The Seahawks played the Eagles on Sunday, and unfortunately I didn’t get to watch the entire game . My friend Lynne and I had a hard time getting up for a 10 AM game-I mean c’mon! Football is meant to be watched in the afternoon, when you have everything all done (like all my homework)! Well-homework didn’t end up happening. But eating eggs bendedict & drinking mimosas at Hector’s in Kirkland did! And we watched half the game.

Anywhoo, the Seahawks won 28-24 over Philoadelphia. Lofa Tatupu set up Seattle’s first two touchdowns by intercepting Eagles quarterback Feely twice in the first quarter, and he sealed a 28-24 victory over Philadelphia with another pick at the Seahawks 4 in the final minute. What a rock star! He had only 2 interceptions since 2005, and this year he already has 3! He was awesome.  Hasselbeck threw two touchdowns and Alexander (he did pretty good) had 65 yards rushing and one TD after being on the sidelines the past couple weeks. They looked like the 2005 Seahawks! Hooray-onwards to the playoffs!

This week Mike Holmgren returned to his roots and had the Hawks do more passing. It was a crappy first quarter, but the Seahawks ended up winning 24-19. There were three scores by the Rams in the first quarter, and at one point we were down 17 points! But we rallied: Matt Hassselbeck was 21-of-38 for 249 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Hawks. Mo Morris, subbing for the injured Shaun Aleexander, carried 16 times for 79 yards, and Deion Branch had five catches for 92 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Josh Wilson returned a first-quarter kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown.

The game started at 10 am so I didn’t actually go anywhere to watch it-I just kept it on while I was doing mounds of homework . I like what I saw from the Hawks though, it might not of been pretty-but we found a way to win. Next weeks game is vs. the Eagles. Which I am scared about since they came really close to beating the Patriots who are 11-0! It will be a good game.

My friend Lynne got me, my sister, and our friend Emily tickets to Monday Night Football a Quest Field. The Seahawks played the 49ers and beat them soundly 24-0! Our seats were in the nosebleed section, so we decided at halftime to see if we could sneak in to get better seats. Lynne and Emily were very motivated and got down near the field. My sister and I snuck in right behind the endzone and got AWESOME seats too. It was a great night-I wish I had season tickets because it was SO much fun. The 49ers are an awful team so getting the win wasn’t that big of a surprise-but it was still exciting. Mo Morris did great, and Matt was passing more…I hope they keep it up! Next week

Go Hawks!

Well I think it may be time to change the game plan. The running game ISN’T working as well as it USED to OBVIOUSLY…if all we needed was a few INCHES to WIN in overtime! Grrr. What is Mike Holmgren thinking? He is using the same  plays over and over. Basically 1st play is throwing downfield, then sub in Alexander who runs it into a pile of lineman over and over. And then repeat repeat repeat. I think other teams may be picking up on it if I AM! Holmgren is on his way out and just isn’t doing well. It is really unfair and sad because this team has a lot of talent and could be AWESOME if coached right. That is my view.

We lost 33-30 in overtime to the Browns. At one point it seemed like Matt Hasselbeck got in the endzone (on 3d and 8th in OT)-but after review he was just short. On fourth and inches, Morris tried to run it, but was stopped short. Eventually the Browns made some plays culminating in a field goal-and we lost for the fourth time this season. Hopefully next week we can AT LEAST beat the 49ers and get to 5-4.

*Another note-the Patriots-Colts game was amazing! Pat’s won and Peyton cried!

 * Oooh…more good news…I AM GOING TO MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL next week! My friend Lynne got tickets to the 49ers-Hawks game @ Quest Field and I get to go-FOR FREE! Yay-am so excited! Pics to follow!

Player of the Week: Matt Hasselbeck-Matt went 30-of-47 for 318 yards and threw two TD passes.

The Rams Seahawks game made me feel a little bit better. I don’t think that we deserve tons of respect (yet), but this is a good start. I enjoyed the 91 yard kickoff return by Nate Burelson and I think more enjoyed watching Rams quarterback Bulger get sacked 7 times (4 by Defensive End Darryl Tapp). Watching that was fun!

I have been doing a lot of complaining about Shaun Alexander, since he has not been running well. But Coach Holmgren is saying that it is actually the entire offensive lines fault, not just Shaun’s. I guess I will lay off a bit since he is wearing a cast.

I went to Jillian’s to watch the game with my friend Lynne-we had such a blast! Lynne is kinda rowdy-and she started arguments with other fans (jokingly) and we cheered really loud for the Hawks.  I really like Jillians because they have really good food and it is not TOO crowded. I want to try Fox Sports grill also-just for a change of pace. We have a bye week coming up next week-hopefully we can rest up…and then make a playoffs charge. I think we will at least make it that far.

