tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post138347700288228434..comments2024-03-11T20:55:07.393-07:00Comments on 17 Power, A Seattle Seahawks Blog: On Tarvaris Jackson, Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-85277123907821744772011-09-10T16:10:48.041-07:002011-09-10T16:10:48.041-07:00So your saying that Pete is deliberately throwing ...So your saying that Pete is deliberately throwing the season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-85947670105883752412011-08-07T21:55:16.750-07:002011-08-07T21:55:16.750-07:00You're fired.You're fired.Brandon Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533683928083230398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-19982343756997831862011-08-07T13:52:08.156-07:002011-08-07T13:52:08.156-07:00Correction: Bates eliminated the bootleg because ...Correction: Bates eliminated the bootleg because of the ineffectual RUNNING game. My badScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-35697586155692422122011-08-07T06:27:27.783-07:002011-08-07T06:27:27.783-07:00Well, I had a few sucky employees over the years, ...Well, I had a few sucky employees over the years, and I never fired one of them. But I did can their asses. <br /><br />Hass threw deep more last year than at any time I can remember in his career. He had more drop back and scan the defense type plays than I remember ever before as well. His strength in his good years was to make his reads before the snap, quick drop, and hit a timing pattern or slant. Holmgren's whole philosophy about timing passes was to negate the need for multiple reads after the snap. Bates did not play to those strengths of Matt, he expected Matt to do it the Bates way. Yeah, he eliminated the bootlegs for the most part, but that was likely because of the ineffectual passing game, as well as Hasselbeck being a bit slow in his dotage.<br /><br />The dumb 4th and 1 sneak attempt that hurt Matt's hand, and some of the 4th and 1 fades are other plays that stand out as Bates not playing to Matt's strengths.<br /><br />Why Bates really got fired? Bates got into a bold pissing match before the season began with Gibbs, and Gibbs left. That move hurt the Hawks, and Pete rolled with Bates, but the burden of proof was on Bates after that. He didn't deliver. I wouldn't have stuck with our running game either, it was pure suckage. But if I was Bates, I would have dug out a lot of Holmgren's stuff circa 2007 when he had to abandon the running game and go with Matt's strengths. Which is timing and tempo.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-41480246915367723032011-08-06T09:46:15.010-07:002011-08-06T09:46:15.010-07:00Interesting take, Scott. My impression was that Ba...Interesting take, Scott. My impression was that Bates actually tried hard to integrate Hass's skillset into the offense, and got sacked because he refused to stick with the run.<br /><br />In a related note, the word "fired" is one of those words whose synonyms are incredibly fun to type, wouldn't you say? Canned, sacked, bounced, dropped, cashiered, booted...I love it.Brandon Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533683928083230398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-18080144570488008172011-08-06T06:18:15.873-07:002011-08-06T06:18:15.873-07:00T-Jack presents unique problems for Seattle's ...T-Jack presents unique problems for Seattle's offense, but also for an opposing defense. Pete canned an offensive coordinator who refused to craft his offense around Matt's skills, so I have confidence that Pete will be doing a few smart things with T-Jack. Like bootlegging a lot more, which will present Jackson with two easy reads, or even three, and a run option. For that to work, however, the run game will have to be at least adequate. <br /><br />I look for a few things from T-jack: He will exploit his familiarity with Rice early on. Defenses will adjust, then we will see if Jackson can adjust to that. Jackson will have to learn how to effectively use tight ends, which will require a 2nd read. Shianco did not have the rapport with Jackson he did with Favre, so we will see.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-29943731035819934912011-08-05T22:14:50.103-07:002011-08-05T22:14:50.103-07:00"We did have other options. Plenty. Matt Hass..."We did have other options. Plenty. Matt Hasselbeck was one of them. Just because we did not end up going that way didn't mean we didn't try. Both sides seemed to want it at various times of the negotiations."<br /><br />I'm not sold the Hawks tried all that hard, mainly because Hasselbeck's money became Sidney Rice and Robert Gallery...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-77186920697506130882011-08-05T11:14:05.590-07:002011-08-05T11:14:05.590-07:00They're jealous all right. ;)
Jonathan...mayb...They're jealous all right. ;)<br /><br />Jonathan...maybe I should have said "no other options that PC and JS really would have liked". I'll be enumerating each other option in Part 2, and explaining the apparent reason that each got eliminated by this front office.Brandon Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533683928083230398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-60082748791052579792011-08-05T08:29:43.917-07:002011-08-05T08:29:43.917-07:00As a long-time Seahawks fan, I can tell you one th...As a long-time Seahawks fan, I can tell you one thing for sure, Mr. Adams...other NFL teams' fans are NOT jealous. Many still think we are a CFL team...until they have to play us one year.<br /><br />Jealous? No. I don't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-89289817346250847532011-08-05T08:26:11.113-07:002011-08-05T08:26:11.113-07:00why is everyone so sure we can draft "the nex...why is everyone so sure we can draft "the next great Seahawks QB"? Rick Mirer, Dan McGwire, Kelly Stouffer, etc... I thought Jackson was coming into his own until Favre entered the picture. Kevin Kolb is WAY overrated, a product of Andy Reid's offense. Andrew Luck is just the latest in a series of "can't miss" prospects. Let's see what happens before we condemn T JacksonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-18535316473788205722011-08-05T07:54:28.328-07:002011-08-05T07:54:28.328-07:00Great writeup, and I agree on the whole. We'v...Great writeup, and I agree on the whole. We've made some excellent moves toward a solid future this year and last, and it will pay off in playoff wins. Someday.<br /><br />I do have a little differing opinion. Nitpicking, maybe, but "Because we had no other options this year..." struck me a little off.<br /><br />We did have other options. Plenty. Matt Hasselbeck was one of them. Just because we did not end up going that way didn't mean we didn't try. Both sides seemed to want it at various times of the negotiations.<br /><br />And we could have gone the route of Kevin Kolb, as Arizona did. Personally I'm glad we didn't because I feel pretty confident that move worked out quite well for the Seahawks as it went down.<br /><br />There were other options - possibly Orton, McNabb, etc., but they weren't as easy to pull off, or were more costly than we could afford for a stop-gap position.<br /><br />All in all, a decent move, and one that will (eventually) pay off for us. And who knows, he may just surprise us.Jonathan Dalarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08001176878191347542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-62385759431802114642011-08-04T17:16:00.314-07:002011-08-04T17:16:00.314-07:00Brandon, here here on Tarvaris. I couldn't ha...Brandon, here here on Tarvaris. I couldn't have said it better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-18819518154624752282011-08-04T16:08:59.725-07:002011-08-04T16:08:59.725-07:00Great read Brandon, but wouldn't you say that ...Great read Brandon, but wouldn't you say that TJack could be an upgraded mobile Neil O'Donnell? Captain Checkdown? Five yard dump-offs? I though PC's QB is suppose to be a point guard of sorts, like Rajon Rondo or John Stockton with 17 assists.<br /><br />I get that we don't have the lack of talent on this team to go 2-14, but it doesn't mean we'll be better than our record last year. Yeah we play six games against NFCWest, but people don't understand that our opponents have gotten better, like seriously better than last year. AZ got a compentant QB, Bradford is another year wiser, and the 'Niners drafted pretty well, I guess. Also, the rest of our schedule is brutal. I'd be amazed if TJack can muster us another 7 wins...kevin mullennoreply@blogger.com