Patrick Jones is flashing first round talent
The Seahawks don’t have a first or third round pick in 2021 so if they keep their second rounder, there’s a decent chance it’ll be spent on the defensive line.
With such limited stock, it’s going to be hard to make projections for what could easily be a non-top-50 prospect. Testing is going to have a bigger impact than ever next year with many players opting out of the college football season (although it seems the idea of ‘writing-off’ the 2021 draft was a bit premature, given all the major conferences are now playing).
Pittsburgh’s Patrick Jones is definitely one to monitor.
Today, he was fantastic against Louisville — recording three sacks and three TFL’s.
On the first sack he forced the left tackle into a wide stance because he was terrified of his speed off the edge. It’s an awkward position for a blocker and Jones capitalised — engaging with a fantastic punch and driving him back into the quarterback.
It’s a classic speed-to-power move that will have NFL scouts drooling.
His second sack came on a spin move that completely stunned the right tackle. He exploded into the backfield but couldn’t bring down the QB who tried to extend the play. Jones kept his motor running and mopped things up shortly after.
Jones’ third sack was a speed rush to the edge where he actually lost balance as he flew by the tackle. He recovered to complete the play.
He was constantly in the backfield using his quickness to impact running plays and disrupt the quarterback.
It was especially pleasing to see him using his hands and winning with power because his 2019 tape showed plenty of ability to win with speed. Now he looks like the complete package.
The Seahawks like their pass rushers to be lean with great bend and flexibility. Darrell Taylor doesn’t have the best get-off but he has tremendous balance and works some ridiculous angles to beat the tackle and straighten to the quarterback.
Jones shows off similar skills. He’ll drop his shoulder and dip to avoid contact, pivot from the block then work to the passer.
If you don’t control him after off the release he can beat you with quickness. He can swim inside to offer variety. We saw today the power he possesses and he’s mixing in a spin-move. His get-off is certainly good enough (it’s better than Taylor’s). He’ll put a tackle on skates and he gets wide to avoid the initial contact and then he’s athletic enough to straighten and finish.
He’s a classical pass rusher in the Seahawks/Carroll mould. This is the type of player they look for. He’s a pin-your-ears-back and get after it type with the frame, size and hands to play early downs. He’s what the Seahawks currently are missing.
When you watch him operate in space he’s very fluid. There’s very little wasted movement. There’s a suddenness to him. He provides that quick, early pressure that disrupts a quarterback. You need someone who can create easy 1v1 wins (or at least make it look easy). He could appeal to 3-4 teams because of his mobility.
Jones could’ve declared for the 2020 draft but opted to return this year.
How he tests will be vital. The Seahawks will still want to see a good 10-yard split and a decent overall profile. He’s ideally sized (6-5, 260lbs) but arm length is also key. He was only a three-star recruit so there’s no guarantee he’ll test brilliantly.
In terms of personality he’s all business. Jones is a man of few words but he booms them out with a deep, serious voice.
He has a terrific backstory as John McGonical notes:
“…Jones, whenever he’s asked where he hails from, acknowledges that he’s “not really” from Virginia. The son of a naval IT chief, Jones spent most of his life overseas. And it was in Japan, 6,500 miles from Pitt’s campus, where the pass-rusher found the game he loves.
Jones was born in Yokosuka on Sept. 29, 1998. He doesn’t remember much, living there until he was 3 years old, when his father and family were relocated to a base in Jacksonville. After a couple years in Florida, the Joneses moved to Naples, Italy, for three years, then back to Japan. In 2007, they took temporary roots in Misawa, an eight-hour car ride north of Tokyo, on the northern tip of the island. A few years later, the family went back to Yokosuka, where they stayed until December 2012.
Jones’ official Pitt bio says Chesapeake is his hometown, where he and his family relocated and remained in 2013. But everyone who really knows him understands that the around-the-world childhood he experienced shaped him into something more than a normal stateside kid.”
He’s also a multi-sports star and excelled at baseball — something the Seahawks appreciate.
Tony Pauline is reporting that he’s been given a firm second-round grade by teams. Based on what I’ve seen so far that’s a conservative projection. He has first round potential and if he lasts into round two — he’s definitely someone the Seahawks could have on their radar.
This is a really talented Pittsburgh defense. I wrote about two of their other players back in July including safety Paris Ford who I also like a lot.
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I am gonna bet Seahawks trade down from the 2nd to recoup more picks but I totally agree Seahawks need a Dline pick
Nice writeup Rob.
I’m having Darrell Taylor PTSD so I have to ask. Any injury history you are aware of?
Also, you referenced in the piece he rushed the left tackle and the right tackle. Any idea on if he can projected to EDGE on either side in the NFL? A guy the Hawks can move around could really be a valuable asset.
No injury history to my knowledge.
I think he can rush from different angles. Obviously though, for Seattle’s scheme he’d work mostly from the right side.
https://youtu.be/gGFmy6zXXRI
That swim and get skinny move at 1:50 vs Duke is insane. Reminds me of Clowney, like he just starts the play behind the LOS.
Was Taylor hurt a lot or just the one injury?
The wait until the end of R2 is already going to be really, really, really long.
And if we trade that pick at the deadline…
(I mean, I’d do it, but it sure makes it hard to read about any exciting prospects in this year’s draft)
Mississippi State vs LSU is an absolute mess.
Could be a long season for the Tigers.
LSU obviously sorely missing their two best players from last year….cough…
Nice Rob. I’ve been in love with this guy since last year. He looks like a perfect LEO. I know I’ve brought him up in the comments quite a few times, and have been eagerly awaiting your thoughts on him. Loved the write up and haven’t seen him this year, so I can’t wait to check out the bulked up version.
Some absolute ballers on that PITT defense.
If people haven’t seen it, here is his ’19 highlight reel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGFmy6zXXRI&t=133s&ab_channel=Stadium
Different topic but I’m so pissed the Hawks drafted Collier, Blair and Metcalf and only a little later (could’ve easily trade up) instead of McLaurin. Baldwin knew the guy, SDB also loved him. He tears up with even Haskins. I know we have less info than GMs but sometimes it’s just seems crazy not to pick someone…
KJ Costello hasn’t changed. Still the same player.
Turnover machine. Blowing this game for Miss. State.
Twitter already massively overreacting and getting silly because Costello’s team won.
Bet you anything he starts popping up in R1 mocks which will be ridiculous.
He had four turnovers including two in two possessions that almost cost them the game. It could’ve been three turnovers in three possessions but he was bailed out on a fumble on replay.
He just put up about 600 yards in a Mike Leach mass production offense against a LSU team that is a shell.
Perspective.
Agreed. I didn’t think he’s a 1st rounder either. Even though they won, I thought he cost em the game if that makes sense.
* don’t
Have u seen Duke’s Victor Dimukeje yet? Rob?
I haven’t
I watched him a bit. He doesn’t look very long. More of a SAM, don’t you think, than a LEO?
