Seahawks vs Falcos game thread

[Michael K.]

They outgained us something like 157 to 108 in the first half. We were lucky to be tied. And that was with the defense playing decently.

Let me guess, if it was the other way around you'd have been mad that we kept settling for FGs? I don't know that I have ever seen more negativity about a team tied for the #1 seed ever in my life. There is no committee to assign playoff seeding in the NFL, no style points. You need to win, and this team does an incredible job at that. Again, I think we blew the Niner game, and certainly hope that doesn't come back to bite us, but I was ripped up and down for my complaint about that game....and now? Tied atop the NFC with a mere three losses? Guys can complain after wining two games by a combined score of 63 to 9?

6th in total defense
11th against the pass
4th against the rush
2nd in points allowed

9th in total offense
17th in rushing offense
9th in passing offense
2nd in points allowed

I'm not sure what there is to be complaining about, but again, only in this place I guess.

IMO? This is a year if not two early. Tell me any of us thought with Sam Darnold at QB, with Kupp and MVS as JSN's running mates, and with no changes on the O Line besides a Rookie Guard, any of you expected to be 10-3 and tied atop not only the Division but the Conference?

[douche]

Did i say anything about Macdonald? How anyone could watch that first half and not seriously question the preparation on the offensive side is beyond me. In fact, if they had no idea what the standings were, most people would have thought Atlanta was the 9-3 team and Seattle the 4-8 team after watching that first half.

How could anyone watch that first half and not applaud Atlanta's game plan? Theyn nailed it. Until the second half - when Seattle did. Strange you refuse to acknowledge the massive turnaround in the second half to obsess on the first - which Atlanta aced - through THEIR preparation. You know other teams prepare too, right? It's not just a Seattle thing.

I remember a time when then were NO halftime adjustments in SEA. And the game plan was revealed BEFOREHAND.

So I'll take this.

[Michael K.]

I remember a time when then were NO halftime adjustments in SEA. And the game plan was revealed BEFOREHAND.

So I'll take this.

Right!? We knew one way to win, and when we won a different way? Our coach was "uncomfortable", and reverted back to the way it used to be, even thought that no longer worked.

Go back to the 2nd round playoff loss at Carolina. We had clawed our way back into the playoff hunt with Russ and Angry Doug breaking all kinds of records over a seven or so game period. Marshawn decided to skip the Minnesota game, and we somehow won (thanks Blair Walsh), so we go to Carolina, and Marshawn decides he's ready to play. We fall behind 31 to what the fuck ever because Pete decided we needed to go back to LOB day football, and not the style of play that had dug us out of the hole that style created and GOT us to the playoffs. We switch back to the offense that works, and damn near come back. Fast forward to the COVID year and he LITTERALY admitted he changed the offense because he was uncomfortable after we lost to Arizona in OT when the Defense gave up over 30 points!

We were 5 and 0 before that game, and would have been 6 and 0 if not for two of the dumbest penalties I've ever seen. One a late hit on Bobby Wagner that was so stupid I couldn't believe it, and another a roughing the holder penalty that took a FG off the board and Arizona soon after scored a TD. They kicked the FG that tied the game at the buzzer. Doesn't happen otherwise. But, even at 5 and 1, you change things because you are uncomfortable?

He must have been more comfortable with the 7 and 4 finish and losing a home playoff game to a Rams team with no QB. So at least there is that.

I find no reason to complain about what we are currently witnessing. But God knows if I did? Can't imagine the uproar if I had the balls to bitch about winning 26 to 0 and 37 to 9. Fucking Bizarro land I tell you.

[DavidGee24]

Well said. Here's the thing, the team on the other sideline is also full of professional football players. The Falcos (or Failcons as Aurora put it) aren't just going to walk out there like Navajo Valley Frybread Culinary Tech taking the field against Ohio State, of course it's reasonable to expect them to play at least a good half of football. A "different" game plan in the first half wouldn't have necessarily resulted in us winning by 28 points. Yeah, it was a blah first half but in the end it was the other team whose heads smelled like Seahawk fart.

[Michael K.]

Well said. Here's the thing, the team on the other sideline is also full of professional football players. The Falcos (or Failcons as Aurora put it) aren't just going to walk out there like Navajo Valley Frybread Culinary Tech taking the field against Ohio State, of course it's reasonable to expect them to play at least a good half of football. A "different" game plan in the first half wouldn't have necessarily resulted in us winning by 28 points. Yeah, it was a blah first half but in the end it was the other team whose heads smelled like Seahawk fart.

