Great win tonight! The Hawks also gave BMW a three year extenstion today!

I say go with Charlie next Saturday

Miracle on Turf this Saturday...

HAWKS 27
Ex Champs 24

GO HAWKS!

Still the SB Champs 34
One-n-Dones 19

Clemons is going to take that birth mark off brees's face....

Im holding my prediction yet

Interesting perspective that ESPN must like the hawks ...
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest

One thought on Whitehurst vs Hasselbeck for next Saturday, the Rams didn't do too much in the way of confusing blitzes tonight. The Saints will come from anywhere at anytime and all day long. The guy under center has to have the
experience and knowledge to see those comming. CBJ doesn't have that experience, Hasselbeck does. However, a decent running attack would help both guys immensely next week.

Yah Fumblebeck might have the experience but he is made of glass and at this point I feel like injuries are inevitable for the poor old fella. An added bonus, Whitehurst can run the ball more than 5 yards without blowing out his back or crippling up his hip.

Leave Matt on the bench.

Whitehurst looked skittish.

St. Louis Ewes receiver:

"We obviously didn't play to the best of our ability," said receiver Brandon Gibson, a former Washington State star.

Simple explanation there; the Ewes Cooged it.

theres many problems for the heehawks. half the time those 3 running backs never show at the game. i believe CWH looked the very best last night. he still needs to settle down in the pocket. good to see he's willing to bolt and not break something when taking hits.

saints 34
hawks 13

I still have not bought in to Football Jesus. I think Matty boy needs one more shot at the playoffs. Besides giving us our best chance to win he earned it over the years. We all know he will not likely be back.

I think the Hawks can make a game of it. NO is a dome team thats never won a playoff game on the road. They're coming to play outside in one of the hardest places in the NFL to get a win.

I can see the Hawks getting up for a home playoff game and getting a win.

+100

I don't think the Hawks could have asked for a better match-up.

NO is historically weak on the road in the playoffs, and they are pretty dinged up right now as well.

I don't think Seattle is fooling anyone with the "which QB will start" thing..........everyone knows Fragile Matt will start. Hopefully nobody stares at him too hard and breaks his hip.

Hank is a closet Hawks fan, in case you didn't already know it.

Gotta go with #8.Should be a good game.Suck's I'll miss my first home play-off game ever as they don't come around often enough. I'll be slingin dimes for Elk river metal for a few day's later on this week and weekend.The trips been booked and cancelled twice in the past 2 years,gotta go and get it over with.Win or lose I'll be on the river havin fun.Good luck,
SZ


Like Chuck S. I'm holding me prediction for a couple more day's.

LOL

Whitehurst did a great job of not losing last night. The fact that he didn't commit any turnovers is likely the reason the Hawks won. He also made just enough great plays to lead the team to a win. All this said, I think Hasselbeck gives them a better chance to win on Saturday, as long as he can stay in the game, of course. The main reason for this thinking is that, as Chris Collinsworth pointed out on a couple of occasions last night, a seasoned veteran QB is generally much better at identifying specific defensive matchups that can be exploited for big plays, which is something the Hawks will likely need a lot of to win on Saturday.

My "X-factor" for the Hawks' chances in the playoffs (no matter how far they might miraculously go) is Russell Okung. Seems to me the Hawks have looked much, much better all year on offense when he has been able to play. He's not polished yet, but he's already the best O-lineman on the team as a rookie. If he can get and stay healthy, I think either quarterback will be much more effective. Hasselbeck has been extremely injury-prone, but I think that's due to the savage beatings he's been taking due to poor pass blocking since the departure of Hutchinson and the retirements of Big Walt and Mack Strong. His whole body is probably more or less mush by now. When he gets good protection and at least some production from the running game (or, when the O-line shows up), Hasselbeck is still capable of putting up great numbers.

It'll be fun to watch. They're a team with nothing to lose and a chip on their shoulders, which can be dangerous. Starting out with a home game doesn't hurt either. If they can somehow get past New Orleans, the next stop would be Chicago, where they have already won once this year....

Another thing I was noticing about CWH is a tendency to get the ball out away from his body. He needs to keep it wrapped up and out of danger, especially when making runs and dropping back into the pocket to throw. I was surprised it didn't result in any turnovers in yesterdays matchup.

Charlie holds the ball too long mostly due to his inexperience. He missed a couple of big throws due to being late with the delivery. Overall, he did what the team wanted him to do: Don't turn the ball over.

Chris Ivory is out for the season. Can't hurt because he killed the Hawks, but Pierre Thomas and Bush will be back.

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