The Qwest for Flight | Yawkey's Seahawks Franchise

[Yawkey Way]

As the week 7 bye falls upon us, our record is a putrid 1-5. What is deceiving about this is that we have been in almost every game we've played, an barring a few mishaps on defense we would be right there. The bye week is possibly the most important week an NFL front office can have. It gives us a chance to go deeper into the scouting world as well as look at player personnel and begin to craft the future.

We have decided to extend the contract of backup center Steve Vallos, it was a three year deal. This opens up the possibility that Chris Spencer may not be back with the team come next season if the two sides cannot reach an agreement.

Onwards we go in this bye week, and we will now take a look at the scouting front and what there is to offer us in the draft. It looks as if Jimmy Clausen will be the only potential franchise QB to come out of this draft, and the throwing accuracy he has display is not promising, especially for a west coast offense. It looks more and more like we will not be able to go QB in this draft, but HB is also a weaker point in this draft. This may be a depth draft for us, building at positions which are set to run out in the near future. We will continue to scout and monitor many of the top players.

Player Stats

Matt Hasselbeck 59% completion%, 1,397yds 8TD, 5INT

Julius Jones 113car 390yds 5TD
Justin Forsett 39car 92yds

T.J Houshmanzadeh 32rec 395yds TD
John Carlson 29rec 289yds TD
Deon Butler 15rec 229yds 2TD
Nate Burleson 15rec 220yds 2TD
Deion Branch 9rec 94yds
Ben Obomanu 5rec 47yds TD

Lofa Tatupu 33tkl 1INT
Leroy Hill 30tkl 2sacks
Aaron Curry 26tkl 3sacks
Lawrence Jackson 19tkl 3sacks
Colin Cole 17tkl 3sacks
Jordan Babineaux 3INT

Team Stats

Total Offense: 1,854yds (18th)
Passing Offense: 1,335yds (9th)
Rush Offense: 519yds (27th)
PPG: 24.0 (13th)
Total Defense: 2,189yds (26th)
Passing Yards Allowed: 1,626(32nd)
Rush Yards Allowed: 583 (7th)
Sacks: 12 (27th)
Interceptions: 6 (10th)
Turnover Differential: -1(19th)
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[TheSanchize]

Colt McCoy man...Colt McCoy

[Irish]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgGpMhNb4E"]YouTube- Jimmy Clausen - Perfect Game?[/ame]

nigga jimmy clausen is more accurate than jesus himself

[TheSanchize]

Wow, I see what you mean

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle jets off to the Jerry Dome to take on the Dallas Cowboys. Seattle, 1-5, will be looking to play spoiler as the Cowboys are already in a must win phase against a weaker team.

Dallas Players to Watch
It all comes down to Tony Romo. The Cowboys roll as Romo rolls and they need him to keep the bad decision making to a minimal if they want to make it to the promise land that is the playoffs. Whether it is Roy Williams, who loves to complain about not getting the ball then "drop the ball" when opportunities arise, or Miles Austin, someone needs to step up against a shaky secondary. Demarcus Ware against Walter Jones will be a prime match up.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Watch Lawyer Milloy today. The veteran of 13 seasons has been placed into the starting secondary at strong safety while Deon Grant will move over to free safety, replacing Jordan Babineaux. Hopefully this is a wake up call for Babineaux, who is still young and under contract for three more seasons. This is also a matchup for Julius Jones against his old team, the Cowboys. Jones is finding the endzone with ease this year, but is not putting up gawdy statistical numbers.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 17
Dallas Cowboys 31

[Yawkey Way]

Seahawks Dismantle Cowboys, Surprise Many

17 38

DallasIt was obvious Leroy Hill didn't read the newspaper this week. On the Cowboys first play from scrimmage, which happened to be from the one yardline, he darted through the line and sacked Romo for a safety. From there, the Seahawks added two more touchdowns to go up 23-10 heading into halftime. Today was the rise of Cedric Peerman, as he caught and ran for a touchdown replacing Justin Forsett, who left the game with a leg injury.

It seemed like Dallas would make a game of it in the third, as Romo connected with Roy Williams to narrow the margin to 23-17. But Matt Hasselbeck delivered one of the prettiest thrown balls i've seen from him all season, hitting Deon Butler perfectly over the shoulder on a corner route in between two defenders for a 53 yard TD. 31-17. After trading punts, Dallas drove down the field yet again in the 4th quarter. On 2nd and goal from the 7, Tony Romo was flushed out of the pocket. One yard away from the endzone, he was leveled by none other than Leroy Hill, jarring the ball loose. Big Brandon Mebane fell on it, and the game took a wild turn for Seattle. Cedric Peerman was able to run in a 38 yard toss with a little over 3 minutes to go, sealing the deal for Seattle.
Team Statistics

QB
Tony Romo 14-19 | 281yds | 2TD

HB
Marion Barber 20car | 61yds

WR
Patrick Crayton 4rec | 122yds | TD
Roy Williams 3rec | 16yds | TD
Miles Austin 2rec | 66yds

DEF
Jay Ratliff 5tkl
Igor Olshansky 3tkl | tfl
Bradie James 2tkl | sack

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Hasselbeck 14-21 | 258yds | 3TD

HB
Julius Jones 25car | 114yds | TD
Cedric Peerman 2car | 37yds | TD

WR
T.J Houshmanzadeh 4rec | 88yds | TD
Deon Butler 3rec | 104yds | TD
Cedric Peerman 2rec | 21yds | TD

DEF
Lawyer Milloy 4tkl | tfl | FF
Leroy Hill 3tkl | Sack/Safety | FF
Lofa Tatupu 3tkl

[TheSanchize]

Nice upset.

