Seahawks Freeze Up In Green Bay
Yesterday the Seattle Seahawks succumbed to the elements in Green Bay, losing to the Packers by a huge margin. The game served to expose the glaring weaknesses on the team.
* The tight end once again let down the team with three critical dropped passes, one for a touchdown.
* The very offensive line failed to run block. OK, duh. Nobody expected them to. The loss of Steve Hutchinson continues to rankle and infect the line.
* Wide recievers Hackett, Burleson, etc. are not playmakers. Branch might be but has been a bust so far.
* Alexander isn't the future at tail back. He is overpaid and his huge salary will drag down the franchise for one more year before he's cut.
* Defensive Coordinator John Marshall made wrong call after wrong call and his game plans on the road are the worst of all.
The result of this is that I expect Mike Holmgren to call it quits within a few days. He's had a good run but it does look like the fun is gone for him. Jim Mora, Jr. will take the reigns after a perfunctory search. I have no idea how that will turn out, however. Probably about the same.