Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/08 3:21 p.m.

Ouch, that hurts

Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/08 4:11 p.m.

This is typical when it comes to Holmgren and injuries. It is a little tweak in there he will be fine... fine is not missing a game..

Locklear was the same way in the preaseason, a little sprain and he returned almost 2 months after the "little sprain"

Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/08 4:35 p.m.

well so long COach hate for your last year to end this way but it is. 5-11 AT BEST. this team is so done its becomnig painful. Anyone want to buy season tix for the remained of this year? I am out. So depressing that a team could fasde this fast; "Riches to Rags", the 2008 Seahawks NFL Films story.

Posted by Samsonite at 10/10/08 5:01 p.m.

I think everybody needs to calm down. With the added emphasis on the running game and the pressure on the defense, I think Frye just needs minimize any mistakes. I feel like the defense finally got it's wake-up call and will play a good game at home. The packers "D" is almost worse than ours has been this year, so that means that the defense is going to have to win in for us this week. If they play well, Seahawks win!!!

Posted by tatuprules at 10/10/08 5:17 p.m.

It's too bad...there is always next year.

Posted by Dolence at 10/10/08 5:35 p.m.

Yeah, this does hurt. Anytime you go into a game with one healthy quarterback, it is bad news. Hasselbeck was the one player we really couldn't afford to lose. On another note, good riddance band wagon fans - see you at Qwest in a few years when the Hawks are "good" again.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/08 6:28 p.m.

Dolence, couldn't agree more re: band wagon fans.

Go Seahawks!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/08 9:11 p.m.

dont call anyone a bandwaogn fan you losers, i'm sure your the idiots at the game cheering for the half time show. learn that negativeness does not ewual bandwagon fans. its called the truth fools. This is why I hate seattle sports fans, I bet you two have your tickets already to stich and pitch night 2009 at Safeco, cuz you just love that moose. Get real, the Hawks are done for this year.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/08 9:15 p.m.

This pretty well sums it up from Football Outsiders:

Seattle's Linebackers -- Anatomy of a Faceplant
Seattle Seahawks 6 at New York Giants 44

From Tanier's team to mine (sigh) ... Ladies and Gentlemen, your 1-3 Seattle Seahawks!

The idea in Seattle for 2008 was to compensate for a run-down offense with the kind of defense Seattle team president Tim Ruskell helped build in Tampa Bay as a personnel executive a decade ago -- the kind of defense that can win a Super Bowl. Certainly, the Seahawks' linebacker trio would be the centerpiece. With Leroy Hill and Lofa Tatupu (both drafted in 2005) and Julian Peterson (signed in 2006), the Seahawks had the kind of 4-3 'backers that any team not named the Chicago Bears could only dream of. The hope was based on a consistently good performance through the 2007 season, plus the fact that all 11 starters were returning.

However, Ruskell likes his defenses fast and light, which leads to the kind of domination the Green Bay Packers enjoyed in their 42-20 divisional playoff win over the Seahawks at Lambeau Field on January 12. The Packers put up 235 yards rushing on a lot of fullback/H-back/tight end motion plays, dominating the Seahawks with power formations as the speedy defense struggled to find traction.

Traveling to the Meadowlands to face the Super Bowl champs, the Seahawks had to know that in Brandon Jacobs and the Giants' outstanding offensive line, they'd be facing another serious power challenge. As the Giants' first drive illustrated, while the intent may have been on the field, the execution must have been lost on the trip.

From the first play of the first New York drive, Seattle's linebackers showed difficulty in dealing with the power brought by running back Brandon Jacobs. On first-and-10 from his own 9, Eli Manning threw a short pass to Jacobs up the middle. Julian Peterson gave Jacobs a little shoulder shiver at the 13, which was a bit like hitting a water buffalo with a flyswatter. Peterson isn't really known for his dominant physical tackling anyway, and this was a really bad move. Jacobs bounced off and rumbled forward for five yards after first contact before being brought down by Peterson and end Lawrence Jackson.

