Welcome to The Sports Webb. To help you navigate as a new user please read on: 1. Click on my labels to be directed to specific sport pages. 2. Please vote on my weekly poll near the top of the left column. 3. Please comment by clicking on the word comment (in blue) under every post. 4. Please visit and enjoy my links along the right column. Have fun!!!
Okay everyone I need a little help. Lizzy and I, as well as anyone we can recruit, really want to go to the Sunday December 23rd game against the greatest NFC West foe 49ers. We really want to see their immediate reaction to a loss and the sudden walk of shame after just realizing that 2nd place in the division is the best they can achieve!
Currently this is the available seating chart. I have a couple questions for those of you who have attended more games here than I have and know the best areas. Okay, I've only had the pleasure of attending 2 games so Adam, Sarah, Kasy, Travis and anyone else I am all ears. Our budget is minimal so keep that in mind for any advice. I would say $125.00 is about max price.
1st question is what side will the Seahawks be standing on the top or bottom?
2nd question is why are there seats available in the first ring (Dark Blue) near the 5 yard line above and the goal line below? These seats seem somewhat affordable $125.00.
3rd question is where would you sit if $125.00 was your max?
4th question is what area would you avoid no matter how affordable the ticket is?
5th question is anyone interested in joining us at this rival game!? The more people the more fun!!!
I did not do a very good job of pushing this poll and therefore my great efforts don't look so great. I voted for the Nets over the Knicks, the Yankees over the Red Sox, the Giants over the Jets but clearly I wasn't thinking media coverage.
Side note: Am I the only one craving coverage of any NFL topic outside of the Jets and especially #15 who I have personally opted not to ever type on this blog in hopes that the major media outlets will curb their attention on him.
I voted for the SF Giants over the 49ers, the Seahawks over the Mariners and Woods over McIlroy which was a really poor alternative option.
Okay, I have been so busy that I haven't been able to contribute anything on this site in over 2 weeks. I apologize and hope some of the contributing authors will dive into writing some topics on the NFL as Training Camp has just started. Stay tuned for some NFL and Fantasy Football topics coming your way.
In fact I am scratching my head that this first post back is focused on the NFL. I suppose it is that once every 4 years I feel more patriotic than disappointed. Last night the opening ceremonies kicked off the 2012 London Olympics. This got me thinking. What better way to get back into the blog than to make people laugh. I saw this video and just couldn't believe this happened. After realizing nobody got really hurt I laughed hysterically! Can you imagine this happening in front of millions of people around the entire world? Any way, enjoy this 30 second video and don't be afraid to watch that whip lash and Jamaican flag rocket forward upon impact. Just unbelievable!
Let's hope for another great and safe Olympics. How many metals will the USA win? Over-Under 225? You know what I'd like to see is a % of medals based on country's population and country's repressenting athletes. It's totally unfair to be bragging about the USA or China medal count against a Norwegian or Romanian or fill in the blank. Let's see some %'s.
Mr. Gary Horton of ESPN has just given me hope on a level that I have felt only exists in the great Pacific Northwest. This article seems so uncharacteristic of the mighty ESPN. There was some serious thought and non east coast bias taking place here. I didn't even think ESPN had a file for the Seahawks let alone game film to review and actually see how many strides forward we have come. Enjoy reading Gary Horton's article in blue and my follow up thoughts in green. Each image I placed in this article is linked to Mr. Horton's original article. Side note, it was tough to narrow down my selection of images for this photogenic defensive group. Great pics everywhere!
Pete Carroll is a defensive-oriented head coach and has worked hard to upgrade the personnel scheme of this underappreciated unit. I see the Seahawks' defense improving for several reasons. Their draft will help, but this is also simply a young unit that should improve with more coaching this offseason.
You hit the nail on the head with underappreciated. Most of the season the Seahawks went out and dominated their opponent on defense. However, when the Seahawk offense sadly mirrors the Mariner offense and therefore is an afterthought in the minds of all those that matter on tv. Sadly, while most of the country is moving towards websites and blogs like this one to get their offense, the overwhelming number of us still rely on the media tycoons to tell us what to think. If a team loses many people are trained to either not think about that team or simply write them off as an all around bad team. Luckily, I do not see this losing trend continuing for the Seahawks. Our defense will single handily win us some game next year and people from the east to west coast will notice.
