The Qwest for Flight | Yawkey's Seahawks Franchise

[Yawkey Way]

i love Cody and Mebane up front, they stop the run so well and both command double teams.

 

[Woy]

Mebane and Cody might be the next great defensive line duo.

Hasselbeck blows though.

 

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle travels to Nawlins to take on the Saints in a matchup of 1-1 teams. The Seahawks are coming off of a tough loss to Arizona where they saw an offensive power outage.

New Orleans Players to Watch
The New Orleans Saints live and die by the man behind center in Drew Brees, so Brees will have to utilize his offensive weapons in Reggie Bush, Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, and Jeremy Shockey. There is no doubt that the offensive firepower is there, but there is defensive holes. Look for Sedrick Ellis to make a huge contribution stuffing the run up the middle.


Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Nate Burleson is back in action this week against the Saints. Matt Hasselbeck really started to develop chemistry with Burleson near the end of the season and has had trouble rekindling the flames early this season. Seattle needs to find an identity on offense early. Also watch for Marcus Trufant and Josh Wilson. Both will have to be on their A games on the outside if they want to stop the high flying Saints offense.

Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 14
New Orleans Saints 28​

 

[Yawkey Way]

No Defense, 'Hawks Lose in OT

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Seattle Wow. Neither team even fielded a defense today, it was that bad. Seattle who prided themselves on defense heading into this season were exposed yet again for having a weak secondary, and allowed Drew Brees to throw all over them. The scoring started with a Brandon Lafell 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Billy Cundiff knocked him a 48 yard field goal and New Orleans was up 10-0 quickly. Deon Butler hauled in a 34 yard TD pass from Matt Hasselbeck, but that would be the only Seahawk score of the first quarter. Pierre Thomas and Robert Meachem both scored TD's, and New Orleans was up 24-7 after just one quarter in a game very similar to the Patriots and Ravens.

John Carlson was on the receiving end of a 2 yard pass at the goalline from Matt Hasselbeck to make it 24-14. Brandon Lafell scored his second touchdown of the game this time through the air right before half, and the Saints went up 31-14 heading into halftime. Darius Reynaud opened up the second half reeling in a 51 yard bomb over the top from Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck went down with an injury the very next series, which left the game in the hands of Mike Teel. Devery Henderson took back a kickoff return for a touchdown which was quickly followed by a Deon Butler 16 yard touchdown pass.

The Seahawks made it a game in the 4th quarter, scoring 17 points to force overtime. Cedric Peerman and Samkon Gado both scored TD's and Olino Mare hit a 30 yard FG with 2:53 left. The defense was not able to hold the Saints, who were able to tie it up with 9 seconds left. The Seahawks lost the coin toss and eventually lost the game, as the high flying Saints offense was too much to handle.

Team Statistics

QB
Drew Brees 28-37 | 338yds | 3TD | INT

HB
Pierre Thomas 23car | 91yds | TD

WR
Pierre Thomas 7rec | 69yds
Brandon Lafell 4rec | 35yds | TD
Marques Colston 4rec | 70yds | TD

DEF
Jonathan Vilma 8tkl
Will Smith 5tkl | Sack
Charles Grant 4tkl | Sack

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Hasselbeck 14-21 | 185yds | 3TD | INT
Mike Teel 5-6 | 79yds | TD

HB
Cedric Peerman 17car | 91yds | TD
C.J Spiller 15car | 43yds
Samkon Gado | TD

WR
John Carlson 5rec | 75yds | TD
Deon Butler 4rec | 60yds | 2TD
Darius Reynaud 1rec | 51yds | TD

DEF
Lofa Tatupu 9tkl | 3tl | Sack | INT
David Hawthorne 6tkl
Lawrence Jackson 3tkl | 2sacks
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[Skins2K9]

tough game against the Saints. but you still did great, you did way better than your last game

 

[Archer]

Play some D Yawkey

 

[Rush]

Im smelling a weekly featured franchise here...

 

[Yawkey Way]

Injury Report

Two more Seahawks have hit the medical report after their week three game against New Orleans. HB C.J Spiller was hit square on the knee and was down for 5 minutes, and many feared it could be season ending. Fortunately, it was only a dislocated knee cap and we should see C.J back in a month at the most. Lawrence Jackson will be out for at least a game after injuring his groin. Daryl Tapp will fill in for Jackson. The Seahawks have brought back good friend Ian Johnson for his second stint in Seattle, spelling Cedric Peerman.

The Seahawks have a bye week this week, so Johnson will be able to get his reps. So far, the 'Hawks love what they see from Sam Bradford, Damien Berry, Darren Evans, Stephen SChilling, and Cameron Heyward. It remains to be seen if the Seahawks will be in position to add any of these pieces.​

 

[Yawkey Way]

Play some D Yawkey

find me some better safeties

 

[Yawkey Way]

psh, Pete Carroll will not be roaming my sidelines.

 

[Yawkey Way]

The Seattle Seahawks travel to San Francisco to take on the lowly 49ers who are 0-4 on the season. The Seahawks are 1-2, and looking to stay at .500.

San Francisco Players to Watch

Shaun Hill will yet again fill in for the oft injured Alex Smith and needs to manage the offense and attempt to lead the Niners to their first victory of the season. Frank Gore will see an increased amount of action in this game both as a running back and a safety valve receiving option. Michael Crabtree and Josh Morgan will be Hill's deep threats.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Matt Hasselbeck is not 100%, but played increasingly better before getting nicked up in the offensive shootout against the Saints. We need Hass to step his game up and limit the turnovers if they want to stay competitive. Cedric Peerman will have to shoulder the load at the running back position with C.J Spiller on the injury report. Peerman had trouble running against the 49ers the first time around.

Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 20
San Francisco 49ers 17​

 

[TheSanchize]

We want Carroll, We want Carroll!!

