How bad are the Seahawks?!
November 24th, 2009 by nwsportsguy
So I haven’t posted in a while, big deal. I was busy hunting trophy bucks in Montana and reveling in my success. By the way, if you ever need meat processed from your deer or elk, check out Farmer George in Port Orchard. You can also buy pretty much any cut of meat that you want. Ham, beef, elk, bison, deer, they’ve got it all. We’ve trusted them for years.
Moving on to topics of relevance, let us start with the Seahawks. They’re 3-7 heading into Thanksgiving weekend and have me regretting my season ticket purchase this year. I can’t even watch their games any more, I just follow my fantasy teams on NFL RedZone. Eventually they show a highlight of Brett Favre lighting up our secondary for 300+ yards.
Can you guess which other NFL teams are currently 3-7? There are four: the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders. Not exactly stellar company, but that’s what happens when you lose 7 of the 10 games you played.
So what needs to improve? I’ll list these in order of importance:
- Offensive Line
No more Walter Jones. Hutchinson is long gone. Injuries everywhere. The Hawks need to spend at least one of their two first round picks on shoring up this lineup or face more years of mediocrity.
- Secondary
Let me put it this way: If the Hawks’ defensive ends were to enter a Duck Hunt tournament, they would fail miserably because they can’t stop anything in the air. We need someone like Denver’s Champ Bailey who can match up with the opponents’ big guns.
- Defensive Line
We keep treating the opposing QB like they’re a hors d’oeuvre at a fine dining restaurant.We need to get ferocious, like a fat chick at China Sun buffet.
- Quarterback
I keep poking shots at Old man Warner of the Cardinals, but he’s getting the job done. Hasselbeck keeps throwing lame ducks. I hate to say it, but his time in Seattle may be waining.
Outlook:
If there were a song to describe the Hawks outlook for next year, it would be “It’s a Long Way to the Top” by AC/DC. There are simply too many holes in this ship that needs fixing. I see this and the next couple years as rebuilding.
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An insider's take on Seattle sports and other miscellaneous happenings, written by Northwest sports fan Chadrick Ashby.
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November 25th, 2009 at 11:13 am
When you’re down 17-0 early to the lowly Lions with their rookie QB, at Quest Field, you’re BAD,REALLY BAD. 3 wins, all at home against mediocre teams, you’re BAD. When the main excuse is a number of key injuries, but now you’re healthy and eveyone’s playing, but you’re still getting whooped, you’re BAD. They’re as bad as last year, if not worse, and that never should have happened.