Ryan Anderson continues to be linked to the Seahawks
With the Seahawks seemingly still interested in making some moves, here’s the latest ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
— Multiple journalists, including Adam Schefter, are reporting that Jacob Hollister is available via trade.
This isn’t a surprise. The Seahawks were overly cautious at the position this year, after losing Will Dissly the last two seasons and having issues with Ed Dickson’s health. They invested over $10m in Greg Olsen and Hollister alone, re-signed Luke Willson then drafted Colby Parkinson and Stephen Sullivan
So far they haven’t featured their tight ends in the passing game much at all. They go into Sunday’s game against the Niners bizarrely carrying five players at the position on the 53-man roster. They can afford to move Hollister to raise some cap space and possibly acquire a day three pick.
It’s the only serious move they can make to create funds for a pass rusher. They won’t save much, mind, so it’s best to be realistic about who they can acquire.
— Schefter is also reporting that Ryan Kerrigan has requested a trade but Washington intends to keep him. It’s a bit surprising that they won’t grant him his wish, after such a long, successful career with the team. However, they are probably more interested in moving Ryan Anderson and retaining Kerrigan for depth/rotation purposes.
The Seahawks would struggle to fit Kerrigan’s salary into the cap without help. This is something fans need to keep at the forefront of their expectations. After acquiring Carlos Dunlap, it is much more likely they will now try to add a younger player on an expiring rookie contract. That, along with a Hollister trade, is doable.
— Ian Rapoport is the second person following Jason La Canfora to connect Ryan Anderson to Seattle. He also believes Takk McKinley could be a target.
These are the two players to focus on I think. Both are on cheap contracts that the Seahawks can afford. They could come in and offer something a bit different to what Seattle already has on the roster. Although both have underwhelmed in their NFL careers so far, they could be highly motivated to reach free agency on the front foot.
McKinley has the length and speed Seattle craves while Anderson doesn’t have the athletic profile but showed a knack for rushing the edge at Alabama and delivering impact plays at key moments.
Neither is likely to cost much in terms of compensation. Given the links to Seattle, this feels like the place to look.
— La Canfora also expects the Texans to be sellers before the deadline and once again he mentions Whitney Mercilus as a possible departure.
It would be a strong addition similar to Dunlap’s arrival. Yet the cost of the trade and salary, plus the burden Houston would take on for moving him less than 12 months after he signed a whopping extension, makes this one less likely than McKinley or Anderson.
— The one thing to also consider is how badly the defense performs today. It’s possible you’re about to watch converted WR/TE Stephen Sullivan rushing the passer. If the Seahawks lose off the back of a horror show from the pass rush again, don’t be surprised if they’re more aggressive by Tuesday.
They are still very limited in terms of what they can do — but this is their last chance to make a deal. After Tuesday, they’re stuck with what they’ve got.
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I’d say adding McKinley or Anderson along with bringing Cameron Wake in as well would add some much needed bite to this defensive line. From the Hawks perspective, adding Wake wouldn’t cost future draft capital but might be able to provide enough additional pass rush to help out Dunlap, and tip the scale in their favor as the approach the playoffs. Will these additions all of the sudden make this defense transform into a top 10 over night?… Sadly I’m afraid the answer is not likely, however a shot in the arm might just be the remedy and the most realistic approach to helping repair a massive void. Just my 2 cents
Wake is a great thought. He was still impactful last year. We would be able to manage his snaps better after picking up Dunlap to maintain him as a situational pass rusher
There is still Clay Matthews as well. I know he had some clause in his Rams contract about the $3.6m they owed him. He was nevdr going to sign for less than that because he would forfeit money. Not fully sure what the clause was though.
Wake would cost the Hawks a fraction of what Clay Matthew would command. I truly believe Wake would be a much better fit financially, locker room presents, scheme wise, chemistry etc… Wake is the more intelligent choice for a plethora of reasons.
Let’s also remember that Cam Wake is 39 in January.
Absolutely, which is why as a pure rotational pass rusher it would add depth and offer additional flexibility. I just prefer inexpensive options that don’t cost draft capital or huge hits to our cap space. Wake is a great low cost choice with some upside.
I simply cannot see Wake a any sort of great choice, low cost or otherwise. The guy is done.
I believe Wake had 3 sacks in less than 8 games last season for Tennessee followed 6 and 10.5 sacks the two previous years in Miami. Obviously box scores aren’t the only metric, so it needs to be said that he also posted PFF scores of 75.0, 81.7 and 83.5 in those three seasons. Wake would simply be asked to win a lot of 1-on-1 matchups, which he can still do on a pretty regular basis. Asking Wake to come in and play the remaining half of the season on a rotational basis would be a pretty ideal situation from his standpoint, as he could potentially rack up some stats in the event of any incentive-laden contract. From the Hawks perspective, adding Wake wouldn’t cost future draft capital or mess with the salary cap, but would help provide much needed additional pass rush. ScottS, I would hardly call “The Guy done”… pro bowl selection nope, absolutely not. I’m not delusional but done, thats a bit of a stretch. The man can still ball, the question is does he want to?
He’s nearly 39 and who knows what shape he’s in, or if he even wants to play.
