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Bill Bergen for HoF!
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Positives:
LOB: Detroit is a pass heavy team, so much so that they are averaging just 45 yards a game on the ground, worst in the NFL. Seattle's LOB has feasted on pass heavy teams in the past, and not only is the LOB whole, but they now have a week under their belt.
Pick 'em: Detroit's defense has been so bad that it appears that a team just needs to decide how they want to beat them. They gave up over 300 yards passing weeks 1 & 3, and 199 yards rushing week 2.
Prime Time: 13-2 under Pete Carroll in prime time games, and the Hawks would like to get the loss to Green Bay a couple weeks ago out of their minds. Prime time has been so much an advantage for the Hawks that the NFL has avoided letting them have them at home.
Negatives:
Marshawn Lynch: Despite seeing a flash in the pan with Thomas Rawls 100+ yards last week, there is no way to be sure that it was more than just a case of playing against the Bears.
Take Aways: The defense hasn't hit it's strike with the take aways this year. After forcing three fumbles in week 1, the Hawks have only had one take away since, and no interceptions. Detroit is a team that is prone to turning the ball over, so Seattle will have to find a way to turn the Lions' weakness into a Hawk advantage.
Matthew Stafford: I don't think people would have thought that I would go this route, but Stafford is a QB with the ability to go off for 300 at any time (28 times in his career, including 352 against Seattle in 2012). Seattle has give up too many big pass plays this year, and Stafford has the arm and the receivers to capitalize on this.
Matchups:
Calvin Johnson vs. Richard Sherman: Johnson may not be as dominate as he has been in the past, but his current pace has him catching over 100 balls this season. He's big and physical, which the Hawks now only have one big physical CB.
Golden Tate vs. Carey Williams: Seahawks are very aware of what Golden Tate brings to the table, it's just whether Williams and company can stop him from doing it. Tate is still a YAC guy who mostly gets the ball near the line of scrimmage and makes things happen - and more often than not something does happen.
Jimmy Graham vs. Stephon Tulloch: Tulloch is coming off injury from last year, so I really don't expect to see him as a one-on-one guy with Graham at all - he's just the representative for the entire LB a DB corps that will be facing Graham. Detroit doesn't seem to have any one (or two) defenders who can match up against Graham, so it'll come down to how often the Seahawks look that way and how successful they are at executing it.
Overview:
Lynch's loss shouldn't be nearly as felt as people would want Hawks fans to believe. In the past Seattle has still been able to move the ball, even when Lynch has been out of the line up - and they've been able to move it on the ground as well. Detroit hasn't had a good start to the season, especially on defense. Detroit needs to win if they want to even look at this season as playoff potential, and Seattle needs to win to close the early gap with Arizona. On paper, this is a game that Seattle has the clear advantage.
LOB: Detroit is a pass heavy team, so much so that they are averaging just 45 yards a game on the ground, worst in the NFL. Seattle's LOB has feasted on pass heavy teams in the past, and not only is the LOB whole, but they now have a week under their belt.
Pick 'em: Detroit's defense has been so bad that it appears that a team just needs to decide how they want to beat them. They gave up over 300 yards passing weeks 1 & 3, and 199 yards rushing week 2.
Prime Time: 13-2 under Pete Carroll in prime time games, and the Hawks would like to get the loss to Green Bay a couple weeks ago out of their minds. Prime time has been so much an advantage for the Hawks that the NFL has avoided letting them have them at home.
Negatives:
Marshawn Lynch: Despite seeing a flash in the pan with Thomas Rawls 100+ yards last week, there is no way to be sure that it was more than just a case of playing against the Bears.
Take Aways: The defense hasn't hit it's strike with the take aways this year. After forcing three fumbles in week 1, the Hawks have only had one take away since, and no interceptions. Detroit is a team that is prone to turning the ball over, so Seattle will have to find a way to turn the Lions' weakness into a Hawk advantage.
Matthew Stafford: I don't think people would have thought that I would go this route, but Stafford is a QB with the ability to go off for 300 at any time (28 times in his career, including 352 against Seattle in 2012). Seattle has give up too many big pass plays this year, and Stafford has the arm and the receivers to capitalize on this.
Matchups:
Calvin Johnson vs. Richard Sherman: Johnson may not be as dominate as he has been in the past, but his current pace has him catching over 100 balls this season. He's big and physical, which the Hawks now only have one big physical CB.
Golden Tate vs. Carey Williams: Seahawks are very aware of what Golden Tate brings to the table, it's just whether Williams and company can stop him from doing it. Tate is still a YAC guy who mostly gets the ball near the line of scrimmage and makes things happen - and more often than not something does happen.
Jimmy Graham vs. Stephon Tulloch: Tulloch is coming off injury from last year, so I really don't expect to see him as a one-on-one guy with Graham at all - he's just the representative for the entire LB a DB corps that will be facing Graham. Detroit doesn't seem to have any one (or two) defenders who can match up against Graham, so it'll come down to how often the Seahawks look that way and how successful they are at executing it.
Overview:
Lynch's loss shouldn't be nearly as felt as people would want Hawks fans to believe. In the past Seattle has still been able to move the ball, even when Lynch has been out of the line up - and they've been able to move it on the ground as well. Detroit hasn't had a good start to the season, especially on defense. Detroit needs to win if they want to even look at this season as playoff potential, and Seattle needs to win to close the early gap with Arizona. On paper, this is a game that Seattle has the clear advantage.