I think he can play either. Seattle can’t be picky about pass rushers. Profiles are out the window, within reason. They need guys who can get off the ball & string together moves. Dimukeje has get-off that he can convert, plays hard, fantastic leverage guy,
I don’t know. If we weren’t being picky, we would have signed Matthews or Griffen or any number of guys. We feel like improving the pass rush absolutely needs to be the key, but the actions of the FO seem to indicate that they don’t feel that way. At least not to the extent that we do.
I’m forced to conclude that they don’t see it the same way that most of us do. Not to say that they feel like it’s totally fine and nothing needs addressing. More that their ‘value’ of DL in general plays into the decision making more than we’d like. They don’t seem to be willing to spend big (or at all) on DL. Whatever their criteria for DL is, they went back to the well by bringing back Bruce and Mayowa, rather than targeting productive players who didn’t fit their profile. Maybe they were just too expensive, but I wouldn’t toss out what they’ve done in the past because we think that the DL needs to be priority 1, 2 & 3.
All that said, I should have another look at Victor. I just didn’t think he looked like a ‘Seahawky’ guy.
They meant it when they said DL and pass rush was the priority.
They just did a poor job. And they know it.
Profiles will never be out the window with this front office.
Another Duck – Jevon Holland – announced he’s opting out and going pro. He was graded as the best slot corner in the country last year. That makes 4 Ducks Sewell, Holland, Lenoir & Graham skipping this season.
I doubt any of these guys end up Hawks, but there are rumors that another opt-out is coming from Eugene. If it’s Jordon Scott, he might be worth a look. Big 3-4 NT, that would probably be a decent 1T alla Poona. No idea on his arm length though.
I hope whoever they bring in is better than Poona.
I think Ford is overrated. Decent rotational DT. Someone you’re happy bringing off the bench to share the load.
He didn’t have a good season last year and this year, after two games, he’s being graded among the worst DT’s in the league by PFF.
For all the people happy to praise the run defense — there’s a reason they’re bringing in Snacks for a look next week. It’s not for Snacks’ quick-twitch pass rushing ability.
“Decent rotational DT” would be pretty awesome for a guy that was undrafted, if we had a proper starter to go in front of him. As with others like Mayowa, they are asking these guys to play beyond what is reasonable.
Well yes, I agree. I think Ford is overrated by fans and media but that’s not his fault.
He is an easy guy to root for. A guy that was talked a lot about on this site for his unique build. But he really should be a 3rd tackle. Like everyone else he is playing too much snaps
Agree, but for a UDFA he’s overachieved.
Scott might be a day three pick, that’s why I mention him. He’s not very tall, and he’s the one guy out of that group that we might be interested in AND have a shot at.
2021 draft class focus, looks like it is going to be on guys that are strictly day 2/3.
Overachieved? No.
We don’t need to define players who make a roster as overachieving. Especially if they just end up being backup level.
He’s our starting DT and wasn’t drafted.
Starting is an irrelevance. It’s how you play.
The Seahawks started Drew Nowak once.
The two notable UW defensive linemen, Joe Tryon and Levi Onwuzurike, both opted to forgo the season and sign with an agent early. Rob, do you think either of these two would be interesting to look at round 2? I suspect Tryon not playing will knock his stock down, he was being talked about a bit as a first rounder but I don’t quite see that.
I’ve only watched Onwuzurike of the two. I thought he showed some flashes but his tape lacked ‘wow’ moments. Testing will be key for him.
+1
D’Eriq King man. Impresses me more & more. They’re dangerous.
King looks really good. Taking a lot of steps forward in his game. Jaelen Phillips is a freak. Crazy athletic tip ball pick. Also Amari Gainer is an absolute unit. He could end up like Cam Akers. The most talented player on a ultimately bed team
Cam’Ron Harris is good too! They’ve impressed more than anyone so far.
Agree. A lot of NFL talent on that team.
#11 DE for LSU flashed. Know nothing about him, but he looked really good.
Local kid from Edmonds, Ali Gaye. Committed to UW but didn’t qualify for some reason, went to JUCO and then signed with LSU.
Rob, we talk about pass rush being a huge need, but what about a left tackle? I know the Big 10 will have a delayed start to the season, but a guy that I am going to be watching is Alaric Jackson from Iowa. He’s listed at 6’6″ and 320 pounds so that fits Solari’s large profile. He plays LT fand he was so good that it kept Tristan Wirfs, a top 15 selection in 2020, on the right side of their line. And we know just how much this FO values getting guys that play in a phone booth (like Damien Lewis last year at LSU) rather than in a spread system. Could he be the heir apparent for Duane Brown? I’d argue that is almost just as important since we’ve seen Russell take off since they had acquired Duane Brown from the Texans.
Well I’ve been talking a lot about the LT position for months.
But they don’t have a R1 pick until 2023. So good luck finding options in the draft.
We could still find options in this draft. Look at Damien Lewis. I know it is early in the year but he is doing good. He was a third rounder, so we could still find good offensive lineman even if they are not a first-round pick.
HUGE difference in availability of a LT vs a RG. Many teams look for LTs regularly. And btw, Lewis is awesome. Pro Bowls in that man’s future.
You have to pencil out the 1st rounders, so you can get an idea of what might be available to Seattle later in the draft. It is going to be incredibly difficult to project past the cream of the crop 1st rounders (top 15). Rob/V12/cha all most likely has a pretty good read on these purple chippers. But everyone else, some 2000+ guys will be tough as heck task to sort through.
I’m not sure how front offices will evaluate talent this year.
Base it off of 2018/2019 game tape?
Will the weight their evaluations towards guys who participate in 2020?
Shaquem Griffin in the regular season last year:
80 pass rush snaps
0 sacks
1 tackle
Wait, so why are they even trying to block for him…? 😉
If Benson can’t play today I am so pumped to see that dynamic pass rush rotation of Collier, Shaq Griffen and Alton Robinson.
Not sure Mayowa actually makes me that much more excited for that group.
That’s the point, right there.
We’re hoping a player who is at best a DE3 can play today.
A career replacement level player.
Who happens to be playing 90% of our snaps as our only pass rusher.
What the hell did they do this year.
It’s difficult to imagine how they could have messed up the the defensive line situation more they have.
It is truly mind boggling how a position group that was a professed priority has ended up being arguably the worst in the league.
I’ve been as critical as anyone about what they did on DL, but I will say that at least they acquired players at DE: Taylor, Robinson, Mayowa, Irvin. DT they just people go and didn’t even add.
This is in no way defending the botched the DL strategy, just highlighting that I think DT was more bungled than DE.
It was all bungled Gerry.
They didn’t do anywhere near a good enough job building the D-line this year and they created a problem that could easily prevent this team reaching its potential — despite rightly acknowledging it was the defining priority of the off-season. They emphatically failed at both DE and DT.
Completely agree.
It’s barely believable that they ended up with this situation and it’s wholly unacceptable.
Here’s what I’m thinking today.
Will the pass rush be any different with Irvin out and Mayowa banged up?
Leaning hard towards no.
https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/how-much-worse-could-seahawks-pass-rush-be-in-week-3
Just a lot of stating the obvious really.
We’ve all seen this coming for months.
