Review: Hawks v. Bears
The good
Hasselbeck and Branch seem to be developing some rapport
Josh Brown made both field goals
Willie Ponder did a decent job returning kicks
(Wow, talk about damning with faint praise)
The bad
The running game was nonexistant
All-galaxy LT Walter Jones appeared to get beaten for a sack -- that happened all of twice last year
Welcome back, dropsies! It's been a few years, but it's sure fun to see D-Jack and Burleson dropping critical passes
Holmgren's inexplicable play calling -- no one is fooled by the draw plays to Mack Strong on third and long
The ugly
When starting safety Michael Boulaware went down, in came Oliver Crestin -- you might remember him getting burned about 17 times during the Super Bowl, perhaps? Whether it was Crestin's fault or not, the secondary played like absolute garbage -- including starting cornerbacks Trufant and Herndon
The offensive line was atrocious. The Chris Guard (Spencer and Gray) got pushed back all night. Another 5-sack night for Hasselbeck, another week of wondering how important Steve Hutchinson was to this team.
Finally, the questions need to be asked: what's wrong with Hasselbeck? That's two games in a row where he's made some absolutely bizarre (and soul crushing) mistakes. Are the hits getting to him?
Now, with all that said:
(1) It's only week 4
(2) We've had a ton of injuries, but key players will be returning over the next couple of weeks (Jerramy Stevens, Shaun, Jordan Babineaux)
(3) The o-line should improve with time
(4) Hass will continue to get comfortable with Branch
(5) Our schedule is ridiculously soft
(6) We simply don't lose at home
Personally, I'd rather be peaking in week 19 than in week 4. We laid an egg Sunday night, but now we know we can be beaten. I'm looking forward to the rematch in the NFC Championship Game. In Seattle.
Hasselbeck and Branch seem to be developing some rapport
Josh Brown made both field goals
Willie Ponder did a decent job returning kicks
(Wow, talk about damning with faint praise)
The bad
The running game was nonexistant
All-galaxy LT Walter Jones appeared to get beaten for a sack -- that happened all of twice last year
Welcome back, dropsies! It's been a few years, but it's sure fun to see D-Jack and Burleson dropping critical passes
Holmgren's inexplicable play calling -- no one is fooled by the draw plays to Mack Strong on third and long
The ugly
When starting safety Michael Boulaware went down, in came Oliver Crestin -- you might remember him getting burned about 17 times during the Super Bowl, perhaps? Whether it was Crestin's fault or not, the secondary played like absolute garbage -- including starting cornerbacks Trufant and Herndon
The offensive line was atrocious. The Chris Guard (Spencer and Gray) got pushed back all night. Another 5-sack night for Hasselbeck, another week of wondering how important Steve Hutchinson was to this team.
Finally, the questions need to be asked: what's wrong with Hasselbeck? That's two games in a row where he's made some absolutely bizarre (and soul crushing) mistakes. Are the hits getting to him?
Now, with all that said:
(1) It's only week 4
(2) We've had a ton of injuries, but key players will be returning over the next couple of weeks (Jerramy Stevens, Shaun, Jordan Babineaux)
(3) The o-line should improve with time
(4) Hass will continue to get comfortable with Branch
(5) Our schedule is ridiculously soft
(6) We simply don't lose at home
Personally, I'd rather be peaking in week 19 than in week 4. We laid an egg Sunday night, but now we know we can be beaten. I'm looking forward to the rematch in the NFC Championship Game. In Seattle.
posted by Ben at 1:45 PM
2 Comments:
Haunted by ghost of Steve Hutchinson.
Yeah, it's starting to look that way. Although I think Chris Spencer will improve as the year progresses. And I think getting Stevens back will help dramatically with protection -- we need his size and strength at TE.
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