The more film I watch, the more impressed I am. This now looks like a defense that can compete with the dominant San Francisco 49ers' D.
What did I just read? Are my eyes playing tricks on me? I know I had a nice strong mojito and a glass of red wine tonight but lets be real, I'm not drunk! I'm amazed someone outside of myself, my friends, Mike Sando and the local Seattle media is saying and seeing this transformation. This is true and it's exciting to see someone else is promoting this. All I can say is thank you! Look out San Francisco. I love the rivalry we have and it is about to get the respect of the nation this year when the Seahawks sweep you.
While the Seahawks played good overall defense in 2011, they would like to improve their sack numbers -- and it looks like they have the personnel to get it done.
Okay, I'm excited but I cannot jump too far ahead. I guess I did just predict or a sweep of the 13-3 49ers but the raw talent that we have is still too young and unproven for me to jump in and say the numbers will get better. Sadly, reality has to kick in and we have to know that there is real game tape for our opponents to study and breakdown. Plus, have you seen the video I posted on our 15th pick Bruce Irvin. I want to root him on so badly, but with mental mistakes as bad as his I have to sit cautiously and see before I rush out and buy his jersey. At the very least I have to feel confident that he won't call my/our Seahawks the Redskins!
They play a 4-3 scheme, but they will at times change their look to a 3-4 and mix in their "Elephant" look, which features an extra linebacker as a pass-rusher. Seattle likes to get that pressure without a lot of blitzes, although it trusts its defensive backs if forced to put them on an island in single man coverage. The Seahawks have a terrific front four lead by RDE Red Bryant, who is a great run-stopper and physical rusher, and LDE Chris Clemons, who is their best edge rusher. Now they add rookie DE/OLB Bruce Irvin to the mix. Irvin is perfect as the "Elephant" edge rusher in all their sub-packages. Plus, they can overload their pass rush on one side, almost like the old Buddy Ryan 4-6 defense.
I'm just going to repeat Horton's "terrific front four lead by RDE Red Bryant" and walk away from this paragraph because I don't want to jinx anything Horton said here. I've got my popcorn ready!
They are also excellent inside with a deep defensive tackle rotation of starters Alan Branchand Brandon Mebane, along with free-agent pickup Jason Jones. They can really get creative with their fronts and schemes because of the versatility of this group, which is perfect for Carroll.
Courtesy of SP Northwest
I am very excited to Jason Jones play along side Red Bryant's run stuffing skills and Chris Clemon's 11 sacks. I just wish we could have had Jones stuff Matt Hasselbeck in his luggage when we lured him to Seattle. Still my favorite Seahawk and no part of me would think we would be finishing 2nd in this division if he was where a Seahawk number 8. I still have your autographed photo hanging on my wall Matt.
This linebacking group looks solid, with rookie MLB Bobby Wagner and OLBs Leroy Hill andK.J. Wright. They are an athletic group with good speed and range. However, they have the luxury of playing in front of a terrific secondary.
This will be interesting to see how this plays out. I, like many, were deeply disturbed by the Seahawks missing out on Mychal Kendricks, the linebacker out of Cal, who went 2 picks earlier to the Eagles. I may be most interested in seeing how Wagner plays at this level because like most of us never saw him play in college. I've seen a lot of youtube clips since drafting him but no scout relies on that even if his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle videos are entertaining. Even the preseason games have me excited to see this group.
Of all the film I have watched in this offseason, the Seattle secondary is the most impressive unit I didn't know about. Both safeties, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor, are Pro Bowl players. They are not only physical, but elite cover guys for their size. Starting cornersBrandon Browner and Richard Sherman aren't household names, but they are the biggest duo in the NFL, and that size and physicality allows them to play the aggressive press coverage on the outside that Carroll loves.
