This is exactly what you were praying for with that agent article. Hope you’re happy.
Seahawkward
GENO ARTICLE. Rob willed this game into existence. I’m not saying his overall desires ar wrong. But this game is exactly what he wanted. Don’t let him tell you otherwise for a second.
Patrick_in_orlando
What is wrong with you dude? Rob is a fan first and foremost. You’re kidding yourself if you think Rob wanted any of this to happen. And why are you even on this blog if you think this is what Rob wanted? Come on man, grieve the loss like an adult.
I hate to tell you…but that’s not how football works. You don’t “will” anything. If you’re at all surprised by the game, then maybe you’re just new to football.
Is that really what you came to the page for?
geoff u
Or is it? And all we need is for Rob to write an article on how Geno will have an MVP season and we’ll Super Bowl and BOOM! it happens?
Well, this is as clueless as anything I’ve seen on these pages, if it’s serious. But I can’t believe it’s serious.
Chris
You strike me as the type of fellow that writes angry emails to the local weatherman every time it rains.
LouCityHawk
That was a mediocre Geno Rob was worried about. This was an awful Geno. The type who everyone thought he would be last year.
BruceN
The guy stays up until the middle of the night on a different continent to watch this team and he runs a blog (and spends a ton of time) following this team with little financial reward and he does all that because he wants them to lose? Did I get that right? Take deep breath. Not a good look.
Seahawkward
*Geno article
Sean
Absolutely embarrassing performance. Not really sure what to say much more than that.
Defence terrible as expected but how bad was that apparently loaded offense in the second half?
STTBM
There is no excuse for having Clint Hurtt as your DC. Carrol deserves to be fired for that alone. 3 yards in the second half is all Waldron can manage?! That has to be a record for futility…
Where are all the jerks who thought it was ok to have only 2 guys over 300 lbs on the team?!
No pass rush at all. Nwosu is a stud, but they refused to have him pass rush. What a waste…
geoff u
There was no excuse for Norton Jr either after how bad he was with the Raiders as DC, but we kept him for 4 years of bad defenses
I feel like once again Pete Carroll has stolen 3 hours of my life. The mistake is mine the fault is mine I’m getting to the point where as a fan I’m not going to give any more chances and I’m not going to watch the advertisements buy the jerseys purchase the jackets the blankets the hats Etc. Cue Russell Crowe are you not entertained? No no I’m not
Roy Batty
But the culture🤣
Ukhawk
The wait was so not worth it… All I can say is “Ouch, like a kick in the nuts”
Malanch
I’ve been kicked in the nuts twice, once in the fall of ’85 and then again on Fourth of July weekend in ’87. On neither occasion was “ouch” included in the ensuing array of interjectory speech.
Sten
What’s the point of having Pete in basically the ambassador role when he can’t even control the players on the field? This team has no leadership and hardly any fight in them. And now, half of the past 2 years draft classes are injured
Forrest
Man…I think I’m gonna sit this season out. This game was just bad and painful to watch. I’d rather just watch the highlights and save myself from the stress.
Yeah yeah, injuries probably exacerbated issues, but all phases looked utterly broken. Metcalf needs a talking to; unacceptable behavior. Geno isn’t a long term answer. Worst of all, apparently the entire team is made of glass.
As always I’ll root for the team, but watching games like this is just nauseating. Go Hawks.
BA
This is pretty much how you can expect the Seahawks to play against the Rams. McVay can outcoach Carroll with a middle school team.
All the weapons on offense don’t matter when Geno is your QB
Gross MaToast
All I know is that I bet they’re going to try like heck this week to get this thing figured out.
Getting Jamaal Adams back is really gonna be a boost to this team
Tony
If you’re banking on Adams turning this D around, keep dreaming. Worst contract on the team, but possible Dre’Mont takes that spot after today’s performance
Tony
I’m not throwing the towel on Dre’Mont, but come on man
geoff u
Think about it, what was wrong with our defense today? No pass rush and bad secondary play. Jamaal Adams is legend, a man who can literally get an interception and a sack on the same play while scoring a touchdown inbetween. And that’s before he even sees the field. Just wait till he gets on the field, man.
Tony
😂😂😂
Travis
Just a typical Pete Carrol football game, really hard to care about this team anymore as long as he’s the coach
James Cr.
Why are we so bad at home? Teams probably look forward to playing here now.
Seahawkward
Something happened 5 or so years ago. There’s absolutely zero home field advantage anymore. I blame all the tech bro idiots and out of town doofs who have absolutely ruined our home field. We lost all of our 9ld school Kingdome era die hards and replaced them with a bunch of pampered tech babies. Just as with everything old millennial and Gen Z touches, same goes here. Pampered babies who doesn’t know how to bring it. Patrick Kerney is not pleased.
GrittyHawk
Ok, boomer. One more episode of Matlock and then it’s off to bed. You’re getting crabby.
Thomas Wells
For sure, this man is the “old man yells at cloud” gif in human form
Roy Batty
A tech bro idiot saved the team from moving to SoCal.
Malanch
“I blame all the tech bro idiots and out of town doofs who have absolutely ruined our home field.”
Don’t.
Blame the Seahawks.
Toffee
Remember you had that vendetta against a potential generational DL, and we’re thrilled when we drafted a CB who was not healthy and inactive today?
No, I remember correctly predicting the Seahawks wouldn’t draft Carter, explaining why, and being proven 100% right
Elmer
Yes, it was a prediction, not a vendetta. You predicted that the probability they would not draft Carter was 99.5%. I thought the probability they would not draft him was a little lower, maybe 95%. You were correct.
Malanch
… Aaaaand here’s Toffee, unable to make it through a single sentence without a strawman fail—and a fairly spectacular one at that. Just embarrassing.
Tezza
Why are you guys so upset I’m happy Rams where a challenger to us for 1st overall pick and that loss puts us ahead. Caleb Williams in this offence makes us nfc version of the chiefs
RugbyLock
Now that was funny!
Peck
Can Caleb Williams play defense? If not, it will be the same shit.
Malanch
The problem with winning the #1 overall pick is losing everything else to get there. ‘Yay, we get a franchise quarterback … to lead our hapless roster. Can’t wait till football season!’
Malanch
See: If the Seahawks offense is really as talented as you are suggesting, Tezza, then they’re not winning a blue-chip draft slot, let alone #1 overall.