In all fairness he didn’t really start to play NFL football until 2009-2018 as he was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005 but was only made the practice squad and then from 2007-2008 played for the BC Lions in the CFL. So you could make the argument that despite his age he has relatively low NFL miles when compared to say Bruce Smith who played at a high level until he retired in 2003 at the age of 40. No I’m not suggesting he’s on the same level as a Bruce Smith or Reggie White type… I’m simply pointing out that I think the man has some juice left in the tank especially if used in a limited rotational basis. Who knows if it will even happen but sure is fun to consider and it makes a lot of sense for a number of reasons i pointed out.
The defense wasn’t the only horror show last week. The game was within reach without one of the red zone interceptions. Russ has been known to press. Maybe with the lack of defense he’s trying to do too much.
I hope they can do something else to try and right the ship on D and settle Russ down.
Not that I think it’ll actually happen but how wild would it be if Sullivan has like 2-3 sacks
the whole idea made me chuckle, i like the spirit 🙂 I don’t think we can generate 2-3 sacks including blitzes from the whole defense, yet alone from the player who might get 2-3 snaps. Can we pull that “stranger things have happened” one time? 🙂
That would be a hell of a story, but wouldn’t change the fact that the situation is embarrassing.
It would be very 2020
It sets up for him to stand out if he does literally anything
Lol. Wish you weren’t right about that
Wow. That is very surprising how the Skins dont want to trade Kerrigan.. I know Rons major goal is to build a new ethical and winning culture. Maybe making it in the playoffs- even if out first week would suffice in reaching this goal. Very surprising.
Tua’s brother was electric for Maryland the other night.
Looked superb.
Very exciting game. He looked great. Mafe and Ibrahim from Minnesota looked good too
Is Dontari Poe worth a roster spot?
Not based on what Jerry Jones had to say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fWmv54xaK8
If you want to watch a Halloween horror story.
And it’s very worrying for the next few weeks if Wilson can’t deal with this better. Because teams are going to do this a lot.
Good stuff. Not from Russ, just the overall analysis & breakdown.
I’m wondering why Russ didn’t audible out of 1 of those?
I just see DK on the second one, almost on his own, and Lockett running downfield (and if Wilson waits 2 more ticks he’s wide open for a possible TD).
He was absolutely seeing ghosts. Completely and utterly frazzled by Vance Joseph’s change-up.
I wish we could do things like that on defense…
With teams out scheming our coach. Defenses confusing our Pro Bowl Quarterback with the same looks and him not adjusting, i can’t imagine how bad it will be expecting Dallas and Hart to pick up these things today vrs a better Defense. Could be very ugly. Hoping Wilson just avoids injury.
Up-tempo dink and dunk was invented for precisely this, but with our run game hampered it’ll be hard to maintain a balanced attack. Today has to be about speed on all levels, because we already know the SF defense is gonna get after Russ, and our defense makes every offense look good. Even if we put the TE and RB on blocking duty all game (not gonna happen), he’s in for a long one. Composure will be tested.
Russ is liable for a few games like that every season. And playing an NFL game to overtime is mentally and physically taxing.
Great summary of trade targets Rob, thank you! Keep churning out the best Hawks content on the web! I’ll read every word.
Glazer just said Carson, Hyde, Homer out today. DJ Dallas gets the start and Penny Hart will take snaps at RB.
https://twitter.com/JayGlazer/status/1322961659649032193
You’ve got to be kidding me.
I want to re-write my article about being worried for today’s game. This could be a massacre. They’re going to be teeing off on Wilson.
This as Arizona week 16 vibes but the Niners are better.
I hope this is Glazer just being wrong, like he was about Pete retiring a few years ago.
Garafolo just said Carson is still a gametime decision. May be repeating yesterday’s info and Glazer has more recent information.
I heard Homer’s injury was minor and more of a pain issue than a structural issue. If they are keeping him out I think Carson will play in some capacity.
Dear god
We have 6 TEs, they can play some RB
RW will lead the team in rushing yards, as he does when the RBs are banged up.
I’d like to see some designed RW runs.
Same. And I know historically Russ hasn’t kept many of them, but it feels like we’ve hardly seen any read option this year. Or is that just me?
Had a dream we got the Ryan Kerrigan deal finished last night. Well, woke up disappointed.
Kerrigan had similar dream to just be traded, he also woke up disappointed.
Rob, I agree this game is feeling like a loss, with the injuries combined with the niners current hot streak.
It’s not a game you want to lose… I think it’s fair to say starting out 0-2 in the NFC west this year is a a disaster for a team with Super Bowl aspirations. We are down maybe our best player on defense, and our best pass rusher won’t play until next week. And pretty much all of our running backs are injured. Even if it is a loss, I won’t write off this team. Adams will probably be back next week, Rasheem Green is coming back and DJ Reed is supposed to offer something as an additional defensive back. As long as we get a trade done to move Hollister’s salary and bring in a younger pass rusher, I think we have enough defensive fortifications coming on this season to have a stronger second half than first half.
So with DJ Dallas and someone named Penny Hart at RB will the Seahawks be smart enough to go to a quick passing game?
More important is the decision making and reading of defenses. 2 of Wilson’s interceptions were on quick passes.
Absolutely. My point just that deep drops, long developing stuff is unlikely to be effective with little to no run game and RBs not exactly adept at pass pro.
The sad part is that we totally have the personnel to take advantage of short pass and run after catch. DK is a monster. Tyler is a shifty punt return guy. David Moore has proven himself pretty good with the ball in his hands.
Oh no. Ronnie Stanley writhing on the ground in pain. TJ Watt rolled up on him from behind accidentally. Cart out.
