#lukewillson

I’m not really sure why the Seahawks haven’t called me in to assistant coach… or at least be assistant to the regional coach, wait what? Assistant coach? But honestly, it would make sense. In just the first half, I called the touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham. The Russell Wilson touchdown, annnndddd even that questionable fake play. But here is the thing, if that fake play would have gone off without a hitch and Luke Willson made it to the end zone, nobody would have questioned it. It is games like this I wish I could be there for. I mean I wish I could be there for all of the games, but games like this especially. While my anxiety can’t really handle these games, it’s still such a battle and I want to be part of that.

The Legion of Boom? I’m still personally trying to recover from Richard Sherman’s season ending injury but it’s nice to see he is in much better spirits about that than I am. Personally when he is ready to retire from football, he better be offered a commentating position. This guy knows the ins and outs of football. He knows the good calls, bad calls, and he fights for them… I would want him to commentate anything. Actually, maybe I should offer him a start by commentating my life. I could hear it now, “wow. This girl is really, really boring.” I also was holding out hope that Kam Chancellor would be in this game but I guess I shouldn’t have. I really hope he finds his way back to the field before the end of the season, but it’s not looking that great.

Earl Thomas was back and well, perhaps he is still healing that injury? Well, now it is time for everyone else to step it up! While I love Richard Sherman, and I love Earl Thomas, and I love Kam Chancellor… but now it’s time for everyone else to show why they are part of the Seahawks organization. It’s now time to show everyone why they are part of the team of miracles. Let’s step it up.

Our offense has actually made some improvements. Unfortunately, we had a few bad plays. Or we were in our heads. Probably a bit of both. I saw some great blocks by Justin Britt this week. I was SO impressed by Tyler Lockett. I was very happy with Doug Baldwin and Paul Richardson. I was not very happy with the interception… but then again, it’s always interesting to see Russell Wilson tackle, so I’ll give him that. Oh and what did I say a few weeks ago? Jimmy Graham in the red zone. 

With the Rams losing yesterday, I was pretty excited coming into this game… I even was thinking we were going to manage to tie the game, go into overtime, and win the game. And then… Blair Walsh. I feel like I need to stop being so judgey every time I see him but I can’t help it.

Boom For Thought: Get out of your heads! Remember when this group of guys were rookies. And week after week they proved how great they were. Then they made it into the playoffs, and then they were out. And the next year when everyone doubted them, they went out and won the Super Bowl, and the year after that when they still managed to find their way back to the Super Bowl. Those kids. Those guys. Those guys were playing because you could see they loved ball and they had big dreams for themselves and their families. They were all trying to make something of themselves and prove they were just as good as every other team out there. Go back to playing like that. Go back to having fun and loving the game. Go back to fighting to prove that the under dogs can make something of themselves.

I have been to Nashville a couple times and have seen Nissan stadium. I’ve had an exchange with Dexter McCluster before he made his way to the Chargers and in the nicest way possible, I sometimes forget the Tennessee Titans are a team. I just forget they are there. So how this game was so painful to watch, I don’t even know.

Earlier this week I had a lovely conversation with my 10-year-old best friend, Isabelle. While talking about how she knows more about football than her dad on a count of her free time, she also told me what she wanted her fantasy football team name to be, but didn’t have enough characters for. The team name she wanted has stuck with me. If Isabelle had it her way, her team was set to be called, “Why Be Average, When You Can Be a Savage?” This has become the motto I want to live my life by and has me wondering, Seahawks why aren’t you using that as team motto?

I don’t know what was thicker, the humidity or the tension on the field. The first half of the game was slightly uncomfortable and I had a feeling someone was going to end up getting punched. SURPRISINGLY, that didn’t happen and I’m guessing it’s for the best.

I know not everyone will agree with me but here it goes, I don’t hate when Sherman gets like that. Maybe he gets a little TOO heated but he is trying to fight for what he thinks is right and he doesn’t back down. I also don’t think that was a bad hit on Marcus Mariota. From where I was watching, it looks like Bobby Wagner took more of that hit than Mariota did.

In the beginning of the second half I was pretty sure that was when everyone was going to step it up and start playing like they wanted to be there. Like they wanted to win the game, boy was I wrong. I don’t want to say we played terribly, because we actually scored more than one touchdown in this game. Buuuuuut how we played is nowhere near how we should be playing. I say we like I’m out there too (I have a blog, that’ a game in its own).

It was nice to see Jimmy Graham actually playing today… and catching the ball. I was surprised. Hopefully Doug Baldwin will be able to bounce back from this injury he has, but while you’re out good sir… Jimmy it’s your time. Catch the ball, jump when necessary (cause that one jump you did earlier wasn’t needed), and show us what you can do.

Oh Russell Wilson. The passes in today’s game were reminiscent of a classic baseball movie from my childhood, Rookie of The Year. If anyone hasn’t seen that movie allow me to first start this off with, spoiler alert… When Henry loses his speed, and can no longer throw the ball, his mom cheering from the stands mouths to him “float it” which results in Henry throwing a floater pitch and it was perfect and blah blah… That is how Russell Wilson was passing in the beginning of the game. I will say, some of them were totally worth it. I will also say, when Luke Willson, Cj Prosise, Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett, and Jimmy Graham were able to catch the powerful Russell Wilson passes, it was good and did more for the game than any of those floaters could.

Boom for Thought: It’s time to play like the CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM WE ARE. I think you all are motivated but keep making these mistakes that catch up with you. They aren’t even huge mistakes. They are little ones that turn into a loss of yards, a ton of penalties, and ultimately big plays. Time to start executing. And a little last piece of advice from my 10-year-old best friend, Isabelle. “Have faith in them. You have to have faith in your team.” Well Isabelle, I’m trying.

This week’s MVP (in my mind): Doug Baldwin