Saturday, January 08, 2005
THE OFFSEASON HAS BEGUN...
I wasn't planning on doing another post tonight.
Well.....
Receivers: Drop talk of drops
Darrell Jackson started the game with a ball that went off his shoulder and into the hands of Rams cornerback Travis Fisher for an interception on the Seahawks' first offensive play.
In all, the Seahawks dropped four or five passes, depending upon whether you believe Engram's ball should have been caught.
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It was a problem that plagued the Seahawks and their receivers all season long, but it's also a reputation the receivers and their teammates feel was not fully deserved.
"We're receivers and we are going to drop balls here and there," said Jackson, who led all receivers with 12 receptions for 128 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown.
"I think we're just a scapegoat for this team when you start talking about dropped balls," Jackson added. "And the dropped balls don't cause us to lose games."
When asked about the last pass that went off Engram's hands, Jackson replied: "That would have been a great catch. You guys don't know a dropped pass from a great effort. Sometimes we get unfairly criticized for dropped passes when there is great effort."
Hey Darrell, LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD, BRO!
Do you ever see Torry Holt drop a pass? Isaac Bruce? No. Hell, even Kevin Curtis catches the damn ball.
I don't care for Holt. But at the same time, I'll be glad to take him on my team anytime. He catches the damn ball and runs great routes as well. I'm sick and tired of hearing about dropped passes when it comes to the Seattle Seahawks. Catching a football is not that hard. Dropping it is.
Is it terrible for me to criticize Darrell Jackson today, even though he did catch 12 balls? No it isn't. The fact is, the Seahawks lost a playoff game at home to an 8-8 team. That 8-8 team is also a divisional rival as well.
That same divisional rival that has receivers who can catch the damn ball.
The offseason has only just begun, Hawks fans...
Well.....
Receivers: Drop talk of drops
Darrell Jackson started the game with a ball that went off his shoulder and into the hands of Rams cornerback Travis Fisher for an interception on the Seahawks' first offensive play.
In all, the Seahawks dropped four or five passes, depending upon whether you believe Engram's ball should have been caught.
[...]
It was a problem that plagued the Seahawks and their receivers all season long, but it's also a reputation the receivers and their teammates feel was not fully deserved.
"We're receivers and we are going to drop balls here and there," said Jackson, who led all receivers with 12 receptions for 128 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown.
"I think we're just a scapegoat for this team when you start talking about dropped balls," Jackson added. "And the dropped balls don't cause us to lose games."
When asked about the last pass that went off Engram's hands, Jackson replied: "That would have been a great catch. You guys don't know a dropped pass from a great effort. Sometimes we get unfairly criticized for dropped passes when there is great effort."
Hey Darrell, LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD, BRO!
Do you ever see Torry Holt drop a pass? Isaac Bruce? No. Hell, even Kevin Curtis catches the damn ball.
I don't care for Holt. But at the same time, I'll be glad to take him on my team anytime. He catches the damn ball and runs great routes as well. I'm sick and tired of hearing about dropped passes when it comes to the Seattle Seahawks. Catching a football is not that hard. Dropping it is.
Is it terrible for me to criticize Darrell Jackson today, even though he did catch 12 balls? No it isn't. The fact is, the Seahawks lost a playoff game at home to an 8-8 team. That 8-8 team is also a divisional rival as well.
That same divisional rival that has receivers who can catch the damn ball.
The offseason has only just begun, Hawks fans...