Some random thoughts on the Seattle game

I've just been thinking about a couple small discussion topics about the game and wanted to see how you all felt.

-Playing well in the 1st: I feel like a lot of times this year we've struggled to come out swinging, both offensively and defensively. Obviously this has not been the case every game (do not kill me) but it's definitely happened more often than not. This DOES tell us that we are very good at adjustments (Rob Ryan ) but against Seattle in that extremely hostile and artificially loud environment, we DESPERATELY need to get an early lead. We need to FORCE THEM to pass the ball so our DL can kick Wilson's teeth in. We definitely don't want Lynch running on us all game. If we let them get a sizable lead, he will run on us all night. We need some very good scripted drives early to punch them in the teeth.

-Jimmy vs Richard Sherman: as much as I hate the guy's attitude, he's good. He's damn good. He's better than Talib, and you can bet he will be on Jimmy ALL NIGHT. We NEED to prepare the rest of the receiving corps to play ball. Setup more designed plays for the rest of the guys. We have been using Watson and Hill more; lets run some 2 TE sets and throw to those guys. As long as Jimmy is drawing their toughest coverage, the rest of the receivers should have a chance. Drew needs to acknowledge that he CANNOT force the ball to Jimmy this game. If he's open, sure. But how likely is that?

-Running the ball: PT looked awesome yesterday, and even Ingram is showing some intensity, but we're going to need 150% effort from these guys this week. Seattle is extremely physical on defense. They are going to stop traditional runs. We need to run more counters, tosses, etc and keep them off balance. This includes screens with the screen king, of course.

-Pressure: this one is obvious, but it's important. Russel Wilson is 13-0 at home. We can't let him get comfortable. Seattle's OL is starting to get healthy; we need to abuse them anyways. I have no doubt that we will get pressure, but we need to make sure it's in his face ALL NIGHT. Their WR corps is definitely getting better and Harvin returning isn't good for us, especially with Greer out. If the DL plays lights out, it takes some pressure off the young guys we will no doubt be using in the secondary (White, Carr).

I am confident in this team. I am confident in their preparation and I know that Drew, Sean and RR will no doubt he firing on all cylinders for the next week and a half to get ready for this game. We are capable of winning, of that I have no doubt. We just need to be on our best. Let's do it.