Hawks fans need to grab a left over bottle of champagne from New Years and crack it open for the playoff bound Seattle Seahawks.
Go on, it's allowed. I have your back. Celebrate tonight because you know the players are too. Head coach Pete Carroll did what he set out to do. The Seahawks won the wild, mild West. Critics, don't give me that look. Someone had to win the division and it was your team. Smile!
Qwest Field was rocking loudly with excitement as the Rams were sent packing after a solid 16-6 Seahawk win Sunday night. The quarterback controversy came to a head tonight as the healthy Charlie Whitehurst piloted Seattle to it's first playoff berth in three years.
With Matt Hasselbeck watching from the sidelines, Whitehurst played well enough to win. He passed for 192 yards and one touchdown. The inexperienced Whitehurst did his part by not commiting a turnover and made a couple big plays early.
On the opening drive, Whitehurst found reciever Ruvell Martin for a 61-yard gain. Building off that momentum, Whitehurst finished off the early charge with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams.
The passing game finally got off the ground thanks to the play of runningbacks, Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett. Lynch got stronger as the game wore on and the Ram's defense tired. Lynch gained 75 yards on 20 carries. The light-footed Forsett added another 50 yards rushing and receiving combined.
The Seahawks defense got a couple breaks when Ram's receivers couldn't haul in the pass but overall they looked sharp. "Swiss cheese", not sharp, is usually the appropriate term that best describes the Seahawks defense. But an obvious something was in the air tonight and the defense decided it wasn't going to be their fault if Seattle didn't advance. They held the stud rookie quarterback, Sam Bradford to 157 yards, no touchdowns and one huge interception late by linebacker Will Herring.
So there you have it. The 2010 Seahawks made the playoffs with a 7-9 record. No NFL team has ever done that. Hawk fans should be happy even though they host the defending champion New Orleans Saints on Saturday afternoon.
For those of you that thought losing this game would be more beneficial to Seattle because they will envitably be bounced from the playoffs and gain a better 2011 draft position, you're dead wrong. Seattle needed this win for the present and most importantly, the future. Players need to experience winning and a playoff atmosphere to know what it tastes like.
A wise man once said that the most dangerous virus is the world in an idea. It is resilient and highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to iradicate.
An idea like winning.
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