But first, about the Eagles game last week. I said that in order to win we'd have to do so with big plays. Even without the injuries, we wouldn't have been good enough to beat the Eagles. Well, we got a big play in the form of the longest TD from scrimmage in Seahawks history (remember that, Wallace to Robinson, because you just know it'll be a trivia question one day), then proceeded to do nothing for the rest of the game.
Today, we went into a Miami and put together a surprisingly good game. The running game came on strong, the defense played well despite some boneheaded plays that became big touchdowns (I'm done pointing out the inability to stop a team on third and long, because that's now as much a part of the Seahawks as is the color blue), and we had some big special teams play.
But, we lost. Why? Because of dropped passes. Because of a ridiculously moronic false start penalty on a two point conversion, and because Wallace, God bless him, can't put together a drive of more than 30 yards. If he didn't have a grocery store within 30 yards of his house, he'd die of malnutrition.
Of course, it doesn't help when you're passing to Colbert, Robinson and Carlson. I'm almost embarrassed to consider I once thought Robinson could be the savior of this team. He knows the routes, right? He has the rapport with Hass. What he doesn't have, and never has had, are hands. Drunk? Sober? Doesn't matter to K-Drop. The guy can't catch. Get him off the team. Colbert? Let's just have him annulled. We'll just say he never actually was a Seahawk and forget he ever happened. Carlson? He's young. I'll give him a chance.
But what's up with Mike Wahle? A false start on a two point conversion? Seriously? High school kids don't make that mistake. Junior high kids don't make that mistake. A mistake like that is unforgivable, especially with this team, which is incapable of the defensive stand and sustained drive that would otherwise be required. The defense actually came through, but when I saw there was no punt return, when I saw the amount of field we'd have to gain back in order to kick a field goal, I knew the game was lost.
Mike Wahle should have to walk home.
I've been saying we'd end the season 4-12 ever since we lost to the 49ers in week two. I'm now revising that to 2-14. Because even when Hasselbeck returns, we'll still have Colbert, we'll still have Robinson, we'll still have Carlson, and we'll still have Wahle. On any given week, at least one of those guys will find a way for us to lose the game.
