A brutal 34-17 shellacking at the hands of the Chicago Bears on Monday night has Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald hitting the reset button hard, telling Seattle Sports 710 on Tuesday that his team was beaten in *all three phases* of the game. That’s a gut punch, especially when you consider where we’re at right now.
No More Tinkering, Time for a Deep Breath
We’re sitting at a frustrating 4-4 record, trying to defend a Super Bowl title, and Macdonald admits there’s an “itch to say” what needs to change. You know the feeling, right? We all want to point fingers, demand tweaks, shake things up. But the coach is calling for something different. He’s suggesting we all take “a deep breath” and recenter on the things that actually propelled this team to success in the past. It’s not about overhauling everything after one bad night, it’s about remembering who we are when we’re playing our best ball.
What Exactly Is “Us,” Anyway?
Macdonald didn’t mince words, and honestly, we needed to hear it. He said, “If we’re going to go out, we want to go out in our way and our style, and that wasn’t us, or the best version of us at least.” He went on to explain, via the team’s website, that the 34-17 beatdown was tough because it felt completely unlike our style of ball. Too many times, we turned on the tape and didn’t see the Seahawks we know and love. We need to focus on “recapturing us” and making sure our identity is undeniable out there. We need that fierce, relentless, in-your-face brand of football back.
This team’s identity, that *style of ball*, is what makes us special, what makes the 12s roar. Losing it, even for a game, feels like losing a piece of ourselves. The question now is, can we find it again? This week, we’ve got a home game against the Cardinals. This isn’t just another division matchup, it’s our chance to show everyone, especially ourselves, if we can truly “recapture us” on the field. The Emerald City is watching.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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