Well, Seattle came back down to earth a bit last night, with a 18-10 loss to Dallas. The Cowboys' first round pick looked pretty nasty, a DE converted to LB out of Troy State (Troy State?!?!) named Ware. Two forced fumbles, a pick, a sack. Yikes. Thankfully, we don't play Dallas this regular season.
The Seattle first time offense looked okay. Aside from two turnovers, they moved the ball pretty well. The first team D looked fine too. I'm really not worried that we lost this game, and there were no injuries to report, so that's better than a "W" in the preseason anyways.
While watching Monday Night Countdown, I asked myself for the two hundredth time: Why the FUCK can't the people in charge of these shows come up with better stuff than Michael Irvin talking ebonics and slapping his knee laughing so hard about how he just insulted Tom Jackson? God, these shows are AWFUL. Anyways, when asked about Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks, TJ basically said they have good numbers and look good on paper, but they just don't have that missing intangible ingredient it takes to win. Irvin took it a step further and called them "soft". At which point ESPN actually put the words "Seattle is soft" in a graphic on the bottom of the screen while Irvin ranted. On one hand, I hope someone in the Seattle organization taped this and shows it to the team, maybe it will give them a little extra motivation. And maybe bigass Walter Jones will punch Irvin in his teeth next time he sees him. On the other hand, 90% of these talking heads are on the verge of losing all credibility. It's like they talk to hear themselves, and don't even care if they're making sense. Even John Madden, before the game, was talking about how great Seattle's defense is, but how their defense couldn't stop anybody last year. And the defense is the problem, they won't go anywhere without the defense improving. He made no mention that they have made a ton of changes on defense, including 7 or 8 new starters this year. Including bringing in veteran defenders Jamie Sharper and Andre Dyson. It was like Madden was so busy having his head up Parcells' ass praising him, he didn't even bother to check the starting defensive roster for Seattle.
But you know what. I like it this way. I prefer being under the radar and not feared. The way Hasselbeck carved up the Dallas D on several passes was impressive. And the dropped balls by receivers didn't start until the second half when the 3rd stringers were in. A few predictions for players on the bubble making the team or not:
WR Jerheme Urban (who has a lot of fan support because he's a white WR) - Cut
WR D.J. Hackett - Kept
WR Taco Wallace - Cut
WR Bobby Shaw - Cut
TE Calen Powell (not to be confused with Secretary of State Colin Powell) - Cut
DE Jeb Huckeba - Kept
CB B.J. Tucker - Kept
Obviously, these are subject to change over the next 2 preseason games, but I feel pretty confident in these assessments right now.
And, speaking of football.. We had our Fantasy Football draft last night. I'm pretty happy with my team, despite being put in a situation of "cannot pass up on him" with Shaun Alexander with the 6th overall pick. I tend to avoid drafting Seahawks for my fantasy team so I don't get hit with a double dose of disappointment when they stink it up and lose. Ah well, he should put up big numbers this year though, so I can't complain. Here's my starting lineup:
QB - Tom Brady (with Michael Vick lurking in the wings)
RB - Shaun Alexander
RB - Domanick Davis
WR - Torry Holt
WR - Hines Ward
TE - Todd Heap
LB - Terrell Suggs
LB - Takeo Spikes
DL - Julius Peppers
DB - Ed Reed
DB - Champ Bailey
K - Lawrence Tynes
P - Craig Hentrich
Arguably, Holt and Ward could both be considered Top 5 WR, so to have both of them is nice. And here is an interesting tidbit on KC Kicker Lawrence Tynes, with some of the facts courtesy Pale Ale owner Dar… He's the first Scottish-born player to ever play in the NFL. Last week he got into a drunken brawl in some bar, and punched a bouncer in the face and broke his nose. All of which was caught on videotape. He doesn't tell anybody on the team, and shows up to practice like nothing happened. Until the police show up and arrest him. You can read all about this feisty kicker's brush with the law! Just the kind of attitude the Meister Brau Shotguns look for in a kicker! We're ready to make a run at the League Championship!
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