The Qwest for Flight | Yawkey's Seahawks Franchise

[Nash]

nice win

[TheSanchize]

nice win, Warner sucked for the Cardinals..

[Yawkey Way]

Through 8 games this season it has become painstakingly obvious consistency is not our strongest point. There have been glimpses of greatness, games within games if you will. At times the offense has moved with ease and the defense had an easy time of forcing three and outs. But we have also seen the anemic side of Matt Hasselbeck and the offense as well as the mental lapses and vulnerability to the big play on defense. The Quarterback play has been the epitome of shaky. Hasselbeck has thrown up to 4 INT but has also led the offense in games that there have been 48 and 38 points. Cedric Peerman and C.J Spiller have been formidable rushing the ball, but have not blown anyone away. Offensive line and Wide Receivers have been solid as well.

The defense has been no better, shutting down running games in one week but allowing rushers for over 200 yards in other games. The shaky secondary has returned for a second year in a row while the linebackers have predominantly done their job although the middle of the field has been a soft spot during passing downs from time to time. Even with all of the inconsistency and injuries, the Seahawks find themselves at 3-4. 3-4 is still within striking distance from the final wild card spot, but could also take them out of the running for one of the coveted top draft picks. As a Seahawks fan what would you rather see, a top 10 pick or a potential 6 seed in the playoffs?

Player Stats

Matt Hasselbeck 49% COMP 1475yds, 8TD, 12 INT

Cedric Peerman 151car 559yds 8TD
C.J Spiller 23car 91yds
Samkon Gado 3TD

Darius Butler 20rec 343yds 4TD
Nate Burleson 17rec 297yds
T.J Houshmanzadeh 17rec 232yds
John Carlson 16rec 218yds TD

Lofa Tatupu 42tkl, 4 sacks, 2 INT
David Hawthorne 35tkl
Jordan Babineaux 29tkl, INT
Brandon Mebane 25tkl, 9 Sacks
Lawrence Jackson 7 Sacks
Terrence Cody 21tkl 8 Sacks
Josh Wilson 2 INT

[TheSanchize]

8 TD and 12 INT? Ouchh

[Skins2K9]

great win against the Cards

[Yawkey Way]

San Diego travels up the coast to Seattle to take on the 3-4 Seattle Seahawks. The Chargers are 5-2.
San Diego Players to Watch
San Diego has been fortunate enough to avoid the injury bug through the first 8 weeks of the season and hope nothing changes today. Philip Rivers leads the high profiled offense of the Chargers, looking to connect with Vincent Jackson and Malcolm Floyd. Don't sleep on Ladainian Tomlinson out of the backfield, who is complemented by Darren Sproles. On defense Shawn Merriman will look to be a force off the edge.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Seattle will be without Terrence Cody and Leroy Hill in todays game. Seattle has to get the offense going early behind Matt Hasselbeck, who needs to find his consistency in the second half of the season. Cedric Peerman will look to exploit holes up the middle on this Chargers defense. Colin Cole will have to step up in the absense of Cody. Josh Wilson will be at a huge disadvantage on the outside against a very tall Vincent Jackson.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 20
San Diego Chargers 27

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle Loses Game Late, Defense Struggles Against the Caddy

24 15

Seattle fuck firefox sometimes man. Anyways, Matt Hasselbeck went down in the first quarter so Mike Teel was thrust into the fire. Philip Rivers connected with Vincent Jackson and Legedu Naanee for touchdowns in the first half and L.T ran one in from 15 yards. Deon Butler scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, which was the lone TD of the day.

Team Statistics

QB
Philip Rivers 17-25 | 181yds | 2TD

HB
Ladanian Tomlinson 18car | 62yds | TD

WR
Antonio Gates 7rec | 92yds
Vincent Jackson 4rec 41yds | TD
Legedu Naanee 2rec | 20yds | TD

DEF
Shawne Merriman 12tkl
Stephen Cooper 5tkl
Jamaal Williams 4tkl | Sack

Team Statistics

QB
Mike Teel 17-32 | 236yds | TD | 2INT

HB
Cedric Peerman 14car | 43yds |
C.J Spiller 14car | 49yds

WR
John Carlson 4rec | 48yds
Nate Burleson 4rec | 41yds
Deon Butler 1rec | 11yds

DEF
Tyrone Mckenzie 9tkl
Aaron Curry 6tkl | 3 Sacks
Lofa Tatupu 5tkl

[TheSanchize]

