They may have scored 17 points in the second half and gotten more than 100 yards from their running back.They may have held their opponent to 3.3 yards per play, which would have easily been tops in the NFL last season if sustained for 17 games.The Seattle Seahawks are 1-0 under new coach Mike Macdonald after a 26-20 victory at Lumen Field on Sunday. And all there is to say at … [Read more...] about Commentary: Why the Seahawks were lucky to win their season opener
After shaky first half, Seahawks open Mike Macdonald era with win vs. Broncos
SEATTLE – Mike Macdonald walked swiftly off the field Sunday holding his left index finger aloft and telling the remaining crowd, “That’s one. That’s one.”As in one win he has on his coaching ledger following the Seahawks’ 26-20 victory over Denver in his NFL coaching debut.The number one could also have stood for the first moment of adversity in his coaching career as an … [Read more...] about After shaky first half, Seahawks open Mike Macdonald era with win vs. Broncos
Dave Boling: Seahawks’ halftime adjustments get Mike Macdonald era off to solid start with win over Broncos
SEATTLE – Halftime in the Seattle Seahawks locker room on Sunday had to go something like this:Mike Macdonald – “Look, guys, I’m new at this head-coaching stuff, so maybe I shoulda been a little clearer before the game when I told the offense that I wanted them to get the ball into the end zone. Yeah, I should have specified … Denver’s end zone, not ours.”Once the Seahawks got … [Read more...] about Dave Boling: Seahawks’ halftime adjustments get Mike Macdonald era off to solid start with win over Broncos
Edgar Martinez’s old-fashioned approach pays off as Mariners beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS – Launch angle? Exit velocity? Barrel rate? xwOBA?Over the last decade, modern baseball has introduced a new language and, for many, a new way to think about the game.For one of the most accomplished hitters in Seattle Mariners history, though, the new-age analytics are about as useful as Sanskrit.“I don’t care if you have an exit velocity of 120 [mph],” Edgar … [Read more...] about Edgar Martinez’s old-fashioned approach pays off as Mariners beat Cardinals
Dave Boling: Seahawks’ QB Geno Smith shows impressive command – ‘You can see his confidence growing’
Today’s example of hyperbolizing a small sample of preseason football into largely unsubstantiated significance for impending regular-season games: Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith’s five plays against the Cleveland Browns.Five passes. Four completions. One touchdown. One minute, 55 seconds of play.Each pass displayed Smith’s competence in key elements of quarterbacking.They … [Read more...] about Dave Boling: Seahawks’ QB Geno Smith shows impressive command – ‘You can see his confidence growing’