We simply have to hope that they can keep winning in spite of the DL until options to upgrade hopefully emerge.
Great article. Hopefully somebody like Robinson seizes the opportunity and flashes a bit.
No one was more critical of the Hawks approach to the OL under Cable but IMO the way they have handled the DL this year is far far worse than even that. Sad part is that there was no need for it. If they didn’t have cap space or draft capital at least there would have been an excuse. No Ireally don’t see any fix for this season.
I truly believe that if Russ got hurt this week that this team would not win another game this season because the Defense is not going to steal a couple and that is both sad and inexcusable IMO considering we went into the off season with a ton of cap space and draft capital.
Still think we are going to win today in a Big 12 type shootout 38-35. Go Hawks!
It’s on a totally different level to the OL.
As we talked about to death at the time — Seattle was paying a high number of stars. Wilson, Wagner, Sherman, Earl, Chancellor, KJ, Bennett, Avril, Baldwin and others.
There had to be a saving somewhere. They had no money. Rightly or wrongly they put their faith in Tom Cable being able to coach up a unit. They also pumped draft picks into the unit — they’ve spent as much as any team on the OL over the years. People always acted like it was Cable making the picks directly. He wasn’t. He gave his input as all positional coaches do. That was explained numerous times. John Schneider is the GM and makes the picks.
It didn’t work. They had a poor line. I’d argue it never cost them a season though — and it certainly didn’t prevent Wilson from excelling, or Marshawn, or even players like Thomas Rawls on his rookie year. Wilson’s scrambling and ability to evade helped the situation and that played into their thinking.
With the D-line it’s totally different. They had enough money to spend this year to blow $50-60m. They frittered it away on crap players and didn’t do anything to improve the D-line despite saying it was the priority. They’ve created chaos on the defense as a consequence.
This having an open roster spot is strange, even with COVID protocol delay built in.
They must either have a handshake agreement with Snacks if he checks out (and weighs out) or be waving a flag at him that they’re holding a spot for him.
It could also simply be money saving.
They don’t need to fill that spot this weekend. So why bring anyone up just to pay them money to be inactive?
You’re thinking way too logically Rob.
Luke Willson’s game check cleared just fine last Monday.
cLoWneY dOesN’t geT saCkS
https://twitter.com/Titans/status/1310266592874254336
Clowney: You do you, I’ll take the triple team
Incredible.
In Seattle I’m not sure Mayowa even warrants a ‘single team’.
Amazing… but for some reason not good enough of the Seahawks to close on their so called priority. That video definitely rubs salt in the wound.
Can’t believe I am cheering for the Bills and Giants right now.
Bills OC really has the Ram D’s number.
I love the way the Bills are manhandling the Rams. I hope Pete Carroll is taking notes.
The INT ruling might be the worst call I’ve seen in a long time.
It’s like a reverse Fail Mary.
Want to see how Buffalo responds.
Is it just me or does it seem like almost almost every team in the league sucks on D this year for one reason or another. I thought that side of the ball would have an advantage with the lack or practice but I guess no crowd noise really is a big advantage on offense.
Is there a dominant defensive unit in the league this year? Ravens or Bills maybe but even they are not great.
Your not wrong. It’s a problem. At the same time? Future of the league.
We’re ahead of the curve.
M Bennett’s prophecy of a league that plays ‘flag football’ defense coming true.
No crowd noise, they’ve changed the rules to make it like this, less contact in practice, and the quality of QB play is pretty unprecedented.
Lots of injuries too tied into that.
Bills defense looks fantastic.
Bills look good in general. Allen really improving each year.
Looked good until the 4th quarter.
Yep.
Bills not doing the NFC West any favours here.
But I took LA +2.5 in a couple of bets so…
You just missed it then, 3 point difference.
Washingtons DL and our back 7 would be an LOB level D I think.
Well, they are getting shredded by Cleveland right now
If the Giants get the #1 pick do they take Trevor Lawrence?
Another DL…
Take a RB. Oh wait.
Penny Sewell.
I guess the MetLife turf problem is a real thing. Despite it passing all the official inspections, I guess they should just listen to the players on this one.
https://twitter.com/CharlesRobinson/status/1310271350045634565
Yo, where’s Kenny (Sloth) at? 😏
https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/1310276378798030850
Good idea.
Put the shows based in your town in the stands.
How about Real World Seattle, Northern Exposure, 10 Things I Hate About You and Sleepless in Seattle 😉
Mariners had Jimi Hendrix sitting behind their dugout.
Falcons defense practicing social distancing
https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1310281928021606401
I love Trubisky’s ‘what do I do now?’ half-juke. He’s so open he has no idea how to act.
Inactive
Dunbar
Lano Hill
Thorpe
Fuller
Ogbuehi
Willson
Dunbar has now missed 15 games in the last three seasons.
4 RBs and only 2 safeties active? Happy for DJ Dallas but no Blair and no Hill?
They must be playing Ugo at safety and Linden Stephens at nickel? Or Ugo gonna get a whole lotta snaps if a safety gets hurt.
Who’s the back up safety and corner???
Trey Flowers, Linden Stephens at cb.
I think Ryan Neal can play safety. Probably play Ugo at safety as well.
That’s our problem. Tre is now starting and Ugo is nickel.
Let’s hope special teams doesn’t suffer too much without Thorpe out there
Man. How good is Calvin Ridley? Quickly becoming one of the games best.
Rams back at it, Bills D has lost 2-3 key players to injury in 3rd quarter now.
Talk about a gift INT given to the RAMS and a dubious call.
Rob – another nice analysis, but it’s quite possible (likely?) Jones won’t last into the 2nd round. And even if he does, the Seahawks will draft too late to acquire him. Russell Wilson’s continued brilliance will guarantee that. Welcome to football hell, a place where PC and JS’ abject incompetence (the past five or so years) has resulted in an inferior roster and very little means for improving it. And not enough cap space to instantly rebuild a roster to Russell Wilson’s liking. The (not) dynamic duo have always been so anxious and proud to demonstrate how much smarter they are than the mainstream – which has produced quirky, inexplicable drafts including the likes of Christine Michael, Germaine Ifedi, Bruce Irvin (instead of Fletcher Cox) Paul Richardson (Devante Adams), Malik McDowell (TJ Watt), Ethan Pocic and the final coup-de-grace – Rashaad Penny (Nick Chubb) They then traded Frank Clark, and with their subsequent draft capital in 2019 were planning on drafting (if reports are to believed) Brian Burns (or Montez Sweat?) and Jonathan Abrams – only to be outsmarted and ending up with….LJ Collier, Marquise Blair and speed bump Cody Barton.To compound the problem, their never-ending mistakes in the draft have resulted in spending more draft capital in trades that yielded Sheldon Richardson and Jadeveon Clowney – based on the misconception that that SR and JC would likely re-sign – why wouldn’t anyone want to play for the smartest guys on the planet? Two characteristics of arrogant people – they believe they’re popular – everyone likes them and wants to be with them, and they also believe they’re smarter than everyone else. Arrogance leads to laziness, unpreparedness and hence no backup plan. Only when it’s too late do arrogant people realize they’ve been outsmarted which leads to acts of desperation – hence I give you the Jamaal Adams trade.
