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Still haven't recovered. People know how big a Seahawks fan I am keep asking me.
Goddammit.
Goddammit.
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Commiserations… hopefully you'll be able to shake this off sooner than not because I copped a dreadful run of 'in the dumps' for weeks after the realisation that my Steelers didn't score enough to beat the Packers from SB XLV. Advice: Don't ANALYSE it!! Do something constructive with your time. Sport takes you to the highest of highs as you know and the lowest of lows.. DEAL with it and I can assure you that you'll cherish UGLY wins a lot more from now on!!
Jesus Christ. It's not like you barrack for Geelong, and it's 2008!
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re. sb45
I don't know why you're upset. Already experienced 2 wins, and the Steelers were never beating the Packers.
Attn. Woodson
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I don't know why you're upset. Already experienced 2 wins, and the Steelers were never beating the Packers.
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I'm not upset (now).. just passing on advice for much of the Seahawk fan base on BF. Everybody reacts differently. Just that you can't afford to have an expectation (as much as the elation that turned to devastation within 90 seconds) hamper your life emotionally. The expectation by the Broncos last year would of been a bitter blow.. and how about the heartbreaking losses by the Pats TWICE!! The Cardinal fans of XLIII would be feeling the same also.. everyone goes thru it at least once.. but initially it's impossible to harness the raw disgust esp the way the Seahawks last play-call was snuffed.. a MERE YARD.. ouch!! That's a tough yard to swallow!!
**** 'em.
Thanks Woodson but I am a female NFL fan
It is gut wrenching we were so close but you could analyse so many plays and calls on both sides through the entire game. Even if we got it to Beast, he might not have got there. Even if we scored, Brady probably gets them close enough for a FG - O/T and then it is a lottery. We were lucky to be in that position - the same as we were lucky to be playing in that game after the NFC championship.
The thing that hurts is no one knows how long it will take to get back there - if it happens.
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Apparently Kam played with a torn MCL.
Galactic
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Trust me people, I know your pain. In fact I know worse. 18-1 on a helmet catch on a coverage blow up I still can't explain along with multiple other things. Nothing worse. If its any consolation, SEA was the best team we played in a SB Imo. I won't bs you it's never going to go away. It will be that splinter in your head for years. I couldn't give a stuff about the 11 SB in comparison to 07. It all boils down to the expectations and they way you lose it based on those expectations. No one deserved to lose this game. I can only say on my experiences if SEA is in as good a position as they are now in the next few years you may just find the cure to this painful experience just as I did my own 07 horror story. That will forever be a shocker for me but I must say now we won this, the 07 pain has really let off for me. Hopefully for you guys your medicine will come.
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Pete Carroll realizes Seahawks aren’t on the same page about play call
Posted by Mike Florio on February 5, 2015, 8:13 AM EST
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll continues to own the play call that he didn’t make, which becomes even more admirable in light of the fact that he doesn’t call the plays on offense.
Most recently, Carroll opted to take his case to a national, mainstream stage by agreeing to an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today. During the interview, which aired Thursday morning, Carroll acknowledged that it will take time to work this out within his locker room.
“I don’t think at this point that everybody’s on the same page about that sequence necessarily, but that’s OK,” Carroll told Lauer.
Carroll said he explained the decision to his players during a weekly “Tell The Truth Monday” meeting. “I wanted to make sure that they went through the whole process of what happened at the end — went through the whole thinking and everything and reminded them how we had prepared, and how we’ve done things,” Carroll said. “So they realize that whether or not — even the players [who] want to agree — know that this is the way we have practiced and prepared ourselves to execute in this moment.”
Carroll said he’s not having any trouble getting to sleep in the days after the stunning loss to the Patriots, but that he’s having trouble staying asleep, for reasons unrelated to having a 63-year-old prostate.
“I’m sleeping some . . . but I wake up and can’t stop thinking about it,” Carroll said. “The sleep part works because we’re so worn out after the six months of the season that you can’t help but fall asleep, but it’s the waking up — it’s getting back to sleep that’s the challenge.”
Pressed by Lauer on whether Carroll has shed tears over the way the game ended, Carroll admitted he has.
“That happened at that 4:05 [a.m.] mark on, you know, that hit,” Carroll said. “There was a break where I allowed all of the rush of it to hit. . . . That was my opportunity to go ahead and visit it.”