 

[Yawkey Way]

Seahawks Come Back in 4th, Improve to 2-2

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35

San Francisco I had a whole write out planned but firefox crashed, basically we won in the 4th quarter down 14 points. Gilyard FTW

Team Statistics

QB
Shaun Hill 11-25 | 125yds | 2TD | INT

HB
Frank Gore 25car | 220yds | 2TD

WR
Michael Crabtree 4rec | 48yds | 2TD
Frank Gore 3rec | 47yds
Josh Morgan 2rec | 21yds

DEF
Bruce Johnson 9tkl
Justin Smith 4tkl | sack
Patrick Willis 4tkl | INT

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Hasselbeck 15-37 | 337yds | 1TD | INT

HB
Cedric Peerman 22car | 57yds | TD
Samkon Gado TD

WR
T.J Houshmanzadeh 4rec | 64yds
Nate Burleson 4rec | 115yds
Mardy Gilyard 1rec | 78yds

DEF
Leroy Hill 8tkl | 3tfl | Sack | INT
Daryl Tapp 5tkl | 2sacks
Jordan Babineaux 5tkl
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[Yawkey Way]

Atlanta plays host to the Seahawks who are coming off a come from behind victory against the Niners. The Seahawks are 2-2 while the Atlanta Falcons are 3-1.

Atlanta Players to Watch

The Atlanta Falcons come in with some serious offensive line problems seeing that both Jonathan Scott and Harvey Dahl will miss the game today. Matt Ryan is in his third season and continues to improve and blossom as one of the elite quarterbacks in the game. Frank Gore is coming off 220 yards on the ground so Michael Turner must be licking his chops to face this defense. The Falcons cornerbacks are shaky, which could pose a problem if the Seahawks offense can get going.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Watch for T.J Houshmanzadeh and Nate Burleson to catch fire against a poor defensive secondary in Atlanta. If the Seahawks can win this game it would be a major step in the right direction for this franchise, who have an outside shot at sneaking in the playoffs this season at the possible 6 seed. Lawrence Jackson will be back in uniform and starting today, but C.J Spiller and Chris Spencer will both be on the sideline.

Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 24
Atlanta Falcons 27​

 

[Yawkey Way]

'Hawks Bring Back Another Old Friend

The Seattle Seahawks have come to terms today with free agent CB Ken Lucas. Lucas was not brought back after his contract ran out this pass off-season. The team only carries 4 CB's before this and could use some help in the passing game. With the trade deadline approaching, could we possible see a move in the secondary?​

 

[Skins2K9]

great signing

 

[Yawkey Way]

'Hawks Deal Trufant Hours Before Deadline

In a move that shocked many, the Seattle Seahawks have traded CB Marcus Trufant to the New York Jets. Trufant was known as a very physical CB, recording as many at 86 tackles in one season. His highest INT total was 7 in 2007. He also totaled 5 the same year he recorded 86 tackles, which was 2004. The Seahawks however are in the market for a lockdown CB, someone who can shut down the oppositions best wide out on any given down. Trufant was beaten off and on for the past 2 seasons, and recorded 0 INT's in 2009. The Jets have Darrelle Revis on one side, and will now put Marcus Trufant on the weakside. Trufant fits the physical Rex Ryan scheme perfectly as he can play a WR in bump and run coverage while making tackles on the outside. This allows Dwight Lowery to be moved to the nickel, only strengthening the defense further. Trufant had one INT this season in 4 games.

The Seahawks will receive the Jets first round draft pick of this season. The Jets figure to contend so this pick should be late in the first round. This gives the Seahawks two draft picks in the first round as well as opening up room in the salary cap. I guess you could say i have developed the Bill Belichick approach after trading away Marcus Trufant this year, Patrick Kerney last year and releasing Julius Jones.​

 

[Mit]

Nice job getting a first rounder for Trufant. What do you plan on doing with the Jets first rounder? Drafting a CB perhaps?

 

[Yawkey Way]

depends on where the draft pick falls. I would imagine it would be around 16-23. I still need to get youth on offense and work on the oline/secondary in general, so we will have to wait and see.

 

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle Held Without a Touchdown, Thoroughly Slaughtered

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Atlanta I swear it was 14-0 before i could even blink. Roddy White was dancing before the defenses eyes only 2 minutes in, and Michael Turner followed with a 26 yard TD rumble 4 minutes later. The Seattle defense immediately put the team in a hole not offering much support. It got no better in the second quarter, as Matt Ryan was able to scramble in for a TD making it 21-0. Olinddooooo Marrreee hit three field goals, cashing in for the offense who could not function down by the red zone. Heading into halftime it was 24-9. Garrett Hartley and Mare traded field goals in a relatively uneventful 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter was more of the same for Seattle, who allowed 10 more points. Davone Bess scored the lone touchdown going 12 yards (most of it YAC) on a drag for a TD. The final score was 37-12.

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Ryan 14-24 | 199yds | 2TD | INT

HB
Michael Turner 24car | 86yds | TD

WR
Davone Bess 3rec | 42yds | TD
Tony Gonzalez 3rec | 46yds
Roddy White 3rec | 73yds | TD

DEF
Clint Session 9tkl
Mike Peterson 5tkl | Sack
John Abraham 3Sacks

Team Statistics

QB
Matt Hasselbeck 14-25 | 170yds | 2INT

HB
Cedric Peerman 15car | 51yds |
Samkon Gado 8car | 38yds

WR
John Carlson 3rec | 72yds
T.J Houshmanzadeh 3rec | 50yds
Deon Butler 2rec | 37yds

DEF
Aaron Curry 9tkl | sack
David Hawthorne 7tkl
Lofa Tatupu 7tkl | 4tfl | Sack
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