This fucking stinks. Is it possible to put Kam, Bobby, Avril & Bennett in bubble wrap for the rest of the regular season and just take our chances with still making the playoffs and the 2-seed?
WHY CAN’T WE HAVE NICE THINGS?!?!?!
WHY CAN’T WE JUST HAVE OUR FULL TEAM FULLY HEALTHY AT ALL TIMES?!?!?!
Or, shit, how about fully fucking healthy for one fucking game?
The Seahawks beat the shitty Panthers 40-7. Those 7 points weren’t even legitimate because the guy’s knee was down when he was short of the endzone, but they obviously didn’t have a proper angle to overturn it. Cam Newton was suspended for the first series of the game for not wearing a tie while the team travelled to Seattle, which turned out to just be the first play of the game, which was an interception thrown by Derek Anderson that led to us scoring a field goal.
Russell Wilson had a pretty good game, 277 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Thomas Rawls had an explosive game with 106 yards on 15 carries and 2 TDs. Tyler Lockett had a 75-yard run for a touchdown, as well as 63 yards receiving on 5 catches. Graham, Baldwin, and Kearse all had over 60 yards receiving apiece, with Graham catching another TD.
The defense didn’t get a ton of pressure on Cam Newton when he finally entered the game, but they played sound fundamentally, and they were able to strip a fumble from Jonathan Stewart. Newton was just off-target most of the day – aside from a pretty bomb to Ted Ginn for that phantom TD – and his receivers were harassed by our secondary for most of the day. Wagner, Kam, Wright all stood out, as well as the return of Mike Morgan who really made his presence felt with that interception at the top of the game. I also thought Shead had a solid all-around game as well.
But, what does it matter? Earl collided with Kam, resulting in Earl breaking his leg. It means he’s out for the year, which is just fucking great. Steven Terrell came in and played all right in his place, though the Panthers were able to complete that 55-yard bomb to Ginn on the first play after Earl left the game, which is pretty ominous.
The Seahawks are 8-3-1, for now owners of the NFC’s #2 seed, with Dallas firmly entrenched at the top with an 11-1 record, and Detroit on our heels at 8-4. Catching Dallas is a non-starter, but holding down the fort at #2 is well within our capabilities, particularly when you figure Detroit’s and Atlanta’s schedules the rest of the way are pretty difficult.
The one cool thing about having a tie on your record is you don’t have to obsess over tie-breaker scenarios like most of these other teams. I can just shut my brain off and let the overall win/loss record do all the work.
I dunno, I’m sad about what’s gone down. I’m sad about losing Earl. And, quite frankly, I’m a little terrified that we have to go into Green Bay next Sunday where it’ll probably be snowing and Aaron Rodgers will probably be licking his chops at the thought of looking Steven Terrell off of a receiver running deep down the middle.
I’m also deeply concerned about this team’s depth. No one wants Steven Terrell in there starting over Earl, but you REALLY don’t want to see who’s 3rd or 4th in line if Terrell goes down! Particularly when you figure Kam Chancellor is pretty injury-prone in his own right.
Best not to think about that. Better to wonder what the fuck Dallas did to deserve such amazing luck with injuries in their own right. Hell, the one guy who DID get injured – Tony Romo – only opened the door for their next franchise quarterback to lead them to the best record in all of football! FUCK ME GOD JUST KILL ME NOW I DON’T WANT TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD!!!