306: Pete Carroll has conditioned Seahawks fans to expect and appreciate good defense
Release Date: 09/30/2020
Sea Hawkers Podcast
Week 9 was a must win and we got that dub. However, many Seahawks fans are feeling underwhelmed by this 2026 squad so we're diving into the film review to examine some specific plays from our Seattle Seahawks from this game agains the Cardinals. We're looking at under the radar moments, mostly good, some not so good, and discussing the evidence we see that some critical aspects of our game might be showing the action green shoots we've been wanting to see. Stick around for the 2nd half of the show as we reveal the week 9 MVC - Most Valuable Cranny as well as hearing From the Flock as we read...
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After rewatching the Sunday's Seahawks game and hearing what the players had to say in the press conferences, we dig into Drew Lock's growing body of work. How much quality of competition should count? Adam explains why this offense feels like a Jeep with a bad case of the death wobble. Will a bit of swagger coming off this victory help fix it, or are there other minor issues to tweak. We attempt to untangle a bit of the officiating, with a look at the Sundell flag and the double-foul rule that disregarded a penalty. Could Seattle be shifting toward gap scheme runs instead of zone, or is was...
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Our Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-3 to improve to 5-4, and we predict this game will be a Rorschach test for how most fans are feeling to this point. Drew Lock played through an elbow injury, sustained a hip/oblique injury and finished 19 of 28 for 175 yards and a touchdown. Best of all there were with no sacks and no turnovers, while Zach Charbonnet ran for 77 yards on 16 carries and Jadarian Price caught four passes for 54. The defense held Arizona to just a field goal with two big stops in the red zone, and the defensive line showed up throughout the game. Does it change...
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Our Seattle Seahawks need a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but the injury report is packed with names we would rather see on the field. Drew Lock is set to start (with a sore elbow) and Quenton Nelson, Leonard Williams, Uchenna Nwosu, Charles Cross and Rashid Shaheed are all out. So who steps up in the middle of the defensive line, and can a reshuffled offensive line get back to something familiar against a weak Cardinals front? We break down what Gardner Minshew and Tyler Allgeier can do to us, and why a 30-point swing in our playoff odds rides on this game. Then come our picks,...
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Our Seattle Seahawks are 4-4 heading into a home game with the Arizona Cardinals, and Drew Lock will be our starting quarterback . . . again. A lot has changed since the first meeting, with Gardner Minshew now running Arizona's offense and Tyler Allgeier carrying the load in their backfield. Will a healthy Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price finally get our run game going behind a reshuffled offensive line (that shuffled back after we recorded)? We look at what to expect from Trey McBride and Jaxon Smith-Njigba the second time around, and how Brian Fleury might draw things up for Drew. A round...
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Our Seattle Seahawks are 4-4 heading into a home game with the Arizona Cardinals, and the fan base is still having a collective freak out. Sam Darnold is dealing with a cracked rib and a bad quad, which puts Drew Lock in line to start. The new offensive line with Quenton Nelson looked so rough in its first outing, but hopefully with another week of prep they'll be able to protect Drew. Is it time to fire offensive coordinator Brian Fleury, or are there simply too many moving parts to know who is to blame? We debate a soft benching for Sam, whether Seattle's Super Bowl window has really closed,...
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Normally this would be an episode of 3 IN, 3 OUT, but instead we're pivoting to a live blame game and a packed night of NFC West news. We start with the YouTube poll that put almost all of the blame on offensive coordinator Brian Fleury. What was the most egregious? The second-and-one call in the red zone, the lopsided run-pass split, or the offensive line shuffle to insert Quenton Nelson into the lineup? Is it too soon to give up on Fleury, or would another big change this season be the wrong move? Sam Darnold's injury news opens the door for Drew Lock, and we debate when, or whether, Jalen...
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The Chicago Bears handed the Seattle Seahawks their worst loss of the Mike Macdonald era and left our Seahawks at 4-4 with one week to go before the bye. We start with an offensive line that was reshuffled on a week of prep, as Jeffery Simmons wrecked Grey Zabel at right guard in Quenton Nelson's debut. From there we get into Sam Darnold, who bailed from clean pockets, threw a late interception and overall looked uncomfortable behind his offensive line. Is it too soon to give up on offensive coordinator Brian Fleury, whose pace and red zone calls drew plenty of heat from the chat? We also talk...
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With kickoff less than a day away, we go through some of the injury news and rumors we've been hearing leading to the Seahawks game against the Bears. First come the trade rumors, and why would our Seahawks move on Jarran Reed or Jadarian Price in the middle of a Super Bowl run? We also try to decode what Mike Macdonald meant when he said the team would let the transaction speak for itself, and where we stand on a Jonathan Taylor trade. Then it's the injury report: Charles Cross is out, Uchenna Nwosu is doubtful and the absence of Rashid Shaheed could open the door for Tory Horton. We also run...
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The Seattle Seahawks are set to play on Monday Night Football, and their opponent just made a blockbuster trade of their own to counter the acquisition of guard Quenton Nelson. Bears fan and Bootleg Football/Bear Era co-host EJ Snyder explains why Caleb Williams looks like a different quarterback in Year 2 of Ben Johnson's offense, and why that should worry our Seahawks. Will Kyle Monangai play, and will Johnson ever stray from the run when it gets tough? EJ also breaks down what Simmons brings to Chicago, why Jaxon Smith-Njigba against the Bears' struggling outside corners is a nightmare for...
info_outlineThe Seattle Seahawks are 3-0 for the first time since 2013. So why does it feel different three games into the season than it did back then? One difference is that Russell Wilson has now set himself apart from the league and has some of the best weapons on offense of his career. But the defense has given up more passing yards to opponents than any other team in history.
The 2011 Patriots and Packers and the 2018 Chiefs were playoff teams that had similar issues in the secondary through the first three games and went on two win a lot of regular season games. We take a look at what that means historically for a team's Super Bowl chances. We also get into the highlights from the last game against the Cowboys, the players who stood out, and some of the strange moments from Sunday's game.
Sam Marcoux of the Perfectville Podcast joins us to preview Sunday's matchup with the Miami Dolphins. While Ryan Fitzpatrick may not be quite at the level of quarterback's the Seahawks have faced in the first three weeks, he has some significant weapons at receiver and had no problem torching the Jacksonville Jaguars defense on Thursday Night Football. Sam tells us why Seahawks fans should be crossing their fingers that his post-game attire is a red Hawaiian shirt.
Congratulations go out to pick'em winners from the last two weeks. Sideline Sockeye for Week 2 and Unlimited Flocker for Week 3.
In the Do Better segment, we learn there's a canary in the coal mine when it comes to finding power rankings that you should ignore. We also learn that Cowboys fans can tend to get litigious when their team is losing. Better at life honors go to Bills fans for coming up with an easy way to create Josh Allen apologies and to former Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse who announced his retirement this week.
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