Russell Wilson is no fool. He wanted the team to add superstars, and instead we end up with Greg Olson, BJ Finney, Benson Mayowa, Bruce Irvin et al. Not exactly what he was asking for. This will be Russell Wilson’s last season in Seattle. He only has so many fingers with which to plug the dam. And when the team finishes 8-8 (or worse) and gives up an average of 450 yards and 30+ points a game, the dam will finally break and RW will grow weary and realize the cause is hopeless. After the season he’ll privately demand a trade – knowing that the Seahawks have absolutely no realistic way of becoming a Super Bowl caliber team in the foreseeable future. The demand will of course come with the implied (or explicit) threat that if a trade is not executed before an appointed time (one month before the draft?) the demand will be made public. Given the realities of the salary cap era, the market for his services will be limited to teams that 1) are only an accomplished QB away from the Super Bowl and 2) have enough cap space and to add RW without imploding their roster. That – in combination with other teams’ knowledge that the Seahawks have been painted into a corner – means the draft capital returned will be less than expected. And the cycle of incompetence is now complete.
They did it to themselves. Glad I got that off my chest.
“Rob – another nice analysis, but it’s quite possible (likely?) Jones won’t last into the 2nd round. And even if he does, the Seahawks will draft too late to acquire him.”
Sure but I did acknowledge that in the piece.
Understood and acknowledged.
Apologies as I kind of used your analysis as a pretext for unloading all my frustrations with the way this franchise has been managed the past few years (something you’ve obviously covered with great insight)..
I think they’ll trade back in the 2nd to get a 3rd. If they can that is. Also think this might be the year we see them take a corner before the 3rd.
Bengals leading…… shocking
Bills got bailed out by a sh*tty call. We’ll take it though.
Make up for the INT BS call earlier
:O Falcons trying to blow the game
confirmed!
the hawks and cowboys are close when matched up, I say the game is decided by lousy officiating
Ok, Quinn gets fired now.
has to be
WOW
Shatt the Bed 3 games in a row
And I thought The Masters was a tradition like no other, nope it’s the Atlanta Falcons blowing a fourth quarter lead.
Just me, or did Brown get beat badly on that sack?
It was a quick throw. Coverage sack. Wilson didn’t like what he saw.
But yes Brown disengaged quickly.
He did.
3rd and 6.
Seahawks blitz.
Get a ‘pressure’ through the blitzing Adams.
No sack though.
Dak converts for a first down.
Rinse and repeat.
Another 3rd and 6.
Another blitz.
Another ‘pressure’ but no sack.
Another conversion.
Keeping up the clip of 1 of 3 plays being 10+ yards
Striving for consistency.
Wow KJ looked slow there giving up the first
Yeah. Though the same
My thoughts exactly he looked like a snail
Good play by Ugo
Take 3 points all day. Defense made a few plays, showing some life.
Give Dak credit. He hung in there & didn’t panic.
Cooper made a nice grab over middle.
Justin Jefferson MIN 7 REC, 175 YDS, 1 TD
Oh boy Damien Lewis down.
Not a good look either
😬
Injuries are the worst part of sport.
Nooo , not Lewis.
Crap!
That was delicious.
All Day.
ALL. DAY.
All Lockett does…?
Amen.
I know you think the defensive line is the big issue. And I won’t argue it isn’t.
But this offensive line could easily be in the same shape at some point of the season. They have to stay healthy.
Yeah! Locketttttttttt.
At least it’s not a knee.
I just thought the same thing. 🙂
+1
and the way he fell a knee looked more likely than an ankle.
Although apparently he was carted into the locker room so man that’s disappointing.
Let’s gooooo!
Thats a safety man. Come on
Mone
I love it, what would you call that, a running back slip due to defensive line penetration?
Hmmmm 🤔. He slipped, but if Mone doesn’t get the penetration there, he’s outta the end zone.
THANK YOU DALLAS!
What a weird sequence
Good play right there
Get the ball back, time to cook!
Need big lead, just in case lol
Dallas ST helping our defense out right there.
Foot on the gas, offense!
You can dance if you want to…
Cause your friends don’t dance
And if they don’t dance
They’re no friends of mine!
Woohoo!! Safety – what a gift.
Noice!
Mone and Alton Robinson in on play?
+1
Mone & Poona I thought, but u could be right
Looked like a good push from the line, maybe a run blitz, and Zeke fell over.
+1
On a positive note, it feel like this is the least sloppy our team has been in a long time. The offense is committing fewer penalties and able to pass its way out of trouble when we fall behind the chains. And our special teams has been rock-solid so far (small sample size obviously). Will be crucial to keep this up since our defense will be on the back foot all year.
“it feel like this is the least sloppy our team has been in a long time”
Don’t speak too soon.
Offense -1
O-line is playing poorly.
Duane Brown looks terrible.
Ruined two drives.
Entire offense looks way off today.
Yep. He’s getting worked
Looks gimpy, like he has a lag injury and can’t “drop an anchor” on pass rushes
Alton Smith is a guy I’ve always wanted on the Seahawks team.
I think the problem there was everyone was covered, and it was a long drop. When will they start using quicker passes?
And same move by smith both times
Just got tossed aside by Aldon.
Also look what a difference one guy off the edge can do (in this instance, Aldon Smith).
Cowboys getting a dollars’ worth of pass rush for a nickel with Aldon Smith.
Dallas are now featuring two UDFA tackles and a backup center and guard.
If they can’t rush vs this line, who will they rush against?
If you’re going to jump offsides, you darn well better bring the QB down.
Collier has flashed a couple times so far.
I thought he deserved a lot of credit for the sack earlier
Lining him up at 3-tech I’ve noticed too
+1
Another blitz on that throw to Cooper. Wagner this time. Nowhere near. Converted.
Flowers got cooked on that route too.
Two blown timeouts for too many men on the field in the first quarter.
This defense is atrocious. If this isn’t fixed, we are talking about a really fun offensive season of going 9-7 or 10-6 with 1 playoff win.
I know we’ve beat this point to death, but what the heck were they thinking this offseason?
doink
+1
Doink!
+1 (actually 2 Husky beat me to it)
Cowboys ST gonna grade out real well by PFF tomorrow.
19 points so far and the offences have made a ton of mistakes. They could break 70 for the total today.
Sorry 18 that could end up being a huge miss by Zurlein.
Cowboys have 3!!!! Rookies on oline, and our d can’t get pressure. By far the worst dline in the league and it isn’t close.
DK Metcalf what a total idiot.
What the hell is he doing.
A play after blocking like a 6-4 trifle on the play before.
What the hell is he doing?
Clown.
That’s a huge moment.
That was stupid
Got a lot to learn still
That’s a rookie mistake you lazy SOB. Jeez
+1
Come on DK!
Sorry Rob
DK having his own Desean moment, god I need to take a walk or something
Teaching moment for sure
Kick up the arse moment more like.
Set him down for the rest of the 1st half so he can think about it for a while
There was some pass rush for ya right there
Collier is on fire!
