I have to disagree with Karan's Seahawks blog. The Seahawks were totally overrated at 3-0 when even band wagon freaks like myself were talking Superbowl.
The fact of the matter is the Hawks are mediocre like usual. How so? They don't beat good teams; chalking up wins against perennial lame ducks does not a winner make.
The problems run deep, which make me that much more unlikely to take them seriously:
Zero pass rush, even with a healthy Wistrom, Rhodes likes to play man defense. Bulger could have read the paper in the pocket yesterday.
Hasselbeck is severely overrated and doesn't play well in important games, the benchmark of mediocrity. Remember that "clutch" overtime interception at Green Bay in the playoffs last year? That could be the only playoff game he ever sees as a pro and it ended with the worst pass possible.
As for "airing it out", the guy can't. His Hail Mary is 35 yards with the wind at his back. It's sad but true, the chances of our "Future Favre" materializing are about as likely as WMDs showing up the punter's locker.
And beleiving in Holmgren is what got us nowhere in the first place. He wanted Jeremy Stevens, he promised great things to Seatttle fans back in the '90s and now we can't even muster a TD in the most important game of the season.
By the way, West Coast Offense is just another term for conservative passing, and we don't even do that well.
Ultimately when your team can't score a TD against the Rams defense in a make-or-break game, you got coaching issues. I would hate to see what the Patriots (better all around) would do to us if given another chance.
Regime change starts at home. Ditch the Walrus and his 0-2 playoff record in
Seattle.
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