Left on the cart with an air cast on the leg. Happy for him he literally just signed his extension.
Miami playing well. Defense doing enough. Tua had a nice drive. Here’s a chance for him to make a statement!
Goff with one pick thrown and almost another (DB let it go through his hands). Miami must be getting pressure. He and Jimmy G both struggle with any kind of pressure. Makes our offseason even more baffling since we face both twice per year.
Guess that mean Fluker to RT again and Brown back to LT again. Horrible to see stuff like that. But well run teams have depth and Brown looked very capable last week.
2 days after signing $100MM deal. Perfect case study as to why players holdout or try to maximize value. He’s young and likely can come back from a major injury, but you just never know when this game can take you out.
Haha. This Miami game is wild so far. Rams give it right back on a scoop and score. Flores got these boys playing hard. Still loaded with picks and the texans free fall might give them a top 5 pick
Jared Goff just got murdered.
https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1322977161897193473
Oh my goodness.
Unblocked. Sacrificial lamb. Our win vs them keeps getting better
The scoreboard his hilarious. Someone was really confused for a minute.
Woof. Ogbah.
Complementary football.
The Dolphins are absolutely MASTERING it.
https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1322979341991579648
Could use one of these
Of course the defense has to force a punt first.
Flores is another Patriots guy who is shutting down Mcvay
I would have loved drafting Gaskin over Homer
KEK EK EK KEK!
dolphin translation: goff cant handle this pass rush!
LOL
Why do the Rams never play like this against us???
$64,000 question. Some of it is cuz we don’t pressure Goff like this.
Because the seahawks pass rush has been terrible past few years. You need to put pressure on Goff, then he is rattled.
Holy sh*t. The Rams are getting smoked. This is how you win against the Rams. Pass rush pass rush pass rush. Goff is soft in the face of pressure.
Dolphins looking more and more like our most quality win. They wipe the floor with the 49ers, now, so far, doing the same to the Rams. 28-7.
The Rams have been quite effective running the ball yet McVay insists on throwing. Why?
Scoreboard pressure, perhaps.
How the hell are Minnesota 1-5?
2020 is chaos
Dalvin Cook is so good. If he doesn’t get hurt against the Hawks I think that game would have had a different outcome. Actually I am certain of it.
6 TE: Olsen, Dissly, Willson, Hollister, Parkinson, Sullivan…
No Carson
No Hyde
No Mayowa
No Griffin
No Adams
Russell Wilson is going to have to have the game of his life today.
This is going to be an embarrassing day.
Glad we didn’t draft big Clyde BTW.
What a shame really.
Also glad we invested the future in a player who can’t get on the field.
After today Adams will have played approx 39% of the Seahawks’ games time.
Two firsts, a third and Bradley McDougald.
Total and complete fail by Pete so far.
I understand the frustration Big Mike, but injuries are extremely unpredictable. Nobody would have expected Adams to get hurt like he did and miss so much time! We just need to get him back healthy as he’s a difference maker when he’s on the field.
If the team had the benefit of hindsight like we do, they wouldn’t ever make a bad trade or draft pick!
“The greatest ability is availability” – Tony Dungy
No question, I’m only pointing out that availability due to injury can be very unpredictable, and saying a trade was a complete failure because the player got injured is easy after the fact.
I’m frustrated he can’t get on the field yet either, hopefully soon.
Would love to change the top of our draft and reverse the Adams trade. The offseason as a whole was definitely a difficult one to understand.
Today was only the third time over the last 20+ years that I placed a bet against the HAwks. SF at +3 just seems like a lock based on this roster and the coaching matchup. Russ is always the wildcard though giving the Hawks a chance if he gets hot. Just think he will need to put up 40 today though with no Run game or defense.
I ain’t no Jimmy the Greek but it looks like your “lock” just got picked.
The glendale curse continues
Not for 39% Adams. He didn’t play last week
But hey, he was at least signed to an extension before the trade………….oh wait………….
Well, it’s time for all 11 guys on defense to play coverage.
No Mayowa today. Wow, even less pass rush than usual
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oh wait, can’t go lower than “none”. Never mind. Business as usuual.
There’s a small nagging part of me that says it’s not the ankle. That he’s getting benched a game for that incredibly dumb penalty.
If so, damned good call there imo
I think the Seahawks FO had a disastrous offseason. But…I think it’s becoming clear to me that there is no dominant team in the NFL. Most of the top teams seem severely flawed.
Again…not a defense of the offseason decisions, but this is a pretty unique year where no team really stands out to me, as “the team.”
“I think the Seahawks FO had a disastrous offseason”
Did they have a great offseason? Of course not. But they built a competent OL and changed their offensive philosophy to finally give Wilson the keys to the car. These are the two biggest reasons why we are 5-1 (outside of Wilson, of course).
Weird night…
Pats might beat Bills. Bengals likely beat Titans. Vikings likely beat Packers (yessss), Dolphins likely beat Rams (double yessss)? So maybe Hawks could beat niners too? 😀
I could see 3 outcomes:
1, they beat us badly (like 38-10 bad)
2, they beat us badly but in trash-time Hawks try to rally to show a closer game than it was (like 27-10 until mid Q4 then Hawks quickly put up to score to end at 24-27)
3, we keep it close, play a great game without stupid mistakes and win a close game something like 31-27 to us
4. Seahawks beat 49ers badly
Wow, Cam just drove the Pats down by 3 all the way down to the 12 yard line and then fumbled with 30 seconds left…
Just saw a video of Stephen Sullivan warming up.
