Has anyone seen the 12th Man?
They're about 67,000 strong, really passionate and were last seen entering Qwest Field yesterday afternoon. Authorities suspect the New York Giants stole their tongues late in the first quarter after Seattle gave up it's third touchdown.
Sunday's 41-7 thrashing at the hands of the Giants should be a wake-up call, eluding to the fact that Charlie Whitehurst is a bum. The Seahawks had no chance.
Whitehurst couldn't hit anyone with the ball, except for his two interceptions. His only touchdown pass came in the final minutes when Whitehurst connected with the usually irrelevant Ben Obomanu. It's hard to imagine how much worse Whitehurst could play if the game was on the road.
Coming into this game, the Seahawks were focused on forming an offensive line that could actually hold up for three to five seconds. Mission accomplished. That unit played very well together considering the Giants constant pressure by their freak athletes. The strangest stat of this game has to be the zero sacks allowed by either team.
Too bad the strong play of Seattle's line didn't boost Whitehurst's stock whatsoever. He should not start again for the Seahawks unless Hasselbeck remains concussed. Hasselbeck's status for this weekend is unknown.
The Giant's Eli Manning looked sharp in the first half. He threw three touchdowns and his shifty runningback, Ahmad Bradshaw, scored twice. As the second half wore on, the Giants continually handed their second and third-string runningbacks the ball until the clock ran out.
The 12th Man was so throughly embarrassed by the second quarter, that Qwest Field might as well have been the 18th hole of the Masters considering how quiet it was while the players worked.
Whitehurst and the Seahawks defense deserve a verbal beat down by head coach Pete Carroll for their effort Sunday. The NFC West may be open for the taking but Seattle isn't acting like they want anything but a high lottery pick in the 2011 draft.
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