Elmer
Blitzy, are you out there? Sadly, Elmer called it. Run all over the Hawks D, dominate time of possession, win the game.
They were on a mission to change personnel on defense. Yeah. Made it worse. No blame to Bobby Wagner though.
Seahawkward
Can somebody please tell me what the heck is the point of thr pre-season anymore?
Roy Batty
It gets you a Jake Bobo, who then gets ignored by his QB when he’s wide open for an easy TD.
Malanch
“What the heck is the point of thr pre-season anymore?” –awkward
The point of the preseason is [1] to maintain the league’s full 320-game broadcast inventory while [2] affording teams a tuneup period and [3] provoking customer demand for real football—which might be delivered by the third Sunday in October, if consumers are lucky.
Whit21
Pete carroll’s last year.. calling it now.. he needs to be front office.. and call back someone that he can passs the baton to.. all his best coaches have moved on.. could this be dan quinn again?
Whit21
Hawks defense i dont think has enough size. They want to hit… but they need jamaal adams to hit.. but the d line didn’t have the size i think.. they kept the run down.. but pass rushers didnt get home.. amd whats needed is bigger d tackles..
Malanch
Whit21, why does Carroll need to be in the front office? What’s wrong with him being in his Malibu home, from where he can imperil the franchise no more?
There’s no place for Carroll interfering in the FO
That would not be good
Whit21
I only said that because i doubt he would just walk away. He would want some type of control.. and im sure they would give it to him.. im not sure jody allen would just fire pete outright
Its not hut you have to think why he had a bad year and we all speculated that PC was done or they had to trade RW. They traded RW after the end of the year meetings with jody allen and all that.. and we saw and heard all the drama.. but his contract is still a factor for them so. I think it could come down to hes still in the front office.. calling it now.. if not after this season.. maybe after 2024..
geoff u
Too early to tank for Caleb Williams?
geoff u
Fire Pete, higher Sanders, draft his son…
Trevor
Sign me up for that! Team needs some new energy and a different message that’s pretty clear.
LouCityHawk
I want Dan Quinn.
Tecmo Bowl
Draft Shedeur Sanders and Primetime will follow.
Denver Hawker
Poopsicle- nothing positive to hold my attention or one small adjustment to get right.
Not ready to play.
Elmer
S*** on a stick.
Coaching mismatch. They know how to attack Clint’s defense and there was no response. Sad. The Lions will steamroller them.
Have been on the fence with Pete for a couple years. Watching QB’s complete endless passes between our zone D and the lack of discipline seals the deal for me. Pete’s done a lot, but it’s time for him to go.
That was the hardest game to watch since the game no one likes to bring up.
Andrew M
You guys are made of sterner stuff than me (and maybe even some of these Seahawks players), credit for picking up a few pieces and doing the podcast. If it wasn’t 5:00 here in Tacoma I’d be in bed with all the blinds closed.
Hey, the Chiefs need wide receivers pretty bad. Trade DK for Chris Jones and be done with it.
MatiG
That’s an inspired idea. Age difference makes it feel a bit lopsided, maybe they can throw in a pick. Also not confident the current regime would make good use of Jones.
Andrew M
Was made partly in jest- on Thursday night I joked to a friend they should trade Bobo for Chris Jones, straight up. But in the aftermath of the embarrassment we watched today I think I could entertain the idea of seriously moving DK. I certainly think he should have been benched in those last couple minutes just to send a message. Now, would Chris Jones make this a Super Bowl team? No he wouldn’t, but neither does DK at this stage. And if I had any hope the Hawks might make a move for Ben Johnson after this year the discussion would be moot. As it is I think most people here on the blog would agree the biggest issue facing the team is coaching staff, top to bottom. And there aren’t really any in-season moves they could make to fix that.
Many things about this game were awful. But the one that sticks in my mind most of all is how cataclysmically wrong the coaching staff was about what it had as a team. How head-shakingly unaware they were. Pete chastised himself mildly in the post game for “maybe a little misjudgment” about his team. It wasn’t little.
This is not a good sign. Pom-poms are no substitute for honest self-analysis.
For all of us that want a change at head coach and/or in the front office, I will warn you that you will not see it. Jody stayed with the GM of the Blazers 2 years too long and only fired him when they had enough on him to prove a toxic work environment so he didn’t have to continue to be paid until his contract was up. She is absolutely loathe to pay someone for not working. If I’m wrong, I’ll happily eat crow.
As we chatted in curtis’ post I believe you are sadly absolutely correct.
geoff u
Well then let’s hope she sells May 24th and we get a billionaire who doesn’t suck (fat chance, I know)
Wilson502
Itll probably be Bezos who ends up buying the team if anybody is to buy it.
Malanch
You could well be right about that, Wilson502. If current owners want Jeff Bezos in their club, I expect that’s what’ll end out happening. And what a match it would be:
[Lord of the Rings franchise] + Jeff Bezos = Rings of Power
[Seattle Seahawks franchise] + Jeff Bezos = ?
Ishmael
Lol imagine waiting six months for that. There’s just nothing new to say, same issues we’ve been seeing for five years now. Crony hires have the players unfit and unprepared. Carroll has to take the majority of the blame for overseeing a programme governed by mildly corrupt mediocrity, but Schneider and the half absent leadership who have aided and abetted him need to take a whack too.
No doubt things will improve through the season, and we’ll talk ourselves into it, but this team isn’t going anywhere. What’s the line? “I love you, but you are not serious people.”
Schrub
Man, this team just looks soft. No BAMFs. Probably most disturbing was the secondary. OMG.
SeaTown
You mean the secondary being call LOB part 2? Lol
Roy Batty
The pass rush was putrid. All the hype from practice and beating up on scrubs in the pre season, then they roll,out this steaming pile?
Seahawkward
Can somebody please tell me what the heck is the point of thr pre-season anymore?
Leo
Well, nothing like completely demoralizing the fan base right from the start. That was definitely the most disappointing game I’ve ever been to. I know it was just the first game of the season, but there was nothing at all in that game to give fans even the tiniest bit of hope for the season.
Troy
More than ever before, I am firm believer this all starts and ends with Pete Carroll.
The defense has no identity and quite frankly is easy to pick apart. Scheme changes, new coordinators, yet one common theme -Pete Carroll.
There is no creativity on offense or defense. Another game completely out coached on both sides. Again, Pete Carroll and his vanilla styles.