He looks like… a receiver trying to rush the passer.
But Ken Norton clapped. So that’s good right?
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Schneider on TE/DE Stephen Sullivan (6-5, 245): “His measurables are very similar to Clowney’s and so Pete wanted to give him a shot as a rusher. He can jump off the ball and we know he can run and we know he’s a competitor, so we’ll see if he gets some opportunities today.”
1:09 PM · Nov 1, 2020
Not looking forward to Shanahan running right at him,..
Y’all watching the end of Ravens-Steelers?
Ravens with the ball down by 4 at the 50 yard line, 5 minutes to go.
The option play from Lamar and Dobbins is getting them chunks.
Dobbins now has 14 carries for 111 yds.
Game on the line here with a 4th and 3.
aaaaand Lamar stuffed.
Nantz and Romo said that’s now 8 straight 4th down stops for the Steelers defense.
Ok RW, you want to vault yourself back into the MVP discussion?
It’s on you today. Will this team to a win.
Schneider on TE/DE Stephen Sullivan (6-5, 245): “His measurables are very similar to Clowney’s and so Pete wanted to give him a shot as a rusher. He can jump off the ball and we know he can run and we know he’s a competitor, so we’ll see if he gets some opportunities today.”
https://twitter.com/BradyHenderson/status/1323009286897807361?s=19
If his measurables are the same as clowney, they should be the same player… off course
Haha, Rodgers hit from behind as he was about to let go of the last Hail Mary and the Vikings win!
Vikings can still play the role of a deadly spoiler….
Wow… looks like BJ Finney was the missing piece for Cincinnati!
And was immediately stiff armed by Blitz.
Minkah breaks up one final pass into the end zone and the Steelers hang on to stay undefeated.
It took two snaps for San Fran to sack Wilson on the same play as Arizona.
This is Arizona, week 16, 2019 season all over again.
I’m turning it off at halftime if we play terrible.
Well this is gonna be a blood bath…
Schotty with the singular most predictable opening play. The formation and the complaints last week…of course they were throwing a quick hitter to DK.
“Garoppolo with time”
Get used to hearing that.
This is gonna be like the Rams game a few years ago.
Why in the world would they bail us out like that?
Sullivan got a tackle.
Nice of shanny to overthink it and hand us an easy 3rd down play
Woof, saved by a Kittle drop and a stupid-looking trick play. We’ll take it.
Shanny spooked seeing Sullivan on defense.. win for Pete
Pretty sure Sullivan was out there and made that tackle w Moore in third down lol.
Sullivan in that direct snap play
Let the Sullivan hype train roll! Choo choo
Russ about to break the pass attempt record lol.
Wow, great throw under pressure. Wilson got drilled.
Sucks.. Russ is struggling
Wilson is still spooked.
Disgusting offense.. right down the toilet along with defense
There’s too much on Wilson.
He’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders.
They’ve got nothing. No idea to work through these injuries. It’s just throw a lot and hope for the best.
Awful.
And he looks like he’s already feeling the pressure from the first couple blitzes. That throw to Olsen was hurried.
They’re playing like a beaten team.
Sigh… knew that draw play was coming on 3rd and forever…
Re: Sullivan
A big, fast, quick dude with good hands and experience in the trenches. Sounds like what you’d look for in a pass rusher. I’m allowing the hype to wash over me a bit, but wouldn’t it be funny if the Hawks found another market inefficiency in the TE to DE convert?
Brilliant series. I love seeing us trying to set the tone with our 4th string RB to set up a better punt position. Pete must be trying to get Schotty a head coaching gig. OMG.
I knew we shouldn’t have traded Finney! OL is hopeless without him!
When Chris Carson is not playing this offense looks completely different. Same thing happens last year. Russ looks like a rookie with happy feet last week in the 2nd Half and this week. If they don’t figure out how to deal with the blitz they are going to get killed. Everyone will copy the scheme Vance Joesph switched to last week.
This is exactly what i was expecting. Carson is the catalyst. But with your top 3 rbs out, they are completely off. They dont know what to do. Cards proved the sending blitzes will rattle him. Blueprint has been written.
Why arent they trusting deejay a bit more. They basically came out and said no thanks to attempting a normal run/pass mix
And if you’re going to come out and pass… execute, attack, play with tempo and confidence.
The Seahawks are shaking like a s******g dog.
Good use of 4th round pick
First missed tackle. Drink.
How the HELL did he not stay in bounds there?
What are you doing Ryan Neal?
That was an absolute GIFT.
Wasted.
Neal FFS.
Yup. Sucks.
What does our cap situation look like next year? And assuming we end up 9-7 with another early exit from the Playoffs – what are you guys hoping happens?
I won’t lie – I’d love to see changes at HC and GM…it won’t happen, I know. But this team is just a horribly constructed roster. It’s almost embarrassing.
Well thats an easy overturn
For sure.
Ball never lies
Thanks garrapolo! He had an easy completion if he looked left.
Ok, Garropolo gonna give us a chance maybe…?
Are we sure Garoppolo is good?
Wow, our Online getting their ass kicked!
Let’s go Reed!
Doing a fantastic job of setting up 2nd and Long.
I’m being a huge Debbie Downer…but it feels like Russell is just a shell of himself. He’s sprinting out of the MVP conversation.
He looks rattled. Step up and lead a drive. Make everyone around you feel your confidence.