Remove the "didn't know about" from this first sentence and you have yourself some tickets to the first game this year in the Clink Mr Horton. This group does worry me more than any group. This is such a raw, young and inexperienced group that I don't know whether to sit here and say look at the new secondary model for the NFL or to prepare myself for fast wrs to run past or through this group led by Earl Thomas. I sincerely feel this is the model of the future but I need one more year before I can say it with pure confidence and conviction. In Earl I trust and follow. Lead us my man as you are the leader of the Seahawks in my opinion. We will go as far as you can take us.
This defense plays with a swagger, and is the most physical group that I have seen on film. They have great variety in their skill sets, which allows the coaches to create exotic schemes. Above all, though, they are a young defense that will be good for a long time.
Good for a long time. I like and welcome this insight. We Seahawk fans are ready. In tribute to this great defense check out this competition I found on youtube. The Seahawks are in the Championship round against...guess who... the Steelers. Will we get a fair shake this time? Check it out by clicking on the video!
I hope you enjoyed this article and my additional thoughts to Gary Horton's initial article.
Go Seahawks. Leave your comments by clicking on the blue comment section below.
Okay, so part one of our hope and dreams here in NJ came to fruition yesterday with Martin Brodeur inking his name on a 2 year contract with the New Jersey Devils. Take a deep breath and exhale now because all is right for us who shuddered and shook at the thought of seeing him in anything but Devil Red. Now take another deep breath and hold it because Zach Parise has not made up his mind yet. He is no dummy, in fact I like everything I know of this kid. Do I want him to rush in and sign a contract with the Devils? Of course but part of what makes this kid so great is his calm, cool and collected head.
Parise will take his time and with a lot of luck he will not just follow Martin Brodeur to the locker room this next season but into the playoffs for another chance at knocking out the Rangers and hoisting up Lord Stanley. Let's go Devils!!! Keep the Rock rocking for another run at the cup.
This was the exciting week I was hoping for. After two weeks of just getting 3 votes my poll blew up by my standards and expectations! As I noted in the previous week I have connections from several areas in the country. With this in mind I thought to create a poll based on the sports radio talk voices. I love listening, on my way to work or at my computer during work all of these voices but I was curious about all of you. Thanks for voting! Keep it up!!!
17 votes in total!!! Okay, so I'm not ready to take on ESPN yet but hey they didn't become the empire tycoon they are today over night. Basically the radio voices are from Seattle, New York and nation wide. Go figure with my constant moving around I found the shows that are cast nation wide as my favorite. In fact, its almost too perfect to have Colin Coherd be my favorite voice. He is a bit obnoxious to some..that might be me, he is from Washington state, that is me, he lives on the east coast, so do I, he clearly has a connection and affinity to politics as he often references topics and connects them to sports. This is ultimately my goal with a history background. Even with my vote for Colin Coherd he fell a little short.
The winner by a vote was John Clayton aka the professor. No argument here. I am a big fan! I see KJR in Seattle polls higher than ESPN. I'm super curious who vote for Kevin Calabro. It must been all the Sonic Fans that attended the rally I targeted on twitter. While I think Calabro is a great play by play announcer for the NBA, I think his talents are limited on his radio talk show. What do you all think? Who did you vote for and why? Leave me some comments.
Week two was a vote based off of a picture of Justin Tuck's helmet. It reminded me of 3 movies: The Transformers, meets the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meets the Silence of the Lambs. What do you think? Any movies come to mind? I know this was sort of a random topic but I like incorporating an image with the voting. I thought it might trigger more responses, plus as a blogger with connections to the state of Washington, New Jersey and the Bay Area, I try to be diverse with my topics. Maybe soon, I will start getting a lot of traffic and a lot of votes.
The Question:
What do you think of Justin Tuck's helmet?
Again there were only 3 votes.
2 Votes for greatest helmet I've ever seen seen.
1 Vote for very cool helmet.
First week's question:
Who woke up at some point this week with the worst feeling?
There wasn't a lot of activity...at least in the voting department. I received around 500 visits but only 3 votes. Ouch!!! I really liked my question so I kept my chin up.
Answers:
1 Vote for Miami Heat after losing game 5 at home to the Boston Celtics.
1 Vote for the San Antonio Spurs after losing 4 straight and the Western Conference Finals to OKC
1 Vote for you, after realizing today is the first day you found this new blog.
