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The Morning After: Little to Say, Much to Do After Falcons End Seahawks Season 36-20

There are all sorts of football seasons. Some are hopeless from the start. Others veer off course part way through. The best, build to a crescendo and then resolve with clarity and validation that no team is mightier. Seasons are not much different than individual plays, or quarters, or...

Tale of the Tape — Seahawks, Falcons Should Scare the Hell Out of One Another

Atlanta brings an overwhelming offense, an improving defense, and a four-game winning streak into this divisional playoff game. Seattle brings a more balanced team, and the confidence earned from their most complete game of the season this past week. Vegas has made the Falcons 4.5 point favorites due to...

15 Takeaways After Re-Watching Falcons vs Seahawks

Ask the average Falcons (and non-Seahawks) fan about what happened the first time they played the Seahawks this year, and they will tell you their team was robbed of a win by the officials failing to call pass interference on Richard Sherman on the final play. Ask the same...

Blue Friday Fodder — The Audacity of Hope

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” – Peter Pan A friend came over to watch the Seahawks play the 49ers last weekend. His wife is in the process of kicking the crap out of cancer, and his...

Divisional Playoff Podcast with Softy

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! Seattle ran over the Detroit Lions in the first week of the playoffs. Few saw that coming. Now they face off against the best offense in the NFL. Nobody expects them to win. I do. Let’s talk about it. ...

The Seahawks Run Game Was Good. How’d that happen?

In their wildcard round game against the Detroit Lions, the Seattle Seahawks rediscovered the rushing attack that had been glaringly absent for most of 2016. Seattle’s 177 rushing yards, their second highest total of the season, far surpassed their season average of 99 yards. Thomas Rawls, averaging just 1.5 ypc...

The Morning After: Seahawks Take First Step Towards Special Postseason, Suffocate Lions 26-6

There are two-and-a-half million parts in NASA Space Shuttle. They all must work in unison to escape Earth’s gravity, complete the mission, and return home safely. One serious flaw in just one of those two-and-a-half million parts can be fatal. This Seahawks team has visited space regularly over the...

Breaking down the new Michael Bennett extension

Recently, news broke just after Christmas that the Seattle Seahawks had signed Michael Bennett to a three-year extension. A key cog in their defensive front, Mike B is one of the most disruptive pass rushers in the league. His annoyance over his contract’s salary is not a new issue....

Blue Friday Fodder — The Precipice

It is a frigid winter morning. There is not a cloud to be seen as the rising sun slowly paints the sky shades of orange and red. You can see the Puget Sound glistening. The marine air fills your lungs before a slow exhale creates a trail of steam that...

Tecmo Super Seahawks- 2017 NFC Wildcard Lions @ Seahawks

Follow me on Twitter @KyleMcVideo. 8 bit highlights from NFC Wildcard Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks on 1/7/17....

Wildcard Weekend Podcast with Softy

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! Softy and I are finally back at it. The playoffs are made it a necessity that we find time to talk Seahawks. Many folks are down on Seattle’s chances. We talk about that, and why there may be more reason for...

Tale of the Tape — Scuffling Lions, Seahawks Look for Mojo

Playoff time is upon us. As Mike Holmgren once said, you need your best players to be at their best to win a Super Bowl. Detroit and Seattle enter this game playing far less than their best. There is little doubt which team has more elite talent, but Seahawks...

The Morning After: Seahawks Fumble Away Game In DC

Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Face Depleted Commanders

The Morning After: Seahawks Grind Cardinals To Dust In Desert