I haven’t been this demoralized in a long time after a season opener. The defense looks no different than the last 4 years, despite all the rah rah bullshit Pete speaks. The can’t get off the field and consistently lose the time of possession battle.
I’ve long been a supporter of Pete, but I’ve had enough. This team is so freaking predictable, in a bad way. Pete needs to go.
Tony
As a season ticket holder, who do I call for warranty claims. This product I purchased looks defective and broken.
Roy Batty
You didn’t read the fine print on the back of your stub.
It clearly states, ”Sucker.”
RugbyLock
NGL… that made me laugh
Palatypus
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I’m guessing the word “shambolic” is used in the first three minutes.
Palatypus
Damn, Rob, it took you 13:30 to say “shambolic.” I am impressed.
If DK Metcalf had shown that kind of restraint, he wouldn’t have been flagged.
downtownjewelrybryan
never thought i would root for a team that has players i despise
Mick
I can understand not being able to see a problem, but when you see it and don’t fix it it’s your fault. And when you don’t fix it for so many years in a row, it starts going towards questioning your skills. Of course nothing will happen in terms of consequences, but with the way this team is managed I don’t expect anything this year.
LouCityHawk
I’m leaving one comment here and will check this site later this week to see the QB thoughts from Rob.
That was the most frustrating game since the Mora era.
Now I was taught, after a win you study game tape to keep people humble, after a loss you watch game film to see what can be improved, but after some losses, you throw the film in the garbage, and you tell everyone in the building they have one more shot, but if that is all they have, changes are being made.
People are clamoring to try and make excuses for their favorite player or position group. No one player would have fixed tonight, this was an organizational failure from top to bottom. If this is the team that shows up in Detroit they would be well advised to strip it for pics and tank for Caleb.
Grubber
That was an absolute shit show. I don’t get why the commentators kept crowing about McVey being a genius when all he did was outcoach Pete Carroll again.
Peter
Low key funny comment.
Hawk Mock
The good news is – it looks like we’re trying to work on things by scrimmaging the Cowboys right now. Always ComPete!
MattG
I feel less miserable than I ought to, because it was so bad, it doesn’t even feel real. The offense showed well in the first half. The roster is pretty similar to last year’s, with some seemingly clear upgrades and additions. The team can’t be as bad as the second half suggests. They have assets. Is it just poor strategy? Did they overcompensate on defense by selling out to stifle the run (the expected weak point)? Are the receivers not as good as expected, or did Geno shy away from risky throws due to his incentives? I’m just throwing out ideas, trying to make sense of this nonsense.
Trailing in the game late in the third quarter, on a third and four, they throw the ball 25 yards on a side line route over Metcalf’s head. Stupid. Once again we see the ” just move the chains, baby” mentality win out. Rams converted 17 third downs and had twice the TOP. Enough said.
STTBM
Yes. A low percentage Fly route on third and four. Carrols done this at least a hundred times, and it’s worked maybe 10 times. An absolutely pathetic coaching/scheming/playcalling decision.
What they needed then, especially, was a damn first down. Like the Rams picked up over and over again facing 3rd and 4. But apparently Metcalf drew single coverage and the first read was for a long fade down the sideline to him. Low percentage football.
Pack of K9s
I was so frustrated by that play. It seems like they rely on pass interference with certain play designs which isn’t a reliable way to build an offense.
Roy Batty
The most disappointing thing for me was the pass rush. There was none.
I can take any of the other failings, but the pass rush was astonishingly bad. So much hype, investment and focus from the media. Then this heaping pile of steamy goodness showed up.
Geno I understand. It’s Geno. It’s the reason his contract is structured the way it is.
DK I understand. He’s a child. It is who he is.
Bobby reverting back to the stat monster man from 2021 I can understand. I expected it. He was pissed last year. This year he’s…comfortable.
But the pass rush has talent. It has prior results. It has physical freaks. And now it has zero credibility. Zero.
That is astonishing.
SeaTown
Yeah but Boye Mafe looked great this preseason vs undrafted scrubs.
I think he was being sarcastic… this team is just bad…
Fudwamper
I agree but at all times in the game, beginning middle and end it did look great. I agree they didn’t need to but also they couldn’t run well.
MattG
Yet the Rams still ran a lot, even though they weren’t getting many yards.
Meanwhile, Walker was running consistently well, but the Seahawks went to the air over and over in the second half instead of running. Go skim the play-by-play; it’s tragic. Walker is getting 4-5 yards every run.
Feels like it gets back to that difference in coaching.
Blue and Green Bird Team Fan
This may be a hot take but I’m honestly not upset at DK for todays game. His unsportsmanlike conduct at least showed he cares, which is more than I can say about any other Seahawk player on the field. Everyone else looked like road kill. Tyler Lockett, our co-captain on offense, looked like he was searching for reasons to stay engaged this year. Everyone else showed about as much spirit as a roll of dead snake skin.
Chris
You’re right. DK does care. Unfortunately, it’s not about the team winning games but instead about his childish in-game vendettas.
Pack of K9s
The way the play looks like they lack any fire in their bellies. I do think if you run K9 30 times the game is different. Trying to make Geno into a star instead of letting him game manage and make good decisions. They had protection today and did nothing with it. Clearly Geno is a game manager and thats fine but they need to scheme for it.
Defense looked fairly wretched but not completey untalented. I think many will disagree but i honestly was impressed by the run defense and felt unsurprised that they struggled against the pass. Sean McVay has been burning us with those plays for years and Clint Hurtt is a major downgrade from even Ken Norton. If the defense gives up that many yards again i think Hurtt needs to go because i do believe the D line has talent and that the secondary has enough talent to not be embarrassing. This is the worst loss ive seen since pre-Carroll. I think they do the opposite of what they used to say which is putting players in positions to utilize their strengths, they do the opposite and try forcing players into roles that dont work
McZ
It’s easy to point at Hurtt.
The DL assembled by PC and JS was graded as being #30 in the league by PFF. The OL has the same grade. Secondary is #17. Geno is not a game manager, he is a backup. Our #5 WR corps got targetted 24 times.
The way this roster is constructed stinks. And when rookies have no players to be lead and learn the craft from, you have serious problems. We go into year 6 of those problems.
A stream of injuries are pointing to a lack of preparation and professionalism. Who has the oversight over the athletic department? It been atrocious, for years.
