Look out for him too. He can be nasty.

Forsett is the young beloved back. Forsett is probably the better rusher, but Jones is the better blocker and receiver. Only marginally better at receiver. Forsett has fumbled four times in ~100 touches and is banged up. The two should split carries, with Forsett getting the lesser share—for now.

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He’s an Auger Hawk, which is about as close as you can get.

They were loud, unique, and ugly.

Opinions tended to range to either extreme. Some people, like me, thought they were totally awesome; others thought they were the most ugly jerseys they’d ever seen.

The Seahawks right now are fairly healthy. Nothing like earlier this season and 2008. Their HOF LT is IR’d and probably done, Hasselbeck has been playing with injured ribs for awhile, and pro bowl MLB Lofa Tatupu is of course IR’d.

With the exception of two starters on IR: staring ILB Lofa Tatupu and LT Walter Jones. Jones is likely done.

Forsett tweaked his quad days before the 9ers game and thus took limited snaps. I’m hoping he’s 100% or close to it for the Houston game. Other than that, everyone’s dandy!

Personally: I loved the lime green jerseys. If my blue Carlson jersey wasn’t covered in autographs, I would have immediately bought one. Most of my friends utterly HATE them, though.

I thought they were an abomination to mankind, but some fans like them, so whatever. Personally, if I never see those unis again, I will die a happy man.

The team was banged up beyond all reasonable expectations. We were on our 4th string LT at one point. Now we are recovering, our O-Line is basically back in action. We are really only missing Lofa Tatupu and Walter Jones, and Walter Jones was never terribly likely to play.

the screen and the short/mid range pass.

You don’t need to pressure Matt. If you clog the secondary with linebackers, he typically checks down or throws the ball away.

Thus far, he’s been very unwilling to pass into coverage.

and our rush D is pretty good. If you can sit on our mid range pass, and stop our run, our offense is pretty screwed too.

1.) Kelly Jennings. You know how you guys hate Dunta Robinson? Well Jennings is worse than that. Just 1 INT in his entire career…Darryl Tapp (our 5th year DE) has more career INTs than 4th year Kelly Jennings. I do expect Seattle to neutralize Houston’s passing game with nickel and dime sets. Jennings can’t cover anyone man-to-man and is easy to push around.

2.) Zone defense. Our zone D is atrocious.

3.) Whatever Nick just said as I typed this comment.

Matt can’t throw more than 20 yards without losing all zip these days, and teams are stacking up near the line.

Seattle has not beat a halfway decent team on the road since 2006.

He will then kick the extra point and recover his own onside kick.

first NFL season at age 20. From looking at stats alone, it looks like he’s tailed off a bit. Insights, Texans’ fans?

But he still has a lot to learn. Not having a reliable NT next to him does hurt him a bit, but hopefully we can fix that next season. Also it depends on if he lines up next to Mario or Antonio Smith. If the Texans show you a front 4 of Mario, Okoye, Smith, & Barwin, then you might want to be worried.

I’m a fan of his. Partially cause the guy was a 15 year old freshman.

He’s improved. We definitely see him more in the plays. I think his breakout year is next year because physically he’s now on par with his peers, but I think this year has made people hold off on labeling him as a bust or stud. Particaularly since he plays the DT and success at a young age is rare.

After a very solid rookie season, Amobi regressed last year. This year, he’s quietly put together a fine season. We’re all still hoping the Texans finally draft/sign a legitimate planetoid DT to line up next to him so Amobi can be all that he can be.

No great shakes, but a decent non-NT DT.

The offense that Holmgren built, that dominated from ‘02-’07, is now old and not-so-efficient. Hasselbeck in particular is showing his age as Captain Checkdown. The unit needs an infusion of youth, and the question on what QB of the future we need is currently one of the most heated debates at Field Gulls.

The defense, on the other hand, seems to be going places. They still make mistakes, but it’s still a very young and talented unit. Brandon Mebane, Josh Wilson, Aaron Curry, LeRoy Hill, Marcus Trufant and Lofa Tatupu are legitimate cornerstones to build around. There’s real talent there, I’m willing to be patient with them.