DK with a complete mental collapse, wow.
Typical Seattle Seahawk Game
Okay… I’ve taken a moment to calm down.
That was a teaching moment.
That should NEVER happen again and I doubt it ever will happen again.
Woof. Good think is he’s gonna take a ton of heat for those two plays tomorrow in the team meeting, and had better learn his lesson fast.
Well done DK brain cramps all around so far today.
If the reporters don’t ask Pete repeatedly about the pass rush after this game they should be fired for failing to even resemble reporters.
Brooks with a Pass Defensed according to ESPN
Dk will have a handful of really dumb moments each year. Absolute beast with bonehead moments. I hope he learns from this.
I heard “Collier” and “pressure” in the same sentence. I’ll take it.
🙂
Actually, anyone with a pressure, I’ll take it
He’s played well today. Gotten a little better each game. At least I’ve thought.
Agree. For a guy with low expectations he’s coming on a bit. Mone too
Great way to lose a game. Secure the damn football. Don’t do a Diva moment before u even get the touchdown. Embarrassingly Stupid
Ugo playing well again
Amadi 2 PDs
I see you, Ugo! Another play made.
Hyde had nothing but green grass in front of him on 1st down there
This has not been a good start on offense.
We rely on the offense. Need to be better than this.
Such laziness shows arrogance of DK.
Ugo, Jamal, Robinson playing well on defense..otherwise defense sucked big time.
Offense can’t get out of its ownway. So many 3 and outs.
We have a heart breaker on hand.
Collier
That punt was so close to pinning them on the one yard line.
How he sometimes gets it to sit down like that after the bounce is pretty incredible.
Not sure if it is good or bad that Collier and Ugo have looked like the two best defenders today.
Alton!
Good defensive series.
Dallas overthinking things big time.
Now get your arse in gear offense. Stop messing around. Protect, execute, finish.
Looks like classic mccarthy to me!
Yup. Please no one let them know they could just be dropping back to pass every play…
Good defensive series
This season is all on russ going off. Any somewhat off day he has will sink us.
AMMMMAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDIIIIIIIII!!!!
Go Carson, lets get the running game going.
We’re running for 6.8 a pop.
Might be worth a few extra totes.
Carson’s ran well. I agree
Go back to DK
Passing game is so sloppy today
Dallas is conceding the middle of the field. Why aren’t the TE’s running wild?
Went Olsen in endzone, so at least trying to get them involved
No issue with being aggressive. I like it, as does everyone.
But you’re running for 6.8 a carry, the protection is bad and the passing game is discombobulated.
Carson is 4/38 running.
Just saying.
There is no rhythm. Need to go back to heavy run and play action.
They don’t need to go ‘heavy run’.
But Carson has four carries at nearly 10 YPC.
He can have a few more.
That two man tackle on Wilson might be illegal. One guy was low.
Defensive holding
That penalty was costly for Dallas.
Huge break for us. We really need to get some momentum going.
Mugged Lockett.
Punch it in w/ CC or fade to DK
That should be pass interference not a hold. He stopped Lockett making that catch.
Well done refs.
DJ can beat his rookie DB all day long. Exploit that matchup!
Russ is something else man
Jourdan Lewis think he’s gonna get away with those pulls or what? That’s 2 now…
Love both calls on the GL.
Love the confidence we showed executing too.
Should be 23-9.
+1
Good tempo
Playing some up tempo offense in 2nd quarter
All he does…?
Imagine the score if we were clicking on offense.
V12, be my guest…
Lol, already had it ready to copy/paste, huh? 😉
😉
If we can get out of our own way, we should walk this.
Steady… the defense is on the field.
That didn’t take long. Knock on wood next time Henry 🙂
I take it back…
You were saying?
Was there no one in the backfield on defense?
Dallas just scored in about 45 seconds.
This defense is embarrassing.
Uh oh, are they onto us just dropping back and passing now…?
The mask has slipped.
God knows what they were doing before.
Wow Griffen is horrible
That didn’t appear to have anything to do with him
Three plays and in, like a walk in the park. This can’t continue
KJ is having a rough game. Got smoked.
What was Diggs doing there? That was on him
I mean KJ certainly didn’t play that well either
I can’t believe KJ was playing so close to the line.
Yep, tough spot, but that’s atrocious.
wow 2 missed XP now
KJ was never fast, but the dude is running like a 5.2 40 yard dash now
Aikman: I wouldn’t even bother running the ball, and that’s saying something with Zeke Elliot.
It’s up there with Collinsworth saying: “They’ve got Reed and uh….. Jamal Adams”
They are taking advantage of Adams blitzing.
You simply cannot play this brand of football.
It’s Gregg Williams with no pass rushers.
Aikman: I wouldn’t even worry about running the ball if I were the cowboys”
No shit
OTOH, Seattle should run it more
concur
That’s why teams have not run on the Hawks. They don’t need to and they don’t need to worry about their QB being hit.
Can’t make alignment mistakes when you are struggling with pass D. Better shape up Diggs
Forgot Greg Olsen was playing.
1 catch for 5 yards.
Dissly: nothing
Hollister: nothing
Penalties bailing us out.
Would Cincy trade Carl Lawson?
Bengals are notoriously difficult to deal with.
Is this what Dallas did last week vs Atlanta? Slop in the first half and get it together and close like a freight train in the second half?
Hawks better shape up quick.
Sort of.. except they got gifted the onside kick at end….
Jourdan Lewis filling in for the 12th man today.
😂
Seahawks can’t run to the right.
Not sure why we’re tossing the ball to Carson flat footed and asking him to run back inside. That play was a mess, on 2nd and 6. Go forward.
I was watching Freddie Swain in motion run into the fray and do nothing.
Starting RG and LG now on bench : /
Any idea what happened to Iupati?
Knee injury according to TV
Not really bailing us out if they grab crap the receiver because they getting beat.
What a way to end the half.
I’d go for it.
Would have been a 1st w/o that false start from Jemarco
Don’t like giving them a minute plus a possession after HT.
This will be a frustrating season
Yes pete. Trust your defense. Its 2013 right?!
Between that and calling timeouts to avoid 8 inch penalties…I’m over PC
Yeap! ~ Pete
This post didn’t age well
Nope! Still good result by bad process.
Ya be real tho who actually saw a positive play by our defense there haha
We need to be up 2 scores to win this game…does not look like it’s gonna happen the way offense is playing sandlot.
YES!
Well done Shaq
He needed that
Shaq!! Nice!
RW, with all his brilliance, has gotten happy feet a few times this game.
He’s been getting some pressure off both tackles
The pass rush has got to him.
Off target. Jittery. When he’s had time he hasn’t sat tight and let plays develop.
There’s ur guy Rob lol
He’s been dancing all over the place, but he has held onto the ball alot. I’ve only seen once where he could sit in the pocket.
Dammit.
Wait. Troy’s right here
Can run 3 plays from the 1 here. Pass, pass, run
or 1 play
That also works. Much better ur way
OC calling a good game overall, just need a little better execution
Duane brown is a disappointment today.
i was going to say griffin, but he redeemed himself
Griffin is pretty meh until that pick. Hope it gives him the confidence to take next step.
ouch
Dallas
Woooo!
