[CBFF] Game Comments - Seattle Seahawks 1/14/07

[Steve Behrens]

Why didn't we get our TE's involved more???

Where were the screens??

Those two issues need to be addressed by next game....

-Behr

On 1/14/07, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Offense
>
> 1.  Chicago came out running and did it pretty successfully against a
> smaller Seahawks front four.
>
> 2.  Grossman was restricted to short passes.  These were pretty open
> because
> Seattle was playing the run, leaving Chicago receivers in single coverage.
> In other words, they had to give the receivers a lot of room.
>
> 3.  Grossman initially had a clear pocket and he was getting comfortable.
> Then the single biggest problem that plagued the Bears all day reared its
> head (again).  Inability to handle the blitz.  they came from everywhere
> and
> they came unblocked all game.  In fact, so many guys came unblocked that I
> began to wonder if Seattle hadn't found a hole in the blocking
> scheme.  The
> offensive line did not do a good job here.
>
> 4.  A huge difference in this game was how the QBs handled the pressure.
> Especially early on Grossman did a poor job trying to do too much.  He did
> much better later, playing very conservative.
>
> 5.  Having said that, Grossman really did play a good game.  For the most
> part when the offense failed, it wasn't really his fault.
>
> 6.  As usual, a good job by the Bears setting up the Berrian touchdown
> pass
> with the run.
>
> 7.  Anyone remember when we were wondering whether Benson could catch the
> ball earlier in the year.  I think we can officially lay that to rest.
>
> 8.  I noticed that the offensive line did a lot of pulling today.  It
> worked
> OK but I have to say that they aren't particularly mobile and they aren't
> particularly good at it.  Guys weren't getting really solid blocks.
> Something to keep an eye on, though.
>
> Defense
>
> 1.  The Bears missed Tommy Harris so badly this game.  His absence in the
> middle dictated how they played the whole game.
>
> 2.  With the exception of one Alex Brown sack, the Bears failed totally to
> get pressure on Hasselback without blitzing.  Without Harris in the middle
> being double teamed, the Seattle line was in a much better position to
> handle everyone else.
>
> 3.  As a result of #2, the Bears blitzed a lot this game.  Unfortunately
> for
> them, for the most part Hasselback and the Seattle offense handled this
> very
> well.  they picked them up and Hasselback handled the pressure well with a
> few exceptions (one being his interception, another being a dropped
> interception by Charles Tillman).
>
> 4.  Seattle spent a great deal of time trying for big plays.  The way the
> Chicago defense had been giving them up at the end of the season, this was
> quite natural.  They did a pretty good of hitting the weak points in the
> cover-2 (over the deep middle, near the sidelines behind the cornerback).
> Overall the Bears did a good job of limiting this, especially considering
> the amount of blitzing they were doing.  Also fortunately for the Bears,
> Seattle receivers had some major drops.
>
> Miscellaneous
>
> 1.  Thank heaven for Robbie Gould.  Having said that, the Bears special
> teams got totally out played by the Seattle special teams.  Seattle got
> many
> big returns.  Brad Maynard didn't have a very good game.  Not good.
>
> 2.  I can't wait to read the papers tomorrow to find out what the Bears
> were
> thinking when they called time out with 3 seconds left in the fourth
> quarter.
>
> 3.  The Bears got a lot of breaks today.  A lot of penalty calls went
> their
> way.
>
> 4.  This was a game of missed opportunities, especially for the
> Bears.  From
> Tillman's missed INT in the first quarter to Hester's return for a TD that
> was brought back, a lot of plays were Left on the field.  Too many dropped
> passes on both sides.   This was something that was true late in the
> season
> as well.  This has to improve.  A lot has to improve.  I thought this team
> was going to be focused and ready for this game.  Consequently I was very
> disappointed that we didn't always see the team we saw early in the
> season.
> I was so confident that the Bears would be in Miami.  Now I'm not so
> sure...
>
>
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