Malik
(12/17/12)
Another week is done and
the Seahawks continue to make for a great season. After destroying
the Bill 50-17, the team remains looking solid. Better yet, they
have won another game on the road, which is something that is
definitely needed when it looks like the post-season will be all
about road games. After the Packers won versus the Bears, a #2 seed
looks farther off...but more so, #2 looks farther away when the
49ers put the hurt on the Patriots (causing a very rare New England
home loss in the month of December). True, the 'Hawks can take the
NFC West, but it will require a very unlikely 49ers loss in the
final game of the season...as well as a Seahawks victory over the
49ers in Seattle next weekend and a home victory over the Ram the
following weekend.
I want to say the
Seahawks are making me proud, and they are. In fact, some people
would call the punt fake poor sportsmanship, but I don't see it that
way. There is no mercy rule in the NFL and there shouldn't be. Just
because you are dominating another team, you should never let up. I
mean this will be pointed out in the national sports news as Seattle
being a "dirty" team. However, if the Vikings are winning their last
game of the season in a strong showing, are they going to pull out
Adrian Peterson when he will be looking at breaking the all-time NFL
season rushing record? I think not. If Russell Wilson is a single
touch down from setting a rookie passing TD record, and Seattle is
beating the Rams by 40 in the last quarter, should they take out
Wilson just to "play nicely"? Hell no! The NFL is not for pansies.
Seattle has been on the other side of glory many times (like the
last 5 seasons) and I never complained about the score, except about
Seattle looking like crap. If you cannot take a team dominating,
than I suggest you become a fan of pee-wee football and leave your
"mercy rules" out of the professional leagues.
Anyway, I have little
else to say beyond the fact that Russell Wilson, in any year that
didn't include RG3, would be an ideal rookie of the year candidate.
He's a solid passer with an amazing rating and completion
percentage. He's a great rusher, especially with picking up 3
rushing touch downs yesterday. Best of all, he's a leader on the
field. This is the QB that Seattle has needed since the team stopped
having a solid O-line (which was what led Hasselbeck to ruin).
Malik |