Sea Mode, all he does…?
Hat trick, baby!
Whoo hoo, what an ending to the first half. I feel like i”ve already been through a full game. I hope my heart can take the second half.
Excellent catches by Olsen and Lockett- with his 3 touchdowns..
The only thing preventing me from going enjoying this game is Troy Aikman.
Cannot believe he’s allowed to call this game – such a homer.
I never understand the negativity about Buck and Aikman.
As someone who has commentated on games for 20 years, I think they are absolutely at the top of their game.
But the thought of giving troy every cowboy game is annoying. I like my broadcasters somewhat unbiased.
Someone suggested to mute TV and tune to Steve Raible on Radio
Then people can do that.
I think it’s a treat when we get Buck & Aikman.
I do this job and I know I’m nowhere near their level but I’m telling you — EVERY fan base thinks EVERYONE is biased. And they never are.
You do this job as a pro.
I like them. I think they are fair. Aikman just said the Olsen penalty should be overturned. Honestly it’s Bucks voice I remember vs Green Bay in the NFC championship game
Have you read or seen some of his comments about the Cowboys and their leadership in recent years? I don’t know, I just don’t see any favoritism.
Joe & Troy, Jim & Tony and Al & Chris are very, very good right now.
And on the plus side, ESPN got rid of Booger on MNF and Fox hired Brock Huard, who did a nice job today on the broadast I thought.
What a mess of a half.
Nice of Dallas to make up for Metcalf’s brain fart by missing XP’s and giving up a pick in just enough time to score.
Wish I believed we were good enough to pull away but I suspect we’re set up for another heart attack game.
Mess is how I would describe the NFL season so far.
One big advantage about having a elite top 3 QB is that all other things being equal you have a huge Edge when things are messy.
I’m not gonna short Shaq on that one. It was a nice play on the ball
Ill take the lead, but this game screams last minute win/nail biter.
Should be 30-15 with 4 1st-half TDs. The D has handled the run well and got some pressure. I don’t think Dallas can stop Russ.
A safety, a doinker, a blocked FG, a 60+ yard bomb punched out for a touchback, confusing as heck officiating (although in the end they’ve got it correct), and a halftime score never before seen in the NFL… this first half has been really weird.
I refuse to believe 23-15 has never been a 1st half score.. EVER in the NFL.
We had enough. Let’s call it a game and give game ball to Lockette
Do we have a shot at a scorigami here? I’ve missed it so!
In the next 2 drafts we need to find a pass rusher, DT , RT and LT. Should be simple with no 1st round picks. Considering we have only drafted one good pass rusher in the JS era and not drafted any good OT or at least that they felt were good enough to get a 2nd contract.
Lockett had 6 catches… and had 4 misses out of 10 targets.
But as long as he keeps pounding the endzone with catches he makes, I’ll take it.
This offense is so good that they can play flat out awful and still put up 23 in a half. Should have been 30 if DK never had a brain cramp.
If they can figure out the OL it is certainly the best in the NFC I think.
If they had a pass rusher they’re 1 of the best teams in the NFL. Close to that w/o one.
Yet I think it is fair to say the defense has made a few more plays than we are used to seeing
Absolutely
You simply cannot bank on Dallas coming out in the second half and giving you the game with sloppy penalties and bad ST play.
Time for some of those famous PC halftime adjustments.
The offense has to play with purpose. “This is what we’re going to do. Try and stop us.” Run Carson and Hyde. Get the OL some confidence. Power formation. GET WILL DISSLY INVOLVED. They’re making this way harder than it should be.
Griffen’s INT should be a boost. You CAN defend these guys. Get sticky. You can’t let guys run free in the secondary.
Yes what a start!
A blitz actually worked!
REED ! I see you !!!!
WOOO!!! MAYOWA
Wooooo
Brotha Reeeeeeed!!!!!!
Let’s Go!
THERE’S HOLLISTER!!!
Lovely.
Love how we are dealing in the red zone.
The biggest improvement in the offense the last year and 3 games.
100% red zone scoring! Someone call 2013 Russ and tell him it gets better
We are showing you can pass on the 1 lol! 3 td passes at the 1 today. All great calls.
Play call worked like a champ.
Sending a bouquet of flowers to the OC
RW with 4 TDs….. zzzzzzzz
1 more for the record through 3 games with a TD pass!
Prescott got hit right after he let go of the ball on that interception by Griffin and then we just got the turn over. It’s amazing what pressure on a quarterback does for a defense
A great defensive play leads to the touchdown. Nice. I love seeing that killer instinct on both sides of the ball.
Yes! Lets go!!!!
Please, please, please.
Find a way not to make this close.
Please just win. Comfortably. I want to sit down and not pace around the room tonight.
x1000
Kudos to Pete in that he recognizes they can’t win 1 v 1 battles on the DL so he is blitzing like crazy. If they can learn to defend behind that over the next month it might be the only way they have a chance.
That’s the way we like it!
Oh, and one more TD and Russ beats the record for most TDs over 3 games, right?
Haha, that’s a couple times now that the commentators have been peeking at SDB… 😉
Poor from Griffin there. He’s right on the spot to make the play and make them punt.
Eh?
Either Fox messed up with their red line there or something very strange happened.
That’s a BS spot.
It looks like Fox had their red line the other side of the line. Yet the chains stretched to the line. Which was odd.
I thought he was short
Hawks can smell blood. Put this one away guys.
Get off the field here. They’re rattled. Don’t give them life.
Lovely tackle by Amadi.
Fantastic start to the second half by the defense.
Fast, aggressive. This is better.
If you’re gonna blitz, you better effect the play. And they are.
YEAH!!!
Wish granted!
Alton again
Here comes the 5th round steak!
!!!!
Steal. All steak, no sizzle? I can’t recover from that one
Why has he not been active since Game #1?
I can’t answer that. Makes no sense. He’s disruptive
That was a good defensive stand there
Amadi is playing lights out.
He flying around man
Player of the game on defence.
+1
I have been impressed with Amadi seems like a baller even if a little limited physically.
He’s staying disciplined and hitting his targets. Good performance.
Dak not helping his case to get paid
Is he checking down or are those the plays they’re calling? Horrid.
Would love to see them pound the rock with Carson this drive.
Come on Russ! One more for the record and we all go get a beer.
Keep running CC
Hell of a play from Lawrence there
Hell of a shoestring tackle by Lawrence there.
lol
What a freakin punt!
He is a special punter. Never thought I would ever say that.
Special teams has been awesome so far this year. What a difference from the last couple of years.
Really hope a combo of O-line meltdowns and Wilson jitters isn’t going to become a trend.
Nick Bellore — BAMF with that tackle.
Lamb felt that.
And what a punt.
That’s prime 2018 Dickson. An intentional line drive punt that dribbles deep.
He’s back to being a weapon.
How is Aldon smith playing that well.. for <1m.
He is the Josh Gordon on defense. Special talents with big off field issues.
