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I'm not. He was locked in on Jackson. Seemed like 80% of targets went his way.
Good point. Seneca has been with the Seahawks for a while and will rely heavily on Jackson. I'd be more concerned if I owned Branch. Honestly w/o their running game they were suffering, even with Hasslebeck playing. The Vikes were winning the ball control game handily.
It was good that he was locked in on D JAx but odds of Jax putting up his usual numbers with the QB change are remote IMO. For me anyway, Jax goes from my sure fire #1 WR to a #2/3 until HAss comes back or Wallace proves he can get into the endzone.
And this latest post........
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/
I'm worried not because of the targets but accuracy and chemistry.Also consider S. Alexander is still out.
It seemed that way. They worked on Winfield quite a bit. They had Smoot on Branch all game, with the Seahawks working DJax into the slot.. sitting down in zones.. with the exception of the audible and hot route that went for 70 and a TD. I think this will be a game-plan-dependent phenomena.
Was out. I'm betting he would have played next week before Hasselbeck got injured. Now I'm almost completely sure of it.
I don't believe the game plan will alter much. Wallace knows the system and iwll get a whole week of first team practice. Holmgren expects his backups to come in and play as well as the starter. Checking the play at the line will be the biggest downgrade. I wouldn't expect too much trouble to downgrade anyone significantly. QBs like Palmer and Rivers have stepped in with a year or two on the sidelines under their belt and handled things very well. Don't forget, Wallace was a Heisman candidate at Iowa State, has great mobility and a strong arm. He's so valuable as a QB to the team that they have kept his tremendous playmaking skills on the sidelines instead of lining him up at WR, KR or otherwise. Many, many believe that he is the best straight up thlete on the team. I believe he'll perform very well in Hass' place with a little time under center. Maybe not at Arrowhead where even the best can falter, but it is certainly not time to panic, nor to expect that Alexander will come in and have the burden placed entirely on his (so far this year) unfit shoulders. I will still be starting Branch with confidence.