Tough loss man

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle heads across the country to take on the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are 5-3 while the Seahawks are 3-5.
Carolina Players to Watch
Carolina boasts one of the most formidable running back duo's in all of football with Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart. This defense is susceptible to big plays so watch for both guys to get into open space early and often. On defense, Jon Beason is the leader and a huge part of making stops in the run game. He annually leads the team in tackles by a wide margin and is one of the most dominating MLB's in the league.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Seattle is only down Leroy Hill this week, and Tyrone Mckenzie has filled in admirably during his short absence. I am interested to see how Terrence Cody will do plugging up the middle against this team. Cody has been a dominating presence in his first season. I am also interested to see if John Carlson can get back into the mix. He has been awfully quiet this season.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 20
Carolina Panthers 23

[Yawkey Way]

Seahawks Lose on Panthers Final Drive

38 34

Carolina It seems that Olindo Mare enjoys starting the scoring off. It seems the recurring theme is the offense must stall out on their opening drive allowing Mare to get into his groove early. Deangelo Williams ran in the first touchdown of the game, capping off a 7-3 quarter. Nate Burleson was on the receiving end of a 12 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck to start the second quarter. The Burleson Hasselbeck relationship seems to be the most steady on the team. Deangelo Williams ran in his second touchdown of the day, this time from 20 yards out. Javier Arenas provided a huge energy boost, returning the following kickoff 93 yards for a score. Arenas continues to prove how electrifying of a special teams player he is. Martin Gramatica finished out the first half with a 31 yard field goal, bringing the score to half 17-17.

C.J Spiller scored his first touchdown of his young NFL career today, taking a 3 yard touchdown run right up the middle. Steve Smith caught a 9 yard TD pass from Jake Delhomme to knot the game back up. Deon Butler has been the most consistent touchdown threat on the team, and today was no different. Butler caught a beautiful over the shoulder pass in the corner of the endzone from Hasselbeck, putting the Seahawks up by 7. Unfortunately for the Seahawks, the spotty secondary play bit them in the ass yet again as they relingquished two 60 yard TD passes in a matter of minutes. The first was to David Clowney. After going three and out, Deon Grant blew an assignment leading to a wide open Joe Walsh who took it the distance.
Team Statistics

QB
Jake Delhomme 12-21 | 323yds | 3TD

HB
Deangelo Williams 27car | 143yds | 2TD

WR
Steve Smith 4rec | 77yds | TD
David Clowney 3rec | 119yds | TD
Joe Walsh 2rec | 89yds | TD

DEF
Na'il Diggs 9tkl | sack
Richard Marshall 6tkl
Ma'ake Kemoeatu 3tkl | 2 Sacks

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Hasselbeck 16-21 | 190yds | 2TD

HB
Cedric Peerman 20car | 95yds |
C.J Spiller 13car | 49yds | TD

WR
T.J Houshmanzadeh 7rec | 77yds
Deon Butler 3rec 45yds | TD
Nate Burleson 3rec | 29yds | TD

DEF
Lofa Tatupu 7tkl | Sack
Jordan Babineaux 5tkl
Terrence Cody 4tkl | 4sacks

[TheSanchize]

Damnn another tough loss..

[Yawkey Way]

he's a 63 overall, pretty good speed and elusiveness. Injury rating is meh.

[Outspoknpoet]

So many close games, has to be heartbreaking to fall on the losing side all the time... I can vouch for that.

[Dez]

damn the losses keep on piling up for ya yawk....hope you can snap out of your slump.

[Yawkey Way]

The Seahawks take a trip down the coastline to take on the 1-8 Oakland Raiders. The Seahawks are 3-6.
Oakland Players to Watch
Tebow! Tebow! Tebow! Yes fans, you will get to see the world's closest depiction to god on the field live this Sunday. Tebow leads the 1-8 Raiders, who have struggled to find anything to be happy about. The days of Tebow being a winner are over as long as he is stuck in Oakland. The receivers are improving slowly but surely as Louis Muprhy, Darius Heyward-Bey and Johnnie Lee Higgins all provide speed. The Raiders will be without Tyvon Branch and Trevor Scott.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
The Seattle DB's take another hit this week, as Josh Wilson will not be able to go due to an upper arm fracture. That means Kelly Jennings and Ken Lucas will be starting and Javier Arenas will be the third DB. Watch for Cedric Peerman and see how he fares against this Raiders defense. The Raiders weakest part on the offensive line is center, so perhaps Terrence Cody could continue his monster season. Don't expect Housh to do anything against Nmadi Asomugha, one of the best CB in the league.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 34
Oakland Raiders 20