But this is a weird football season.

Nothing worked. Frye was schooled. But that’s expected.

I expect Mora to run into a cave and hide in fear of the violent things Ware could do to Hasselbeck. McIntosh is in for a long day I bet. What’s amazing is up until last game against Arizona our 5th rate offensive line was performing amicably.

Back injury is serious so I still don’t think he’s 100% if he’s getting limited action.

He’s not running into piles. But he isn’t fast.

Very good pass-rushing QB and he has forced 2 fumbles already on Jay Cutler and David Garrard. When they bring the blitz Curry isn’t getting manhandled but more or less pwning any offensive lineman he sees.

He’s had some rookie jitters though. Took some bad angles against Frank Gore and the 49ers FB (name escapes me) and missed some open field tackles as a result. Some of those were crippling because those were 3rd down blown tackles. But since then he’s been very good for a rookie. Personally I think he’s a quick learner as well.

For example we allowed a 4th and goal TD to Chicago to an open Greg Olsen. The next home game against Jacksonville the Jags tried the same play and Aaron Curry saw it coming and played a big part in making sure the TE wasn’t open. Garrard threw it away and we got the ball back.

Obviously room for improvement but he’s got everyone excited.

For a small guy (in terms of DEs) he is strong and he’s been getting to the QB consistently in his limited playing time. We have better pass-rushers right now in Darryl Tapp and the emerging Lawrence Jackson. But Reed is becoming a fan-favorite. He scored a TD on a long fumble return against the Jags and recorded a sack.

He has a lot of heart and puts in a lot of effort.

Seems like you might really want to know this.

He will simultaneously play DB, LB, and DE all at the same time. He will hold Austin to zero catches, stuff your fearsome RB trio to -55 yards, and intercept Tony Romo 15 times and record 13 sacks.

Other than that I think Austin will torch Kelly Jennings and edge out Josh Wilson in 1-on-1. I want to see our safeties converge on him the moment the ball is thrown.

Since when is the jury out on a 94 rating? blah

1.) I really don’t think Hasselbeck is at full speed. Maybe the bye week helped.

2.) Housh is doing well as a possession receiver. He burned Rashean Mathis twice for touchdowns against the Jags. I’d like to see him more down the field instead of on bubble screens and slants. Then again a lot of that may just be Seneca Wallace’s 2.5 game stint of thinking that was all he was worth.

3.) He doesn’t run like a robot but he has the first gear of one. I like how he’s looking for ways to find multiple holes but his cutbacks are slow and that lack of a first gear prevents him from bigger running plays. Been decent in pass protection although he was a wreck trying to block (I think) Adrian Wilson on a safety blitz against the Cardinals. Still inconclusive on Julius. No healthy offensive line and not a consistent need to run has been bad for everyone.

4.) Seattle’s only hope of attacking on offense is the success of the running game. Greg Knapp offense’s sputter when the running game is shut down. On defense I see the d-lineman getting to Romo, and of course LBs on a blitz. It’s up to them to see if they’re interested in tackling. Watch out for Darryl Tapp in the pass rush and Brandon Mebane in run support. Cory Redding has also been serviceable on both ends.

West Coast Offense likes to spread the ball around. Burleson, Carlson (our TE), and Housh are our “Big 3” per se in regards to receiving.

Burleson is more of a “moderate-to-big gain” man and has been our consistent man for YAC. Housh is a possession receiver who is capable of making a big play, and he has done it several times before for us this season.

Don’t expect to get beat on the deep pass though. Hasselbeck has a horrible deep throw.

One thing we’re extremely happy about is Olindo Mare. He’s leading the league in touchbacks with 9 and should make sure that our awful special teams coverage guys won’t be whiffing and blocking themselves out of a big return.

Forcing turnovers is something the Seahawks are getting around to. Not so much in the interception department but forcing fumbles. Cutler, Hill, Garrard, and Warner have had the ball stripped from them 6 times. Four of those have been recovered with 1 for a TD.

The only X-factor I can think of is Justin Forsett in the running game. He may suck at punt returns but he’s a sneaky guy and hard to bring down one-on-one.

Does this happen often? :/

It happens every year. SNF takes a week off to avoid any WS time conflicts.

Have fun taking it out on the Lions next week!