Player of the week: Darryl Tapp

So I watched the game at Jillian’s (near East lake in Seattle) with Dave, Ali, and Emily this last Sunday. This was a painful game to watch-the Seahawks played the New Orleans Saints and lost 17-28. I was embarrassed for my team because we seemed to just be overwhelmed, making bad decisions, and playing with NO HEART. They didn’t seem to care if they won or lost, they were just playing AWFUL! And Coach Holmgren is not on top of his game-last year the Hawks could adjust, but this year they are having a hard time doing that. I think that Hasselbeck isn’t actually doing too bad, but Shaun Alexander is making me very angry (what does he think he is getting paid him to do???). I think we need to stop being so timid and just be unmerciful already-besides maybe Julian Peterson…no one has really got the “winning” attitude. Get it together!!!!

With all my complaining said…I have high hopes that we can turn this around, show the league that we are contenders and not a joke (everyone thinks the NFC west is a joke). We play the Rams who are 0-4 this Sunday and I DEARLY hope that we don’t continue to give out first wins (like we did with the Saints). I will watch and wait. I am watching the Seahawks/Rams with Lynne, Ali, and Emily somewhere downtown this Sunday. GO HAWKS!

 Player of the Week: Outside Linebacker JULIAN PETERSON

Last Sunday’s game was HORRIBLE! Well at least the game was…I got to my friend Amanda’s house around 10 and they had a great breakfast spread going-breakfast casserole, sausages dipped in pancake batter (and then fried-never had before-was delicious!), and mimosas (champagne and OJ) which helped ease the pain of this game ha ha (not really).

Amanda’s husband was the lone Steelers fan out of the 15 people there-and he definitely earned his bragging rights that day. The Steelers just outplayed us, they were slippery, fast (especially Ward) and it didn’t help that the Steelers had possession of the ball for almost the entirety of the second half (Steelers 24:53 min-Seahawks 5:07 min). Shaun Alexander only ran for 25 yards (yup that is our running back) and Matt Hasselbeck overthrew his receivers WAY too much. I was so disappointed I can’t even express it. We just got shut out and just played terrible. It was like our team forgot how to play! I’d like to move on from this embarrassment-but I have to say I am getting pretty concerned.

And to top it off-Mack Strong is out FOR GOOD! During the first half he left because of a spinal cord injury and doctors say if he wants to recover that he needs to stop playing now. He was 36 (that is like ancient in football!) and I just thought it was awesome that he was fullback named Mack Strong-such a great name for a fullback! I am going to get a jersey in his honor-cause he was an amazing player and I know that his presence will be missed for sure.

I may be getting tickets for next weeks home game Seahawks vs Saints-so hopefully I will get to report on a live game. Hopefully we can get it together already!!!!

You were awesome Mack!

I am a pretty new fan to football, so if you are looking for a die-hard “football stats” blog where I give my “expert” opinion- please look elsewhere. I think I am about as far away from expert as you can get-but I am a passionate fan of the Seahawks and that is why I started this blog. I may throw in a few stats here and there, but mostly this blog is going to be about my feelings, intuitions, and reactions to the Seahawks games (yes you can have feelings about football ha ha). I love my Seahawks and I will be a loyal fan forever-even though I got a late start. I am a 28 year old female and a teaching student, and I live in Bellevue, WA (just to give you a background). Here is my story of why I love the Hawks:

2003 San Antonio, Texas:

My love of football happened over the last five years. Back in 2003 when I lived in San Antonio, TX-I would accompany my ex boyfriend to a sports bar called” Dave and Busters” (they don’t have em in Seattle) to drink beer and watch the Kansas City Chiefs play. The Chiefs were pretty good in 2003-Priest Holmes was playing, and Dick Vermeil was the coach. The Chiefs were first in the AFC west in 2003 but then lost in the playoffs (ha ha).

Anyways-I got so sick of hearing the ex brag about his Chiefs and put down the Seahawks (even though at that time I didn’t really follow them) that I decided I would learn about football and follow the Hawks just to spite him. I know that is not the greatest reason to love a team-but it was my reason ! I was also really homesick down in San Antonio-so watching the Hawks play on Sundays kinda connected me to Seattle. And while the Seahawks weren’t fantastic in 2003, they did go 10-6 which was a big improvement. I moved back to Seattle in June 2004 and the saga continues…

Seattle 2004-Present

I live for football season. I get horribly sad for a few weeks after the super bowl and then I try to put it out of my mind cause I miss it so much. Then in August I start letting myself get excited about the football season ahead. By the first game of the season, I am SO beyond excited and nervous that it is not even funny. My boyfriend Dave and I plan out where we will watch the game (very important), which of our newly acquired fan gear we will wear, and just make a day of it. Football Sunday is a day I look forward to all week. Dave is a Patriots fan, but that doesn’t cause too much of a conflict between us. He just needs to accept the fact that I will never convert to a Patriots fan-that would be a betrayal!

More to come…

I am really looking forward to watching them play the Steelers on Sunday-as I am not over the super bowl loss yet. I am watching the game at my friend Amanda’s house, and it should be a good one since Amanda’s husband is a die hard Steeler’s fan! I will get back on here next week and use this blog to talk about Sunday’s game.