The Pack took care of business tonight, rendering the Falcons into tinned raptor.
This means the Seahawks will host the conference championship game, if we can beat the Bears.
Defeating Chicago won't be easy, but Seattle may have an edge in offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates. Obviously, he has been responsible for developing our offensive game plan.
However, Bates may also be able to help the defense. From 2006 through 2008, he coached the Denver offense, during Jay Cutler's first three seasons in the league. For the last two years, he served as the Broncos' quarterbacks coach.
When you coach an athlete that long, you get to know their strengths and weaknesses. If anyone knows how to exploit the quarterback's vulnerabilities, it would be Bates. Although he hasn't worked with Cutler for two years, a little film study should be enough to confirm whether what he knew of the player remains true now.
In a losing effort for the Ravens, ex-Seahawk Cory Redding had a nice sack of Roethlisberger and a fumble return for a touchdown.
Poor Housh.
He's the goat of Baltimore's narrow loss to the Steelers, with a drive-killing drop on the Ravens' last possession. The iconic picture of TJ's 2010 season continues to be the receiver sitting on the bench, face buried in his hands.
Fortunately for him, $6 million of Paul Allen's money should go a long way toward soothing the pain of playoff elimination.
Tomorrow morning, we shall see whether Seattle's playoff tenure outlasts Baltimore's by more than a day.
It's been a bad weekend for bird teams. Now that the Ravens and the Falcons have fallen, only the Seahawks remain to represent for avian kind.
I'm sure the world wants to see a Chicago-Green Bay NFC championship game, a new installment of the league's oldest rivalry, for all the marbles.
But who cares? Seattle needs to ignore that nonsense, seize the day and bring the championship game back to Seahawks Stadium.
Bring on da Bears.
You know, I was thinking about it, and thinking it might be better if the Falcons beat the Pack. Not because Green Bay has a snowball's chance at Qwest but because, dammit, we need to have the confidence to win on the road...whether it's Atlanta or Chicago or (Lord knows) the Super Bowl.
ReplyDeleteAh, well...the road to a Seahawks Super Bowl just got a little easier. I can only hope the 'Hawks take care of business tomorrow, and that the Bears fall down looking past us to a NFC Champ game with Green Bay.
I agree that Seattle needs to develop confidence as a road team. Beating Chicago would help.
ReplyDeleteI think our chances of beating the Bears went up just a little last night. I think our players will be more motivated, knowing that they can win another home game. I'm psyched about the chance to host the NFC championship, though Green Bay looked very, very tough last night.
But today is about the Bears. It's still six hours until kickoff, and the anticipation is killing me.
Only 3 hours and 48 minutes, now!
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