MVN: Most Valuable Network

The Seattle Seahawks finally notched their third win of the season, defeating the St. Louis Rams for the eighth consecutive time.  As I anticipated in an earlier post, it was a hard-fought, entertaining game between two teams desperate for a win.  The outcome wasn't decided until the final seconds of the game, with Olindo Mare kicking the winning field goal with two seconds left.  The sense of relief on the Seahawks' sideline was palpable.

There were a number of positives in this game.  First, Mike Holmgren made a series of fantastic half-time adjustments, something that hasn't always happened this season.  He adjusted the defensive approach to mix up coverages and, most of all, he adjusted to a quick-hit, up-tempo offensive approach to neutralize the blitz and let Seneca hit some passes and get some confidence.  The most important thing I saw in this game, though, was the emotion and intensity with which the players approached the game.  At 2-11, with half of the squad injured, it would have been so easy to just mail it in and collect a check.  Instead, our guys absolutely sold out and left everything on the field.  That's the character of this team: keep your chin up, keep working hard, don't complain, and never give up.  It might sound cliche', but there are a lot of teams out there that could learn from it.