The Matchups Zone

Everyone who has lived has lost.  As self-evident as that statement might appear it leads to the next part of the equation; what we do with losses, how do we respond, and what does that response say about who we are.  Some losses are personal.  The failed job interview, the low score on a test … Continue reading →

The 2013 football season is potentially the one in which the Seattle Seahawks earn their first Super Bowl championship. On Sunday, though, the ’Hawks were anything but championship-caliber for at least the first three quarters of the game. And, yet, we all sit here delighting in Quarterback Russell Wilson’s 320-yard, one-touchdown game in which Seattle … Continue reading →

Last night I found myself on the corner of FANatic and logical human. In that moment, and despite my internal GPS yelling “re-calculating”, my fandom got the best of me and I made a decision…head down emotion street. Michael Robinson was my favorite.. A 12thMan favorite and probably the favorite of most of his teammates … Continue reading →

Why are we not calling Russell Wilson “The Terminator” yet? After the Seahawks’ Week 2 preseason match-up against the Denver Broncos, it should be clear that our sophomore quarterback is a finely-tuned robot, after all. This week saw some promising progress from the offensive line, which provided far better protection for Wilson during passing attempts … Continue reading →

Hello Seahawks fans (and NSA spy overlords, thank you for reading my article … and please ignore that recent Amazon purchase for the Playmobil Security Checkpoint toy. It’s for a friend)! It’s effin’ here – the 2013 NFL season. HOT DAMN! I’m so pumped for this season that if I had a kitten here with … Continue reading →

For me, the thirst for Seahawks victories consumed most of my late teens and have continued into my late 30’s. I’ll be completely honest here, I’m a football purist. I loved Coach Holmgren’s approach because I always felt the best way to win was to have a team that was assembled with a few things … Continue reading →

Well, the NFL draft has come and gone, and once again the Seahawks’ picked players the “experts” thought were the clearly out of line with their projections. I happen to take that as a very good thing. If we haven’t learned already, Pete Carroll and John Schneider trust their eye, and are seemingly brilliant when … Continue reading →