Seahawk Wednesday

This week the Seahawk players have a week off
because of the bye. The team's next game will
be in Arizona against the Cardinals on October 25.

Most years the players go to different places with

this time off but as we all know this isn't any year.

The Seahawk players for the most part are staying

put in Seattle. We hope none of will do anything

to jeopardize their season by getting the virus.

Players like Jamal Adams who has missed three 

games because of injury will be resting along with

exercise to be ready to go on October 25.

I am hoping the defensive players will be thinking

what they must do to improve their play. Only

thing positive is  they have made a couple outstanding

plays at end of games but should never been put into

the situation in the first place. 

I am sure I will be thinking of something before the

next game unless the Seahawks do it for me that is.

Damon "Snacks" Harrison the Seahawks recently

signed to the practice  should make his first appearance

against the Cardinals. The Seahawks are hoping he

will make the difference on the team's defensive line.

Against the Minnesota Vikings the Seahawks showed

they do need help against the run well as the pass.

The Seahawks continue to show the offense can lead

them to the playoffs but the defense need to help them

out to make it as far as they can in the playoffs. Go Hawks!

Seahawks Make It 5-0

For most of Sunday night there was doubt
the Seattle Seahawks would win their fifth
straight game to open up the 2020 season.

The Minnesota Vikings took the first drive

of the game for a touchdown taking over

eight minutes off the clock. Much of it was

by running the ball against the Seahawks.

Dalvin Cook scored the touchdown for the

Vikings. He had a good night running the 

ball when he was hurt. 

The Seahawks were not able to get a drive 

going in their first opportunity to have the

ball so had to give it right back to the Vikings.

The Vikings ended up kicking two field goals

in the second quarter making the score 13-0

at half time. The question was how can the

Seahawks get back into the game in the second

half.

We know the history of the Seahawks, since 

Russell Wilson has been the quarterback they

often are a second half team. Thought they have

gotten off to good starts in their previous four

games. Well it turned out that way.

The Seahawks were able to score three touchdowns

in the third quarter. Tight end Will Dissly scored

the first touchdown followed by DK Metcalf.

KJ Wright immediately intercepted a pass followed

by a long run of 29 yards by Chris Carson making

it 21-13.

The Seahawks defense for the most part couldn't

stop the Vikings on the day. The Vikings were able

to score twice two touchdowns to Adam Thielen

to take the lead 26-21.

The Vikings had 83 plays on the night compared

to 52 for the Seahawks. They had the ball almost

twice as long to. The Vikings had it just under 40 

minutes while the Seahawks just over 20.

The Vikings went for a first down on their last 

possession of the game under two minutes with

less than a yard to go. Had they kicked a field

goal the Vikings would have won the game. It

was raining for most of the night so a wet field

was behind their decision to go for it.

The Seahawks though they were not able to stop

the Vikings for most of the night were able to and

the ball turned back over to them to make one final

attempt to win the  game which they did.

DK Metcalf made a couple important catches including

the winning touchdown on the last play of the game.

He had a drop pass as well in the last series. The officials

had to do a replay to be sure it wasn't caught. The last 

play of the game on fourth down Russell Wilson was

able to find Metcalf in the end zone once again  The

time run out on the clock. Seahawks 27 Vikings 26.

The LA Rams are still in the hunt as they beat Washington

30-10. The feel good story of this game was the return

of quarterback Alex Smith after being out for over two

years. 

A similar story to Smith's injury happened on the day

as well where Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott broke

his ankle. He could be out as long as Smith as well.

The Arizona Cardinals were able to come back to 

beat the New York Jets at the same score as the

Rams victory after losing two straight games.

The San Francisco 49ers didn't have the same

luck as the Seahawks, Rams, or Cardinals. Having

injuries making hard for them to win they lost to

the Miami Dolphins 43-17.

The Seahawks now go for their bye week so several

players will be able to recoup from injuries. I will

update you on Wednesday.  The Seahawks take

on the Arizona Cardinals on the road on October

25 followed by a home game against the 49ers.

Seattle Seahawks Running Game

The Seattle Seahawks are the number two 

offense in the NFL far as scoring points and
number three in yardage.

The Seahawks have scored more than 30 

points in all four games. A pretty good

season since they usually get off to a slow

start since Pete Carroll has been head coach.

Since Russell Wilson is averaging over 300

yards passing per game with a 75% completion

rate where is the running game been?

Under Pete Carroll the philosophy has been to

run the ball first then pass. This year it looks

like the opposite but actually the Seahawks 

have passed and run the ball about the same.

Russell Wilson has thrown 103 passes while

they have run the ball 102 times. 