The Falcons are one of those organizations I will never understand. Yes, Cousins is old, beat up and probably a bottom of the League QB now, but we would trade every TE and RB we have for Pitts and Robinson. Bijan has to fight some guy name Algier for looks, specifically around inside the twenty (reminds me of Charbo and Walker, only Charbo is probably better than Algier and Robinson is better than Walker), and Pitts has 85 targets this year and one TD. Watching them yesterday reaffirmed my confusion.

Algier has 8 rushing TDs this year, Bijan has 5. Pitts got ZERO looks around the Red Zone, and they went to Algier just about every time they got close, taking their best offensive player off the field. Bijan might be the third most talented back in the NFL behind Gibbs and CMC. Gibbs losses touches to a very talented David Montgomery, and still has 13 rushing TDs this year after leading the league with 16 last year. CMC has 8 rushing and 5 receiving. How do you look at a back as talented as Bijan, and a TE as talented as Pitts and think....we should be trying to get others in to the endzone.

This has been an Atlanta thing, not even a coach thing. The lack of utilization for London, Pitts and Robinson cost Smith his job....so Raheem Morris comes in and decides "I should do the same thing the other guy did, even though it didn't work". Fucking genius. I was worried on the first drive of the game when they made a concerted effort to make Bijan the focal point. Sure glad he decided to stop doing what worked to give them an early lead!

Maybe Bijan's fumble, which I thought was a pretty damn good defensive play, cost him. But in the first quarter, Robinson had 6 carries for 34 yards and one catch for 5 yards. Algier had one carry for one yard. The Falcons were tied at 3. 7 touches to 1.

From that point on? Robinson got 13 and Algier got 12. They did target Pitts 10 times, but I sure don't remember them even looking his way in the Red Zone. In a game they trailed most of the second half and didn't have Drake London....how does that make sense?

Fantasy Football makes you break this stuff down differently, and it sure boggles my mind how there seems to be no in-between. You either have guys ride on guy almost to death, the way the Niners do with CMC, or the Eagles did with Barkley last year....or you have confusing as shit stuff like the Texans wanting to get Nick Chubb invovled and the Falcons force feeding Algier.

For the record, Robinson ended the game with 86 yards on 20 carries. A respectable 4.3 per carry against one of the best run defenses in football. Algier had 11 carries at 3.1 per. Sure makes sense that the basically split carries the last three quarters right?

[Sibelius Hindemith]

The Seahawks have had a cake schedule so far (26th SOS) and on top of that have faced backup QBs in 4 of their last 6 games including a practice squad level QB vs MIN. If their game planning/prep for SF and LAR is as poor as it was in the last two games they are going to lose both of those games no matter how many half-time adjustments they make.

[DavidGee24]

Well said. Here's the thing, the team on the other sideline is also full of professional football players. The Falcos (or Failcons as Aurora put it) aren't just going to walk out there like Navajo Valley Frybread Culinary Tech taking the field against Ohio State, of course it's reasonable to expect them to play at least a good half of football. A "different" game plan in the first half wouldn't have necessarily resulted in us winning by 28 points. Yeah, it was a blah first half but in the end it was the other team whose heads smelled like Seahawk fart.

The Falcons are one of those organizations I will never understand. Yes, Cousins is old, beat up and probably a bottom of the League QB now, but we would trade every TE and RB we have for Pitts and Robinson. Bijan has to fight some guy name Algier for looks, specifically around inside the twenty (reminds me of Charbo and Walker, only Charbo is probably better than Algier and Robinson is better than Walker), and Pitts has 85 targets this year and one TD. Watching them yesterday reaffirmed my confusion.

Algier has 8 rushing TDs this year, Bijan has 5. Pitts got ZERO looks around the Red Zone, and they went to Algier just about every time they got close, taking their best offensive player off the field. Bijan might be the third most talented back in the NFL behind Gibbs and CMC. Gibbs losses touches to a very talented David Montgomery, and still has 13 rushing TDs this year after leading the league with 16 last year. CMC has 8 rushing and 5 receiving. How do you look at a back as talented as Bijan, and a TE as talented as Pitts and think....we should be trying to get others in to the endzone.