Relax man. It’s *checks notes* still the 1st f**n quarter
He hasn’t looked good in 6 of his last 9 quarters.
I’ll relax, though.
Schotty.. wake up man. What are you doing to this offense.
aaand that’s why we haven’t tried to run…
Russ dancing in pocket, playing like he is scared
Let’s gooooooo!
My God, DK…that is just special.
DK all-pro.
Finally someone from Hawks!
Cheat code DK
Of course we whiff the extra point…
And…that’s why its inexcusable that DK only had one reception last week.
Absolutely, you gotta find him touches. Doesnt matter who theyre playing.
Ugh. Just what we need in a tight game like this…
1. GET METCALF THE BALL. He should never, ever, ever have another 1-2 target game. Get it in his f-ing hands.
2. FFS Myers. Couldn’t even enjoy the play fully for 30 seconds.
Russ still leads the nfl in passer rating, despite throwing five more picks than Mahomes. It’s still his mvp to lose.
D.K. is a freak wow.
Whenever I get really frustrated with the Hawks I always think it could be worse we could have Jimmy G as our QB. He is brutal luckily for us.
Myers 1st miss i think. Make it far and few and not in game clinching times.
I HATE that flag on Robinson.
What the hell is he supposed to do there???
He legit looked like he was trying to pull up. Dog crap flag.
Just an awful call
It just makes it worse that it’s the first pressure we’ve had in 6 quarters
All these quick screens being a year to my eye. I’ve been praying so long
Thank goodness we drafted Metcalf, best pick we had in a long time
Terrible call.
Am I crazy or was that roughing call totally bogus?!
It was bogus
pretty soft call?
Very soft.
Football, 2020.
Horrible
Shanahan so clever at this. Isolates KJ so he has to pick RB or WR, can’t cover both. So easy for a first down. Easy completions.
How did two teams leave Neal rotting on the practice squad?
More pressure. More more more more more.
Take a chance today.
Why more teams don’t do what SF just did and snap the ball quick on those 4th and shorts is beyond me.
FOUR penalties already.
Brutal.
Classic Carrol teams, undisciplined.
Couple of those are just incredibly soft. Not sure Pete knows how to play his brand of physical football w/ the way offenses are catered to.
I know Seattle is sloppy, but this many penalties early?!
Great defensive call!
KJ having a real renaissance. He diagnoses plays so well.
One of those classic long, slow, painful death march drives.
Their 10th string RB can play our DEfense but not our 4th round pick.
Shanny has no respect for Hawks D
Nobody should have any respect four the Hawks D.
Well its either this or 3 play 80 yd td drives. Atleast we have a chance to turnover on these drives.
I’d rather a shoot out.
If this comes down to running and long drives the Niners will win.
Bobby Wagner had a clear sight of the RB.
The RB won.
A bit unfair to say that. Bobby held well. Rb just stuck his arm out and barely broke plain
Bobby had him 1v1 square up. And the running back scored.
But lets not paint it as he got moved on by the rb. Great play by rb to reach out. Bobby has underperformed this year, but that play wasnt like he got demolished.
He did get moved. The path was blocked and he got through.
Well we have a different definition of moved then lol. No worries, i agree a couple years ago wagner pushes him back. Age is creeping on him.
Because Bobby keeps tackling with arms and chest , he doesn’t tackle with the shoulders. He is a hug type of tackle guy. He doesn’t hit with his shoulder like a Ray Lewis.
Rob if you are a Rugby guy , you know what I mean…
You’d hope that if your all pro MLB is unblocked and has a running start to tackle their RB, that the RB would go backwards.
Wagner getting old.
Bobby 1 on 1 need to take down that 10th string RB .. sucks
Bobby has lost a step. No doubt. He’s still a very good player, but no longer invincible.
Well he had the step there.
And the RB just ploughed through him for a score.
David Moore questionable with a rib injury.
nvm, that was an old tweet
Dk in miners heads…
Metcalf is a monster!
We’re at the point that DK simply needs 10 targets a game. I don’t care if he’s only hauling in 6 of those – he just changes the dynamic of the game.
Seattle remembers they’re paying Hollister a bunch. Perhaps showcasing him, trying desperately to get a team with a pass rusher to trade with us?
Uh oh… needing 1 yard is not our specialty right now…
Man i hope they give deejay some actual runs and screens. Involve him in offense a bit. You cant just abandon the rb’s. Trust your depth pete.
Pass to set up the run.
Make them respect it some. Cant go 1 dimensional.
So glad Seattle running slants to DK….
My goodness man. Just bodies dudes.
Man, we need to bring Marshawn Lynch back soon.
Id do it only for goaline carries. Carson insurance.
DK asserting dominance.
…much better than endless fade routes ..
Keep feeding that BAMF.
Dear defense,
You are allowed to stop the other team. Try it. You might like it.
Was just thinking: uh oh, we left them enough time to march comfortably 80yds down the field and then get the 2nd half kickoff.
Shot of DK catch:
https://twitter.com/Bessex_Joshua/status/1323028897139617792/photo/1
Thought Flowers had that
He hit the receiver before the Ball got there. Surprised it wasn’t flagged.
The blitz never gets home.
Deary me.
2nd and 15 bring the house. Here’s your chance.
Doesn’t get close, easy hot to Kittle.
Drive extended.
How come qb sneaks always work vs us but Carrol won’t let Russ do it?
He said Russ isn’t good at it.
