Now these are the Seahawks I'm used to watching! I'm not sure who the guys were in the 1st half, but the ones playing in the 2nd were definitely our Seattle Seahawks! They came in to the second half with their upbeat, fast-paced offensive tempo that defined them last year. Once they get into that rhythm it's tough to stop 'em. My thoughts...

• Look, they actually let Maurice Morris run the ball and he rushed for 74 yards. Admittedly, he's no Alexander, but the guy can still run and run well! Yes, I realize he fumbled in the red zone right after Tatupu's interception [with only minutes to go in the 4th quarter of a tight game], but the guy was a key player throughout the second half.
• Deion Branch. Need I say more? The guy has hands and can run like the wind. 2 touchdowns today and is already one of Hasselbeck's key recievers after only 2 games together.
• Lofa Tatupu broke Bulger's streak of 260+ passes without any interceptions! Here's a true story... Just 1 minute before Lofa's interception I went to my closet, pulled out my # 51 jersey and put it on hoping it would give the Hawks a bit more luck. I know, I know...I'm a geek. Here I am home alone watching the game and I put on a jersey, but still...it worked!
• Josh Brown comes through again. The double goal-post bounce was weird [laces out!], but otherwise Brown is a kicking machine.
• Our secondary coverage was still off, but with Bulger sacked 6 times [3 of which were 3 defenders on 6 offensive linemen!] our front line kept Bulger on his toes. Although it wasn't enough to really rattle him [he threw for 360 yards].
• Damn, I miss Steve Hutchinson on the left side of our O-line.
• Ken Hamlin is a good player, but he needs to control himself a bit more. He screwed Seattle by turning a QB sack and a 7 yard loss into a 15 yard penalty against the Hawks and 1st down for the Rams. Man, if I was Holmgren I could have strung him up for that one.

The Rams completely out-played the Hawks in the first half, no contest. Whatever Holmgren said to the Seattle players in the locker room during half time must have worked because they came out with fists flying! Hats off to Marc Bulger and Torry Holt for the 67 yard pass and touchdown. That was beautifully played. But then, so was Hasselbeck's 19 yard completion to Branch for the Hawks' third touchdown and of course Josh Brown's 54 yard field goal to win the game.

~tod

tags: seattle+seahawks