Defensive let downs

[Actionman0z]

Can someone please explain to me how, after so many close calls defensively, we cannot get 1 extra stop or 1 extra scoring drive to dagger teams? The horrific execution in the second half of that game was embarrassing. Guys running wide open, no pressure, loose coverage, trying to force them to waste time. 3 and outs on offense from a 1 wr 3 running back set that loses 2-3 yards per attempt. It's frustrating to watch, and by all accounts the players do not admit to playing like poo. All we needed was 1 quality drive in the 2nd half. The Seahawks ran the ball two plays in the 2nd half... Running was not a threat to beat us. 

Sunday will be ugly if we continue to play soft in the secondary and lose the ability to get pressure.

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[GhostP.]

Jesus Christ ... Another thread about this ?? Really??

[Shields17]

I'll take my wins like I take my women

Ugly.

[London Loves Luke]

It's called momentum. Play some sports and you'll understand it.

[Khaki Lackey]

As far as QB pressure goes, Russel was holding the ball about a half a second, then getting the ball out. That happens sometimes when teams go into "wounded animal with nothing to lose" mode. Happens. It does suck that we couldn't put together one decent drive on offense that could have resulted in a FG.

[w280sax]

We did run off around 9 minutes of clock in the 4th quarter to help seal the victory.  If those drives had been 3 and outs or simply had more incompletions to stop the clock, our tired defense may have been in serious trouble.

[csx]

Playoff teams are difficult to beat.

[VerticalThreat]

First, we got pressure. We blitzed. Hell, we blitzed Norman on a corner blitz. I've only seen us do that one other time this year. We blitzed our FS (Boston). Pressure was applied. Playoff teams make plays. Seattle made plays.

If you're a coach, and you go into the half up 31, what would YOU do? Our coaches didn't spend 2 weeks creating a game plan based on being up 31. So, at the half, you can continue doing what you've done, or change it up completely. Knowing the history of past games, you know its going to be tight and not easy to score points. So, you can either toss the ball around trying to get more points (and possibly give the other team more chances with the ball and more time on the clock) OR you try to shorten the game knowing that they're going to score, but you believe you can bleed the clock before they can score enough. Our coaches decided to not take unesscessary risks with the ball and to get 3-4 yards per play get 3rd and short and try to keep the clock running. Could they have done it better, of course, and RR said as much, but they were successful. You can say, "well, if Seattle had another possession or another minute..." Guess what? They didn't. That's not how the clock works, you have the time you have. The plan was successful. Not flawless, but it worked. We were able to experience it, and now have a better familiarity in how to deal with it. 

When you watch this team from now until the end of your days, keep this in mind. "It's a process." You hear RR say it all the time and it applies to everything. There's no top of the mountain. It's all part of growing, experiencing, adjusting. RR knows he's not perfect, so he immerses himself in the process and what he can take away as a learning experience for next time, and there will ALWAYS be a next time. 

[Jangler]

32 minutes ago, GhostP. said:

Jesus Christ ... Another thread about this ?? Really??

 

[Klepto2klub]

I'm more concerned about Robert McClain. He was beaten like a drum over and over and over. Should I be worried? Why didn't we roll safety help to him? And when we did, it was too late

[cgarsmoker]

Russell Wilson is the luckiest SOB alive.......two passes where his receiver gets their tip toes inbounds and the near sack pass over Norman for a touchdown.  Plays like those really helped them, thankfully Carson Palmer doesn't crap golden horseshoes so I can't see that stuff happening again next week.  

[LA_Panther]

41 minutes ago, Shields17 said:

I'll take my wins like I take my women

Ugly.

win

[GhostP.]

1 hour ago, Klepto2klub said:

I'm more concerned about Robert McClain. He was beaten like a drum over and over and over. Should I be worried? Why didn't we roll safety help to him? And when we did, it was too late

We got fresh one!!! Welcome

[MrBubba]

1 hour ago, cgarsmoker said:

Russell Wilson is the luckiest SOB alive.......two passes where his receiver gets their tip toes inbounds and the near sack pass over Norman for a touchdown.  Plays like those really helped them, thankfully Carson Palmer doesn't crap golden horseshoes so I can't see that stuff happening again next week.  

You didn't see the Green Bay game, where Packers dropped 2-3 interceptions, and batted ball that went for a touchdown instead of a pick?  Palmer had all kinds of lucky charms in that game.