This blog by Mike Sando of ESPN nailed several things, in my opinion, that were keys to the Seahawks drubbing of the 49ers. The biggest concern I had going into the game was pass protection. I thought that with Okung out, and the sudden resignation of the O line coach, Matt might be injured or at least a sack puppet. What happened was far different. The line held up, the receivers did a great job, and Hasselbeck was all the things he is: A PRO-BOWL quarterback who has been pounded, rushed, hit, hurried and unable to throw a route that took longer than one second to develop, check down to any further read than perhaps number two in his progressions.
I saw very good offense, very good defense, resilience and toughness when pressed. I saw a very good set of coaches adapt during the game, keep the team believing in what they were doing. Mike Singletary is a powerful NFL figure and in this case I thought he lost his team when the pig stuff started to fly. It made Pete Carroll’s feat of keeping his team on the rails just that much more impressive.
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