If Seattle’s offense is able to maintain the productivity it showed in the last 5 games then Seattle will be able to duplicate the record they had this year, even if the defense stays where it’s at now.

If the Seahawk offense gets better, then the team will get better even if the defense doesn’t improve. If Seattle had a 10 point lead instead of a two point lead, 31 seconds doesn’t matter anymore. But the offense was shut out the 1st half.

With Wilson going into only his 2nd year, it’s reasonable to expect he can get better – much better even – than he is now. Guard play could well improve with more experience – the guys they have are young. It’s crazy to write off a Sweezy or even Moffit/Carpenter this early in their career.

Fans are getting spoiled by instant rookie success stories. Of course, the same type of fans were writing off Okung as recently as September/October this year. All the main offensive pieces are either young or in their prime now.

It’s true Carroll wants a defense oriented team, but consider that Bill Belichick was a defensively oriented coach his whole career. But when he got the offensive tools driven by a QB that makes it all possible, he switched gears and went with what he has that works.

If Wilson keeps growing at the pace he has been, and doesn’t hit a ceiling, then Seattle should have the tools to be an offensively driven team. If the offense is powerful, Carroll should recognize that and take advantage.

What they can get in the draft and free agency probably will set the course. If a successful deep threat WR to stretch defenses vertically, and/or another good O-lineman are available to them, but not a quality pass rusher or top notch corner/db or penetrating D-tackle, then they’ll take the offensive players and adjust accordingly.

But if they have an inflexible mentality and just lock in on the defense despite better offensive players being available, then they’ll sabotage their own effort. Get the talent and adapt the team to it. It’s great that, with the QB position solved, they now have the option to be an offensively oriented or a defensively oriented team, depending on who they can bring in. More ways to win means more chances to win.

Last years biggest issue IMO was the QB position. And I’m quite sure there is an understanding that it isn’t cool to give up 22 yard outs in the dying seconds of a game. In the Chicago game, Sherman just misplayed the ball (and admitted it after the game). Yesterday, I’m not sure if Browner was supposed to be over the top and Wagner underneath, or what….but neither was close enough to make a play on the ball. Even in a soft zone, a pass that travels 30 yards in the air should be something that you can make a play on…..if you’re remotely on your guy.

In any event, we can disect that play under the cows come home, but it won’t change anything. I’m quite sure it has been and will continue to be discussed internally, and hopefully rectified. They’ve got 7 months to work it out.

And I dont see how Flynn would have survived our line’s “pass-pro”. Thank God for Russel Wilson!

They did this same bullshit in the Detroit and Miami games. I dont get it. Why the hell have Browner if you arent going to jam guys at the line a lot–especially when Atl lined up their slot guy outside. That was freaking STUPID!

Im pretty damned disgusted with Bradley’s gameplanning and playcalling for this game, and that wasnt the first time either. Taking Thomas and using him as a nickel back, and using him as a SS in the box, even after he got ran over repeatedly, was totally stupid! Chancellor is a good player, but he is incapable of playing the deep cover safety with any success against guys like Jones and White. That defense shouldnt have been run.

Too many times this year Bradley tried to get cute with Browner and Sherman, having them play soft coverage instead of press, and with Chancellor and THomas switching roles, and we lost games because of it. Its stupid to try to use a 5-9″ 195 lb guy who runs a 4.4 40 in run support (Thomas) and a 6′-4″ 235 lb guy who runs a 4.8 40 as the deep cover safety. Bradley tried that crap too often last year, and this year I didnt see it as much, but it sure failed yesterday. And why have guys like Browner and try to make them play like you’d have 5’10″ speedy corners do?! Why not have them do what they are best at?!

There are many things to bitch about from that game, and from the season, but overall Im thrilled we went 12-6 and won a playoff game, and were so close to continuing. We are so close to being an elite team. Im just frustrated as hell with Bradley and with Carrols awful clock management and Bevell’s stupidity bubble when it mattered most. Its gonna take awhile to get over it too.

Now I have to decide whether I want to lose Bradley or Bevell or both. At this point, Im leaning to keeping Bevell and not letting the door hit bradley on the ass on his way out, but I may change my mind. Im not sure Bradley got enough from his ultra-talented players. But what do I know?

Clemons is not going to come back like Peterson. He’s lighter than Carp, but his job also will require putting a lot of pressure on that knee. As for Irvin, he’s making strides, but he’s not going to stand up against the Joe Staleys in the league, especially with the NFCW becoming primarily a run first division.

As for 3-technique, Jones was a disappointment and is a FA anyway. That leaves Scruggs, and McDonald under contract. Pretty thin even if they re-sign Branch since he’s really a 1-technique.

It has been a great season and I am jacked, pumped, and stoked that PC and JS found a franchise QB. I thought RW was sure to struggle much more than he did. The kid is a great story and I hope to see him hoisting a bunch of Lombardi’s over the next decade.

As a Hawks fan, it was strange to see the team regularly fight back and pull games out this year. I’m not sure there’s many Seahawks teams over the history of the club that would have come back from the WAS or ATL deficits not to mention the last minute comebacks. If only the D had been able to give up 5-10 fewer yards yesterday…

All I want for the off season is some pass rush. It kinda feels like Bruce is a little light and he is one of those players who works best when he’s got someone like Clem on the other side.