Monthly Archives: August 2009
Monday in Hawkville
A recap of the Seahawks’ Monday practice: PLAYER OF THE DAY Kelly Jennings. The former first-round draft choice played like one during the 95-minute practice, intercepting a pair of passes. With cornerback Marcus Trufant out indefinitely because of a bulging disc in his back, Jennings is playing Trufant’s spot on the left side in the [...]
Monday morning QB
A look back and a look ahead to the week that was and the one that will be for the Seahawks: Anatomy of the 14-10 preseason victory over the Chiefs in Kansas City on Saturday night Justin Griffith’s shoulders: They were square as he led the running backs through seams in the line, and the [...]
Seahawks at Kansas City
Week Three of the preseason featured Seattle’s starting units seeing the most playing time before the regular season begins (Week Four often belongs to the second units and players vying for final roster spots before the final cuts). The Seahawks traveled to Kansas City to face their former AFC West nemeses at Arrowhead Stadium. A [...]
Game at a Glance
PLAYER OF THE GAME Matt Hasselbeck. The Seahawks quarterback, as well as the other offensive starters, played into the second half for the only time this preseason. They didn’t waste the opportunity, as Hasselbeck led what proved to be a game-winning, nine-play, 74-yard touchdown drive to open the half. That one ended with his 28-yard [...]
Seahawks at Chiefs – Fourth Quarter
The Chiefs cut the Seahawks lead to 14-10 on a 35-yard field goal by Ryan Succop, which capped an eight-play, 63-yard drive that started at the end of the third quarter and ended with 11:50 to play. The big play on the drive was Matt Gutierrez’ 33-pass to Ashley Lelie, who got behind Seahawks cornerback [...]
Seahawks at Chiefs – Third Quarter
The Seahawks opened the second half with a nine-play, 74-yard scoring drive, as Matt Hasselbeck and tight end John Carlson hooking up on a 28-yard TD play. In fact, Hasselbeck went to Carlson on his last three passes – for 4 yards on third-and-1; 20 yards to the Chiefs 28; and the score. Hasselbeck was [...]
Seahawks at Chiefs – Second Quarter
The Seahawks tied the score on Matt Hasselbeck’s 8-yard TD pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 56 seconds to play in the half. But both teams also wasted drives, as the Chiefs’ Ryan Succop and the Seahawks’ Olindo Mare slapped field goal attempts wide left and Succop then hit the crossbar on a 53-yard attempt with [...]
Seahawks at Chiefs – First Quarter
The first 15 minutes featured a little bit of everything, and a lot of Chiefs rookie defensive end Tyson Jackson – the player KC selected third overall in April’s NFL draft, just before the Seahawks took linebacker Aaron Curry at No. 4. The Seahawks’ No. 1 defense turned up the heat, and knocked Chiefs QB [...]
Countdown to kickoff
Greetings from Arrowhead Stadium, one of the older but still nicer stadiums in the NFL. Several of the Seahawks players already are on the field for their pre-padded warm-ups for tonight’s preseason game against the Chiefs. Arrowhead is currently undergoing a $375-million renovation. I haven’t been here since the 2006 regular season, because the Seahawks [...]
Thursday in Hawkville
A recap of the Seahawks’ Thursday practice: PLAYER OF THE DAY Jordan Babineaux. The jack-of-all-trades defensive back flashed his versatility during the 95-minute practice – the team’s final workout before Saturday night’s third preseason game against the Chiefs in Kansas City. He blitzed. He played the run. He covered receivers over the middle and in [...]