And what about the offense? A no-name defense of first and second year players around Aaron Donald kept the Seahawks to 10 yd in the second half.
So many more names to be named other than Hurtt.
Dubb
Well, that was ugly. I thought we would be in 11 personnel most of the game; but I kept seeing Dissly and Parkinson running routes. They got 2 catches each and none for Fant. We must be giving out participation trophies, so everyone must play.
Metcalf has to be frustrated when other “number 1” receivers in the league like Tyreek, Jefferson & Chase are guaranteed 10-15 targets a game and he gets 5. They need to determine who their best players are on offense and feed those players.
Same on defense. I understand you need to rotate players to keep them fresh; but get your best 11 on the field as often as possible. Again, participation trophies aren’t given in the NFL.
James
If I’d have had as poor a performance at my job as this team today, I’d be looking for a job tomorrow. That’s a lot of months to roll out a bad team.
Huggie Hawk
Welp… glad I went golfing and missed the game. Hard times.
Larry Stone once again thoughtfully delineates the game. Nobody else in the general press corp is writing like this. It’s a shame he is retiring.
cha
Here’s a snippet
You’ve got to hand it to the Seahawks: They unveiled a master class Sunday on how to turn the warm glow of anticipation into a cesspool of disgust and incrimination — all in 60 increasingly futile minutes.
It’s hard to imagine a bigger buzzkill than what the Seahawks foisted upon their fans in a 30-13 defeat at Lumen Field that evolved into total capitulation after a somewhat promising start. All the positive energy and big-time dreams typical of a season opener were systematically shattered as the Los Angeles Rams sucked the life out of both the crowd and their opponent.
I think if Pete was coaching the Cardinals he would win 7 to 9 games. if he was coaching Kansas City he would win 7 to 9 games. I think that’s what he’s become. I think that’s all he’ll ever be from now until the year 3000 when he finally retires
Donovan
Meanwhile, Jalen Carter getting over half dozen pressures in Eagles opener. I
Peter
That’s wild.
Didn’t know if you knew this but the eagles were in the superbowl last year with a stacked defense that finished 8th overall and is still stacked this year.
So…..how would jalen do with our team? Are the eagles spending around 22% of their cap on safeties that don’t all play? Do they have more than two down linemen worth anything? Are their linebackers better than ours?
Unless Carter is pulling a bottom 30 defense into top ten by himself this Carter talk is irrelevant. Adding Carter to a team full of babysitters so he can rotate on a deep roster is awesome. But then there’s the seahawks….
McZ
So, the expectation on our 5th pick, who showed his red flags after the draft, is to turn this D around?
People talking themselves into this should get ready for a nasty disappointment. He is a slot corner, and to light for the position. Add to this obvious lack of preparation and professionalism on the athletic department, and he will will find himself on a stretcher, soon.
509 Chris
This team still has a TON of young promising talent and a history of success. The head coaching job would be so easy to fill with your pick of any young hungry minds. Last year was a mirage and once we get over all this weird offseason hype plus slipping backward into the wildcard round well remember that last year we were thinking that Pete may choose to step down if the season implodes. Damnit maybe thats finally going to happen and we can watch a new era form around us with this young team, and potentially a drafted qb next year. I dont think we’ll be in the running for Williams without a trade up but hiring a new coach and trading the farm to go get a generational talent doesn’t seem that far fetched right? Williams has already made it clear he doesn’t want to play for a garbage organization so depending on who drafts first they might be inclined to seek trade offers rather than have him stay in college or pull an Eli/Elway.
CD
I disagree, they have 1 good (not great) draft class in the last 10 years. The jury is out on this years class (and from what I see it’s not special). That’s it, I don’t think the team has that much more talent than other teams. I think there is a bias fans ‘hope’ for, like for Taylor and now for Mafe. Also, any up and coming coach would jump at a full time NFL gig no matter if the team has low, medium, or high talent.
At least they burned that 5th overall on a non tester of a slot corner because he pounded his chest a few times last year. Resources randomly sprayed across the field and the IR, sunk costs and pride drive decision making, Pete defiant in joy that he has done it his way. An arrogant, boring, bad football team.
MattyB
I was positive all off season that things are/were moving in the right direction, but after one game all my worries about this football team come flooding back – everything about The Seahawks is predicatable created by the repetitive nature that is now Pete Carroll – we need fresh ideas and a fresh face to go with the youth and talent that can grow together. I now feel myself routing for 3 losses in order to speed up the enveitable
UkAlex6674
We are 3-7 in our last 10 games including the playoff loss.
That’s trending completely the wrong way.
All those saying ‘relax it’s just week one we can turn it around’ need a reality check.
There are only 17 games to play in a regular season. It’s not acceptable to have the mind-set it’s OK to drop one or two because it’s early on.
UkAlex6674
Rams had 39 minutes possession? 😳
Dubb
Great article. Also, help me understand how you give TE Fant a $6.85M fifth year option to be a rotational TE. Either he is your starter that plays 75% of the TE snaps or you let him become a free agent and spend the money on a DL or other position. I was expecting more Fant and less Dissly/Parkinson.
L80
Bumpus on the radio basically saying “I love the first game”….People want to fire everyone, blah, blah , blah…..It’s accepting this type of mentality that is rooted in this team. CHANGE was needed years ago and the proof is right in front of all of us, year after year, the same crap starts. The same predictable offense and defense…..Why should we expect diffent results?…Because palyers are different?
We seen the same results with changes made at every position….Ya know, being stuck in a bad marriage is the worst, just end it and start over.
I have absolutely zero time for anyone in the media who, rather than analysing what happened, wants to just undermine anyone else’s opinion with ‘it’s the first game’ rhetoric BS
L80
Exactly, I kept listening and although he stated, I’m not giving them a pass for a dreadful performance, but it’s only week one…..At that point I was gone. It’s his ass kissing opinion, to give the coaches a mulligan, while all during the preseason he kept players out and they looked beaten before the first snap was taken. At NO point in the first half did I feel comfortable.
The 2nd half speaks for itself. Maybe the worst half of football on both sides of the ball I have ever seen and that’s saying a lot…..I like Stacy, but when Stacy and Jake parted ways so did the show.
Yeah the Hawks will probably rebound in this crazy league and world we live in, but serious change is in order and has been for at LEAST 5 years.
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This is exactly what you were praying for with that agent article. Hope you’re happy.
