The Seattle Seahawks Vs. The Arizona Cardinals

The Seattle Seahawks 58-0 win over the Arizona Cardinals was monumental for several reasons. With the score being that lopsided the issue of "running up the score" came up with every form of the media imaginable. The announcer, it was either Tim Ryan or John Lynch, started railing on the Seahawks continuing to pass the ball after they put backup QB Matt Flynn in the game. The announcer did not note in his diatribe (I went to Grad school- I have to act educated once in a while with the use of big words) that Russell Wilson was removed rom the game about halfway thru the third quarter and these were the first snaps that Matt Flynn had taken all season. I think Pete Carroll did the right thing. The standard rule in any sport is that the backup is only one play away from being the starter. The Seahawks are fighting for their playoff lives and if Russell Wilson gets hurt, Matt Flynn would go in after not having played for about 4 months. The speed of the game is much different in game situations than in practice. Pete Carroll also emptied the rest of his bench as well and what else were they supposed to do? The Cardinals QB by committee is not working and John Skelton has killed the Seahawks in his brief NFL career. They turned the ball over 8 times and it seemed that the ball bounced right to the Seahawks. An example of this is when the Cardinals muffed a punt and LB Malcolm Smith had the ball bounce off of Jeremy Lane's foot and right into his hands as he is running into the end zone. By the end of the game the announcer was backtracking his earlier statement of running up the score. The Seahawks did take a few shots into the end zone towards the end of the game, but Matt Flynn needs the practice.

The Steal

The sports world is abuzz after the ending of the Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks. Golden Tate was awarded posession on a ball thrown into the end zone by Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. Green Bay DB Jennings grabbed the ball first and Golden Tate reached in before they hit the ground with the Referee standing right over the top of them. They both had their hands on the ball. Jennings had it clutched to his chest. Tate had both hands on the ball. Its "dual posession" not "who has the most posession." The reaction of the Announcers, Jon Gruden and Mike Tirico, was very interesting. I recorded the game and have replayed that play I don't know how many times. Mike Tirico says "Fought for by Tate with Jennings! Dual Posession! Who has it?! Who are they going to give it to? Touchdown!" The referees were in disagreement. One signaled touchdown and the other one signaled for a timeout. Jon Gruden immediately questioned the call but they both had posession of the ball when they fell to the ground. Golden Tate did push off, their is no doubt about that. I wonder what the sports world would have said if the situation was reversed and it was the Packers that was awarded the TD on the catch rather than the Seahawks. I doubt it would have made every TV show in the nation and debated for an entire week. I also doubt Jon Gruden would have been "sick" about it.