The Hawks are in transition mode, that much is sure. I’m both nervous and excited to see what direction the new GM (whoever he is) takes them.

the man is a lot of fun to watch. He screws up more than he should but he’s guaranteed to flash some insane athleticism as well.

The blob in your backfield has a name, it’s Brandon Mebane. The core of the Hawks D will be Bane and Curry for the foreseeable future.

Pistol (Josh Wilson) has grown from a sometimes play maker to a pretty good little corner. He’s got good ball skills and the kick returner in him shines every time he gets his hands on the ball.

Force is great when he’s getting carries. He’s a tiny power back with nifty moves and no third gear to speak of.

John Carlson is awesome but you probably won’t see it. John described him best, he runs routes carved by Michelangelo.

Thats most of the fan favorites at Field Gulls. Theres a lot of young talent that we’re watching and hope develop. On the defense it’s Hawthorne, LoJack, Tapp, and Babineaux. On the offensive line it’s Spencer, Sims and Unger. They’re building block guys that are waiting for more elite talent to take the team to the next level.

Brandon Mebane, 3rd year DT. He’s an absolute monster. He’s the reason our run defense is as good as it is. He was out for one game this season (along with 2 starting LBs). in that game, Frank Gore broke two 50+ yard TD runs. Discounting those two runs, the Hawks rank 5th in the league in rushing yards allowed. Pretty Sexy.

John Carlson, 2nd year TE. He’s suffering from a sophomore slump, but he’s a technically sound pass-catching TE that our team will no doubt build around.

Justin Forsett, 2nd year RB. He’s had a few games where he’s just been monsterous. It’s still probably a bit too early to know if he’s ‘the real deal’, but he’s small, hits the hole well and is able to avoid tackles. Downside is he’s got no 3rd gear (which is odd considering how small he is).

Max Unger, 1st year RG. He’s struggled early on, but he’s really starting to come into his own. For some odd reason I really like him.

Rob Sims, 4th year LG. He’s starting to straight up dominate matchups. Our C, Chris Spencer, trusts him to single block and is starting to trust Unger to single block. Our line might make HUGE strides the last 4 games of the year if both continue to develop at the pace they are developing.

I’m really most excited about our defense. Currently, we’re being hamstrung by Colin Cole, a 300+ lb DT we signed off the Packers’ bench last off-season. He’s often beat when single blocked, and thus Mebane gets a lot of heat and has a harder time doing what he does best. If we paired a dominating (or at least above average) DT next to Mebane, our interior line would be straight up disgusting. Our LB corps is also utterly fantastic with Aaron Curry, Leroy Hill and pro-bowler Lofa Tatupu. If we address that DT position, running on the Seahawks will be very, very difficult. It will also free our DEs to better pressure the QB. We already rank 12th in the league in sacks. That’ll skyrocket when we pair a goot DT with Mebane.

Or offense has a ways to go. I think we’ll be a dominating defense far in advance of being a dominating offense (if it ever happens). We have a lot of older guys at the skill positions and replacing them will likely take a few years.

Yes. If he doesn’t congratulations on your 5th win.

For your fantasy’s sake I hope he does and has a monster game.

He finished the Jaguars game after coming back from a dislocated shoulder, & nearly brought them back

Said he took all the reps at practice today and will start on Sunday.

Wait you mean Dunta isn’t leading the league? Thats actually surprising. Wonder what the numbers on that are.

but Mike Sando said this on his blog today;

Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant leads the NFL in pass-interference penalties despite playing in only six of 12 games this season, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

The Texans have built a lot of talent, but they haven’t really made the most of it yet. At least, that’s my opinion from a non-Texan-fan perspective. A bunch of 7-9 and 8-8 seasons is not fun at all—trust me, I went through that phase with the Seahawks in the mid-90’s.

I don’t want to see how us BRBers will be….

You could say they will probably come true.

You are one of my favorite “other” teams, and I’m constantly saddened by your full bore mediocrity…