Postmortem: Seattle v Metcalfdropsemburgh
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:40 pm
Exactly like I thought it would play out, right? HA!
What a difference a week makes! Seattle heads to the Steel City and punches the Steelers in the mouth. Ignoring the scoreboard for a moment - this game felt much more lopsided - seemed to me Seattle dominated 60-70% of this game on both sides of the ball.
The offense is slowly coming into it's own - we're getting glimpses of what could be. I don't think we have seen much of the available playbook yet, but for the most part, Darnold played well. A couple gaffes for sure, but to be expected as he hasn't run this offense much and it's going to take time from everyone to gel and become a cohesive unit - where everyone knows what everyone is doing, assignments, who will be where. That takes time, this isn't Madden. Darnold damn near had 300 yards passing on a very efficient 22 for 33 for 295.
The int's were brutal, but that will get cleaned up. That spin move for a completion on third down should be on ESPN tonight - that led to a back breaking TD drive and might have been the most important play of the game. Darnold needs to be a read and react/throw QB and we need to call plays that way, and also accounting for potential oline strength or weaknesses. I think Kubiak is figuring it out what we have and how to do just that.
I've said before that the real season doesn't start until 3-4 games in - and Seattle already looks improved from week one. To be fair, SF is a very tough opponent. I like the trajectory of the offense. K9 looks hungry and angry - and that makes him dangerous. Now it's Charbonnet's turn to turn it up.
Loved going for it on fourth down - and getting under center to do it. I HATE fourth and one shotgun formations. Get the ball carrier as close to the line to gain - not 8 yards away. No need to be 'tricky' sometimes.
Defense is looking pretty good - they consistently pressured Rodgers all day - he did not have a classic Rodgers performance, but there were some glimpses of what he once was. He is not taking them anywhere this year but will likely have a few Metcalf highlights by the time it's over. Metcalf was perfectly on-brand with an underwhelming performance - a nice TD catch and then a couple of drops to balance it all out - for a whopping 20 yards. Yikes. What a great unburdening it was when we shipped him out.
Seattle nearly had 400 yards on offense - and it felt like it. Lot's of big plays and some quality third down conversions. The defense really played bully today, at least it felt like it to me. Late in the fourth, Rodgers took a couple of legit hits and got that "I want no part of this shit" look the rest of the game.
Overall this was a surprising win - in that they went on the road and pretty much dominated every phase of the game. Yeah, we missed a FG, but we got a TD on this Sunday's biggest blunder - that botched kick return. Taking a moment to step away to relive that - and laugh. Ok, I'm back. How dumb are some players? To NOT know the most basic rules of the game - of the ONE area you are most involved in. I mean... that's like a nurse not knowing how to draw blood. There are mistakes, blown coverages, missed tackles, it happens, but this is a whole other level of what the fuckery.
I like the trajectory this team is on. Clear improvements from week one - especially on the offensive side which, I think we all agree is the only area of concern coming into the season with all the new moving parts, players and coaches and scheme and playbook. To make a week two jump like that bodes well for what this offense ca be - and it was especially nice to see Kupp involved - I think he is going to be bigger factor than people realize, especially down the stretch - where vets that know the league bring invaluable experience. Just stay healthy.
SO, we got our first dub under the Darnold Administration and it felt pretty damn good. Always fun to punch Pittsburgh in the mouth, and to see the guy we shipped out, be exactly who we thought he was. Now everyone can take a breath as we know we're not going 0-17 this year - there is hope, there is light at the end of the tunnel - let's just hope it's not a locomotive.
The biggest winner today is not the team or the fans, it's Michael K's cardiologist.
C'mon, MK - that's funny - admit it. I do sincerely hope your BP is down form last week.
Now it's time to beat the Saints so bad their fans revert to bags over the head with "Aint's" drunkenly scribbled on 'em with a dying sharpie.
go hawks...
What a difference a week makes! Seattle heads to the Steel City and punches the Steelers in the mouth. Ignoring the scoreboard for a moment - this game felt much more lopsided - seemed to me Seattle dominated 60-70% of this game on both sides of the ball.
The offense is slowly coming into it's own - we're getting glimpses of what could be. I don't think we have seen much of the available playbook yet, but for the most part, Darnold played well. A couple gaffes for sure, but to be expected as he hasn't run this offense much and it's going to take time from everyone to gel and become a cohesive unit - where everyone knows what everyone is doing, assignments, who will be where. That takes time, this isn't Madden. Darnold damn near had 300 yards passing on a very efficient 22 for 33 for 295.
The int's were brutal, but that will get cleaned up. That spin move for a completion on third down should be on ESPN tonight - that led to a back breaking TD drive and might have been the most important play of the game. Darnold needs to be a read and react/throw QB and we need to call plays that way, and also accounting for potential oline strength or weaknesses. I think Kubiak is figuring it out what we have and how to do just that.
I've said before that the real season doesn't start until 3-4 games in - and Seattle already looks improved from week one. To be fair, SF is a very tough opponent. I like the trajectory of the offense. K9 looks hungry and angry - and that makes him dangerous. Now it's Charbonnet's turn to turn it up.
Loved going for it on fourth down - and getting under center to do it. I HATE fourth and one shotgun formations. Get the ball carrier as close to the line to gain - not 8 yards away. No need to be 'tricky' sometimes.
Defense is looking pretty good - they consistently pressured Rodgers all day - he did not have a classic Rodgers performance, but there were some glimpses of what he once was. He is not taking them anywhere this year but will likely have a few Metcalf highlights by the time it's over. Metcalf was perfectly on-brand with an underwhelming performance - a nice TD catch and then a couple of drops to balance it all out - for a whopping 20 yards. Yikes. What a great unburdening it was when we shipped him out.
Seattle nearly had 400 yards on offense - and it felt like it. Lot's of big plays and some quality third down conversions. The defense really played bully today, at least it felt like it to me. Late in the fourth, Rodgers took a couple of legit hits and got that "I want no part of this shit" look the rest of the game.
Overall this was a surprising win - in that they went on the road and pretty much dominated every phase of the game. Yeah, we missed a FG, but we got a TD on this Sunday's biggest blunder - that botched kick return. Taking a moment to step away to relive that - and laugh. Ok, I'm back. How dumb are some players? To NOT know the most basic rules of the game - of the ONE area you are most involved in. I mean... that's like a nurse not knowing how to draw blood. There are mistakes, blown coverages, missed tackles, it happens, but this is a whole other level of what the fuckery.
I like the trajectory this team is on. Clear improvements from week one - especially on the offensive side which, I think we all agree is the only area of concern coming into the season with all the new moving parts, players and coaches and scheme and playbook. To make a week two jump like that bodes well for what this offense ca be - and it was especially nice to see Kupp involved - I think he is going to be bigger factor than people realize, especially down the stretch - where vets that know the league bring invaluable experience. Just stay healthy.
SO, we got our first dub under the Darnold Administration and it felt pretty damn good. Always fun to punch Pittsburgh in the mouth, and to see the guy we shipped out, be exactly who we thought he was. Now everyone can take a breath as we know we're not going 0-17 this year - there is hope, there is light at the end of the tunnel - let's just hope it's not a locomotive.
The biggest winner today is not the team or the fans, it's Michael K's cardiologist.
C'mon, MK - that's funny - admit it. I do sincerely hope your BP is down form last week.
Now it's time to beat the Saints so bad their fans revert to bags over the head with "Aint's" drunkenly scribbled on 'em with a dying sharpie.
go hawks...