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NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Jordin Ereth weighs in with part 2 of his year in review. A look at the Seahawks 2013 offense. The offense begins and ends with rookie 3rd round draft pick Russell Wilson. The words describing the greatness of this young man are endless. To put it simply, there is no quarterback on this earth I would rather have leading my team than Wilson. Such a positive attitude and he brought life to a city that needed it.
Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell weighs in with another installment 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 Clinton brings you his top ten moments from the 2012 Seattle Seahawks football season. Chalk full of highlights, a must read for Seahawks fans who just aren’t quite ready to hang the remote up just yet.
NWSB insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Phil Slater weighs in who is to blame for the Hawks’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons. For that, we have to start at the top—head coach Pete Carroll. When a head coach has two players of Russell Willson and Marshawn Lynch’s caliber, you have to keep the ball in the hands of the backfield. Also, the game plan clearly didn’t call for Tony Gonzalez to be such a crucial part of the conest.
NWSB Editor and Insider talks about the surprise hire of Chip Kelly by the Philadelphia Eagles that has shocked the NFL and college football world. First Chip was headed to Cleveland, then he was going to Philly, then, against almost all the odds, indications were that he was going to remain at Oregon. You could pull your hair out faster than his offense could score the way this ride has gone. But, after everything that has taken place, Chip Kelly will be the next head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that is, for the moment, still in shambles after putting together one of the most impressive rosters on paper.
Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell weighs in with another installment 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. The last one of the year kids. Not exactly a good way to go out, but it was a wild ride, just like much of the 2012 Seattle Seahawks football season. Russell Wilson gets snubbed in the ROY votes, coaches trying to poach our staff, and should we have tried for the FG to win the game? All that and more in the final “week that was” installment for this year.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens gives us his reaction to the Hawks’ season coming to an end. He discusses what went wrong and what went right, and he compares Russell Wilson to Hall-of-Fame QB Sammy Baugh. He also gives a special shout-out to some of the best fans in the NFL, the 12th Man.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Bryan McFarlane previews the three top matchups heading into the postseason game between the Hawks and the Atlanta Falcons. Seattle is red hot and they’re ready to take their show on the road yet again. The battles to keep an eye on are between Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan, Marshawn Lynch and Michael Turner and Atlanta’s WRs vs. Seattle’s DBs.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens previews and analyzes the five impact players for Sunday’s Seahawks game versus the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Divisonal game. He says Bruce Irvin, Marshawn Lynch, Richard Shermer, Brandon Browner and Ryan Longwell are the five guys to keep an eye on. Brett says if these 5 players step up he has no doubt that the Seahawks will fly home to prepare for the NFC Championship game.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell tells us about the playoff divisional game for the Seahawks, a Sunday morning matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. No team is as hot right now as the Seahawks are. Coming in winning 6 in a row, and fresh off a road playoff win for the first time in 3 decades, are ready to take on the #1 seed Falcons. But, this is by far the best offense that the Hawks have faced in quite some time. Still, a win is predicted for the Seahawks.
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 Atlanta Falcons in their NFC playoff matchup. Phil says for a Seattle victory, look for Coach Carroll to get the ball to Marshawn Lynch 25 times, let Russell Wilson run the play action and take advantage in the special teams.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Jordin Ereth brings us up to speed on the storylines he’s watching for Sunday when the Hawks play the Atlanta Falcons on Divisional playoffs Weekend. Jordin says the most intriguing match up is the combination of Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner against Roddy White and Julio Jones. Kam Chancellor has his work cut out for him guarding the Falcons’ Hall of Fame tight end – Tony Gonzalez.
Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell weighs in with another installment 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. The first road playoff win in 29 years! After falling down 14 points early, the Seahawks pressed the Redskins for 3 quarters, scoring 12 unanswered points. Bring on the Atlanta Falcons now.