Lol, colorful from DJ Dallas there…
Ceedee’s lucky his leg is still attached to his body after that tackle.
And there’s the Seahawks’ defense we all know.
Griffin. Deary me.
Griffin well beat on the touchdown too.
Absolute joke of a defense. Good grief.
He is not getting an extension before hitting the market.
It’s time to take a corner early
Good Lord. Way too easy. **Looks for pacing shoes**
Is diggs out of position.. he is caught chasing so many times.
Oh man. Come on Shaq
Right? Didn’t even put a move on him
Again! I wouldnt be giving dude an extension
Straight past him. Then gives up the TD a play or two later.
Missing Dunbar already. Shaq and Flowers looking bad.
Paid right back. Awful Griffin.
These TD drives that take less than a minute are brutal
Time to get the offense in gear, might need 45 pt
First to 50 wins. Looks like Big 12 footballl Texas Tech vs Baylor.
Teams are going to realize they don’t even need to try and run the ball. Just pass, pass , pass and focus on blitz pick up.
Dak’s already at 292 passing yards.
Nearly 100 more than Wilson.
This defense… as I’ve been saying… is going to cost them a game they have no business losing.
But Rob! THE RUN DEFENSE!
Sigh
We’re going to set the record for most 2 or 3 play touchdown drives conceded
At what point do we bench griffen
Someone else can pay griffin big money.
Sigh
Give RW more time to cook
Run the rock and the clock when you’re up by 15
Quick reminder that Dallas have scored 22 points in 2.5 quarters, have 292 passing yards.
They’re not running the ball — again — because they don’t have to.
11 runs for Zeke only.
I’ve thought Ford and Mone have done a great job against the run. At some point I think it’s fair to acknowledge they have a good run D, while also noting the pash rush is garbage and teams are going to pass.
Dak Prescott has 374 yards with a quarter to play.
They’ve run Zeke 12 times.
It’s a total irrelevance.
Also fair point (and counting).
Why, when Wilson has forever, does nobody uncover?
Happened a few times today.
Appreciate that breakdown from Aikman. Trying to show zone while in man is why Shaq was so far behind in coverage.
Needed that conversion.
Momentum was swinging.
RW and Locket are dialed
Jordyn Brooks questionable to return with a knee injury.
Whew… good thing RW to Lockett is unstoppable…
This OL has got to figure it out. This is way too difficult.
The offense man.
When you rely on it… you can’t slump like this.
Someone needs to make a play.
That sack is on Russ. He had green grass in front of him.
Yep. He needs to start using his legs and/or get rid of it
Yup. Force them to dedicate a LB to spy or pay the price.
They needed that drive. If nothing to chew the clock and get a FG.
This offense needs to play defense.
Here comes the hot-knife through butter again.
They’re adjusting. Why can’t we?
Just got off work to tune into this game and looks like it is playing out just like everyone thought it would? What a big depature from last year where it seemed like seahawks games got weirder and weirder. This season, the defense sucks, Russell is great, and it’s gonna be a one score game.
This is frustrating watching this defense.
If the QB is wandering around thinking of a pitch — hammer him. It’s an invitation. One to hit the QB and two to make him pitch which could lead to a fumble.
Wright doesn’t look right
It was 30-15 not that long ago.
Has no right to be this close
Oh boy, should I start drinking heavily? Come on Russell, lets move the ball.
This is not even on the pass rush.
The corners are having a terrible game. You KNOW the ball is coming. You’ve got to fight.
They’re getting beat time and time again.
Agreed. They need a shutdown corner badly
Ugo!
I’m not sure he stopped him, but that was a hell of an effort! Kid is having a game.
Redact my concern… Great play Ugo
Amadi another play
Bigtime
(but I know they’re going to drive it right back into FG range next time they get it back, so I’m not pinning my hopes on a 2 pt lead)
DK’s showboating really, really kills us.
This defense may end up as a bottom 3 unit. I’m now actually truly questioning the Adams trade. He’s a great player and I like him…but this unit needs so damn much to even be competent.
Horrendous. Lost total control of this game on all sides of the ball.
Not long ago secondary was considered to be a strength.. just stinks more than DL
Obviously BADLY in need of a TD drive
Saw a tweet saying Jamal Adams took himself out of the game with an injury. Threw his helmet down.
Oh boy…
They said his groin 🤦♂️
Want to be MVP?
Get a touchdown here and go two scores up.
Want to be an announcer, drop easy passes.
Good thing we spent 8 million dollars on him
And then drafted two more
Its official. We need to match tds here on out.
Rob you called this game being a Big 12 game. Absolutely pathetic defensive performance.
Hopefully Adams will be able to come back, need a long td drive
Losing adams makes this the worst defense in nfl.
My word the offense has been hot trash in this half.
Absolutely pissed this one away. Poor on both sides of the ball.
He had DK. Gotta put that on his back shoulder
It was a good play from Diggs too
Good thing we have Snacks Harrison coming in next week! Watching this game so far all I’ve been thinking is if only we had an overweight vet DT who was retired until now, then things would be good!
lol
The hawks look like there mailing this thing in
Welp, at least ST is on point…
Here we go again.
This feels like the game we’ve been warning about.
Losing one they had no business losing.
They need to put a warning label on Seahawks games like those pharma drug commercials.
“Watching the Seahawks will cause vomiting, diarrhea, uncontrollable falling down, and will decrease your sex drive. Do not watch Seahawks game if you have a heart condition or are prone to depression.”
Are you freaking kidding me!!!
You’ve got to be joking.
It’s Dallas’ freakin day.
How did that not end in a pick????
This drive is a dagger.
How was that not a pick?!
OH my , Flowers kicked it to Gallup. Geez.
Cue the Benny hill music
After it bounced off his face for an easy INT
You have got to be kidding me… how that ends up a completion?!?
Tre Flowers…couldn’t be easier, he was sitting down!
COME. ON. TRE.
How the hell he can’t catch it… sucks. Pete ..ur corners are trash.
Ok, this is what a collapse loss looks like. Flowers int wouldve been huge.
Haha, he may be old and slow, but he’s still the screen sniffer!
A slow death march.
Tackling poor.
Flowers having a bad day
You can add to the list of questionable offseason moves, not doing more to improve the cornerbacks.
Shaquem: “Maybe if I run straight at the OT and then spin that will work!”
PC started Dunbar with little practice, all the legal drama and about half a camp.
Now I see why. Flowers has regressed badly.
This game will define if Russ is MVP or not.
He will have a chance for a statement game-winning drive.
Things i want to stop hearing.
Pete is a db guru
We draft better in late rounds.
My favorite part of the “we draft better in the later rounds” evolved from finding Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman to “well so and so made the roster.”
“My name is Tre Flowers. Watch me not finish this play.”
My God…I almost feel bad for the guy.
Do you think Pete has any vested interest in making sure that Russell owns the record for most 4th quarter comebacks?
Maybe we should just let them score quick so Russ has enough time…
Thats what said
Encroachment: Everyone
Hawks have given up over 1200 yards passing in 3 games.
