Who's Division? Seattle's Division!

I had to take the night to digest the Seahawks' dominating victory over the 49ers. This was as close to what I expected from the Seahawks this year as we've seen so far. Here are some observations and questions from the game:

-The pass rush was phenomenal. (Obviously) Peterson and the LBs were in Smith, then Dilfers face all day long which allowed the secondary to play an outstanding game.

-"Does Shaun Alexander secretly suck? I haven't watched him closely enough to have an opinion on this, but I'll be watching this weekend. Stay tuned." Bill Simmons from ESPN.com in his weekly picks article. No, Alexander does not suck. Yes, he does go down to easily when he's hit in the backfield. Once again the opponent stacked the box to stop our running game. Now that Hasselbeck and Branch are proving they can throw it will loosen up the running lanes and I expect Shaun to start to run like the Pro-Bowler he is.

-Speaking of Deon Branch, he has had a hell of a 3-week stretch. Ever since that 1st game he has been the Seahawks most productive and consistent receiver.

-Burleson and Hackett, when he comes back, need to be more productive. Burleson only had 2 catches for 10 yards yesterday. If one of them emerges as a solid #2 that will only open the running lanes more for Shaun and the middle of the field for Pollard.

-Hasselbeck continues to play solid as a rock. Today he threw his first "real" interception but he still has shown that without him in the lineup this whole thing could really fall apart.

-It was good to see Seneca Wallace in on some trick plays. Hopefully they will continue to work on them and use them next week against Pittsburgh.

-I recorded the 1st 15 plays from scrimmage because Holmgren likes to script them, I just wrote down the formation and the result, whether it was run or pass.

1st series:
1. Regular - Pass
2. Zebra - Run
3. Eagle - Pass

2nd series:
4. E - Run
5. E - Pass
6. Eagle - Pass
7. Regular - Run
8. Regular - Pass
9. Eagle - Pass

3rd series:
10. Regular - Run
11. Regular - Pass
12. Eagle - Pass

4th series:
13. E - Run
14. E - Pass
15. Regular - Run

Who let the underdogs out? [ESPN]
Photo Courtesy of Scott Eklund, Seattle PI