Official Seahawks vs Rams Game Thread

[Hawk Sista]

Well said, Zorn.

[mykc14]

The o-line is about like it was at this point last year; it's not our best unit by a mile. Still, Okung is wounded, Unger is out and Britt & Sweezy show a high ceiling, IMHO... I don't know WTF to make of carp. He can be so beast-like one play & bring back a TD on the next. Even w/ those issues, our offense is far from our biggest issue.

The lack of a pass rush (and the turnovers that pressure creates) strikes me as the biggest current issue. Ealier I mentioned that our record last year at this point coul have very easily been 3-3. Our o-line was a mess but our Dline was getting after it. This year, we have 7 sacks after 6 games. SEVEN !!!! That's VS.16 at this point last year. There is a big gap in take-aways from last year to this year at common points. There is such an obvious link to pressure and take-aways. In fact, all due respect to Malcolm Smith, Avril's pressure on Mr. Manning gave him my nod for MVP of the SB. Every beautiful turn over was the result of relentless sexy pressure.

The lack of pressure & depth (as I keep saying) on D are the key differences this year. Even the lapses on ST are related to our lack of depth.

These are the issues that plague the Lombardi trophy winners year in and year out. While all 32 teams are an ACL away from real trouble, we are still in this thing, we are not done by any stretch. We've gotta reel off some Ws here pretty quick though. Starting w/ the panthers.

I approve of this post! We can overcome O-line issues (I know Anthony, until RW gets hurt) like we last year but our lack of passrush is our achilles heel. Come on, Chris Clemons for a mid-round pick. I don't care if you have to go as high as a #3. I know you are reading this Schneider. Get him in here, move Scruggs and Bennett inside on passing down, get that nascar package back together! Getting pressure with 4 can counteract any qb, ask Brees, Manning, Rogers, etc... IMO our beat up secondary has been playing extremely well, but the QB is getting time to go through his reads and hit his check downs and underneath crap.

[Hawk Sista]

Good points. While I still agree w/ my post above, I also believe there is a human need to find a person (or in this case - a person, coach &/or unit) to blame for underachieving. We are mad and someone is to blame, right?? It's Quinn, it's the line etc. last year we also had the best secondary. The 3rd & 20 vs Dallas doesn't get completed last year as the coverage woulda held up for another half second and the rush woulda gotten there.

Go Hawks.