Week 4: Seattle Seahawks @ St. Louis Sheep

[SaveourSonics]

Seattle Seahawks (2-1)


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St. Louis Sheep Turds (1-2)



And now it's....



...Storytime with SaveourSonics!


Sorry guys. Just don't have time for a story this week, really bogged down by school. Sorry this is up so late. Sucks because I love making stories for the Rams games.



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Now let's get some predictions and pregame chatter up in here. I hate the sheep with nearly every fiber of my body. If any of them come in here, just troll the hell out of them and call them names! As always, Give 'em hell.



Prediction: 23-20 W

3 Keys To Winning
1. Staying Angry
This team must flush last weeks game out of their minds. They cannot play lingering on the controversy of that call. Focus is going to be a big aspect of this game, and I'm hoping the defense channels that into anger against the Rams offense and continues to display the relentless pass rush that we saw on Monday.
2. Open Up The Offense
Bevell was cozy sitting on a 7 point lead last week and our offense looked like horse crap. He needs to get the offense going more quickly and attacking downfield to keep the defense honest.
3. Establish The Run
The only way our offense is going to be able to be efficient in this ball game is to establish the run early with a heavy dose of Beast Mode. Russell Wilson was looking MUCH better when the defense had to respect the run and I expect the same this week. Rams are an above average defense, really. We need to keep drives going to keep our defense fresh.

Key Matchup of the Game: Marshawn Lynch vs Front 7 - If we don't run the ball well, we won't win. Simple as that. The running game sets up everything else for us and Beast Mode is going to have to have another big primetime game for us to have another upset.



This isn't nearly as much of a must-win as last week, but it's an even bigger statement game for this team going up against one of the best teams in the league on national television. Pride in Blue and Green, go Hawks.
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Richard D!ck Sherman 4 Prez

[JOEJOE]

My 3 keys to a win:

1. Pass-Rush, Pass-Rush, Pass-Rush. The Rams might have 3 o-linemen miss this game, and the Rams have already given up 12 sacks in 3 games so far this year.

2. The secondary needs to hold up and give the pass-rush a chance to get to Bradford, Don't let Danny Amendola beat us the guys has 25-catches for 296-yds and a TD.. and also, With the Reg. Refs coming back this weekend the 'Legend of Doom' needs to keep the PI's down (play smart BB)

3. The WRs need to GET OPEN!, I couldn't believe the lack of separation they were getting vs. Green Bay, and also, Words of advise to our WRs, DO NOT let Cortland Finnegan get under your skin, the guy is the same kinda guys you face in practice every day, he tries to intimidate his opponent.. (just turn and walk away)..


Game Score Prediction:

Hawks: 27

Rams: 10
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Bruce Irvin= Sacks: 4-1/2, Tackles: 5, FF: 1

Golden Tate= Rec: 10, Yds: 144, Avg: 14.4, TD: 3

[hawkman98272]

Of all the story times, this was the one I was most looking forward to.

Oh well, understandable.
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#JDI

[BBIB]

It will be interesting to see how your team responds to the entire nation led by the media trying to discredit their latest win.

No one in the media is interesting in challenging that narrative

No one is interested in pointing to the fact that Packers got points because of poor officiating as well

[Sacks98]

[SaveourSonics]

[TheoryofSeahawk]

No offense SoS, but who needs a story when you have a pic of the lovely "Erin" up there?

I think you're first key to the game was spot on. This team NEEDS to forget all the media garbage from the Packers game and get focused on St Louis in a hurry. I know the stats say the Rams are abysmal so far this year, they rank close to the bottom of the league in offense and defense so far, but this is a division game on the road and that makes the stats a little less relevant. We NEED this game. The 'Hawks need to prove they can win on the road, they usually struggle, plus we are already 0-1 in the division, so we can't let this one get away. If we want to be considered a contender, this is a game we must win.

I disagree that we need to establish the run first. I think we need to establish a passing attack. Our pass game has been inconsistent at best. We need to get Wilson into a rhythm early and take control of the intermediate pass game, 10-15 yards downfield and show that we can move the ball in the air. The run game will be there when we want it, but if we go to it too early we could become one-dimensional very fast. I don't remember where the Rams rank in pass D, but I don't think it's very high, so this would be a great team to iron out the kinks in our passing attack against.

My 3rd key is that we MUST get out to a decent lead and take the refs out of the game. With all the scrutiny that happened and the thoughts that the 'Hawks got "lucky" and didn't deserve the win, I think that the refs could be a bit biased in their calls. I doubt that we get many borderline calls on Sunday. Thankfully the regular refs are going to be back, this should alleviate some of the bias, I truly believe that if the replacement officials were here we were going to get housed on a ton of calls. I won't go so far as to say the league would explicitly tell officials to screw the 'Hawks over, but I won't say it's out of the realm of possibility either. The 'Hawks just need to get a big lead and not let the officials decide the game.

I think the 'Hawks are clearly a better team than the Rams at this point, but if they don't come out with a chip on their shoulder they could lose this game.

Seahawks 34
Rams 9
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[SaveourSonics]

I don't think we're all that much better to be honest. Both teams feature pretty inept offenses and both teams have very good defenses, though I'd say ours is better. Considering they're at home, I think this game is going to be very close. I'm not all that confident.
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Richard D!ck Sherman 4 Prez

[SwiftTexan]

I'm really intrigued to see how focused the Seahawks are. Can they ignore all the distractions and focus on the task at hand. After a chaotic week of essentially 24/7 media coverage - can they step up when it's time to play football? Lots of young players on the roster - will they be ready?

I'm thinking Seahawks 17 - Rams 13

[khodder]

I didn't think it was possible for me to

A] Be disappointed with an SOS game thread and
B] To like the Rams at all

BUT; SOS has done both in this thread. A] This game thread sucks SOS, you are better. B] Hello Erin.
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[maladeen3917]

In b4 El Ramster

Sig Bet Anyone?

[outside_Insider]

Due to the fact that this is a home game following a Nationally televised game, I definitely think this could be a trap game.

STL is a VERY good team and in my opinion will be around the .500 mark.

The only reason I'm more confident than I would normally be is because their Oline is shot. If we put pressure on Bradford and cover like we do- then we will have a few sacks and turnovers.
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"We all we got, we all we need"

[JJ89]

I think we win a close low scoring game, with D or ST scoring a TD. Something like 17-13.

I really think we need to win this game and go 3-1 with some very tough games coming up. This is the defenses chance to step up on the road and show that they can be elite without the help of the 12th man. If we see the passrush getting solid pressure on Bradford I think the D will show up big with a couple of interceptions.

I see Sherman and Thomas getting a pick each!
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[jrry32]

Ok, my bet is on Seattle winning this one but I want to have something riding on this game and I'm tired of my old sig.

SOS/Imani/Tatupu...sig bet?
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[JOEJOE]