GENO ARTICLE. Rob willed this game into existence. I’m not saying his overall desires ar wrong. But this game is exactly what he wanted. Don’t let him tell you otherwise for a second.
What is wrong with you dude? Rob is a fan first and foremost. You’re kidding yourself if you think Rob wanted any of this to happen. And why are you even on this blog if you think this is what Rob wanted? Come on man, grieve the loss like an adult.
I hate to tell you…but that’s not how football works. You don’t “will” anything. If you’re at all surprised by the game, then maybe you’re just new to football.
Is that really what you came to the page for?
Or is it? And all we need is for Rob to write an article on how Geno will have an MVP season and we’ll Super Bowl and BOOM! it happens?
At this point, could it make it any worse? Haha
Well, this is as clueless as anything I’ve seen on these pages, if it’s serious. But I can’t believe it’s serious.
You strike me as the type of fellow that writes angry emails to the local weatherman every time it rains.
That was a mediocre Geno Rob was worried about. This was an awful Geno. The type who everyone thought he would be last year.
The guy stays up until the middle of the night on a different continent to watch this team and he runs a blog (and spends a ton of time) following this team with little financial reward and he does all that because he wants them to lose? Did I get that right? Take deep breath. Not a good look.
*Geno article
Absolutely embarrassing performance. Not really sure what to say much more than that.
Defence terrible as expected but how bad was that apparently loaded offense in the second half?
There is no excuse for having Clint Hurtt as your DC. Carrol deserves to be fired for that alone. 3 yards in the second half is all Waldron can manage?! That has to be a record for futility…
Where are all the jerks who thought it was ok to have only 2 guys over 300 lbs on the team?!
No pass rush at all. Nwosu is a stud, but they refused to have him pass rush. What a waste…
There was no excuse for Norton Jr either after how bad he was with the Raiders as DC, but we kept him for 4 years of bad defenses
For anyone who cares about watching quality football Chargers and Dolphins are going down to The Wire on CBS
And the bonus is Kevin Harlan’s doing play-by-play
Has Pop Warner ball started up yet? Rather watch that.
It looked like every game we play vs. the Rams.
And it also looks like that vaunted, loaded offense, is a load all right, but the brown kind.
No, I’m pretty sure it’s green.
Pete Carrol answers to nobody. What a shame
You are correct and what does absolute power do?
I feel like once again Pete Carroll has stolen 3 hours of my life. The mistake is mine the fault is mine I’m getting to the point where as a fan I’m not going to give any more chances and I’m not going to watch the advertisements buy the jerseys purchase the jackets the blankets the hats Etc. Cue Russell Crowe are you not entertained? No no I’m not
But the culture🤣
The wait was so not worth it… All I can say is “Ouch, like a kick in the nuts”
I’ve been kicked in the nuts twice, once in the fall of ’85 and then again on Fourth of July weekend in ’87. On neither occasion was “ouch” included in the ensuing array of interjectory speech.
What’s the point of having Pete in basically the ambassador role when he can’t even control the players on the field? This team has no leadership and hardly any fight in them. And now, half of the past 2 years draft classes are injured
Man…I think I’m gonna sit this season out. This game was just bad and painful to watch. I’d rather just watch the highlights and save myself from the stress.
Yeah yeah, injuries probably exacerbated issues, but all phases looked utterly broken. Metcalf needs a talking to; unacceptable behavior. Geno isn’t a long term answer. Worst of all, apparently the entire team is made of glass.
As always I’ll root for the team, but watching games like this is just nauseating. Go Hawks.
This is pretty much how you can expect the Seahawks to play against the Rams. McVay can outcoach Carroll with a middle school team.
All the weapons on offense don’t matter when Geno is your QB
All I know is that I bet they’re going to try like heck this week to get this thing figured out.
They’ll get after it
Getting Jamaal Adams back is really gonna be a boost to this team
If you’re banking on Adams turning this D around, keep dreaming. Worst contract on the team, but possible Dre’Mont takes that spot after today’s performance
I’m not throwing the towel on Dre’Mont, but come on man
Think about it, what was wrong with our defense today? No pass rush and bad secondary play. Jamaal Adams is legend, a man who can literally get an interception and a sack on the same play while scoring a touchdown inbetween. And that’s before he even sees the field. Just wait till he gets on the field, man.
😂😂😂
Just a typical Pete Carrol football game, really hard to care about this team anymore as long as he’s the coach
Why are we so bad at home? Teams probably look forward to playing here now.
Something happened 5 or so years ago. There’s absolutely zero home field advantage anymore. I blame all the tech bro idiots and out of town doofs who have absolutely ruined our home field. We lost all of our 9ld school Kingdome era die hards and replaced them with a bunch of pampered tech babies. Just as with everything old millennial and Gen Z touches, same goes here. Pampered babies who doesn’t know how to bring it. Patrick Kerney is not pleased.
Ok, boomer. One more episode of Matlock and then it’s off to bed. You’re getting crabby.
For sure, this man is the “old man yells at cloud” gif in human form
A tech bro idiot saved the team from moving to SoCal.
“I blame all the tech bro idiots and out of town doofs who have absolutely ruined our home field.”
Don’t.
Blame the Seahawks.
Remember you had that vendetta against a potential generational DL, and we’re thrilled when we drafted a CB who was not healthy and inactive today?
Cool.
No, I remember correctly predicting the Seahawks wouldn’t draft Carter, explaining why, and being proven 100% right
Yes, it was a prediction, not a vendetta. You predicted that the probability they would not draft Carter was 99.5%. I thought the probability they would not draft him was a little lower, maybe 95%. You were correct.
… Aaaaand here’s Toffee, unable to make it through a single sentence without a strawman fail—and a fairly spectacular one at that. Just embarrassing.
Why are you guys so upset I’m happy Rams where a challenger to us for 1st overall pick and that loss puts us ahead. Caleb Williams in this offence makes us nfc version of the chiefs
Now that was funny!
Can Caleb Williams play defense? If not, it will be the same shit.
The problem with winning the #1 overall pick is losing everything else to get there. ‘Yay, we get a franchise quarterback … to lead our hapless roster. Can’t wait till football season!’
See: If the Seahawks offense is really as talented as you are suggesting, Tezza, then they’re not winning a blue-chip draft slot, let alone #1 overall.
Blitzy, are you out there? Sadly, Elmer called it. Run all over the Hawks D, dominate time of possession, win the game.