But Carroll isn’t looking for closure, at least not within himself. “These don’t go away,” Carroll said. “These occurrences, they don’t leave. These occurrences have stayed with me over the years in a manner that they fuel me. The one at [USC], third national championship opportunity, 19 seconds left, fourth and seven, those don’t go away. I don’t really even want to lose those. I don’t want to wash them out and ignore them. I just want them to be in a place where they’re gonna help me be right.”
So how will he be right with his players moving forward? “By getting to the truth, by getting there, talking about it, facing it up,” Carroll said. “Everybody’s cleared their minds. When you finally gather and you’re ready to take that next step, we’re gonna go places that are extraordinary.”
Asked if there’s a story of redemption planned for the Seahawks, Carroll smiled and said, “It’s well underway.”
At this point, the biggest challenge remains getting those players who aren’t on the same page about the decision to adopt the same attitude about the outcome as their coach.
Posted by Mike Florio on February 5, 2015, 8:13 AM EST
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll continues to own the play call that he didn’t make, which becomes even more admirable in light of the fact that he doesn’t call the plays on offense.
Most recently, Carroll opted to take his case to a national, mainstream stage by agreeing to an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today. During the interview, which aired Thursday morning, Carroll acknowledged that it will take time to work this out within his locker room.
“I don’t think at this point that everybody’s on the same page about that sequence necessarily, but that’s OK,” Carroll told Lauer.
Carroll said he explained the decision to his players during a weekly “Tell The Truth Monday” meeting. “I wanted to make sure that they went through the whole process of what happened at the end — went through the whole thinking and everything and reminded them how we had prepared, and how we’ve done things,” Carroll said. “So they realize that whether or not — even the players [who] want to agree — know that this is the way we have practiced and prepared ourselves to execute in this moment.”
Carroll said he’s not having any trouble getting to sleep in the days after the stunning loss to the Patriots, but that he’s having trouble staying asleep, for reasons unrelated to having a 63-year-old prostate.
“I’m sleeping some . . . but I wake up and can’t stop thinking about it,” Carroll said. “The sleep part works because we’re so worn out after the six months of the season that you can’t help but fall asleep, but it’s the waking up — it’s getting back to sleep that’s the challenge.”
Pressed by Lauer on whether Carroll has shed tears over the way the game ended, Carroll admitted he has.
“That happened at that 4:05 [a.m.] mark on, you know, that hit,” Carroll said. “There was a break where I allowed all of the rush of it to hit. . . . That was my opportunity to go ahead and visit it.”
But Carroll isn’t looking for closure, at least not within himself. “These don’t go away,” Carroll said. “These occurrences, they don’t leave. These occurrences have stayed with me over the years in a manner that they fuel me. The one at [USC], third national championship opportunity, 19 seconds left, fourth and seven, those don’t go away. I don’t really even want to lose those. I don’t want to wash them out and ignore them. I just want them to be in a place where they’re gonna help me be right.”
So how will he be right with his players moving forward? “By getting to the truth, by getting there, talking about it, facing it up,” Carroll said. “Everybody’s cleared their minds. When you finally gather and you’re ready to take that next step, we’re gonna go places that are extraordinary.”
Asked if there’s a story of redemption planned for the Seahawks, Carroll smiled and said, “It’s well underway.”
At this point, the biggest challenge remains getting those players who aren’t on the same page about the decision to adopt the same attitude about the outcome as their coach.
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This a BRUTAL situation for Pete Carroll… I'm NOT gonna question his judgement because who knows if I were in his shoes at the time… I may have made a similar decision.. for those who are aware of the board game PIZZA BOX FOOTBALL.. it's the same predicament.. gotta roll the dice baby!! (this ain't for the faint hearted)
Chism balmainforever
For what it is.. I can feel for Pete Carroll.. everyone has those 'DIE BY THE SWORD' moments that CAN scar you for LIFE!! I don't believe in sticking it to him. His punishment is HARD enough!!
And had that catch found it's intended TARGET.. (read: TD score and VICTORY) then I would of been all over it FOR COURAGE PERSONIFIED!! It was EXTREMELY GUTSY!!! Some folks can't appreciate that. (yet).
The NFC CC was just as a DRAMATIC finish that many Seahawks fans may NOW know how devastated Packer fans may feel like.
