The Qwest for Flight | Yawkey's Seahawks Franchise

[TheSanchize]

thanks mets, yeah it's a good start but a long season. Hopefully we can keep it going

It would be awesome to see you guys in at least the wildcard game.

 

[Yawkey Way]

The Seahawks have already taken down the first two competitors in their tough 3 game start to the season, can they make it a third? The Seahawks will host the Baltimore Ravens who are 1-1. The Seahawks are 2-0.
Baltimore Players to Watch
The most impressive thing Baltimore boasts is an extremely solid offensive line which will bode well against a tough Seattle front 7. This is a good sign for Ray Rice, who will look to gash the Seahawks for substantial gains each time he touches the football. On defense, Ray Lewis still commands respect in the middle of the field and Haloti Ngata is a dominant force on the defensive line. The Ravens have four good CB's, so moving the ball may be a problem for the opposing offense.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
This will be the ultimate test for Sam Bradford. Any defense that throws Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, and Haloti Ngata at you will be coming for you early and often. He will need to get Nate Burleson and Deon Butler involved as well as making sure Cedric Peerman gets his handoffs. On defense Terrence Cody, Lawrence Jackson, and Johnny Jolly will need to hold their position and take on the double teams allowing the linebackers to move freely.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 24
Baltimore Ravens 21​

 

[Yawkey Way]

Bradford Struggles, Magic Runs Out

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13

Seattle Sam Bradford, meet second half adjustments. The book is starting to write itself on Bradford who was flustered under pressure which was applied in waves in the second half. The Seahawks came out strong again today, opening up the scoring. Jacquizz Rodgers caught a swing pass from Sam Bradford and motored his 5'7 self down the sideline into the endzone from 55 yards out. It was 7-0 exiting the first quarter. Scoring in the second quarter picked up though, as Olindo Mare knocked home a 39 yarder to make it 10-0. However, Baltimore stormed back when Joe Flacco hit Ray Rice down the sideline uncovered for a 42 yard TD. Hunter Lawrence hit a 47 yard field goal to tie it up before half.

The third quarter was again relatively unenventful. Olindo Mare was the only scoring as he hit a 50 yard field goal this time. Going into the 4th quarter it was 13-10 Seattle. Baltimore completely won the 4th quarter unfortunately, scoring 10 points and holding Seattle to nothing. Hunter Lawrence tied it up with 7:19 left to play after making a 36 yard field goal. Later in the quarter, Sam Bradford was strip sacked at his own 35 yard line. The Ravens were able to recover and make quick work of the short field, capping off the short drive with a 5 yard TD pass to Michael Jenkins. Sam Bradford was not able to mount a comeback, and the Ravens went on to win the game.
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Team Statistics

QB
Joe Flacco 21-27 220yds | 2TD | INT

HB
Ray Rice 14car | 42yds
Joe Flacco 5car |13yds

WR
Ray Rice 7rec | 41yds | TD
Michael Jenkins 4rec | 46yds | TD
Todd Heap 2rec | 44yds

DEF
Ray Lewis 5tkl | Sack
Ladarius Webb 5tkl
Domonique Foxworth 3tkl | FF

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Team Statistics

QB
Sam Bradford 12-26 | 172yds | TD | INT

HB
Cedric Peerman 20car | 94yds
Jacquizz Rodgers 6car | 17yds

WR
Nate Burleson 4rec | 42yds
John Carlson 3rec | 29yds
Jacquizz Rodgers 2rec | 62yds | TD

DEF
Leroy Hill 4tkl
Tyler Sash 3tkl | 2tfl
Lofa Tatupu INT
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[cheese2121]

Tough loss to the Ravens man. Bradford has looked decent, a few growing pains for sure but hopefully he will improve. Peerman has been looking good as well. Definitely a big turn around from last season. Good luck in your next game!

 

[TheSanchize]

Ouch tough loss

 

[LC AAU]

You have the Eagles logo instead of Ravens.

Flacco threw all over you :\. Tough loss bro,

 

[Yawkey Way]

Chicago travels to Seattle to take on the 2-1 Seahawks. Chicago is 1-2 on the early season.
Chicago Players to Watch
Chicago's offense runs through Matt Forte and he will be the man to watch today. If Forte doesn't get going then the offense will have to rely on Jay Cutler to produce, which can be a scary thought. Cutler does have a nice group of young receivers headed by Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox as well as Greg Olsen and Devin Hester. On defense Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs are still running the show, having to do almost everything as the defense gets older and weaker.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Cedric Peerman has played well recently and needs to continue the trend here. Going 3-1 to start the first quarter of the season is huge but without Peerman the Seahawks can't rely on Sam Bradford to do all the work. John Carlson will also have to get involved today. The Bears don't have great safety play so Sam Bradford will have to find the mismatch on this defense. Defensively, Terrence Cody will play a huge part in stopping the run today. Stop the run, you beat the Bears.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 21
Chicago Bears 13​

 

[Yawkey Way]

Costly Bradford INT Leads to Loss

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17

Seattle The growing pains continue as Sam Bradford learns you can't make every throw just relying on your arm in the NFL. With 44 seconds left and the score tied 17-17 Bradford tried to hit Nate Burleson in one on one coverage only to see his pass sail just over the outstretched fingers of Burleson into the palms of Charles Tillman. But first, we must fill you in with how we got there. The Seahawks got on the board first when Jacquizz Rodgers took a swing pass from Sam Bradford 23 yards for the TD. Matt Forte answered in a big way in the 2nd quarter, breaking into the open field and taking a toss 77 yards for a score. Olindo Mare pitched in at the end of the quarter to make it 10-7.

