NFC WEST:
Seahawks 28
Rams 0
The Seahawks open their 2009 season with a defensive gem on Sunday, shutting out the Rams at Qwest Field 28-0. Now before you get really excited there is something you should know if you didn't watch the game; Hasselbeck looked like a Rookie quarterback without Mike Holmegren in his head. Hasselbeck threw 2 interceptions before the end of the first quarter and was struggling to find not only the playbook, but someone on the offense to catch a ball! Ok, so the two INT were recoverable because the Rams didn't know what to do with the gifts they had been given, but to add insult to injury, Burleson gets a ball from Hasselbeck, and then fumbles the ball! Not looking good...
But low and behold, a hero emerged from our sordid past. A defense that was tarnished and tattered from its former glory finally had returned to the 12th Man and did so in stunning fashion against the Rams. This game was won on defense. They stood up to anything that came their way, including all the mistakes the offense made. Everyone contributed, even those who had yet to really be tested, Aaron Curry, Nick Reed, and Josh Wilson played like they had been around a while and that makes this Hawks fan very excited. Although the injury bug took two of our linebacker core out of the game, the defense stayed their course. This one was about proving something. It was about announcing their presence with authority(without needing a curve ball...baseball fans will get this quote)
The key series of the game was in the fourth quarter with 3 minutes to go and the Rams charging down the field...you know the series... The Rams are within the Red Zone and have the chance to walk out of Qwest with at least a field goal, but go for it on 4th down and the defense stops them!
We could talk about all the specifics like John Carlson starting out with 2 touchdowns and a pro bowl year or Houshmazode and his catches or Julius Jones and his 100+ yards of rushing, all the stats, and why this game was eventually balanced with whispers of the past winning seasons, but today and in this article we will say the offense found their way, but the Defense ruled the day.
GO HAWKS!
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"Hasselbeck looked like a Rookie quarterback without Mike Holmegren in his head"
I highly disagree. His two INTs were in the first quarter (could chalk up to first game jitters), and then he turned it around - which is a lot more veteran then rookie. Ask Jake Delhomme.
The first pick could be blamed on anything. Every "pundit" I have heard said that Atogwe made an unbelievable catch - a pass that should have been ONLY Housh. And the second was because Burleson stopped his route (Alex Bannister anyone?). Burleson was the most up and down of all of them.
The Defense was great, but I think it is taking way too much away from a QB who throws 2 picks AND then 3 TDs.
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