Marsh and Lane

Two guys who played well for the Seahawks on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins were Cassius Marsh and Jeremy Lane. They both made mistakes but over the full game the Seahawks likely would have lost the game without them.

Cassius Marsh blocked a field goal that would have been made the Dolphins may have won unless the Seahawks made a two point conversation with their touchdown at thirty seconds remaining. Jeremy Lane made several plays where he was in good position to tackle or hit the ball away so the receiver could not complete the pass. If these two guys play this way the rest of the season the Seahawks will be in a good position to have the best defense in the NFL once again and go to another Super Bowl.

The Miami Dolphins should have won the game if it were not for those two guys and the touchdown drive Russell Wilson made to win the game despite having a sprained ankle. According to Coach Carroll Wilson should be ready to go this coming Sunday against the Rams however I would give Trevone Boykin as many reps as possible with the first unit this week so he can feel comfortable if he has to enter the game because Russell gets further hurt. I know that Russell will want to take many rep himself which I understand because he is a gamer but Boykin still needs to take some. I am not sure what the rules are concerning practices but Boykin could do some outside the regular practice with the first unit to. He should at least throw the ball a lot to the receiver and taking hikes from center Justin Britt. He doesn’t need to take a lot of reps with the running backs to hand the ball off though a dozen each day would be good.

This coming Saturday the Huskies take on Portland State. It should be another victory for them. I am sure Chris Peterson and the players will not take PSU lightly. The passing game sure is at good strength if not at full so I would continue working on the running game. The defense still is looking good so continue working there to be ready for Pac-12 season.

The other state team in the Pac-12 the Cougars need to rebound against Idaho. They should win this game after losing another game this time by three points though coming back in the second half against Boise State. The importance for the Cougars is to continue working on their defense. I know they like offense football on the Palouse but it is the defense that will get them to the promise land.

Next weekend everyone will look forward to the big three programs in Washington to win. The Huskies need to continue what they have been doing while the Seahawks and Cougars need to improve. The Los Angeles Rams played an awful game and lost to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night football 28-0. I have to say the Seahawks should be favored to win however I would never take the Rams lightly no matter how bad they played. The Rams always give the Seahawks a hard time especially on the road. Let’s make this weekend 3-0, 2-0 and 1-2. Go teams.