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NWSB insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Phil Slater weighs in today with another post on the strategy and tactics that could help the Hawks take down the Washington Redskins in their 2013 NFC wild card playoff matchup. Phil says for a Seattle victory, look for Coach Carroll and QB Russell Wilson to go vertical against the vertically challenged Redskin corners with Sidney Rice and Golden Tate.
NWSB insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Chris Hall gives us his takeaways from Sunday with the postseason matchup against the Washington Redskins in mind. Defense continues to be a team strength, Russell Wilson needs better protection and Golden Tate has to remain a down-field target. Also, having Richard Sherman back should put fans’ minds at ease against Robert Griffin III.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Jordin Ereth brings us up to speed on the storylines he’s watching Sunday when the Hawks host divisional foe the San Francisco 49ers & Colin Kaepernick. Marshawn Lynch is the league’s second leading rusher with 1,379 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season. He’ll have to find room to run on Sunday for Seattle to get the W. Russell Okung better bring his A-game protecting Russell Wilson too.
Free NFL Betting Odds & Picks for the San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks week 15 matchup. The Seahawks are even with the 49ers. The over/under is 39.5. Dave reminds us that the Seahawks and 49ers are almost identical teams; both feature great rushing attacks combined with very efficient play-action quarterbacks that can extend plays. Golden Tate will be huge in this game as he is Seattle’s deep threat.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Jordin Ereth brings us up to speed on the storylines he’s watching Sunday when the Hawks host divisional foe the Arizona Cardinals & John Skelton. Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin will be licking their chops as they shred the pitiful Cardinals’ offensive line and demolish ol’ Skelly all afternoon. Watch the play of Seattle’s QB too. Russell Wilson has had an astonishing rookie year.
Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell weighs in with another instalment of the Seahawks Week That Was. Intended to be a fun column, with lots of laughs and other good stuff. Normally it will be a top 10 list, a la David Letterman style. This time it was the Seahawks doing the foiling of plans late in the game. That’s right, a rare road win for the Hawks in Chi-Town, as the team moves back into the Wild Card picture.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell after each week of the regular season and possibly during an NFL playoff game or the Super Bowl will bring you his Seahawks game balls. Balls are awarded to the Hawks offensive MVP. This week’s Offensive Game Ball goes to a guy led this team on two drives of over 80 yards late in the game to win one on the road for the Seahawks. Russell Wilson, this teams MVP.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Jordin Ereth brings us up to speed on the storylines he’s watching Sunday when the Hawks travel to Miami to take on Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins. It is the first match up with a fellow rookie quarterback in Russell Wilson’s young career. However, both have varied results in their initial campaigns.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell tells us about the eleventh game of the season for the Seahawks, a Sunday morning matchup with the Miami Dolphins. As road games go, this one should be a walk in the park for the Hawks, as they have both the superior offense and defense. But the early game on the east coast is still a burden for the Hawks, hopefully they can get another win in the Eastern time zone.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp breaks down the play of the game from the matchup with the New York Jets. Golden Tate has done just about everything for this years Seahawks team except kick a FG. This past marvel was a TD pass on a bootleg screen to a wide open Sidney Rice. The play helped the Seahawks beat the New York Jets.
NWSB Writer Brett Bivens talks about five standout players from the Seattle Seahawks game against the Minnesota Vikings. Golden Tate, Richard Sherman, Bruce Irvin, Russell Wilson (of course) and Marshawn Lynch all made the list. The rookie leads the Seahawks to yet another win depsite looking like an actual rookie at times on Sunday. Bye Week this week. The Seahawks players get a chance to get healthy.
NWSB Insdier and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brandon Choate brings us what he loved and hate about Sunday’s game against the Jets. Sidney Rice, Golden Tate and Zach Miller all stepped up big time in the pass game while Marshawn Lynch hit another milestone. Richard Sherman continued to play lockdown defense while Brandon Browner is quietly putting together some solid plays.