This has been an Atlanta thing, not even a coach thing. The lack of utilization for London, Pitts and Robinson cost Smith his job....so Raheem Morris comes in and decides "I should do the same thing the other guy did, even though it didn't work". Fucking genius. I was worried on the first drive of the game when they made a concerted effort to make Bijan the focal point. Sure glad he decided to stop doing what worked to give them an early lead!

Maybe Bijan's fumble, which I thought was a pretty damn good defensive play, cost him. But in the first quarter, Robinson had 6 carries for 34 yards and one catch for 5 yards. Algier had one carry for one yard. The Falcons were tied at 3. 7 touches to 1.

From that point on? Robinson got 13 and Algier got 12. They did target Pitts 10 times, but I sure don't remember them even looking his way in the Red Zone. In a game they trailed most of the second half and didn't have Drake London....how does that make sense?

Fantasy Football makes you break this stuff down differently, and it sure boggles my mind how there seems to be no in-between. You either have guys ride on guy almost to death, the way the Niners do with CMC, or the Eagles did with Barkley last year....or you have confusing as shit stuff like the Texans wanting to get Nick Chubb invovled and the Falcons force feeding Algier.

For the record, Robinson ended the game with 86 yards on 20 carries. A respectable 4.3 per carry against one of the best run defenses in football. Algier had 11 carries at 3.1 per. Sure makes sense that the basically split carries the last three quarters right?

I was wondering if the Failcons just quit. I mean, if you're really trying to win you've got to give Robinson the ball at least 30 times, especially with London out. That guy is legit, our backs can not do what that guy can do.

[Michael K.]

The Seahawks have had a cake schedule so far (26th SOS) and on top of that have faced backup QBs in 4 of their last 6 games including a practice squad level QB vs MIN. If their game planning/prep for SF and LAR is as poor as it was in the last two games they are going to lose both of those games no matter how many half-time adjustments they make.

Or? Just like most every other game this year? They will kick the shit out of the other team, or be right there with a chance to win at the end. I don't understand why your theory of a 10 and 3 NFL team is more likely than mine?

The Niners have lost to Jacksonville, Tampa, Houston and the Rams. And were a flukey late game pick and dogshit offensive gameplan from losing to us.
The Rams blew a big lead to Philly and lost, and lost to the 49ers and Carolina. And were a flukey late game punt from losing to us despite the fact that we gave them the ball four times in scoring range on INTs.

Sorry, I just don't see this flawed Seahawk team that is going to get worked by the big bad Rams and 49ers. Three of the best, if not the best teams in the NFC, but we are still one of them.

[douche]

The game was tied at 6 at halftime and then SEA scored 17 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter to pull away, so they must have been doing something right. Anyone remember the games where SEA came out, fell behind early and never recovered? So I'll take a 6-6 tie at halftime to have the team make adjustments in order to secure a lopsided victory.

Can they do that against better teams? I guess we'll find out. But you take the wins when you can in this league. The Patriots certainly have. And their SOS is 30th.

Currently, SEA is tied with 2 other teams in the NFC for the fewest (3) losses. Not a bad place to be.

[auroraave]

Did i say anything about Macdonald? How anyone could watch that first half and not seriously question the preparation on the offensive side is beyond me. In fact, if they had no idea what the standings were, most people would have thought Atlanta was the 9-3 team and Seattle the 4-8 team after watching that first half.

How could anyone watch that first half and not applaud Atlanta's game plan? Theyn nailed it. Until the second half - when Seattle did. Strange you refuse to acknowledge the massive turnaround in the second half to obsess on the first - which Atlanta aced - through THEIR preparation. You know other teams prepare too, right? It's not just a Seattle thing.

I remember a time when then were NO halftime adjustments in SEA. And the game plan was revealed BEFOREHAND.

So I'll take this.

The difference between Carroll and Macdonald - just light years. Carroll seemed like a 'we'll just figure it out as we go' vs Macdonald "this is what we're doing" approach. The absolute dumpsterfire that is Vegas right now. It's been so long now that I can't even remember the Raiders ever being good since Marcus Allen was there lol. Loved Carroll, but in hindsight, he was a nice face of the franchise, but just not a great coach. How many seasons post super bowl of stumbling around in the dark - never terrible, but never any true identity or direction. What's crazy is they were still competitive and always fringe-playoffs. Once Schneider was put in charge - Seattle went from a Cessna to an f-15. Got a couple rams fans buddies down here that are really worried about seattle right now and I love it.