After the debacle in Seattle against the Cardinals, the Seahawks had a bye week to do some self scouting, dust off the playbooks, work on fixing some problems and get healthy.
Getting healthy was a mixed bag as Seattle got cornerback Marcus Trufant back for the first time this season as well as left guard Rob Sims and linebacker Leroy Hill. At the same time, the Seahawks lost Lofa Tatupu to a torn pectoral for the season and put all universe left tackle Walter Jones on the injured reserve list for 2009. Jones will not play this season at all. Whether he comes back next season is a question mark. Personally, I believe Walter Jones on one leg is better than at least half the left tackles in the league but it’s important that Big Walt gets healthy before deciding if he still has the desire to play or not. With all he has accomplished, there is no doubt he will be in the Hall of Fame so there is nothing he has to prove. It all comes down on his desire and only he will be able to say that. Get well soon Big Walt.
Looking at the score, this game looks like a blowout but once again, the reality is not what the final score would indicate. Seattle was leading early, 3-0, before Dallas scored a touchdown. On Seattle’s next drive, Justin Forsett fumbled, Dallas recovered and scored again to make it 14-3. Some Cowboys, and their fans, thought the rout was on but Seattle brought it with one of the best passes I’ve ever seen from Matt Hasselbeck to Deion Branch to make the score 14-10. Dallas drove but missed a field goal giving the Seahawks the ball with about five minutes left. Seattle had a three and out here with a horrible job blocking on third down that let Cowboys linebacker Brian Carpenter shoot the A gap at the snap and crush Hasselbeck. Dallas took the ball and scored again to make it 21-10 going into the half.
Another Dallas touchdown made it 28-10. Seattle was still feeling good and playing hard when the Seahawks punted to Patrick Crayton. This was the play of the game for me. Crayton caught the ball at his own 18, makes a couple of nice moves and is gone, 82 yards for another touchdown. This was the straw, the dagger, the killer blow for the Seahawks. Down by 18 with a lot of time to play and able to move the ball on Dallas, the Seahawks felt like they were getting somewhere. Not down by 25, this game was essentially over.
Article comments
1 - Douglas Mays
Well, it just becomes a matter of can the bring in the players to fill the roll for our wounded.
Heck, they could go 8 of 10 to finish the season... or 2 of 10.... depends how they overcome this problem...