Comments on: Carroll: “I’ve got to help more.”

By: Stevos

Stevos — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:46:04 +0000

Its true that Jackson has “had the training wheels on”. I think that’s what Carroll meant when he said he “needs to help more”. He needs to give Jackson some plays downfield and allow the guy to use his abilities to make a play, mistakes and all, it has to be better than what he’s done so far. If Rice plays this week, we need to see multiple shots downfield. Using a QB as a “game manager” only works if a team has a running game. And this team does not. I’d rather see Tarvaris throw 3 TDs and 3 INTs and lose than watch him dump it off every time.

But the whole offense stinks at this point. Especially the running game. Changing out one bakcup QB for another isn’t going to fix it.

The only way I can watch this season is to believe the young O linemen can only get better and better.

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By: pabuwal

pabuwal — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:24:51 +0000

32 of Mike Williams 65 catches came in 3 games (2 of those were against the Cardinals). This means in the other 13 games he caught 33 balls. That’s weak for a starting WR in the Nattional Fantasy Football League.

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By: williambryan

williambryan — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:22:02 +0000

Pabuwal, So what if Mike Williams is covered? He still caught 65 balls last year and was Matt’s go to guy. Even if he is double covered he is open beacuse of his ability to get the ball. I don’t think Jackson knows if he is even on the field. I know this has got to be eating Williams up and pretty soon he won’t be able to hide his contempt for Jackson (assuming he continues to recieve -3 targets a game).

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By: pabuwal

pabuwal — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:04:04 +0000

BobbyK – Do you think the Seahawks have anywhere near that easy of a schedule this year? Go back and check how many QBs the Seahawks faced that started for the same team the following year – it wasn’t very many. Then go back and check how the Seahawks fared against teams with winning records compared to how they fared with teams with losing records.

2007 was one of the bigger hoaxes I can remember as a football fan.

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By: pabuwal

pabuwal — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:02:08 +0000

Its not that he’s slow in reading defenses, its that he refuses to make throws in tightly covered situations. But with Mike Williams as your number 1 WR, every throw is going to be tightly covered.

This isn’t much different than when Hasselbeck would take a sack for the same reason. But then it was because his OL “sucked.”

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By: BobbyK

BobbyK — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:00:21 +0000

pabs – if you want to compare Matt and ’07 to the Junster this year, don’t forget Matt brought the team to the play-offs that year. You’re not saying the Junkster is bringing us to the play-offs, right?

The Matt/Jackson first year stuff baffles me. Holmgren expected Matt to produce and didn’t stick the pacifier in his mouth. He actually let him try to make plays. The Junkster has the training wheels on like there’s no tomorrow b/c you can tell the coaches know how bad he sucks. That’s definitely going to impact the stat line as far as turnovers are concerned.

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By: Audible

Audible — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:57:29 +0000

“at least he can take a hit and refuses to give his opponent the satisfaction of ever seeing him wince in pain”

As slow as he is at reading defenses and decided where to throw the football, he probably doesn’t even realize he’s been hit until he’s in the locker room after the game.

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By: ChrisHolmes

ChrisHolmes — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:56:05 +0000

@williambryan You are so right – hoping for signs of life.

Anyone who follows the team knows this is a rebuilding year, whether the front office comes out and says it or not. And any fan of this team is pleased that we finally spent some draft picks on the OL. Hopefully they develop and in a year or two we have one of the best, young OL’s in the game.

But at the same time, you expect your team to be competitive on some level. And this is a QB driven league. We did nothing to address that position in the offseason.

If we draft Andrew Luck next year, I’m not going to complain at all about how this season shakes out. But – I do have concerns about PC in this one regard: How does he really value the QB position?

In my mind, QB in the NFL is the most important position on the field. And I simply worry that PC has a college coaches mentality when it comes to the QB position; in that he thinks he can get away with less. And that’s just not the case at the NFL level. If you want to win championships, you have to have a great signal caller.

I have loved (LOVED) nearly every move PC and JS have made (with the exception of letting Matt go; I love the guy, think he could have been a stellar QB with better OC). But starting TJ and not drafting a guy like Mallet just makes we really question PC’s coaching philosophy concerning QB’s. It seems like the most important position on the field is not viewed that way by PC, and that concerns me for our future.

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By: hoxvox

hoxvox — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:55:13 +0000

IMHO Chancellor is a great tackler and appears ot have a good nose for where the play is going. As far as speed is concerned, Usain Bolt the worlds fastest sprinter is 6′ 5″ so I don’t think that height is necessarily a disadvantage. Ruskell tried the small and fast defense already and nobody liked the results so lets give these guys a chance to gel. It seems to me that it is the offense that needs serious attention. The Hutch curse is still bedeviling the OL.

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By: Stevos

Stevos — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:54:29 +0000

I think Jackson gets at least 5 games, until the bye, to show something. If he plays truly poorly at home the next two games with Sidney Rice on the field, then replacing him at the bye will obviously be the fans choice.

I’m not so sure it would be Carroll’s choice, though. Benching Tarvaris so early might only succeed in sending a message to the team that the coaches have given up on the season. Fans might think that move makes sense, but I can’t see Carroll doing that.

I’m going to just try to enjoy watching the younger players grow this season. But damn its tough.

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