The Seahawks are averaging just over 100

yards a game, however, the win over the

New England Patriots they ran for 154 yards.

So in actuality they are running just under

hundred yards per game.

Chris Carson again in his fourth season with

the Seahawks is leading the team in rushing.

He is averaging just under 60 yards per game

at 4.4 yards per carry.  I would say not great

for your starting running back far as yards 

per game. 

The Seahawks will have to decide whether 

they want to give Carson an extension. The

cost might be more than what the team will

want to pay. The issue isn't just the fact he

is only averaging just under 60 yards per 

game it is his durability. The last couple of

years Carson has been hurt as well. He will

need to stay healthy and have his production

increase over the season.

The Seahawks have three other running backs

who can carry the ball as well. The thing is

Carson is carry the ball more often than the

other three combined. Also, Russell Wilson

is second on the team in rushing with 95 yards

averaging 5.3 per carry.

What has made Chris Carson valuable besides

running the ball is he had caught 15 passes

scoring three touchdowns. Only Tyler Lockett

and DK Metcalf have caught more passes than

Carson.  

Whether Carson does return will largely depend

on his asking price on his next contract. Running

backs are not being paid as much either. He may

not get what he thinks on the open market either.

It will be good to have Carson return next year

but it will still be up to how much the going price

is and whether the Seahawks can and want to have

him fit under the salary cap. 

They not only have the three running backs already

on the roster they are hoping to have Rashaad Penny

back by the opening of the second half of the season.

If he performs well along with the other guys the

decision maybe easier for the Seahawks too. 

As long as Russell Wilson can throw the ball and the

Seahawks can score at least 30 points per game the

running game splitting evenly for the most part the

team will be good for it. 

The Seahawks will play the Minnesota Vikings on

Sunday. They will see about going 5-0. Next week

will be a bye week. 

During the week the Seahawks signed free agent

defensive tackle Damon "Snacks" Harrison to a 

contract. Right now he is on the practice squad,

however, if Pete Carroll feels he is in shape enough

he could be activated this week, He will help the

team against the run which could help in rushing

the quarterback as well. What I mean by that if the

other team has to block Harrison fully than one

of the Seahawks defensive ends or someone from

the secondary could get to the quarterback easier.

The Seahawks this week did acquire a defensive

end from the Arizona Cardinals practice squad in

the name of Jonathan Bullard. The Seahawks are

hoping Bullard will improve rushing the quarterback.

We will see what happens against the Viking this

week in that regard. 

So hopefully next time we will see the Seahawks 

with their 5-0 record. Go Hawks! 

Seahawk Wednesday

The Seahawks usually get off to a slow start
on the season but this year it is different. They
are 4-0.

The defense isn't up to par with the offense,
however, they are having growing pains with
some injuries happening.

Right now the Seahawks are short at defensive

back well as linebacker. Those who are playing

are doing a fine job.

KJ Wright had a good game, and getting a lot

of praise for it. With Bruce Irvin out for the season

Wright has switched to the strong side. Jordyn 

Brooks and Cody Barton are at the weakside

linebacker spot.. Brooks making his first start

against the Cowboys missed last weeks game

because of injury. He might miss this coming

week game against Minnesota. The Seahawks

do have a bye week coming up so those like Brooks

and Jamal Adams who is expected to miss this

weeks game as well should be ready to go in two

weeks.

Ryan Neal playing a superb time in place of Jamal

Adams is showing he is a good backup to have

around. 

In his press conference on Monday Pete Carroll

said the special teams are playing solid ball as 

well. Another thing Coach Carroll was happy

about the Seahawks had no penalties on the day.

I wonder when the last time that happened.

Pete Carroll will have another press conference

on Wednesday. So anything changes I will update

you on Friday.

We won't to congratulate the Seattle Storm on 

winning another WNBA championship. The

fourth time for this team. I know I don't  talk

much about them but like the Sounders they

are both franchises doing well for the city of

Seattle. Go Teams!

Monday Morning Sports

I am sure you are aware the Seattle Seahawks
won on Sunday 31-23 over the Miami Dolphins.
The offense continues to roll and the defense
played a bit better which is an accomplishment
since they have a lot of injuries in the secondary.

The Arizona Cardinals lost their second straight

game in a row after winning their first two games.

They lost to the Carolina Panthers on the road 

31-21. The Seahawks go to Arizona on October

25 for their first meeting of the season. Seahawks

have trouble keeping players healthy when they

go down to Arizona. I wonder if Will Dissly 

shouldn't play in the game. He was hurt two

years ago along with Earl Thomas. Nothing 

has been the same for Earl ever since.

