Something special happened in Seattle after last weeks game in New York. People stopped talking about the Seahawks. Oh we still communicate about our hometown boys, we just do it with grunt, eye rolls, and shaking heads. This season people don't even want to say the word Seahawks. Conversations sound like this:
"Ugh, dude -did you see it?"
"I turned it off at halftime."
"I got some laundry done at least."
The good news is the Seahawks can't possibly be as bad as they appeared to be on Sunday. It must be that jet-lag east coast effect on crack or something. They can't be that bad.
The Seahawks have good reason to think they will get better offensively. The wider receivers will heal, and practice with Matt Hasselbeck. Not this week, but they will eventually. Things will get better...someday.
Defensively, there may be a systemic problem. After giving up 523 yards of total offense last sunday can we all say out loud together:
WE MISS RAY RHODES!!!
Since Ray Rhodes was hired as defensive co-ordinator in 2003 the Seahawks unit has outperformed it's talent level. Since his stoke in 2005 he's been forced to be an assistant for health reasons.
This past off season Rhodes was hired as the Houston Texan's defensive backs assistant. The Seahawks, who returned eleven starters, can't stop anybody. Cause and effect?
Leroy Hill was quoted recently saying the defense "has lost it's swagger."
The swagger isn't lost it lives in Houston now.
As recently as September Ray was hospitalized, experiencing dizzyness. My best wishes go out to this most beautiful of defensive minds.
We miss you so much Ray. Please get better soon, football can't afford to lose you.
The Seahawks defense needs to start playing for Ray. Make your old coach proud, he deserves it.
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