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Week Seven “Three and Out”
Posted by Mike Florio on October 18, 2014
Seahawks at Rams
1. How do the Seahawks replace Percy Harvin?
It’s not a big problem because they never really saw much of him. He played eight games since arriving in March 2013, and he contributed only 225 yards from scrimmage this year.
Against the Cowboys, Harvin had three catches and three rushing attempts for a total of minus-one yard.
Last year, the Seahawks thrived without Harvin. While he had a major impact on the offense in the Super Bowl, most of the success came from the defense and other aspects of the offense.
Whether it’s addition by subtraction or simply a non-issue, the Seahawks must not be concerned about life without Harvin, since they embraced the opportunity to get rid of him.
2. Didn’t you used to be Chris Givens?
For years, the Rams have been trying to find a solid stable of receivers. While they were trying to improve, Chris Givens was putting in the work, leading the team in receiving in 2012 and finishing second in 2013. But with Brian Quick emerging and Kenny Britt in the fold and Stedman Bailey stepping up and Tavon Austin healthy, Givens has been a healthy scratch for two straight games.
“Yeah, I was surprised,” Givens recently said. “It’s a business — these things happen. It was tough to deal with. Definitely it was a humbling experience. At the same time, it’s bigger than me.”
But not much bigger. With Givens doing less, the Rams are still worse.
3. Is Jeff Fisher on the hot seat?
Only one person truly knows, and he never says anything. Owner Stan Kroenke keeps his cards close, doing things when he chooses to do them without much advance warning.
The Rams were respectable in Fisher’s first two years, going 7-8-1 and 7-9 in the NFL’s toughest division. This year has been a free fall, however, with the Rams at 1-4.
Still, Fisher likely will stay, for a couple of reasons. First, he’s only in the third season of a five-year, $35 million contract. That makes for a pricey buyout. Second, with the team potentially moving to L.A. as soon as 2015 (another topic on which Kroenke will say nothing), who better to preside over the transition than the man who coached the Houston Oilers through their move to Tennessee a generation ago?
Week Seven “Three and Out”
Posted by Mike Florio on October 18, 2014
Seahawks at Rams
1. How do the Seahawks replace Percy Harvin?
It’s not a big problem because they never really saw much of him. He played eight games since arriving in March 2013, and he contributed only 225 yards from scrimmage this year.
Against the Cowboys, Harvin had three catches and three rushing attempts for a total of minus-one yard.
Last year, the Seahawks thrived without Harvin. While he had a major impact on the offense in the Super Bowl, most of the success came from the defense and other aspects of the offense.
Whether it’s addition by subtraction or simply a non-issue, the Seahawks must not be concerned about life without Harvin, since they embraced the opportunity to get rid of him.
2. Didn’t you used to be Chris Givens?
For years, the Rams have been trying to find a solid stable of receivers. While they were trying to improve, Chris Givens was putting in the work, leading the team in receiving in 2012 and finishing second in 2013. But with Brian Quick emerging and Kenny Britt in the fold and Stedman Bailey stepping up and Tavon Austin healthy, Givens has been a healthy scratch for two straight games.
“Yeah, I was surprised,” Givens recently said. “It’s a business — these things happen. It was tough to deal with. Definitely it was a humbling experience. At the same time, it’s bigger than me.”
But not much bigger. With Givens doing less, the Rams are still worse.
3. Is Jeff Fisher on the hot seat?
Only one person truly knows, and he never says anything. Owner Stan Kroenke keeps his cards close, doing things when he chooses to do them without much advance warning.
The Rams were respectable in Fisher’s first two years, going 7-8-1 and 7-9 in the NFL’s toughest division. This year has been a free fall, however, with the Rams at 1-4.
Still, Fisher likely will stay, for a couple of reasons. First, he’s only in the third season of a five-year, $35 million contract. That makes for a pricey buyout. Second, with the team potentially moving to L.A. as soon as 2015 (another topic on which Kroenke will say nothing), who better to preside over the transition than the man who coached the Houston Oilers through their move to Tennessee a generation ago?