Football
The Seahawks are now 1-2 after losing to the Atlanta Falcons in a lackluster game last Sunday. We’d barely shut the door on Week Three when all the impassioned narratives started. For some, there are no wins in sight, and the season is already over. At the other end of the spectrum are the sunny optimists who believe in their hearts that a competitive team is about to bloom, save for cleaning up a few mistakes here and there, and that we just need to…
Week three. Today’s game pits the Seahawks against the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are 0-2 right now, so maybe the Hawks have a fighting chance. Here’s my wish list: Points. More specifically, I mean offensive points. Aside from the special teams touchdown last week against the 49es, the Seahawks offense has not scored any points in six quarters, since the first half of the Broncos game. Points are the point, right? Fewer (or no) penalties. Last week, the Seahawks had ten penalties for something like…
We all saw it. But for anyone who might have been lucky enough to miss it, here are a few things less painful than witnessing the Seahawks’ performance against the 49er’s last Sunday: Slamming your hand in a car door A root canal without anesthesia Passing a kidney stone Multiple paper cuts and canker sores, all infected Hanging out in a honey bucket on a sweltering day Possible panaceas for the pain: Face plant in a vat of melted chocolate Drown yourself in music Relive…
It’s week two, and the Seahawks take on divisional rivals the San Francisco 49ers. The win against the Broncos on Monday night has definitely infused the 12’s with more hopeful enthusiasm and perhaps bolstered the Seahawks’ reputation nationally, or at least shut up the haters for one week. Can the Seahawks continue to surprise, delight and maintain the lead in the NCF West? Only Sunday will tell. Here’s my wish list for the game: A bold run game. On Monday night, Rashaad Penny had a…
My mind has taken me to some pretty strange places over the years. But never in my wildest imaginings could I have envisioned sitting in a packed Lumen Field, with the crowd thunderously chanting “Geno! Geno! Geno!” again and again and again. This certainly wasn’t on my bingo card for 2022. Yet there I was. Of course, I’m talking about the Seahawks season opener against the Denver Broncos, a Monday Night Football smackdown, featuring the return of Russell Wilson and the vengeance of a scorned…
The sky has fallen, and Seahawks fans are losing their minds. It was bad enough already. An easy (seemingly) win against the Colts in week one was followed by back-to-back losses, against the Titans and Vikings respectively, in weeks two and three. In these games, a Jekyll and Hyde quality emerged. Seahawks play in the first half was serviceable, even good in some moments. But second half play was a horror show. The defense looked lost and bewildered. The offense went cold. Self-inflicted penalties menaced. …
The Seattle Dragons is one of eight teams in the new XFL, a professional spring football league that kicks off its season this weekend. On Wednesday morning, I attended a team practice at Memorial Stadium. Afterward, I had the good fortune to hang out with Brock Miller, who told me about life as a punter. In football folklore, punters are often perceived as solitary figures who linger alone on the sidelines, removed from the team and waiting for their moment to step on the field.…
(Photo credit: Dean Rultz, Seattle Times) Football can rip your heart straight out of your chest and shred it to pieces right in front of your very eyes. This is what Seahawks fans experienced Sunday after the abysmal loss to the Arizona Cardinals. The game was horrible in every way it could be horrible- a flat offense, accentuated by terrible pass protection and a struggling o-line; a weak defense, rendered anemic by the absence of key starters; questionable coaching decisions and the usual addition of…
I am a football geek. My goal is to elevate my football IQ to as high as possible in this lifetime. Admittedly, this is an odd pursuit, especially for a middle-aged goober like me. Crochet or shuffleboard would be so much easier, right? And it’s not a life ambition that I’d exactly planned on. In some ways, it feels like it came on rather suddenly. However, as I reflect back on it, there's actually been a slow and steady build to get here. I grew…
The Seattle Seahawks are known for taking their fans on wild rides, but last week’s game against the LA Rams brought it to a whole new level of madness. It had all the elements: a clunky start, freakish athleticism- from Tyler Lockett’s super catch to Tedric Thompson’s ridiculous interception- on both sides of the ball, unfortunate penalties, momentum shifts, Russell Wilson mojo, blown opportunities and a missed field goal in the final seconds, compliments of Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein, to give the Hawks the win,…
