Originally Posted by JayHawk777 (Post 571026)

Today's NFL is so soft anyway that some CB physical play
against WR's should be condoned.

To think the Hawks hold on every play as ya'll assume is a
bit ridiculous.

A big difference between the teams is the physical play
vs the finesse play which was shown in the Dec 2nd game.

Originally Posted by JayHawk777 (Post 571026)

Today's NFL is so soft anyway that some CB physical play
against WR's should be condoned.

Originally Posted by JayHawk777 (Post 571026)

To think the Hawks hold on every play as ya'll assume is a
bit ridiculous.

Originally Posted by JayHawk777 (Post 571026)

A big difference between the teams is the physical play
vs the finesse play which was shown in the Dec 2nd game.

Originally Posted by Utah_Saint (Post 571034)

Whether or not you think it's soft is really irrelevant. It's either against the rules or it isn't. If it is, it should be enforced. If not, then it should be announced that the rules have been changed so every team's DBs can hang on receivers.

You might want to read the article, it's the analysts at ESPN that brought up the claim that Seattle holds on every play.

Since you're trying to be antagonistic, another way to put that is "Slow and Plodding" vs. "Fast and Athletic". Both teams were built to play in their home environment. If the Seahawks had come down to the dome on Dec 2nd, without a doubt, the score would've been reversed.

Originally Posted by SeahawkDude (Post 571018)

Dilfer is a confirmed Seahawk hater. Take everything he says with a grain of salt.

Originally Posted by SeahawkDude (Post 571018)

Dilfer is a confirmed Seahawk hater. Take everything he says with a grain of salt.

Originally Posted by SeahawkDude (Post 571018)

Dilfer is a confirmed Seahawk hater. Take everything he says with a grain of salt.

Originally Posted by JayHawk777 (Post 571026)

Today's NFL is so soft anyway that some CB physical play
against WR's should be condoned.

To think the Hawks hold on every play as ya'll assume is a
bit ridiculous.

A big difference between the teams is the physical play
vs the finesse play which was shown in the Dec 2nd game.

Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 570992)

:

On whether the Seahawks are as good as any team in the NFL today at disrupting receivers’ routes:

Dilfer: “Yes, Pete [Carroll] and his staff have done a great job in kind of bringing back the ‘80s secondary play. And I know they’re gonna deny this, but there’s no denying it -- they’re convinced that the refs are only gonna throw about 15 flags a game. And they’re not gonna throw all 15 of those in the secondary. So they might get four to six thrown on ‘em. But they figure, if a team’s gonna throw the ball 40 times and we’re gonna get physical 40 times, they’re not gonna call more than six [penalties]. So they’re really playing the odds with how they play in the secondary.

“I mean, it is a lot of roughhousing -- a term we use in the war room, Tom Jackson, [Tim] Hasselbeck and myself. ‘A lot of roughhousing.’ Which is good. I mean, it’s brilliant what they’ve done. But it makes it very difficult, very frustrating for the quarterback and the wide receivers.”

On whether he expects a better effort from the Saints this time around:

Dilfer: “I think the Saints can play better -- I know they can play better. They have some matchups that are in their favor. In fact, I was talking to John Lynch last night, who’s calling the game with Fox, and we were kind of going over notes. And we both agree that the Saints have some really favorable matchups. It’s whether they can get to them.

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