They were on a mission to change personnel on defense. Yeah. Made it worse. No blame to Bobby Wagner though.
Can somebody please tell me what the heck is the point of thr pre-season anymore?
It gets you a Jake Bobo, who then gets ignored by his QB when he’s wide open for an easy TD.
“What the heck is the point of thr pre-season anymore?” –awkward
The point of the preseason is [1] to maintain the league’s full 320-game broadcast inventory while [2] affording teams a tuneup period and [3] provoking customer demand for real football—which might be delivered by the third Sunday in October, if consumers are lucky.
Pete carroll’s last year.. calling it now.. he needs to be front office.. and call back someone that he can passs the baton to.. all his best coaches have moved on.. could this be dan quinn again?
Hawks defense i dont think has enough size. They want to hit… but they need jamaal adams to hit.. but the d line didn’t have the size i think.. they kept the run down.. but pass rushers didnt get home.. amd whats needed is bigger d tackles..
Whit21, why does Carroll need to be in the front office? What’s wrong with him being in his Malibu home, from where he can imperil the franchise no more?
There’s no place for Carroll interfering in the FO
That would not be good
I only said that because i doubt he would just walk away. He would want some type of control.. and im sure they would give it to him.. im not sure jody allen would just fire pete outright
Well that shouldn’t be acceptable
PC doesn’t get to dictate everything
Its not hut you have to think why he had a bad year and we all speculated that PC was done or they had to trade RW. They traded RW after the end of the year meetings with jody allen and all that.. and we saw and heard all the drama.. but his contract is still a factor for them so. I think it could come down to hes still in the front office.. calling it now.. if not after this season.. maybe after 2024..
Too early to tank for Caleb Williams?
Fire Pete, higher Sanders, draft his son…
Sign me up for that! Team needs some new energy and a different message that’s pretty clear.
I want Dan Quinn.
Draft Shedeur Sanders and Primetime will follow.
Poopsicle- nothing positive to hold my attention or one small adjustment to get right.
Not ready to play.
S*** on a stick.
Coaching mismatch. They know how to attack Clint’s defense and there was no response. Sad. The Lions will steamroller them.
Have been on the fence with Pete for a couple years. Watching QB’s complete endless passes between our zone D and the lack of discipline seals the deal for me. Pete’s done a lot, but it’s time for him to go.
That was the hardest game to watch since the game no one likes to bring up.
You guys are made of sterner stuff than me (and maybe even some of these Seahawks players), credit for picking up a few pieces and doing the podcast. If it wasn’t 5:00 here in Tacoma I’d be in bed with all the blinds closed.
Hey, the Chiefs need wide receivers pretty bad. Trade DK for Chris Jones and be done with it.
That’s an inspired idea. Age difference makes it feel a bit lopsided, maybe they can throw in a pick. Also not confident the current regime would make good use of Jones.
Was made partly in jest- on Thursday night I joked to a friend they should trade Bobo for Chris Jones, straight up. But in the aftermath of the embarrassment we watched today I think I could entertain the idea of seriously moving DK. I certainly think he should have been benched in those last couple minutes just to send a message. Now, would Chris Jones make this a Super Bowl team? No he wouldn’t, but neither does DK at this stage. And if I had any hope the Hawks might make a move for Ben Johnson after this year the discussion would be moot. As it is I think most people here on the blog would agree the biggest issue facing the team is coaching staff, top to bottom. And there aren’t really any in-season moves they could make to fix that.
Pass rush even more non-existent:
https://x.com/austingayle_/status/1701022776122020129?s=46&t=cOHU3a7sncZq-_1QP4M1Og
How did geno smith play? Like the Geno from the second half of last year. Forcing the ball to the “stars” and one read
Any updates on how serious the injuries to tackles?
Many things about this game were awful. But the one that sticks in my mind most of all is how cataclysmically wrong the coaching staff was about what it had as a team. How head-shakingly unaware they were. Pete chastised himself mildly in the post game for “maybe a little misjudgment” about his team. It wasn’t little.
This is not a good sign. Pom-poms are no substitute for honest self-analysis.
For all of us that want a change at head coach and/or in the front office, I will warn you that you will not see it. Jody stayed with the GM of the Blazers 2 years too long and only fired him when they had enough on him to prove a toxic work environment so he didn’t have to continue to be paid until his contract was up. She is absolutely loathe to pay someone for not working. If I’m wrong, I’ll happily eat crow.
Poop-sandwich. That is all.
As we chatted in curtis’ post I believe you are sadly absolutely correct.
Well then let’s hope she sells May 24th and we get a billionaire who doesn’t suck (fat chance, I know)
Itll probably be Bezos who ends up buying the team if anybody is to buy it.
You could well be right about that, Wilson502. If current owners want Jeff Bezos in their club, I expect that’s what’ll end out happening. And what a match it would be:
[Lord of the Rings franchise] + Jeff Bezos = Rings of Power
[Seattle Seahawks franchise] + Jeff Bezos = ?
Lol imagine waiting six months for that. There’s just nothing new to say, same issues we’ve been seeing for five years now. Crony hires have the players unfit and unprepared. Carroll has to take the majority of the blame for overseeing a programme governed by mildly corrupt mediocrity, but Schneider and the half absent leadership who have aided and abetted him need to take a whack too.
No doubt things will improve through the season, and we’ll talk ourselves into it, but this team isn’t going anywhere. What’s the line? “I love you, but you are not serious people.”
Man, this team just looks soft. No BAMFs. Probably most disturbing was the secondary. OMG.
You mean the secondary being call LOB part 2? Lol
The pass rush was putrid. All the hype from practice and beating up on scrubs in the pre season, then they roll,out this steaming pile?
Can somebody please tell me what the heck is the point of thr pre-season anymore?
Well, nothing like completely demoralizing the fan base right from the start. That was definitely the most disappointing game I’ve ever been to. I know it was just the first game of the season, but there was nothing at all in that game to give fans even the tiniest bit of hope for the season.
More than ever before, I am firm believer this all starts and ends with Pete Carroll.
The defense has no identity and quite frankly is easy to pick apart. Scheme changes, new coordinators, yet one common theme -Pete Carroll.
There is no creativity on offense or defense. Another game completely out coached on both sides. Again, Pete Carroll and his vanilla styles.
