NorthHawk wrote:Last week I might have agreed with you, but the Bengals showed signs of coming back to life their last game and Burrow says he's now healthy.
A lot will depend on how healthy we are and whether we come in a little stale after 2 weeks off.
Aseahawkfan wrote:This one is hard to call. Bengals defense looks about the same as ours. If their offense is back to operating at a higher level, could be a rough game. This is a winnable game. Depends on what Bengals team shows up and what Seattle team shows up.
RiverDog wrote:Yeah, this is looking like another Pete Carroll defense...ranked 24th in ypg, 29th in passing defense. And people wonder why I'm so down on him.
But there is hope. That Giants game was the best defensive performance I've seen out of our team in some time. However, Joe Burrow isn't Daniel Jones. If they can protect him, it could be a long night. I just don't think they've turned the corner.
4XPIPS wrote:Spoon VS Chase
All I can say, this will be fun to watch
Spohawk5092 wrote:Petes comments about the game were looney. Maybe time to go Coach. You need to start getting down in a few problems areas, like penalties, and putting a leash on DK for starters....he says, "that was a game to win", and " we are right back in it." In what??? So why didn't you win Coach? I know why, too many ridiculous penalties, two turnovers, and not being able to cash in, in the end zones quite a few times.
RiverDog wrote:A lot of us have been calling for Pete to "put a leash on DK" for a long time. That stupid arse PF penalty he drew yesterday didn't happen to hurt us all that much as we came back and got the first down, but it's gotten to the point where a person honestly has to wonder if Pete has control over the team or not, if they still respect him or if they just blow him off. Pete supposedly had a talk with Metcalf just a game or two ago and it seems to have gone in one ear and out the other. Metcalf has made a reputation for himself, and you can bet your bottom dollar that every cornerback in the league will be goading him in an attempt to draw a free 15 yards.
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4XPIPS wrote:Finally got a chance to watch the whole game. This is a game that will come back to haunt us later down the season when seeding for playoffs become important. The offense is starting to sputter, and our 3rd down success rate, or shall I say fail rate is starting to become a real problem. We seem to move the ball well between the 20s but cant finish drives off with TDs and can't get our 3rd downs figured out. I am not sure if this a product of bad scheming or Geno isn't up to the task to read and react to how defenses are attacking him on third downs. As mentioned before penalties are pathetic at this point, and we had some costly turnovers. Not sure why at the end of the game Waldron didn't keep Dallas or ZC in the backfield to help with blocking as Haynes and company were getting shredded at the point of attack. This loss falls on the coaching as much as the offense not finishing this game off. Credit defense for keeping the game with in reason.
There were a few bright spots
Jake Bobo is a beast and isn't afraid to fight for tough yards. It was good to JSN get more touches and has had his best game all year at this point. Finally it was actually good to see Jamal Adams play up to his billing. If we can get this from Jamal game in and game out and he miraculously stays healthy all year then our defense has taken a big step forward from bottom five to above league average.
RiverDog wrote:I was relatively pleased with Adams' performance as he certainly didn't hurt us as he has in the past, but he didn't have a very big impact on the game, either so I'm stopping well short of saying that he's living up to his billing. In my mind, it's going to be virtually impossible for him to live up to what we traded for him and that obscene contract we signed him to. But at least he finally finished a game, the first game he's finished in nearly 3 years.
Spohawk5092 wrote:this loss, will come back to haunt the Seahawks....
RiverDog wrote:Every loss could come back to haunt us. But this wasn't a divisional or conference opponent, so if we were going to lose a game, I'd rather it be this one. Our loss to the Rams carries much more significance than the Bengals loss.
c_hawkbob wrote:A lot of football to be played before the playoffs. As remarkably young as we are at so many key positions I don't think what this game showed about where we are now in relation to the upper tier teams in the league (and I think if anything it showed that we're capable of playing them head up, not that we're not good enough, but that's another conversation) has much relevance to how we will fare in the playoffs. Much will change by then.
MackStrongIsMyHero wrote:My biggest concern from the Bengals game was only 2 of 5 redzone appearances yielding points. Can't be doing that if this season is going to go anywhere.
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