I guess. But there isn’t anything else he isn’t good at. So I don’t buy that explanation.
Id rather have russ option and decide run or pass. I feel like thats his bread and butter on short conversions.
Our DL is getting pushed back 2 yards on every run play.
Nice d to give kittle 15 yds of space on 2nd and 15.
Good call leaving all pro TE.. Ken is bold
All defenders playing hokey pokey up by the line
Got to get home if you bring that heat.
Agreed
So tired of watching Seattle leave TEs and backs uncovered in a zone, and DBs line up 10 yards of 10th string receivers….Prevent D only prevents you from winning….
They blitzed there, just didn’t get home.
Still leaving to much cushion all too often. And giving Kittle and the backs huge areas to move about in all alone…
The defense basically only gets a stop when they force a turnover, don’t they?
Our only hope is Garrapolo’s enduring mediocrity.
this
It’s up to you, Jimmy.
Pretty much, yeah. At least they have had some success with that.
Or a botched 3rd down trick play.
7 or Ball is the theme..
Jimmy G has gotten lucky w/ a couple of those throws. Another TO is coming if he doesn’t calm all the way down
No… why use a timeout.
Now they have time to think about their best 3rd and 13 conversion and it stops the clock for them.
Wonder what does Luke Willson do to kill time for the entire 60 minutes?
Sudoku
Counts his money…
Take notes for Sullivan
do we take a timeout and try to leave ourselves some time on the clock…?
Great diagnosis on that misdirection to Kittle. That throw back across by Jimmy was dangerous.
That’s what I’m saying. If his first look that’s been schemed isn’t wide open he’s in trouble.
Why wait 20 sec to call the TO Pete?
Call it immediately if you’re going to. Wtf?
The usual piss-poor Carrol Clock MGMT.
COME ON
GET IN
Alright guys, scoreboard pressure time. Send them into the locker room down 2 scores.
There ya go Rob!
Hammered him too
FINALLY!!!!
Ok Bobby!
Finally got home!
A huge win for our defense this half. Build on it in 2nd half.
Wagner with the GROWN MAN sack!!!
Come on. Bloody offense going to waste this.
Yep.
Awful.
A quick three and out. They have two timeouts!
The defense can’t handle the offense doing this.
Good punt might save the day.
Uhh….not a good time to stop innovating and executing…
Has Olsen actually learned the offense? That’s two straight plays he looked lost.
Wow.. took 20 sec off the clock
Wow. Worst clock MGMT ever!
Dammit
Oh for crying out loud.
I predict we see many more blitzes against us in the 2and half. We apparantly have no answer.
So, not take a sack? And stop the clock and save there TO? Bad play russ.
Maybe he thought it was second down. He’s done that before.
welp…
(got away with a big OL hold there too…)
Holy Dickson!
Wasted opportunity. The Carrol/Schotty Special…
ok thanks shamaham
And breathe.
Second half adjustments lost us the game last week. GOT to be better. GOT to be ready.
I love how jacked you are for this Rob! I feel you.. felt like they rran out of plays last week, were unprepared…
Id like to see more screens. Especially if theyre blitzing this much.
Imagine if we had an even modest pass rush and could generate more turnovers?
Good luck.. Pete will not adjust when he thinks team is playing well, Shanahan adjusts and runs away with game. Pete will wait for end of the game to adjust…..
This first drive scares me for the 9ers. I can see shanahan catching us off gaurd and moving easy down the field.
wasted opportunity’s are probably going to come back and bite us in the a$$
GB lost today
Rams lost today
The Saints are behind Chicago
This is a serious chance to gain some ground, Hawks.
Wouldn’t saints ahead be better?
Bears are not scary. Saints always are.
Only if you trust the Bears to replicate their winning percentage from here out.
That last Dickson punt was 65 yds, and tucked into bed on its own at the 2 yard line.
He’s so good when they let him do his thing.
Damn what a beauty punt. A gimme eagle putt.
Seattle better plan on facing the blitz, and come up with some new ways to pressure Jimmy G…Defense is going to get tired soon…
Shaky, scary start but defense is stepping it up as we desperately needed. And offensive looking more in sync. We seemed to lose in the trenches the first quarter but holding up better since. Good pass pro generally after those first couple bad sequences. Now we need to hold steady and finish.
Is Greg Olson healthy?
I think he’s just a $7m albatross.
He was money on third downs early in the season, but lately seems old and not mentally on it. Sure could have used his salary to get some pass rush help…
Maybe. He made some big, clutch catches earlier in the season.
He doesnt look engaged in the game.
Niners fully aware Seattle only has 3 active DT’s. I expect alot more runs attacking them up the middle, with deeper play action passes.
2 targets to Olsen 0 catches
2 targets to Hollister 1 catch
Dissly, no targets
Id like to see dissly way more involved.
Same
Bobby was on a mission on that play. Throwing himself into that double team!
Let’s gooo!
Wagner destroyed the blocking there. There is some BAMF left in the tank!
3 sacks!?!?
Is that even allowed?
How many by DLinemen though?
3 sacks is reserve for Sullivan.
BWagz is ballin!
Nice to see him finally make some of those splash plays we got used to seeing him make game in game out.
Once we add Dunlap and Adams to this defense, we might actually be real super bowl contenders…hope growing
Plus green back. And snacks. And all our rbs. And adding another DE.
Get Carson & Penny going for that stretch run would be huge!