On the second play, the Giants ran three-wide motion to trips right with Kevin Boss in the cluster. Tight end Michael Matthews motioned out to H-back (more of this power motion -- someone was watching some Green Bay film), erasing left end Patrick Kerney as Jacobs headed up the middle. Peterson fought off and shed a block from guard Chris Snee, and gave Jacobs another stupid shoulder check (This isn't hockey, dude!), leading to more unnecessary forward yardage. Safety Brian Russell, playing his usual role of the guy who got to the party late, "wrapped up" for an assist.

The next play was the killer. The Giants ran a great protection on first-and-10 from their own 24 with left tackle David Diehl, center Sean O'Hara, and tight end Kevin Boss sliding right, while guards Rich Seubert and Snee pulled left. Seubert first took out Hill with Jacobs three yards behind. Meanwhile, Amani Toomer blocked Kelly Jennings out of the play to the outside, which was probably for Jennings' own good. Snee, a few yards further upfield, managed to wall off safety Deon Grant (nice "Ole'" move there, Deon!), Hill, Lofa Tatupu, and Peterson, all of whom were trying in vain to recover from the initial movement to their left as they went with the slide protection. To add to the absurdity of the play, Russell actually got halfway decent position and brought Jacobs down with an ankle tackle after 44 yards. Expect a more detailed breakdown of this outstanding Giants offensive line in the near future.

On the next play, Jennings bit on Domenik Hixon's "My First Double Move" for a touchdown. The G-men were on their way to a major beatdown.

Seattle's next opponent? The Packers, who will bring the Inverted Wishbone (this, not this)
and other selections to Qwest Field this Sunday. Those positive defensive projections seem like nothing but hubris at this point. If the Seahawks would like to avoid a 1-4 start to the season, a change of plans is in order.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/11/08 1:04 a.m.

No Al Harris or Atari Bigsby is a plus for Seattle. If Kerney & Tatupu can shake up Rodgers it's very winnable folks. Go Seahawks!!!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/11/08 5:11 a.m.

You have no idea what you're talking about. For one it's Atari Bigby not Bigsby. We don't have much hope of anything at this point. We couldn't be a basement dweller in the worst division in the NFL at home then we certainly can't beat a quality team like the Packers.

As if a safety being out equals a win. And any jobber corner can blanket our WRs.

LOL if it were only that easy.

Kerney can't get pressure on a wheel-chair bound midget at this point and Tatupu is hobbling around like a geriatric.

Good luck with that.

Posted by Brockers at 10/11/08 7:46 a.m.

Is it wrog that I'm more hopeful with Frye under center than Seneca...Course Frye probably, well, fried, his arm with all those reps. Check down city tomorrow?

Posted by unregistered user at 10/11/08 8:10 a.m.

hey unregistered beatch hawk hatin troll put a cork in it...

Posted by Hawktastic at 10/11/08 2:40 p.m.

It does seem like a very bad move to me to sit Matt if there is even a chance he can play some. This game is win or give up on the season with a schedule like ours and the way Arizona is playing. As for our defense, they are way to small, so if they slack off again like last week we might as well call it a day.

Posted by TheFan12 at 10/11/08 3:11 p.m.

Seriously...band wagon fans! While I am always disappointed all week at least I can see optimism for a team that is very close to being dominant. They need to get on the same page...it's still early.

And to the UNREGISTERED USER who posted about giving up his season tickets, I will take them. You and your sorry excuse for being a Hawks fan is no longer welcome at Qwest. I bet you were one of those bums that jumped on the ride when the team was going to the Super Bowl. Good riddance and get outta here!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/11/08 9:21 p.m.

Dear Mr. Homer,

What exactly do you see that makes you optimistic, or that makes you think this team is "very close to being dominant"?

Do dominant teams lose at home to the bottom dwellers?

Do dominant teams get blown out of the stadium vs a team that isn't even the class of the NFC, let alone the AFC?

Just ask yourself some of those questions, Mr. Homer.

Sincerely,
A realist.

Posted by auburnhawkfan at 10/12/08 10:41 a.m.

Its llokin bleak for this season..Marshall needs to be gone after this season..And we need to draft a couple WR in this years draft...Lookin like we will be pickin somewhere in the top 8-13 range is my guess..We need a BIG CORNER to replace Jennings or maybe Taylor Mays