tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post4101235750334414640..comments2023-09-26T15:04:00.610-05:00Comments on Dave Krieg's Strike Beard: Seahawks 14, Rams 9 Ramona P. http://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-65471485550016207772013-10-31T11:55:29.808-05:002013-10-31T11:55:29.808-05:00I was texting my brothers during the game, profane...I was texting my brothers during the game, profanely lamenting the putrid, almost unwatchability of the game. We all agreed that while the team really didn't "deserve" the win, great teams win the games they don't necessarily deserve, and they pull wins out of their asses sometimes. Plus, the goal line stand was incredible. <br /><br />But the stupid effing 15-yard penalties have to stop. You can't just give your opponent half the football field by being stupid. And honestly, there were two other incidents that the refs could have called that would have added another 30 yards in penalties. Running into the punt returner who had called for a fair catch was one, and there was a late hit on that goal line stand that wasn't called.Sammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795425052008414162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-50174786787668382312013-10-30T22:23:41.135-05:002013-10-30T22:23:41.135-05:00Congrats. Good job BoSox.Congrats. Good job BoSox.neurocellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682975810327678648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-53728491449796772212013-10-30T06:38:06.266-05:002013-10-30T06:38:06.266-05:00Ugh. Thanks for catching that. So embarrassing. Fi...Ugh. Thanks for catching that. So embarrassing. Fixed. Great comment, man :) Ramona P. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-62424537272533581102013-10-30T00:07:56.819-05:002013-10-30T00:07:56.819-05:00I was at the Challenger Way Hooter's in Sacram...I was at the Challenger Way Hooter's in Sacramento. Half the games were tuned into the World Series (Congrats on the win.), while the rest had the Hawks. <br /><br />Off to one side is a small room with a pool table and four small tables. I decided to sit in there because the TV's volume was loud enough that I could actually hear the game. A couple guys came in and played pool in the fourth quarter, but for the most part it was just me. <br /><br />My TV, and another one were four seconds ahead of all the other ones. Both were hard to see, so people started to realize a good, or bad, play was about to happen by what they heard from me. By Tate's TD, a couple of guys had moved to get a better view of the other TV. So the three of us let everyone know when that pass fell incomplete.<br /><br />It was great. It was draining. Marshawn Lynch lost at least 40 yards due to penalties. There was no pocket (Admitted, I thought that the Rams would cage Russell Wilson, but not to the level that they did. Ugh.), and no escape lanes out of the pocket. 139 yards of offense. You could smell the rancid odor dripping from the screen. But two things happened: Even though the defense would allow first downs, they stopped the Rams when it was absolutely imperative that they did. And the Seahawks won.<br /><br />Four out of five games on the road. Three of those games at least two hours ahead. The two furthest away were seven days apart. Two preseason Super Bowl contenders. One popular dark horse contender. Three defenses that were top 10. Two stadiums that the Seahawks hadn't won in. The other two Russell Wilson hadn't won in, including his worst performance as a pro. The Seahawks historically being bad after a layoff of greater than eight days. The offense doing everything to stop itself. The defense looking lost. And all of that added up to a win last night. This team didn't quit. This team found a way to win three of four. This team is different. Even though exhaustion was running rampant through the defense, the found a way to keep a team out of the end zone for four plays from inside the three yard line. <br /><br />This team didn't play up to its ability last night, but the Seahawks didn't beat themselves. They pulled out a win when others would have folded. They found a way to win. This game has been, and will be, mocked by pundits, bloggers, and idiots incomparable, but what they lack is the vision to see a good team transitioning to a great team. Steel isn't tempered in easy wins. It's tempered in fire. Last night's crucible burned off any remnants from this team that will allow failure to creep into their psyche. Nothing brings individuals closer than the realization that not only are they a part of a team, but part of something that connects and reinforces each part into one cohesive driving force.<br /><br />Last night the Seattle Seahawks didn't display a beat down of an irresistible force, but they did display the mentality of a true juggernaut.<br /><br />That is what I thought about as I left the bar.<br /><br />Go Hawks.<br /><br />By the way, 1979 was 34 years ago.neurocellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682975810327678648noreply@blogger.com