Giving up 400+ passing yards every week is not a plan well-executed, no matter what Pete tries to say.
Yes…but have you seen this run defense??
What’s Shaq celebrating? Him & Flowers are why this is even a ballgame
Really need a 4 minute drive here
Welp, here we go. Settle down, Russ. Plenty of time for a drive.
Not having Dunbar is showing up now….. : /
Lions beat the Cards
I am waiting for 40 points on the board…
Russ has to make something happen w/ his legs
Carson : /
Oh no, not Carson.
Alligator rolled him with his foot in his grip.
Injuries are killing us.
Dunbar, Adams, Brooks, Carson.
Oh, Brooks got hurt too?
Ankle was reported
Lewis
That DL need to be suspended. He has no reason to twist his leg with his weight on after Carson is on ground
Yes – it seems dirty when you see the results.
Oh no. No, no.
That looked bad.
Could be a career ender w/ his history.
Twisted his ACL?
MCL
He walked off, so that’s good.
Ok, the hell with this season. Weve been destroyed by injuries the last 2 games.
Holding his leg and twisting with all his weight??? WTF… Personal foul and ejection!
He had him wrapped and on the ground. Absolutely no need to roll over with his leg in a death grip ffs.
Sure seems that way
Completely unnecessary
Why’d he gun that?
Olson has made several good catches this half.
Exhale…
Don’t play for the field goal!
All these injuries, around the league, are good examples of either needing a couple pre season games or if not, more contact in practice. QBs don’t need it. Everyone else needs to get hit.
Amen.
*Rob pacing around his house right now*
He ain’t alone. I’m dying for a smoke too
DAYUUUUM
WWOOOOWOOWOOWOOWOOW!!!
DK bay-bay!
RW is fearless too. Big time play by both of them
Dropped it in the bucket
That made up for his earlier flub. Wow , I”m so excited. But so much time left.
Too much time
Someone on defense, somehow, is going to have to make a play.
ALTON ROBINSON AND RYAN NEAL FTW!!!! Not trying to brag but I predicted that 😂
Great pass pro.
But now how we gonna stop them?
Oh my god. Back to back games. Comes down to the last drive
That 2nd down call is bad.. now they have a lot of time to match
When is Penny eligible to return anyways? He was rolling last year
Game #6 I think
TY
Was he in NFI or PUP?
Seattle’s bye cant come soon enough. Good thing it’s in 3 weeks
With how atrocious the defense is, it’s easy to focus on all of the many, many mistakes. But how cool is it to root for a qb as great as Wilson? What a response when the offense looked so bad in the second half.
+1 RW is simply amazing
ahh, the vaunted prevent defense.
This isn’t when you need a pass rush!
Hope Dallas scores really fast to give Russ another crack to get in FG range because they are not going to stop Dallas at least I don’t think so.
40 yards out… oh ohhhh
49 is flashing… got some juice
Quem is all over the place!
He’s popped. High energy
Alton Robinson!!!
Robinson, wowza
Alton again!
Oh yes, Robinson. Let hope for a miracle begin.
Alton!
PASS RUSH!!!!!!!
Woooooooo
Yes, the much maligned defense ends the game!!!!
Practice squad!!!!!!!!!!!! Robinson and Neil
Quem was all over the place too
Nice job Robinson. Why has he not been active till today?
*Rob throws away article about how Seattle blew it*
LOL 😛
Tbh, I feel like the defense showed a little bit of a spark today. They need more consistency, obviously, but some of the young guys did good things.
Lets gooooooooooooooooooo
1st place in the division w/ Miami & a lowly Vikings squad next.
Injuries though
It hasn’t been pretty but they could not have dreamed of being in a better spot,
The injuries could put a bigger damper on it though.
WOW!! Great effort by Dak there.
1st place baby!!
Man this is a repeat of last week.
Rob, just cut and paste your Instant Reaction.
With my favorite headline “A win is a win”
1st QB in Seahawks history with back to back 5 TD games….. wow
MVP
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Wilson becomes the fifth player in NFL history to throw at least four TD passes in three straight games, joining Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Mahomes and Drew Brees.
13-0 when opposing QB throws for 400 yds in PC era. That has to be most insane stat ever.
Seriously. Crazy
Throw to score, run to win. That’ll never change. Even if your not getting picking up yards in the run game, you control the clock & dictate the tempo. And if teams don’t wanna run against Seattle, RW will play shoot out.
16-0 and a couple of heart attacks on they way.
Honestly, I’m not sure we can beat anyone if Jamal Adams misses time.
This truly feels like a loss even though it was a win. What an absolute mess of a defence and it only gets worse with all the injuries we have.
There has to be some correlation between no pre season and all these injuries. Almost every team has been hit.
There absolutely is. In recent years I have had the chance to speak at length with a number of physios and athletic trainers in Australia that work within one of our major professional competitions and players that miss preseasons due to injury or other causes are far, far, far more likely to sustain serious soft tissue injuries based on their internal numbers.
Makes sense because it is playing out in front of our eyes this year.
Atleast we can look at this team and not argue over the main problem.
Rob, don’t forget to add how we were saved by penalties in crucial moments time and time again.
The grabs on Tyler were grabs. Backups can’t keep up with the GOAT of wiggle
Heart Attack Hawks two weeks in a row…
Can the Hawks survive the injuries?
Brooks, Carson, Lewis, Adams…
Carson & Adams should absolutely sit next week. Seattle can survive these next 2 w/o & then our bye.
Carson looked done.
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Well, catch y’all tomorrow on the instant reaction piece. It’s 2AM in Europe…
OL picked it up in the second half. Had a few breakdowns, but overall provided a pocket for the passing attack….. not bad for shuffling the OL 2-3 times in the game, due to injuries.
It would be so funny. If Pete Carroll answered every question at the press conference about defense with a monotone answer “We’re on to Miami”.
Wow what a crazy game…
Some defensive players stepped up big times but so many injuries and some concerns.
Offense was pretty bad all around. Bad game for Russ he was not on target and sometimes held the ball too long. OL had some ups and downs. Lockett is awesome. DK…what the f…. How can he be so stupid???
Olsen seems mostly like wasted money. Dissly is almost non-existent. Swain has potential.
Alton Robinson is probably our best DL player. Reed had a nice play at least. Mayowa shouldn’t be starter but he can flash sometime. So many unknown players felt totally like a preseason game.
I know Griffin had an INT but he’s just a weak corner constantly beaten. Flowers slow too and because of that too handsy. This secondary is not a good one. I know DL hurts them too, but that is not the issue. They’re always beaten immediately.
But…all in all I think this game is won because of the crazy effort of the defense
Forget the shoutout to Amadi. Probably our best CB on the team (ouch…but he did play really well everything concerned)
He was our best player on defense I thought.
A huge win. I was hoping to see the run D keep Zeke in check, especially in the first half, and that happened. I was hoping to see some continued improvement from some of the young pass rushers and that happened.
But, I am cringing to hear the injury reports. Hopefully nobody is out for the season.
#49 played lights out. I’m not big fan but he popped up showed lot of intent with so many injuries expect him to see more playing time.