Seahawks Beat Giants

The Seattle Seahawks Friday afternoon beat the New York Giants in New Jersey 24-7. The Seahawks have never lost in the stadium there.

Again the Seahawks had trouble offensively in the first half. This time though Jimmy Graham dropped to passes one in the end zone and the other was a long side line pass. Both of them went right threw his arms. He did make up for it by catching a touchdown in the second half in the same way the pass in the first half went through his arms. The Seahawks offense looked totally different in the second half. What made things alright was the defense who gave up seven points however that was after a Thomas Rawls fumble.  

Coach Pete Carroll continues to say they want to be a running team however they continue having problems doing so and then they have to rely on the passing game. One of the running backs has to step up because it is important that the running game is successful if they are going to get off to a good start. This will allow the passing game to improve as well. The only thing that really helped them out in this game though they looked terrible in the first half they at least had the ball a lot longer than the Giants did. I believed this helped them become successful in the second half as well.

Right now the Seahawks are being given six points over the Houston Texans who they play next week in Seattle. Not a large amount as a favorite. They give the home team three points for playing on their field so that leaves three points if you look at that way. So according to the so-called experts the Seahawks are not favored by much. This means that they have to get going in the first quarter for the first time this season. It would be nice to get a touchdown or at least a field goal in their first possession of the game. The offense can depend on the defense to continue bailing them out.

In baseball the World Series starts Tuesday night with the Houston Astros against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. This should be an interesting and outstanding series. I am not rooting for either team however I may root for the team that wins the first game. In any case it will be good to have an exciting series. One thing I do know that we can measure how much more the Mariners will have to improve to make it to the Series next year or after that. The first thing is get into the playoffs whether they get to the series or not. We may have to see them make baby steps. My next report on the Mariners will be about the first base position and after that I will go into the starting pitching. There won’t be any action during the Series on transactions by the Mariners however we should find November to be interesting. Dipoto has made his multi-player trades so far in November. So put on your seat belts and go M’s.