kings’ chances of staying
Ughhh
“Eerily confident” doesn’t strike as confident to me at all.
Well chris daniels said there would be some ups and downs the next few days reported. So far im only hearin the downs for us. Hopefully we get the last “up”. If yacatch my drift
Agreed.
“Eerily confident” = “Irrationally confident”
Which is good if you’re Jason Terry, but bad if you’re trying to buy an NBA team under the nose of several billionaires.
Bruski’s math is screwed up. As soon as he can explain how $75 million dollars vanishes off the books for a local owner I’ll trust what he says.
Baker, you know what really makes it sad?
People actually believing in that funny math like they can easily just take the 77m off.
I’ve seen some Kings fans thinking that the Maloof’s debt to the NBA can just be assumed by a local owner as well, while it has to be paid off by Hansen immediately.
Also there seems to be the idea that Hansen’s $525m offer is for 100% ownership and that a local owner would only have to pay 53% of that to match the Maloof + the other dude’s share. Am I crazy or wouldn’t Hansen be paying the full price of the franchise simply for the controlling interest and the existing minority owners would still own their chunk of the team unless they decide to sell on their own?
Lots of fudging the numbers going on.
In other news, Mickael Gelabale is headed back to the NBA.
His European team has let him sign an NBA contract. He has one, but we don’t know which team yet. Rumour is that it’s Minnesota.
Anyone else remember Jellyball fondly?
I remember his skinny legs and dreads. That’s about it.
Gelly is back?
He was a total tweener, not quite a pg or sg, and a little short to be a sf. I could see him as a bench player, he had a pretty good handle, an active body, an ok shot.
He let me shoot a three during warmups once before a Blazer game. Always have a special place in my heart because of that.
mitch levy@kjrmitch
Never know RT @Babyyao23 Only thing that will help heal the pain is if we hear some news from Chris Hansen this week. #keepingfingerscrossed
Is this something mitch tweeted or something that was tweeted to him. I dont do twitter so i get confused with reading tweets sometimes
We need to get you twittercated.
Twittercated sounds like a form of head trauma. Hahaha
He is retweeting a tweet from @babyyao23 and adding “Never know”. It’s better than if he added “I doubt it.”
And not as good as if he had added “Stay tuned tomorrow.”
Oh ok. I’ll take it as a positive
In practice one day Gelebale was goofing around and jumped too high, hitting his head head-on into the backboard. It was one of the funnier things ever. His hair protected him.
I liked Gelebale. He is from France if I’m not mistaken. I had high hopes for him.