Dallas has played well IMO
How is that not a PF on that hit on DK?
Just because he’s bigger he can absorb it???
I swear we lead the league in missed PF calls.
No kidding.
DK seemed a bit dazed afterward, too.
Fingers crossed for no concussion.
Nice to see DeeJay Dallas playing and scoring. Everyone has to contribute.
And I yelled, “Touchdown, Dee Jay Dallas,” just like Mitch Holthus for KC
He’s having fun too!! Love to see that.
DeeJay running success will improve the rest of the offense.
5 minutes off the clock and a TD.
RW controlling the offense with options.
This is the way.
I agree, you can’t always send 3-4 receivers out on vert routes…
Defense needs to hold here.
CODY BARTON WITH A PLAY
Feels odd to type that eh?!
Seriously, he lights it up on ST, just not on defense.
Ideally you want more outta your 3rd rounder, but if he can become a Heath Farwell type of STer? Not bad man.
Ball out!
Huge swing. My money says they go for the kill shot to DK or Lockett on the first play.
Hope your right my guy
Put this game away early! I want my heart to chill in 4th.
That’s against team rules this year…
Its 2020! There are no rules!
Why isnt Brock Huard calling this game?
Isnt he partnered with Myers?
muah! THATS BELLORÈ
That’s 2 nice plays at least for Barton (1 each half I saw). Worth his roster spot on special teams alone.
All russ there. Enjoying a much better game from him.
What a f**n throw!
Let’s goooo! Way to keep it alive, Russ.
O-line has done a great job giving Russ time to get in a groove unlike last week, that’s been the difference.
Disagree completely. He’s had plenty of time to throw the vast majority of the time. The difference is he isn’t holding it as long.
I really think Damian Lewis is the one diamond in the rough we seem mine per draft.
All I can think of is gotta go for 2 there. Remember the Atlanta Wild Card game?
screw a prevent D…keep bringing the heat
Without getting silly and sacrificing for big plays.
RW surely smashing TD records again this week, right?
Still need a couple more I think, because of Brady
I want more padding on this lead. I trust nothing with this defense.
Now hopefully this scoreboard pressure forces Jimmy G to push it a bit more than he can handle. Let’s go D!
Russ doin his thing, but the defense is flat out ballin!!! Bobby must have drank from the fountain of youth this morning, he looks quick and strong!
Kittle 3 targets, 1 catch 14 yards.
MORE MORE MORE
https://images.app.goo.gl/gdeHBFL6gsL8o8FR8
Rob seems to go quiet when the hawks do well. Only comments when they’re doing bad
It’s because I’m enjoying the game and nervously write when things don’t go well.
But well done for wasting time writing that instead of enjoying the win.
+1
That was quite a douche comment to make Hawk time. Also look directly above your comment you dingus.
What a statement game so far. Keep it going!
Zone blitzing. Love it.
This is starting to get fun.
Pile it on, baby! Good coverage sack there
Defense! Thank you! Finally!
Is Alton better than Benson???
Close. He will be soon though.
I think he honestly might be.
HOOK THIS GAME INTO MY VEINS
I shall take a slice of that pie
Ken Norton Jr seems to have done a better job today. Blitzes are getting home, only real gaffe was the blitz that gave Kittle a free 15
Metcalf is the new beastmode.. team MVP
This is fun. I like the gameplan, execution in all phases.
DK’s such a cheat code for us. 9ers look so frustrated and exhausted trying to contain him.
9ers cant lose warner. That will really crush there defense. Hes been simply amazing this year.
great 2nd half adjustments by the o . finally getting some 3 and outs for the d. I stand corrected
Jimmy G benched. This might be the statement win we’ve been looking for
Think he’s hurt
“Benched” lol
Nick Mullens vs Defense.. here we go
*Can you win a game in the first 3 quarters…?!”
Great play from their DB. DK had him beat
God I have no reason to still be this nervous. Game has been so fun so far though.
Through three quarters SF genius coach has been taken back to school. Keep it up Pete!
Do not let Nick Mullens come in here and get an easy score.
Foot on the pedal. 0-0.
Exactly. Don’t give them hope.
Ironically, this might be a situation where I’m okay with one of those slow burning drives. We can’t kill clock to save our lives, might as well let the other team do it.
Well…crap now they have a real QB.
9ers offense had 117 yards in three quarters. Their O looked great last week.
Defense has been amazing this game. If we end up keeping the niners under 20 that would be quite the feat for them.
has there been a sullivan sighting yet?
Only when Pete yelled at him haha
If you are asking if he’s played, yes.
Bobby legit our best pass rusher lol
IDK how Dunbar or Neal didnt come away w/ a pick
Same way DK does it…being a big-mf-dude.
Is it just me, or have the blitzes been good today? All of them seem to be getting home, and Bobby in particular has impressed
Nice touch with our Super Bowl picture up in the box behind John Lynch…
Kittle is there carson. Great player. Always knicked up.
Wow, and SF gonna limp into Thursday Night Football
That TD is annoying.
Far too easy against a backup.
Is it Jimmy or D ..
Hawks’ real d with a real QB in play.
Gifted them a 3rd and 5 when it should have been a tougher 3rd and 10.
Super annoying.
He didnt look *great*, but better than Jimmy G. JB had some truly awful throws today. Gotta hope SF doesn’t get Matt Ryan next year.
They called off all the blitzes. When they brought them back they’d driven 50 yards.
