Monthly Archives: August 2010
Worth 1,000 words
Check out some amazing insider photos and action shots from before, during and after Saturday’s game in Minnesota, brought to you by Seahawks.com photographer Rod Mar. Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley goes over halftime adjustments with his players, one of many insider images on this week’s photo blog by Rod Mar. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com]
Staying in touch
After a morning complete with “Tell the Truth” Monday meetings, the Seahawks gather for a team meeting at noon today to officially begin preparations for this week’s Raiders game in Oakland. It’s now Competition Wednesday for the Seahawks as they radically adjust their calendars for the Thursday night game. “It’s a time warp,” Coach Pete [...]
Crazy week ahead
It’s only Monday and this week has already been thrown for a loop. With the Seahawks’ next preseason game on Thursday, the normal game week prep is being condensed into just three days. You need a trash compactor to fit everything in, as “Tell the Truth” Monday has turned into “Tell the Truth” Monday morning [...]
Finish focus
For the second straight game, the Seahawks had a fourth-quarter lead on Saturday. But for the second straight game, the Seahawks gave the advantage away en route to a loss. It’s why the focus has turned to finishing during game review meetings this morning, and why Coach Pete Carroll is making a push to improve [...]
Monday truths
Understandably, Coach Pete Carroll isn’t all smiles coming off of the Seahawks’ 24-13 loss in Minnesota on Saturday night. But he isn’t doom and gloom either. “We’re making progress, we’re making all kinds of progress,” Carroll said during this morning’s team meeting. “But we’ve got a lot of work to do.” What were some of [...]
Strength and honor
Players go through weightlifting sessions in the weight room this morning, kicking off Raiders game week with a quick yet action-packed workout under the eye of head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle.
Back to work
An extremely short game week has gotten started at Virginia Mason Athletic Center. The Seahawks returned from Minneapolis only 30 hours ago, yet they’re already funneling back into team headquarters to begin preparations for Thursday night’s preseason game at Oakland. In fact, the coaches were into the office just hours after landing back in Seattle [...]
Game at a glance
A recap of the Seahawks’ 24-13 loss to the Vikings in Minneapolis on Saturday night: PLAYER OF THE GAME Earl Thomas. The rookie free safety turned in the play of the game with his 86-yard interception return for the Seahawks’ only touchdown. But he also broke up another pass – or dropped a second interception, [...]
Fourth quarter
Peephole perspective: The Vikings scored a touchdown on a fourth-down pass, then iced the game with a late interception and return to set up a TD run with 2:48 to play. Player of the quarter: Javon Walker. Just signed by the Vikings because of an injury to Sidney Rice, Walker scored on the fourth-down pass [...]
Third Quarter
Peephole perspective: Big plays by the defense and offense got the Seahawks in position to take a 13-10 lead on the 34-yard field goal by Olindo Mare. Player of the quarter: Mare. In a quarter with an erratic ebb and flow, the veteran kicker gave the Seahawks the lead. Play of the quarter: Following an [...]