Chism balmainforever
For what it is.. I can feel for Pete Carroll..
everyone has those 'DIE BY THE SWORD' moments that CAN scar you for LIFE!! I don't believe in sticking it to him. His punishment is HARD enough!!
And had that catch found it's intended TARGET.. (read: TD score and VICTORY) then I would of been all over it FOR COURAGE PERSONIFIED!! It was EXTREMELY GUTSY!!! Some folks can't appreciate that. (yet).
The NFC CC was just as a DRAMATIC finish that many Seahawks fans may NOW know how devastated Packer fans may feel like.
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Galactic
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Also very nice to see BB defend PC and at the same time stick it in the media. A few coaches could learn a thing or two from BB's comments in light of the stuff being thrown around about him by others only days earlier. If things had of gone the other way Brady wouldn't be the greatest, re 2 picks and BB would be a total idiot for not taking a TO. Ah hindsight.
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Sherms missus had their baby. It's a boy called Rayden.
I was impressed with Belichick after the game defending the call. It would have been easy to say 'I expected them to give it to Lynch'...........coaches make calls all through the game that either work or don't. Or sometimes the opposition just play it better.
I have also been really impressed with Pete and even Russell fronting the media and answering questions. Pete in particularly isn't hiding from it. He really impresses me as a coach and is the reason I think we will be OK after all of this.
I have also been really impressed with Pete and even Russell fronting the media and answering questions. Pete in particularly isn't hiding from it. He really impresses me as a coach and is the reason I think we will be OK after all of this.
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hahaha oh lawd your tears are delicious.
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Not sure how true this is but I wouldn't be against it at all.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...nts-to-sign-with-seahawks-raiders-may-overbid
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...nts-to-sign-with-seahawks-raiders-may-overbid
Exe Gesis
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Speaking Tuesday, Seahawks GM John Schneider hinted Russell Wilson may be willing to give the team a discount in long-term talks.
"Russell Wilson wants to win championships," Schneider said. "(And that means) thinking outside of the box a lot of times. ... He knows, he gets it. He wants to win. He wants to win for a long time." It's optimistic talk, but NFL Network reported in January that Wilson's next deal will likely make him the highest-paid quarterback in the league. Wilson's agent will do his best to steer him away from any home-town discount.
Source: Seattle Times
"Russell Wilson wants to win championships," Schneider said. "(And that means) thinking outside of the box a lot of times. ... He knows, he gets it. He wants to win. He wants to win for a long time." It's optimistic talk, but NFL Network reported in January that Wilson's next deal will likely make him the highest-paid quarterback in the league. Wilson's agent will do his best to steer him away from any home-town discount.
Source: Seattle Times
Really felt for the Seahawks fans the way that ended, and only on 2nd and goal.
Beast Mode must have thought, is there anything you'd like me to do?
But the Seahawks are a team that go for it, that's why I like watching them, it's never boring.
And hey, at least you got there, unlike the 49ers.
Beast Mode must have thought, is there anything you'd like me to do?
But the Seahawks are a team that go for it, that's why I like watching them, it's never boring.
And hey, at least you got there, unlike the 49ers.
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I'm surprised Earl hasn't had surgery yet.
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...-Combine/8736a7e0-a0a5-415a-99be-db0d988af648
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...-Combine/8736a7e0-a0a5-415a-99be-db0d988af648
Exe Gesis
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Marshawn Lynch seems to think someone didn’t want him to be the “face of the nation”
Posted by Mike Florio on March 1, 2015, 5:37 PM EST
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One month to the day since the Seahawks opted not to give the football to running back Marshawn Lynch on the doorstep of the New England end zone in Super Bowl XLIX, a video has surfaced showing Lynch explaining his position on the most scrutinized play call in league history. Under a frustratingly loud translation of his comments into Turkish.
The video mentioned earlier by MDS includes Lynch’s reaction to the decision to throw the ball and to not let him run it with the NFL title on the line.
“To be honest with you, I would be a liar if I didn’t tell you that I was expecting the ball,” Lynch said. “I think it was more of a — how do I say this? When you look at me, and you let me run that ball in, I’m the face of the nation. You know, the MVP of the Super Bowl, that’s pretty much the face of the nation at that point in time. I don’t know what went into that call. Maybe it was a good thing that I didn’t get the ball. I mean, you know, it cost us the Super Bowl.”