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle now travels to Ford Field to take on the Detroit Lions, winners of three games already this season. Seattle goes in at a less than astounding 2-5, but are also coming off a beyond impressive win against the Dallas Cowboys.

Detroit Players to Watch
The Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson big play connection should be in full force on Sunday, as Lawyer Milloy is not known for his speed and Marcus Trufant has been known to allow the big play. Kevin Smith has also been a please surprise out of the backfield for Detroit, perhaps giving them a running back mainstay they haven't seen in a while. The Detroit defense has been shaky, so watch to see if they have trouble stopping a sudden surge of offensive production from Seattle.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Julius Jones is coming off his best game of the season by far, topping the 100 yard mark for the second time but was a much more important facet of the game against Dallas carrying the ball 25 times. I hope he gets his fair share of carries again against Detroit. The Seattle defensive line played stellar in the game against Dallas, lets see if they can keep the trend going.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 28
Detroit Lions 14

[Yawkey Way]

Special Teams Blows Game, Leaves Seattle at 2-6

34 20

DetroitIt has become painfully obvious that this Seattle Seahawks team does not have a lick of consistency in them. Coming off their biggest win in some time, The 'Hawks laid the proverbial egg against Detroit losing by two scores. Those two scores can be credited to Dennis Northcutt, who returned two punts for touchdowns. In the first quarter Northcutt went 80 yards for the score, and in the fourth quarter he took it back 76 yards. Those two special teams lapses proved to be the difference as both teams played pretty evenly.

Both John Carlson and Julius Jones found the endzone today, and Olindo Mare knocked in a pair of field goals. Mare hit a 55 yarder in the 3rd quarter, which was his longest of the year. Marcus Trufant did an excellent job on Calvin Johnson, limiting him to just one catch. Seattle will look to pull off another upset on Arizona next week.
Team Statistics

QB
Matthew Stafford 16-25 | 141yds | TD

HB
Kevin Smith 19car | 152yds | TD

WR
Adam Jennings 4rec | 35yds | TD
Dennis Northcutt 2rec | 12yds
Calvin Johnson 1rec | 24yds

DEF
Ernie Sims 11tkl
Dewayne White 3tkl | 2sacks
Kalvin Pearson INT

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Hasselbeck 26-47 | 216yds | TD | INT

HB
Julius Jones 12car | 58yds | TD
Cedric Peerman 7car | 22yds |

WR
John Carlson 9rec | 70yds | TD
T.J Houshmanzadeh 4rec | 35yds
Deion Branch 3rec | 33yds

DEF
Leroy Hill 6tkl | Sack
Lofa Tatupu 4tkl
Patrick Kerney 3tkl

[Yawkey Way]

A Tale of Two Veterans

As the season progresses and Seattle inches slowly and slowly towards a losing season, many believe that it is time to look towards the future at the Quarterback position. Matt Hasselbeck has done a great job, but many point to age as the main reason. While Hass won't be around forever, the numbers he has put up this season may surprise many. With a 87.9 QB rating, he ranks 12th in the league. He also ranks 12th in passing yards, 13th in TD's while being 23rd in the league with 7 INT's. Hass could easily be a dark horse for comeback player of the year after missing a lot of time in 2008 with injuries. He has thrown for 2205 yards, while doubling his INT total with 14 TD's. So I pose the question to you Seahawk fans, are you really ready to pull the plug on Matt Hasselbeck this early? His numbers are comparable to many of the 2nd tier QB's in the league, why potentially waste a 1st round pick on a QB if this class is not very strong.

Our 2nd veteran is defensive end Patrick Kerney. Kerney, in his 11th season, has wreaked havoc for right tackles almost his entire career. This year however, we have yet to see the same dominance from Patrick. After being a perennial 10 sack guy, injuries have also played a factor for Kerney. He only had 21 tackles and 5 sacks all of last season. This year, the tackle numbers are there but he has yet to register a sack. 8 games played and the team's best pass rusher has yet to garner one sack. I know this team needs help on offense, but could a potential replacement for Kerney be next in Seattle?

[Yawkey Way]

Forsett Done for Season

After tearing his hamstring two weeks ago, Justin Forsett has elected to go to injured reserve for the rest of the season. Forsett could have came back for the last 2 weeks of the season, but will elect to give himself more time to heal in the off-season. Forsett is a free agent to be, and with Julius Jones playing average it creates questions as to whether Forsett is in the future plans. With only 2 HB on the roster, Seattle signed Ian Johnson to a 1 year deal.

[Skins2K9]

tough loss to the Lions

[Mit]

That sucks that you lost Forsett. On a better note, Ian Johnson's journey to the Hall of Fame has now begun.

[TheSanchize]

Tough loss to the Lions and losing Forsett. Nice write up about the two vets.

[TheSanchize]

Some of us don't have time for full game lengths :p