Dropping some notable Twitter posts after the big divisional playoff win over the 49ers on Saturday night …
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It’s time for Darnold to stand up and get his first playoff win
As Sam Darnold and the Seahawks prepare for the rematch Darnold predicted was coming, everyone is wondering whether he and the offense will snap out of the slow-start funk that has plagued them for the past couple of months.
Everyone is wondering how many interceptions he might throw against the 49ers – and how many times the defense might have to bail him and his side out.
He is seeking his first playoff win as a starter, and he needs to play up to the challenge – not force his defense to carry the entire day again.
“Sam’s a great quarterback, a Pro Bowler, and he’s going to play his best football now,” AJ Barner said. “He’s already starting to do that. We’re extremely confident in him and the offensive group as a collective. We’re going to start playing our best football.”
Continue reading It’s time for Darnold to stand up and get his first playoff winDeja Niners — and then the Rams (if they can handle Chicago)
Two weeks ago, we started a trip to Hong Kong/Thailand as the Seahawks were getting ready to play the San Francisco 49ers. As we return from Thailand, it’s like time stood still: The Hawks again are preparing to play the 49ers.
The big difference, of course, is that the Seahawks happily did not have to play in the wild-card round because they smushed the 49ers in that big-deal Week 18 game. The 49ers managed to get by the Eagles 23-19 on Sunday to gain another chance to play in Seattle.
Continue reading Deja Niners — and then the Rams (if they can handle Chicago)What happened to Kubiak’s offense?
The Seahawks promised a new offense under Klint Kubiak — one focused on running the ball and misdirecting defenses to create a much more productive unit than Mike Macdonald’s team had with Ryan Grubb last season.
It all looked good in the preseason as the Hawks ran the ball with gusto. But that all disappeared in the 17-13 opening loss to the 49ers as Kubiak’s offense looked a lot more like Grubb’s than the one that was promised this year.
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