It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Despite their 42-0 win last night over the Eagles, I'm sure much of the nation still has no idea what to make of the Seattle Seahawks. You can blame Seattle for that, too. Perhaps weary, bored or just plain sick and tired of talking about a widely perceived "lack of respect", the Seahawks did the nation a favor: They allowed you to get a good night's sleep last night.

If you went to bed at the half, when the score was already 35-0, you didn't miss too much. On the Eagles second play, LeRoy Hill blew up Ryan Moats, forcing a fumble which Andre Dyson scooped up and ran 25 yards with for the final points of the night.

Game over.

I fully expected the spin that columnists and NFL observers are already putting on last night's win. Philadelphia is not the same team they were a year ago. The poor Eagles are without Donovan McNabb, Tra Thomas, Hank Fraley and of course, there's the whole Terrell Owens fiasco to consider.

The extent to which these morons (yes, I said morons) will go to avoid giving credit where credit is most certainly due, is laughable. Everytime one of these goobers opens his/her mouth, the verbal diarrhea that spills forth makes a mockery of their profession, and the "news" organization that employs them.

And I want it to continue.

After all, what happened when you "experts":

Told the 2005 Seahawks that they can't beat the Rams? A: They swept the season series.
Told the 2005 Seahawks that they can't win on the road? A: They're 4-2 on the road
Told the 2005 Seahawks that they're "soft"? A:They beat the Cowboys, Giants and Falcons (3 playoff-caliber teams) in tight games.
Told the 2005 Seahawks they can't win on the East coast? A: They give you the most lopsided shutout in the history of Monday Night Football...in cold and snowy Philadelphia.

I've been saying it all year, and it bears repeating: "This is not the same old Seahawks". They just keep winning, and with each win, they move closer to never having to leave Seattle in the playoffs. You know, where the Seahawks are 19-4 since the start of the 2003 season?

The Kid's Are Alright

Last night, the world was introduced to Seahawks MLB Lofa Tatupu. 9 tackles, including one where he stuffed Brian Westbrook for a loss on 3rd and 1. He scored his 1st NFL TD on an INT return, and tipped a pass that was intercepted by Michael Boulware. Not a bad night, rook.

And how about LeRoy Hill? Here's a guy who didn't even dress in Week 1, has only started the last 5 weeks due to various injuries (DD Lewis, Jamie Sharper) and is 2nd among all NFL linebackers in sacks, with 6.5. He also forced the fumble that Andre Dyson returned for a TD in the 3rd quarter.

These guys can flat-out play, and I'm not even concerned with Tatupu earning "Defensive Rookie of the Year" honors, I think that guy should be in Honolulu after the season.