The Bears offense started to pick it up in the second half. Jay Cutler led a drive that ate up a lot of 3rd quarter clock and hit Devin Hester from 6 yards out to go up 14-10. Cutler took over the second half moving the ball predominantly though the air. Sam Bradford had fight left in him however, relying on a good mix of run and pass to get down the field before he hit John Carlson for a 7 yard TD. After trading punts, Chicago got down to the 34 yard line. A 10 yard holding penalty followed by a sack took them out of field goal position and gave the 'Hawks the ball. Bradford moved up to his own 45 yardline, but threw the costly INT to Tillman. Cutler was able to put Robbie Gould in position to nail a 52 yarder just as time expired to give them the victory.
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Team Statistics

QB
Jay Cutler 23-35 | 245yds | TD | INT

HB
Matt Forte 11car | 95yds | TD

WR
Devin Hester 7rec | 71yds | TD
Earl Bennett 5rec | 66yds
Johnny Knox 5rec | 55yds

DEF
Lance Briggs 5tkl | Sack
Taylor Mays 5 tkl
Charles Tillmans INT

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Team Statistics

QB
Sam Bradford 15-30 | 202yds | 2TD | 2INT

HB
Cedric Peerman 26car | 70ydsyds

WR
Nate Burleson 4rec | 64yds
John Carlson 3rec | 31yds | TD
Jacquizz Rodgers 1rec | 23yds

DEF
Terrence Cody 6tkl | 2 sacks
Tyler Sash 5tkl
Joe Haden 4tkl | INT

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[Nash]

tough loss against the bears

 

[cheese2121]

Tough loss to the Bears man. Bradford should only get better with experience.

 

[Yawkey Way]

yeah, bradford isn't the most accurate guy around and it's kind of hurting me. The passing game in general has been kind of flat.

 

[TheSanchize]

Tough loss man. But Bradford WILL get better...

 

[Yawkey Way]

The 3-1 Washington Redskins come to town to take on the 2-2 Seattle Seahawks. The Skins are lead by Mike Shanahan while Jim Zorn is still here in Seattle.
Washington Players to Watch
Washington is still lead by Jason Campbell, so the offense has a lot of potentially boring performances. Instead of Clinton Portis the backfield consists of Darren Evans, Shagg Makino, and Keiland Williams. Devin Thomas and Santana Moss are outside at the receiver position, leaving the offense with the ability to strike on every down. The offensive line is still very shaky which will definitely pose a problem against this Seattle front seven.

Seattle Seahawks Players to Watch
Sam Bradford has been the definition of inconsistent in the first four games of the season, throwing 6 INT's to his 5 TD's. Bradford has shown potential but has also struggled with accuracy. This Redskin defense is no pushover to Bradfrod will have to bring his A game if he wants to put up points in bunches. I want to see a WR step up whether it be Burleson, Butler, Reynaud or even Carlson. Someone needs to make it easier for Bradford. I've loved what i've seen out of Joe Haden so far. He's always around the ball deflecting passes or making interceptions.
Prediction
Seattle Seahawks 17
Washington Redskin 14​

 

[Yawkey Way]

Defense Dominates, Seahawks Improve to 3-2

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14

Seattle It took Seattle over a quarters length to finally get in the groove, but when they did it made the defense look that much more impressive. Marko Mitchell made his only impact on the game in the first quarter, hauling in a 7 yard TD pass from Jason Campbell. The second quarter belonged entirely to the Seahawks who struck for 14 points and took control of the scoreboard. Deon Butler made a spectacular diving grab in the end zone to secure a touchdown pass. Jacquizz Rodgers made it 14-7 taking a shotgun hand off around tackle for a 6 yard TD run.

Coming out of halftime the trend continued. This time Darius Reynaud was the lucky man as he reeled in a 22 yard TD pass over the middle from Sam Bradford. Darren Evans tried to make things interesting in the 4th as he ripped off a 50 yard TD run, but Olindo Mare answered with a 20 yard field goal to make it a 10 point game again. A 2 score game was too much for the inconsistent Redskins offense
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Team Statistics

QB
Jason Campbell 15-21 | 192yds | TD | INT

HB
Darren Evans 14car | 79yds | TD

WR
Malcolm Kelly 4rec | 68yds
Chris Cooles 3rec | 29yds
Marko Mitchell 1rec | 7yds | TD

DEF
Laron Landry 6tkl
Rocky Mcintosh 4tkl | INT
London Fletcher 4tkl

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Team Statistics

QB
Sam Bradford 17-29 | 233yds | 2TD | INT

HB
Cedric Peerman 25car | 82yds
Jacquizz Rodgers TD

WR
Darius Reynaud 7rec | 95yds | TD
Cedric Peerman 3rec | 48yds
Deon Butler 3rec | 43yds | TD

DEF
David Hawthorne 5tkl | 2tfl
Leroy Hill 4tkl | Sack
Johnny Jolly Sack

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