Not too far between the lines of Lynch’s response lurks the notion that he buys in to the popular conspiracy theory (misguided as it may be) that the team wanted quarterbackRussell Wilson and not Lynch to be the Super Bowl MVP and, in turn, the “face of the nation.”
But here’s the thing about conspiracy theories. It doesn’t matter if they’re true; if only matters if people believe them to be true. If Lynch and other Seahawks players believe that the team chose to throw and not to run in order to prevent Lynch from becoming the MVP of the Super Bowl and in turn the “face of the nation,” coach Pete Carroll will have plenty of additional work to do to get the players to turn the page on the 2014 season and to try to climb back out of the valley of 0-0 in 2015 for a shot at a third straight Super Bowl appearance.
Posted by Mike Florio on March 1, 2015, 5:37 PM EST
One month to the day since the Seahawks opted not to give the football to running back Marshawn Lynch on the doorstep of the New England end zone in Super Bowl XLIX, a video has surfaced showing Lynch explaining his position on the most scrutinized play call in league history. Under a frustratingly loud translation of his comments into Turkish.
The video mentioned earlier by MDS includes Lynch’s reaction to the decision to throw the ball and to not let him run it with the NFL title on the line.
“To be honest with you, I would be a liar if I didn’t tell you that I was expecting the ball,” Lynch said. “I think it was more of a — how do I say this? When you look at me, and you let me run that ball in, I’m the face of the nation. You know, the MVP of the Super Bowl, that’s pretty much the face of the nation at that point in time. I don’t know what went into that call. Maybe it was a good thing that I didn’t get the ball. I mean, you know, it cost us the Super Bowl.”
Not too far between the lines of Lynch’s response lurks the notion that he buys in to the popular conspiracy theory (misguided as it may be) that the team wanted quarterbackRussell Wilson and not Lynch to be the Super Bowl MVP and, in turn, the “face of the nation.”
But here’s the thing about conspiracy theories. It doesn’t matter if they’re true; if only matters if people believe them to be true. If Lynch and other Seahawks players believe that the team chose to throw and not to run in order to prevent Lynch from becoming the MVP of the Super Bowl and in turn the “face of the nation,” coach Pete Carroll will have plenty of additional work to do to get the players to turn the page on the 2014 season and to try to climb back out of the valley of 0-0 in 2015 for a shot at a third straight Super Bowl appearance.
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I can appreciate how this is gonna burn DEEP into the psych of the whole franchise which includes their 12th man fan base.. if the Seahawks can't make amens in 2015.. or thereafter.. it'll only haunt them more. SB's are not a given to make.
HOWEVER the Seahawk faithful who walked out of that Stadium vs the Pack before the comeback SHOULD be the last to moan about the 'missed opportunity' to re-take the lead. Those who turned the TV off in disgust when the Packers lead 19-7 with less than 4 minutes remaining… should also be disregarded from any whining / bitching of Pete Carroll's audacious play call.
HOWEVER the Seahawk faithful who walked out of that Stadium vs the Pack before the comeback SHOULD be the last to moan about the 'missed opportunity' to re-take the lead. Those who turned the TV off in disgust when the Packers lead 19-7 with less than 4 minutes remaining… should also be disregarded from any whining / bitching of Pete Carroll's audacious play call.
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We signed Linebacker Mister Alexander
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...lexander/c89d8ed7-bf54-4d91-82c9-927a8e499ca3
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...lexander/c89d8ed7-bf54-4d91-82c9-927a8e499ca3
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Beast has re-signed for another 2 years. Zach Miller, Jesse Williams and Garrett Scott have been released.
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...ugh-2017/d19334e3-293a-4bb9-b15b-8eb48c5e305e
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...-Scruggs/5c859a51-398a-4873-a024-996a632488dd
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...ugh-2017/d19334e3-293a-4bb9-b15b-8eb48c5e305e
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articl...-Scruggs/5c859a51-398a-4873-a024-996a632488dd
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I like it as we needed a TE since we released Zach Miller but we paid way overs for him. I don't like giving up a 1st rounder and Unger who, despite his injury problems, is one of the best centers in the game.
In other news, we signed Cary Williams from Philly while Maxwell went the other way.