I haven’t been this demoralized in a long time after a season opener. The defense looks no different than the last 4 years, despite all the rah rah bullshit Pete speaks. The can’t get off the field and consistently lose the time of possession battle.
I’ve long been a supporter of Pete, but I’ve had enough. This team is so freaking predictable, in a bad way. Pete needs to go.
As a season ticket holder, who do I call for warranty claims. This product I purchased looks defective and broken.
You didn’t read the fine print on the back of your stub.
It clearly states, ”Sucker.”
NGL… that made me laugh
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I’m guessing the word “shambolic” is used in the first three minutes.
Damn, Rob, it took you 13:30 to say “shambolic.” I am impressed.
If DK Metcalf had shown that kind of restraint, he wouldn’t have been flagged.
never thought i would root for a team that has players i despise
I can understand not being able to see a problem, but when you see it and don’t fix it it’s your fault. And when you don’t fix it for so many years in a row, it starts going towards questioning your skills. Of course nothing will happen in terms of consequences, but with the way this team is managed I don’t expect anything this year.
I’m leaving one comment here and will check this site later this week to see the QB thoughts from Rob.
That was the most frustrating game since the Mora era.
Now I was taught, after a win you study game tape to keep people humble, after a loss you watch game film to see what can be improved, but after some losses, you throw the film in the garbage, and you tell everyone in the building they have one more shot, but if that is all they have, changes are being made.
People are clamoring to try and make excuses for their favorite player or position group. No one player would have fixed tonight, this was an organizational failure from top to bottom. If this is the team that shows up in Detroit they would be well advised to strip it for pics and tank for Caleb.
That was an absolute shit show. I don’t get why the commentators kept crowing about McVey being a genius when all he did was outcoach Pete Carroll again.
Low key funny comment.
The good news is – it looks like we’re trying to work on things by scrimmaging the Cowboys right now. Always ComPete!
I feel less miserable than I ought to, because it was so bad, it doesn’t even feel real. The offense showed well in the first half. The roster is pretty similar to last year’s, with some seemingly clear upgrades and additions. The team can’t be as bad as the second half suggests. They have assets. Is it just poor strategy? Did they overcompensate on defense by selling out to stifle the run (the expected weak point)? Are the receivers not as good as expected, or did Geno shy away from risky throws due to his incentives? I’m just throwing out ideas, trying to make sense of this nonsense.
Unrelated, I’m glad they overpaid for Dissly.
Trailing in the game late in the third quarter, on a third and four, they throw the ball 25 yards on a side line route over Metcalf’s head. Stupid. Once again we see the ” just move the chains, baby” mentality win out. Rams converted 17 third downs and had twice the TOP. Enough said.
Yes. A low percentage Fly route on third and four. Carrols done this at least a hundred times, and it’s worked maybe 10 times. An absolutely pathetic coaching/scheming/playcalling decision.
What they needed then, especially, was a damn first down. Like the Rams picked up over and over again facing 3rd and 4. But apparently Metcalf drew single coverage and the first read was for a long fade down the sideline to him. Low percentage football.
I was so frustrated by that play. It seems like they rely on pass interference with certain play designs which isn’t a reliable way to build an offense.
The most disappointing thing for me was the pass rush. There was none.
I can take any of the other failings, but the pass rush was astonishingly bad. So much hype, investment and focus from the media. Then this heaping pile of steamy goodness showed up.
Geno I understand. It’s Geno. It’s the reason his contract is structured the way it is.
DK I understand. He’s a child. It is who he is.
Bobby reverting back to the stat monster man from 2021 I can understand. I expected it. He was pissed last year. This year he’s…comfortable.
But the pass rush has talent. It has prior results. It has physical freaks. And now it has zero credibility. Zero.
That is astonishing.
Yeah but Boye Mafe looked great this preseason vs undrafted scrubs.
He actually looked good against the run today. But nobody looked good against the pass.
The Rams didn’t need to run.
Yep, no pass rush and poor secondary play. But at least we stopped the run. Is it opposite day?
Hurt might just be the worst DC since Quinn left.
The most embarrassing thing from today is knowing none of this shit is going to be addressed.
Hawks couldn’t possibly play worse than this at least.
Giants fan has entered the chat
Hawks: “Hold my beer.”
Or
Hawks: “Challenge accepted.”
I can’t decide which is more appropriate.
Well, the run defense looked great!!
Not much pressure on the QB though.
That back end was putrid, horrible tackling and piss poor coverage in zones. The rams could throw at will into the middle and the flats.
The first half is exactly what I wanted to see out of the run game and the passing.
The second half O??? What the hell. I get that both tackles were out but it was just bad.
Because they didn’t need to run!
I think he was being sarcastic… this team is just bad…
I agree but at all times in the game, beginning middle and end it did look great. I agree they didn’t need to but also they couldn’t run well.
Yet the Rams still ran a lot, even though they weren’t getting many yards.
Meanwhile, Walker was running consistently well, but the Seahawks went to the air over and over in the second half instead of running. Go skim the play-by-play; it’s tragic. Walker is getting 4-5 yards every run.
Feels like it gets back to that difference in coaching.
This may be a hot take but I’m honestly not upset at DK for todays game. His unsportsmanlike conduct at least showed he cares, which is more than I can say about any other Seahawk player on the field. Everyone else looked like road kill. Tyler Lockett, our co-captain on offense, looked like he was searching for reasons to stay engaged this year. Everyone else showed about as much spirit as a roll of dead snake skin.
You’re right. DK does care. Unfortunately, it’s not about the team winning games but instead about his childish in-game vendettas.
The way the play looks like they lack any fire in their bellies. I do think if you run K9 30 times the game is different. Trying to make Geno into a star instead of letting him game manage and make good decisions. They had protection today and did nothing with it. Clearly Geno is a game manager and thats fine but they need to scheme for it.
Defense looked fairly wretched but not completey untalented. I think many will disagree but i honestly was impressed by the run defense and felt unsurprised that they struggled against the pass. Sean McVay has been burning us with those plays for years and Clint Hurtt is a major downgrade from even Ken Norton. If the defense gives up that many yards again i think Hurtt needs to go because i do believe the D line has talent and that the secondary has enough talent to not be embarrassing. This is the worst loss ive seen since pre-Carroll. I think they do the opposite of what they used to say which is putting players in positions to utilize their strengths, they do the opposite and try forcing players into roles that dont work
It’s easy to point at Hurtt.
