WE HAVE REACHED THE MIDWAY POINT

Seahawks Take 3-5 Record into Second Half of Season

Fair weather- fans. Its seasons like these and losses like week 6 to the Arizona Cardinals that show the true Seahawk fans from the fakes. Turnover- plagued first quarters, red zone pass interference penalties, poor coaching, poor playing, and season ending injuries; these are the bi lines that have defined the Seahawks first half of the 2009 Season. Time to decide, what kind of fan are you?

There are those of us who are so emotionally invested, our health cannot afford us to not change the channel. Then there are those who simply jump off and on the ban wagon with every season, every game, every play. Going into Arizona this week with a 3-5 record facing the division leading Cardinals 5-3, I am the true 12th man. I look at this season and I'm not thinking about the draft or who needs to be fired, I believe in our players and support our efforts every down. I'm looking for us to win this game and be only 1 game back from the division lead, with a weak remaining schedule! ( except for Minnesota next week)

For those of you who are already chanting, "Fire Mora", or booing Matt Hasselbeck for throwing an interception on the first play for the Hawks vs. the Lions last week, I have but one thing to say "GO PUT ON YOUR BLUE AND WHITE AND ROOT FOR THE COLTS!" because us true fans don't need you, and your constant doubting and flip flopping.

That said I know I haven't updated my blog in a while, and I apologize for that. It's taken me a while to decide how I feel about the heartbreaking performances of the last few weeks, as well as the injuries that continue to plague the team. What I will say is this; at 3-5 I at best only expected to be 5-3 at this point (that's a two game swing) If we had beaten Chicago or actually showed up to play vs. Arizona, we would be looking at a 5-3 record atop the division.

This weeks game is Pivotal. Splitting the season series with the Cardinals who look to be at the top of the division is huge if it comes down to a tie record at the end of the year. We cannot afford to lose both games to AZ this year. Matt has historically performed well in AZ, and AZ has typically played poor at home. That said, the Seahawks continue to play horribly on the road and are 0-3 this season. Something has got to give. The defense is relatively healthy going into this game. Marcus Trufant (C) should play a big role against the high flying and dynamic wide receiving core Arizona will field.

Like I said going into week 6, the key to this game will be for our front 4 to get pressure on Kurt Warner, and working in intelligent and effective blitz packages. Mebane, Hawthorne, and Curry are my key players on defense this week.

On offense, we have no running game. No need to discuss it. Just like last week against the Lions where Matt went 39-51, 329yrds, this game will rest on the shoulders of our leader. Matt gets easily discouraged by dropped balls and key penalties, so I look for fundamentals and execution to be key on the offensive side of the ball.

I will not make a prediction for this game all I will say is GO HAWKS!!

(note: Matt Hasselbeck's shoulder status is (probable) for this weeks game)