@stanger As always, it's better to be lucky than good (for both teams) That had to be one of the most bizarre games in NFL history.
If anyone wants to know what torture is like.... try being a Seahawks fan. Chandler Catanzaro and Steven Hauschka after the game. #SEAvsAZ pic.twitter.com/KKcaZKN4Cd— Mike Johnston (@MikeyJ_MMA) October 24, 2016
Lol... Bro, you have no idea what true pain feels like. Try the Detroit Lions on for size for a while.
Knowing what to expect in advance of losing doesn't make it better. It only spreads out the depression over time. Seahawks fans know they can expect a fantastic defence working in tandem with a solid offence where Wilson will consistently create something out of nothing. They know they can expect to be in the playoffs wheŕe they could absolutely make a deep run and potentially a SB. They know they can expect a great home field advantage as well. To be frank, you sound absurd when you talk about how hard it is to be a fan of a a SB contender who's won a ring recently and came close even more recently.
Yet if everything you said is to be true, then we would be talking about a Seahawks dynasty now instead of 1 Super Bowl ring. Carroll was rightfully ripped for rushing the play against the Pats in the same way that he rushed the kick tonight against the Cards. They shouldn't have won against the Vikes last year either. Wilson is stuck to being in the pocket since he can't run now and he doesn't have a bonna fide replacement for the Beast. Don't get me started on the constantly changing O-Line that is tasked to protect him and the rushers. The defense has shown that you can hammer them and make then break enough to get the win, as the Rams showed early in the season. Yes, a Seahawks fans knows more than an arrogant poser fan like yourself.
Everything I said is true. The fact that you choose to deny it for the sake of this "woe be me" act is not my problem. This Seahawks team could very well be viewed as a dynasty ten years from now. We don't know. Carroll's an aggressive coach who sometimes likes to gamble; sometimes it works (Packers fake FG) and sometimes it doesn't (Russell INT against the Pats). On the whole I think it works more than it doesn't. Yet they did. Strange things happen in the NFL. Wilson still has a nice run game even with replacing Lynch/Rawls with Michael. I agree the O-line's porous in pass-protection but Wilson's release is quick enough and he's good enough to continue to generally do enough on offence to win, even when you factor in the injury. Oh please! As a Seahawks fan I'm surprised you don't recognize that your matchups with the Rams are the Rams' equivalent to the Super Bowl. They pour everything into these division games and then go back to being below-average for everyone else. I think you show a stunning lack of perspective when you try to say it's "torture" watching and rooting for the Seahawks given they're a consistent SB contender and have been one of the top teams in the league for around four to five years currently sitting at a relatively tidy 4-1-1. Yes, it is truly torturous; you are hard done-by as a fan.
No doubt. I do think the officiating left a true mark on this game. I get the o-line holding calls but I think the offensive pi calls were weak. Still, what a strange game.
The OPI tend to burn the Hawks this season, as it did against the Rams in Week 2. What was funny about the Cards-Hawks game was the blocked punt was the only time during regulation that the Hawks were in the Cards end. They never got it past their own 45 before that. That Cards 4th & 1 still bugs me, especially after Arians calling out his kicker.
Wilson not being able to run (and now with an upper body injury) Receivers being shut down O-Line and now D-Line being shredded Useless penalties All starting to catch up for the Hawks.
Two NO drives were kept alive on 3rd down by calls the announcers said were suspect. Both led to points. At least Arizona lost as well.
Sherman's penalty on the drive that led to the Saints FG was more crucial, as they would've had the Saints in trouble.
Congratulations to the Arizona Cardinals, who after the Cubs’ historic victory in the world series now have the dubious honor of owning the longest championship drought in a major American sports league. The franchise — then the Chicago Cardinals — last won the NFL championship in 1947. No pressure. [Yahoo Sports]
http://sea.247sports.com/Bolt/Richard-Sherman-NFL-admitted-to-missed-calls-against-defense-48717692 You would have thought they were playing the Steelers.