Comments on: Updated roster, season log and more

By: ochawk

ochawk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:08:25 +0000

A fair point about the #1 seed. Dallas looks to be the team to beat at this point.
I still think you’re a bit myopic to be pleased with what you saw on Sunday.
And actually the # of points we win by is irrelevant to me. I look at execution of plays and the plays called as my criterea for being content.
Now if Sundays game had been the SB then no worries a win is a win … we’re the champs.
But there’s alot of games left to be played and a few areas that have to be improved on if there is to be any success in the post season.

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By: buddhabrad

buddhabrad — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:42:01 +0000

Yes, the way they are playing/coaching, there won’t be many more wins. Right. Whatever.

By definition, we are headed to 12-4 or 11-5. By any reasonable definition, that IS formidible.

Any rational person at the beginning of the season would have pencilled the Denver game an L. A W of any type is a blessing in my book. Complaining about the Denver game is no different than complaining about the Green Bay game last year. Look at the big picture.

We are looking at a #2 seed, in a situation where the #1 seed is playing worse than we are.

No reason to be content, I guess. We didn’t win by 80.

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By: ochawk

ochawk — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:46:40 +0000

buddhabrad – you lack the wisdom of your namesake.
Most of us are quite pleased to be 8 and 4 and happy they won last night, but see that with the way they are playing/coaching there won’t be many more wins.
What frustrates me is I think this team has potential to be substantial better but correctable problems are prohibiting this.
mainly:

Drops
Missed tackles

If just those two things were corrected this team would be formidable.

This team can be much better; don’t be content with poorly played wins.

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By: Regis

Regis — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:44:12 +0000

Thanx for the King5 link

Strong is sore, but that is apparently it. Holmgren thought it might be a high ankle sprain at first, but it’s not.

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By: jverhei

jverhei — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:44:10 +0000

I believe we are all happy about the win. But, if you ignore obvious problems and trends you are fool. There, I said it! A FOOL!

Ok. Just kidding. We all want the team to win or we wouldn’t be fans. Part of the fun is looking at stats and that sort of stuff to see where we could be better.

But if you criticize anyone you have to criticize Mike and all the time and effort he puts in to crunching numbers and putting charts together for us diehard fans to go over to see where we lack and where we could get better. Thus, you nullify the sole purpose of the blog and its intent.

So, if you lambaste me or anyone else……YOU LAMBASTE MIKE SANDO!!

lambaste \lam-BAYST\, transitive verb:
1. To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
2. To scold sharply; to attack verbally; to berate.

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By: truehawk

truehawk — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:29:01 +0000

Holmgren can coach this team as long as he wants. He has taken this franchise to places it has never been. I have to remind myself how thin a line it is in the NFL between winning and losing. You are never as good as you think or as bad as you think.
The Hawks WILL make the playoffs, and we all know that is a season of its own.
I cant wait!! Lets defend our NFC title!!!

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By: hawkowl

hawkowl — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:23:45 +0000

King5.com has a video feed if you can view it at work.

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By: mikew177

mikew177 — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:20:25 +0000

No press conference today Mike? I plan my Monday lunch around these. What’s up? I’m anxious to hear what Holmgren has to say about Strong and that whole situation.

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By: buddhabrad

buddhabrad — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:19:27 +0000

I can’t really imagine being in a place emotionally where my favorite team is 8-4 (and coming off a Super Bowl appearance) and just beat a play-off team on the road AND ALL I CAN DO IS COMPLAIN.

If you are an unhappy Hawk fan today, of all days, then you will likely never be a happy Hawk fan, because the bar you have set is unattainable: win every game, score 80 pts, allow Z-E-R-O points every game, etc.

Chrissakes….. They WON last night.

There were so many more positives than negatives to take away last night. It was thrilling.

To the critics, a simple question: If they won last night 80-0, wouldn’t you be complaining about how boring the game was, how the back-ups didn’t get enough playing time, and how it wasn’t 90-0?

They WON.

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By: lemonverbena

lemonverbena — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:18:34 +0000

Holmgren does occasionally realize that his offensive plan is stalling… as the two deep passes on the 2nd-half touchdown drive demonstrated. the thing that drives me crazy is the audible to the halfback draw. that worked a number of times last year but no more. at least Hasselbeck seems aware of this; after the game he told the NBC sideline reporter that they thought they could “gash” them (run the draw) but that the Broncos were showing blitz to bait them into it, then backing off and defending the run.

two years ago it was the quick slant everyone knew was coming on the audible, now it’s the draw. time for a new approach.

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