The San Francisco 49ers lost on Sunday Night

football at home 25-20. The 49ers are more 

hurt then the Seahawks so hard to know where

they will be at the end of the season. The

Seahawks first meeting against the 49ers will

be on November 1 at home.

The Los Angeles Rams beat the New York 

Giants at home 17-9. The Seahawks don't play

the Rams until November 15 in Los Angeles.

The Rams have a bye week  before the game.

The Pac-12 announced what they called their

seven game schedule. It is a misnomer because

the seventh game is actually the title game so

only the division  champions play seven games.

The Washington Huskies take on the Washington

State Cougars on the Friday after Thanksgiving

so not much has changed there. 

The Huskies opening game will be against the

California Golden Bears on the road on November

7. We hope the Huskies do better this year. The

Washington State Cougars will be on the road as

well playing the Beavers at Corvallis, Oregon.

We will have to see how long the college football

season will go.

This weekend we heard about the passing of

St. Louis Cardinals pitching great Bob Gibson.

This was only a few weeks after his buddy Lou

Brock had died. Loved watching the Cardinals

back when those two were playing.

Until Wednesday be blessed everyone. 

Seahawks Make It 4-0

Sunday afternoon the Seahawks beat the
Dolphins in Miami 31-23. Russell Wilson
had another good day with a passing rating
of 112.4.

This means Russell Wilson has throw 16

touchdowns on the so far on the season

along with tying Payton Manning for the

most in NFL history in the first four games

of the season. 

Wilson completed 24 of 34 passes on the

day for 360 yards, two touchdowns and

had one intercepted. 

Chris Carson running for 80 yards on the

today  scored the first touchdown making it 7-0. 

Dolphins kicked a field goal  then the Seahawks

did to making the scored 10-3 at the end of 

first quarter.

The Dolphins scored two field goals in the

second quarter. Travis Homer caught Russell

Wilson's first touchdown at the end of the

first half making the score 17-9.

The Dolphins had the only in the third quarter

kicking another field goal.

Again the fourth quarter was another exciting

finish for the Seahawk. The Dolphins had 

their fifth field goal to come within two points 

making real interesting. Seahawks 17 Dolphins 15.

David Martin caught a 17 yard touchdown with

5: 24 left in the game then Chris Carson ran for

another at four minutes making the score 31-15.

The Dolphins made it real interesting with a

pass for their only touchdown in the game

with one minute and 50 seconds to go. This

still gave them a chance with two point 

conversion. Final score Seahawks 31

Dolphins 23.

The Seahawks had a couple take aways in the

game as well Ryan Neal in for Jamal Adams 

along with Shaquill Griffin who had a bad game

last week each had an interception. The Seahawks

gave up 312 yards passing to the Dolphins. Not

great but an improvement over the past three 

games. Having injuries to the secondary it

worked out well too. 

KJ Wright had one of his best days at linebacker.

He almost had three interceptions along with 

causing a fumble though the Dolphins recovered

the ball. The Dolphins touchdown was on a carry

by quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick for 10 yards. In 

all Fitzpatrick had 47 of Dolphins 103 yards.

While the Seahawks had 98 yards which Carson

had 80 yards. 

The Seahawks are still a game up on the LA Rams. 

They play the Minnesota Vikings next week on

Sunday Night football at home.  

Seahawks Ready For Miami

The Seattle Seahawks will be heading for Miami
on Saturday to take on the Dolphins. The game
will be  morning here on the West Coast.

Pete Carroll had another press conference on

Wednesday after the practice. Six players were

out to rest their injuries while 12 others didn't

participate either. 

Usually the veteran players don't participate

in Wednesday practice unless you are Russell

Wilson. The biggest kick I got out of it was

DK Metcalf listed as a veteran player. I felt

it was a little loose calling him a veteran since

he is in his second season. I guess players who

are not rookies are all considered veterans.

Jamal Adams injured last week hasn't been

considered out of the game against Miami

as of yet. It would be nice if he can play 

against the Dolphins. 

Neiko Thorpe and Lano Hill did  practice

in a limited capacity on Thursday after

practicing Wednesday. Don't know whether

they will play on Sunday or not. They didn't

play last Sunday. 

Russell Wilson was named NFL player of

the week once again. Keep doing that he 

may likely be called MVP at the end of

the season.

We hope the defense can continue to improve

each week. The Seahawks were facing a good

defensive team Russell would have to get into

his bag of tricks for the Seahawks too win.

I expect the Seahawks will fly out Saturday

after a short practice. Likely go through what

they will do  for the first couple of series.

We hope to see 4-0  by Saturday afternoon our

time. Go Hawks!