The DL assembled by PC and JS was graded as being #30 in the league by PFF. The OL has the same grade. Secondary is #17. Geno is not a game manager, he is a backup. Our #5 WR corps got targetted 24 times.
The way this roster is constructed stinks. And when rookies have no players to be lead and learn the craft from, you have serious problems. We go into year 6 of those problems.
A stream of injuries are pointing to a lack of preparation and professionalism. Who has the oversight over the athletic department? It been atrocious, for years.
And what about the offense? A no-name defense of first and second year players around Aaron Donald kept the Seahawks to 10 yd in the second half.
So many more names to be named other than Hurtt.
Well, that was ugly. I thought we would be in 11 personnel most of the game; but I kept seeing Dissly and Parkinson running routes. They got 2 catches each and none for Fant. We must be giving out participation trophies, so everyone must play.
Metcalf has to be frustrated when other “number 1” receivers in the league like Tyreek, Jefferson & Chase are guaranteed 10-15 targets a game and he gets 5. They need to determine who their best players are on offense and feed those players.
Same on defense. I understand you need to rotate players to keep them fresh; but get your best 11 on the field as often as possible. Again, participation trophies aren’t given in the NFL.
If I’d have had as poor a performance at my job as this team today, I’d be looking for a job tomorrow. That’s a lot of months to roll out a bad team.
Welp… glad I went golfing and missed the game. Hard times.
https://t.co/jHTzY0O1P3
Larry Stone once again thoughtfully delineates the game. Nobody else in the general press corp is writing like this. It’s a shame he is retiring.
Here’s a snippet
Brutal but true…
He has a way with words. He will be missed.
On the bright side. NYG lost 40-0 at home to their hated rival. That was worse. I know I’m grasping at straws…
I think if Pete was coaching the Cardinals he would win 7 to 9 games. if he was coaching Kansas City he would win 7 to 9 games. I think that’s what he’s become. I think that’s all he’ll ever be from now until the year 3000 when he finally retires
Meanwhile, Jalen Carter getting over half dozen pressures in Eagles opener. I
That’s wild.
Didn’t know if you knew this but the eagles were in the superbowl last year with a stacked defense that finished 8th overall and is still stacked this year.
So…..how would jalen do with our team? Are the eagles spending around 22% of their cap on safeties that don’t all play? Do they have more than two down linemen worth anything? Are their linebackers better than ours?
Unless Carter is pulling a bottom 30 defense into top ten by himself this Carter talk is irrelevant. Adding Carter to a team full of babysitters so he can rotate on a deep roster is awesome. But then there’s the seahawks….
So, the expectation on our 5th pick, who showed his red flags after the draft, is to turn this D around?
People talking themselves into this should get ready for a nasty disappointment. He is a slot corner, and to light for the position. Add to this obvious lack of preparation and professionalism on the athletic department, and he will will find himself on a stretcher, soon.
This team still has a TON of young promising talent and a history of success. The head coaching job would be so easy to fill with your pick of any young hungry minds. Last year was a mirage and once we get over all this weird offseason hype plus slipping backward into the wildcard round well remember that last year we were thinking that Pete may choose to step down if the season implodes. Damnit maybe thats finally going to happen and we can watch a new era form around us with this young team, and potentially a drafted qb next year. I dont think we’ll be in the running for Williams without a trade up but hiring a new coach and trading the farm to go get a generational talent doesn’t seem that far fetched right? Williams has already made it clear he doesn’t want to play for a garbage organization so depending on who drafts first they might be inclined to seek trade offers rather than have him stay in college or pull an Eli/Elway.
I disagree, they have 1 good (not great) draft class in the last 10 years. The jury is out on this years class (and from what I see it’s not special). That’s it, I don’t think the team has that much more talent than other teams. I think there is a bias fans ‘hope’ for, like for Taylor and now for Mafe. Also, any up and coming coach would jump at a full time NFL gig no matter if the team has low, medium, or high talent.
I’d rather wait and get Rattler or Shedeur.
At least they burned that 5th overall on a non tester of a slot corner because he pounded his chest a few times last year. Resources randomly sprayed across the field and the IR, sunk costs and pride drive decision making, Pete defiant in joy that he has done it his way. An arrogant, boring, bad football team.
I was positive all off season that things are/were moving in the right direction, but after one game all my worries about this football team come flooding back – everything about The Seahawks is predicatable created by the repetitive nature that is now Pete Carroll – we need fresh ideas and a fresh face to go with the youth and talent that can grow together. I now feel myself routing for 3 losses in order to speed up the enveitable
We are 3-7 in our last 10 games including the playoff loss.
That’s trending completely the wrong way.
All those saying ‘relax it’s just week one we can turn it around’ need a reality check.
There are only 17 games to play in a regular season. It’s not acceptable to have the mind-set it’s OK to drop one or two because it’s early on.
Rams had 39 minutes possession? 😳
Great article. Also, help me understand how you give TE Fant a $6.85M fifth year option to be a rotational TE. Either he is your starter that plays 75% of the TE snaps or you let him become a free agent and spend the money on a DL or other position. I was expecting more Fant and less Dissly/Parkinson.
Bumpus on the radio basically saying “I love the first game”….People want to fire everyone, blah, blah , blah…..It’s accepting this type of mentality that is rooted in this team. CHANGE was needed years ago and the proof is right in front of all of us, year after year, the same crap starts. The same predictable offense and defense…..Why should we expect diffent results?…Because palyers are different?
We seen the same results with changes made at every position….Ya know, being stuck in a bad marriage is the worst, just end it and start over.
I have absolutely zero time for anyone in the media who, rather than analysing what happened, wants to just undermine anyone else’s opinion with ‘it’s the first game’ rhetoric BS
Exactly, I kept listening and although he stated, I’m not giving them a pass for a dreadful performance, but it’s only week one…..At that point I was gone. It’s his ass kissing opinion, to give the coaches a mulligan, while all during the preseason he kept players out and they looked beaten before the first snap was taken. At NO point in the first half did I feel comfortable.
The 2nd half speaks for itself. Maybe the worst half of football on both sides of the ball I have ever seen and that’s saying a lot…..I like Stacy, but when Stacy and Jake parted ways so did the show.
Yeah the Hawks will probably rebound in this crazy league and world we live in, but serious change is in order and has been for at LEAST 5 years.