That’s Seattle D.. half decent QB under pressure, score a TD
I had a feeling a backup would do this. I fully expect 30 to 22 with 5 mins left and our ball.
Lol youre right
Need an 8 minute TD drive so Rob can get started on his writeup and get to bed at a decent hour.
Just need to milk the clock and get a few first downs to put this out of reach, come on Wilson
*In my best hockey announcer voice*: “a fight has broken out!”
https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1323042986704470020
I miss carson.
A comfortable win?
Can we please not do this.
Russ going for 50yd bombs up 16 with 7mins left. When dink and dunk is all we need.
Will Dissly not playing aware football. Casually runs out of bounds. That gave the Niners a whole minute right there.
Time was still running off. I’m not sure of the rules but clock was still running after he went out of bounds on his own terms.
He had an easy first down throw on that bomb!
Please. God. No.
Dang.
Again, how is that not the defender leading with his head on DK???
“goon squad”….fitting
Oh for crying out loud
Even on a good day the defense finds a way to spoil it.
I’m begging you guys. I’m begging you.
Worse D .. Jimmy was our savior
Every seattle fan: its happening again.
Absolutely embarrassing
Good lord 🤦♂️
What’s embarrassing is how you predicted this game would go.
Mullens has 157 yards in a quarter.
More than the first three combined.
Of the many embarrassing drives we’ve conceded this year, this is the worst. A masterclass in doing everything possible wrong.
Down! No good! Overturn that!!!!
Absolutely pathetic how no lead is safe with this team just truly sad
Just fire Ken right away.. if Mullens played all game this is a loss
Aim your blame at PC/JS…remember where they spent their money. Remember we have 5 TEs…
No it’s Ken.. Ken calls the game.
Whew, still gonna be a 2 score game
pete needs his fix
😂
Good awareness by Dunbar to touch. Y’all remember when Griffen played like it was college ball and wouldn’t touch WRs down?
P.S. Maybe we should put in Geno Smith as our answer to Nick Mullens…
Stop going out!
Onside kick attempt failed, PLEASE pick up a first down here Russ
Just. Go. Down. FFS
I do not understand why or how this team always makes backups look like Gods. Why don’t they just punch them in the mouth and take away the intermediate stuff and challenge Mullens to make deep throws. It is so frustrating to watch this garbage when they had been playing such a complete defensive game to that point!!!
Play smart Russ.
Can’t seem to get tackled in bounds
If they called Alton earlier on that BS call, same thing here. TY
I thought so at first, too, but it was completely unnecessary contact to the head.
No, I meant if they call Alton on something so ticky tack, they better call something on a QB that was unnecessary.
that hit on Russ, was flat out targeting
Now that’s how you react when your QB gets laid out
Loved seeing DK & Moore having their guys (Russ) back.
Game over after that penalty
9ers really miss Buckner in the middle, bad trade.
I think they miss Bosa the most, Bosa would have given our line fits this game…we are lucky he is out foe the season
Okay DJ, okay. we see you.
He’s played well even though he doesnt have a bunch of yards.
TOUCHDOWN!
Best game of the season with a dominant performance.
A semi-comfortable win over a division opponent? Fuck ya!
Emblematic of what the SF 49ers have done today..
Falling down has never been painted so wonderfully.
A quality complete win. Best game of season on all 3 phases. Not perfect. But i see improvement. Happy with results. Gained ground in nfc. Best case scenario today.
100%. Other than a couple late TDs, I don’t see much to be down on.
Exactly. If we flipped the script and switched sides, no one would be happy coming back down 23 to lose by 10. We’d be lamenting the garbage time stats that make our loss look less ugly. Comfortable win, not without some issues. But this was a cleaner win across the board.
Good point. Looks like they figured some things out defensively. Getting Adams & Dunlap in there will be huge. Brooks is coming along nicely too.
Thanks Mullens for exposing real D.
It’s a kneel down win against a division rival. It’s the NFC West, you’re not going to blow teams out by 20+ points every week.
nothing wrong w the overall game today.
Can’t help myself but wonder what the game turned out to be if they started freakin Mullens
😬
Seahawks would have been blitzing alot more. This is all prevent defense issues.
I will take a 10 point win against 49ers every time, but 250 yards conceided to Kittless Deebless Mullens in 20 minutes of football makes me puke. What is the point of such prevent defense if it takes 3 minutes to go march down the Centurylink field and score easy TD 3 times in a row?
Russ was almost had a concussion twice. It does not has to be this way, i celebrate the win, but this defense did not make me worry less. I can only hope to see more DJ Reed instead of Flowers when Shaq comes back. And Dunlop needs to be practicing as soon as tomorrow.
that guy should have been ejected for targeting.
We’ll see the next time we play them.
Huge win!
That’s a quality win. Loved the defensive playcalling through 3 quarters – Garrapolo is the Niners albatross. They had way better rhthym once Mullens came in – though we did also call of the dogs to a degree.
I realize they are banged up, but they are coming wins over the Rams and the Pats – and we basically gave them a beatdown today, without the help of guys who will be back: Carson, Adams, Griffen, Amadi – and Dunlap too.
Niners aren’t contenders this year.
Huge win. Hopefully they add more to the defense before the trade deadline. The team deserves it. Wasn’t expecting a fairly comfortable win. Nice to enjoy the last 3minutes just relaxing and enjoying the win..
I hope DK doesn’t get a reputation for d.b’s to be able to get into his head. Glad to see him stand up for Russ