Updated Oct 30, 2012 - 2:19 pm
Chalk Talk: Inexperience hurt Seahawks on third down
Coach Pete Carroll suggested inexperience was a factor in some of the mistakes the Seahawks defense made during their loss to Detroit.
"Really, it's guys that were trying a little bit too hard or trying to do too much. A guy gets out of whack a little bit in his drop, in his coverage, he might try to overcompensate a little bit because they want to do it so badly," Carroll told "Brock and Salk" on Monday.
"That's still a youthful thing. It's having the poise to just believe in what you're doing and do it exactly right. We always talk about how you finish is you do things right longer than the other guys, and we were not as right as they were, so they win the football game in that situation."
Seattle allowed the Lions to covert 12 of 16 third downs, including three on their final drive. One of them was the game-winning touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to receiver Titus Young from 1 yard out.
Another was a third-and-10 pass to running back Joique Bell three plays earlier. Brock Huard explains what went wrong on that play in the latest "Chalk Talk" video.
Note: You can watch the play at the 2:53 mark of this video on the Seahawks' website.
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ronzilla wrote...There are only 10 Seahawks in your screencap @ 1:58October 30, 2012 10:57 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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ronzilla wrote...Is our 11th defender offscreen, in the end zone?October 30, 2012 11:02 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Dynamice wrote...Don't forget Earl ThomasOctober 31, 2012 6:26 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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zebenir wrote...Brock's AwesomeOctober 31, 2012 6:26 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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ronzilla wrote...Yeah, Brock's chalk talks are educational. That's what I love about them.October 31, 2012 10:36 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock has also spent five years with ESPN working as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. Brock makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
