HumanCockroach wrote:It's never "one thing" when out comes to losing a football game.
burrrton wrote:(1) 40%
(2) 50% (it's 5 guys playing new positions- growing pains are inevitable)
(3) 8% (they obviously present us problems)
(4) 1%
(5) 1%
(6) 108%
NorthHawk wrote:There are differences between reasons and excuses.
In competition, someone wins and someone loses and when you dissect what happened, you find reasons for failures. Excuses imply something out of your control went wrong.
The fact is their DL played better than our OL and as a result we couldn't effectively run the ball and that was the difference in the game.
The question is can our problems up front be fixed in time for the next game?
Perhaps we can against other opponents, but it's still a big question mark. At this point we don't know if it's a matter of "gelling" or simply not being good enough.
If you look at our OL, I think it's better overall inside than last year, but weaker on the edges and I think they can get better.
So when you add together ineffective run blocking and a restricted mobility QB when your Offense is based on running the ball and a mobile QB, there isn't much left to examine.
NorthHawk wrote:There are differences between reasons and excuses.
In competition, someone wins and someone loses and when you dissect what happened, you find reasons for failures. Excuses imply something out of your control went wrong.
The fact is their DL played better than our OL and as a result we couldn't effectively run the ball and that was the difference in the game.
The question is can our problems up front be fixed in time for the next game?
Perhaps we can against other opponents, but it's still a big question mark. At this point we don't know if it's a matter of "gelling" or simply not being good enough.
If you look at our OL, I think it's better overall inside than last year, but weaker on the edges and I think they can get better.
So when you add together ineffective run blocking and a restricted mobility QB when your Offense is based on running the ball and a mobile QB, there isn't much left to examine.
HumanCockroach wrote:I simply don't agree with the ineffective run blocking mantra. micheal has zero issue running behind that line ( currently sitting with a 5.4 yard per carry average)... Honestly, to me it seems as though Rawls is still finding his rhythm ( if they ARE run blocking poorly, then that opens a whole nest of serious concerns. Like, clearly Micheal not Rawls is the better back). If both backs were effective at the clip Micheal has been, there wouldn't be close to this perception of poor run blocking in the least.
HumanCockroach wrote:I simply don't agree with the ineffective run blocking mantra. micheal has zero issue running behind that line ( currently sitting with a 5.4 yard per carry average)... Honestly, to me it seems as though Rawls is still finding his rhythm ( if they ARE run blocking poorly, then that opens a whole nest of serious concerns. Like, clearly Micheal not Rawls is the better back). If both backs were effective at the clip Micheal has been, there wouldn't be close to this perception of poor run blocking in the least.
HumanCockroach wrote:I'm not about to freak out about 1 fumble in the least 8 games. No matter how secure a back is with the football, they are going to fumble it, and if I recall correctly, that one fumble occurred on a pass short of the first down marker with a minute left in the game when he was attempting to get the necessary yardage with his back to the defense . Sometimes fighting for yardage is a pre cursor for fumbles.
Not an excuse, he's got to hold on to the ball. Just realistic expectations.
obiken wrote:I am not freaking out either Human, but how many games can we lose that we were favored to win and still win the Division? Any team can make the playoffs. Having a legit chance at the title is a whole different drill. Sorry, I know we have had our differences, but I have learned a lot from you and all these guys in here. However, IF we lose to the 9ers, I am going to start officially freaking.
I-5 wrote:7) Play better football
HumanCockroach wrote:As of right now Seattle is exactly .0 games behind Arizona. Two years ago, they were 3 games behind with 5 to play, I will not "freak out" until Seattle is officially eliminated from playoff contention.
Hawktawk wrote:Seattle has to defend the home field this Sunday. They cannot afford to lose 2 of 3 games that looked like easy wins on the schedule. They have proven to have a Lazarus like ability to rise from the dead but someday that approach is going to fall short. It kind of did last season in a mud hole in Carolina....Its early but a few more bad losses its getting late...
HumanCockroach wrote:The division isn't the goal with this team, SBs are. Seattle can indeed win on the road in the playoffs. Nothing I've seen the last four years refutes that.
Hawktawk wrote:Seattle has to defend the home field this Sunday. They cannot afford to lose 2 of 3 games that looked like easy wins on the schedule. They have proven to have a Lazarus like ability to rise from the dead but someday that approach is going to fall short. It kind of did last season in a mud hole in Carolina....Its early but a few more bad losses its getting late...
I sweated through the opener at the Clink like a drug mule going through customs
HumanCockroach wrote:The division isn't the goal with this team, SBs are. Seattle can indeed win on the road in the playoffs. Nothing I've seen the last four years refutes that.
HFA is Absolutely key, period.
We Can get to a SB without it, but it's definitely a tougher way to go.
HumanCockroach wrote:I'm not entirely sure how those two statements coincide.
I feel it's important, but key? Obviously it's a tougher road, but it is one that's been traveled ( IMHO Seattle is a better football team than the Giants or Packers who did it most recently) and I might point out that Seattle's record last season was identical on the road and at home...
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