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Will Dissly Color Rush Jersey , and many others at a minimum just hate the Seattle Seahawks less than they hate Dallas. To have a furious second-half push just to make the playoffs end in a largely self-imposed limp offensive performance is disappointing.The season was a success even without a playoff win. Not being able to get that playoff win still hurts, though.Here’s the final Winners and Losers of the 2018-19 Seahawks season.WinnersK.J. WrightIt’s a shame we didn’t get a full season of K.J. Wright. It would be a bigger shame if that was KJ’s last game as a Seattle Seahawk. Nine tackles and an interception that kept the Seahawks in the contest, he was everywhere. Yes, he had a DPI call against him on Dallas’ game-sealing drive, but his overall performance was excellent.Doug Baldwin and Tyler LockettThe two combined for seven catches and 152 yards, and they had moments of individual brilliance.This was a breakout season for Lockett and if he was in a high-volume passing attack, he’d be talked about as one of the NFL’s best receivers.JD McKissicHe lives! And he caught Seattle’s final touchdown of the season. I want Seattle to bring him back and have him more involved in the offense, and I’m willing to chalk up his injury sapping him of most of his season as the main reason we didn’t see him get more playing time.Ed DicksonOne of the surprises of the season was Dickson becoming a viable safety valve for Russell Wilson. Four catches for 42 yards and somehow he’s one of Seattle’s better guys at getting yards after catch, which is damning of this system to be honest.Frank ClarkHe had Seattle’s only sack of the game, and made a tremendous play in which he stonewalled Ezekiel Elliott at the line of scrimmage by grabbing one leg. Clark must be re-signed.Russell WilsonHis final numbers? 18/27 for 233 yards, a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown, and no turnovers. It’s hard to think of any real bad plays Wilson had in this game, and the throws he made under pressure to Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett on either side of the half were out of this world.LosersBrian Schottenheimer and PeteballSchottenheimer was atrocious in every way that national TV audiences have previously remembered him. They stubbornly ran Chris Carson into brick walls on early downs. He plays for 3rd down almost all the time. Seattle’s passing offense is not good in obvious passing situations yet they constantly put themselves in those spots, and especially in this game. Schotty did a poor job of not incorporating more carries for Mike Davis and Rashaad Penny when it was obvious Carson’s power was being met with both power and the speed that he lacks. Russell Wilson was scarcely “unleashed” and was effectively gameplanned out of existence for prolonged stretches like he was a scrub QB. That’s unacceptable. As was the chickenshit 3rd-and-long plays that were all about getting better field position for Michael Dickson.But Schottyball is really just Peteball, and Peteball has effectively been snuffed out by all of Pete Carroll’s former assistants. Kris Richard in this game, Robert Saleh in the 49ers rematch, and Gus Bradley in the Chargers game. All losses. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. They know his tendences, they know how Peteball works, but Peteball is largely predicated on dominating the other team while at the same time being fairly predictable. Schottenheimer should do a better job of adjusting, but he’s likely carrying out what Pete wants.Shaquill GriffinGriffin was a question mark coming in due to a sprained ankle, but was taken off the injury report on Thursday. He’s almost certainly not 100% healthy, but I have to put him on here. He was being attacked by Dak Prescott in ways that they basically didn’t test Tre Flowers Michael Dickson Color Rush Jersey , the rookie who couldn’t have had a much worse regular season debut. Shaq gave up six catches on 11 targets, a touchdown to Michael Gallup that proved to be vital in the grand scheme of things, and had two terrible moments in run defense against Ezekiel Elliott. On one play, it seems both him and (primarily?) Akeem King lost contain on a 3rd and 1 that led to the Gallup TD. Another play was just Griffin getting shoved like a lightweight by one of the best RBs in the league. Even on the Wright interception, he badly bit on play-action and that’s what led to Prescott throwing it to Noah Brown in the end zone.We shouldn’t measure Shaq based on Richard Sherman. To be honest, he’s not getting burned on the regular, but in many ways he is an embodiment of the 2018 Seahawks defense. He seems to be bang-on average and rarely showed signs of turning the corner (no pun intended) towards becoming one of the Seahawks’ better defenders. Maybe year three will be different.Pass RushDak Prescott was sacked just once and hardly pressured in 33 dropbacks. Turns out the Cowboys OL is a bit better than the Cardinals OL. Pass rush to aid Frank Clark and Jarran Reed is a must in the offseason.Chris Carson15 touches for 21 yards. It was not his night. Obviously this isn’t a Chris Carson problem, but he was not only unable to get on track, Schottenheimer stubbornly kept trying to get him on track at the expense of time and valuable downs.Offensive line Justin Britt and DJ Fluker committed brutal penalties on Seattle’s penultimate offensive drive, and we know the Seahawks can’t overcome being behind the sticks 90% of the time. The run blocking was also poor, whereas the pass blocking really wasn’t, but they were bullied against a Cowboys team hellbent on stopping the run.Brian SchneiderA longer post will touch on this, but please fire Brian Schneider. Tavon Austin was barely a factor all season for the Cowboys due to injuries and “being Tavon Austin.” Of course, they just about gave up a 90-yard punt return TD that was called back due to a holding penalty, and actually gave up a 53-yard punt return to him in the 4th quarter. Dallas didn’t score on that drive thanks to KJ Wright’s interception, but the field position flip was a problem in the first place. You want to talk accountability? Another sub-par ST group — the fourth one over the last five seasons — should be the nail in his coffin.Russell WilsonYes he’s a loser too. Not for performance, but his coaching staff. They failed him miserably and too often took the ball out of his hands with the season on the line. That, more than anything else, upsets me the most.Final NotesDak Prescott had a pretty good game and made several key plays down the stretch. The 3rd and 14 run up the middle was an absolute dagger. That’s a credit to him considering that offense and his coaching staff holds him back, too. I hate that GMC Sierra commercial so much and they kept playing it.That Michael Dickson onside kick attempt... what the hell was that supposed to be?Sebastian Janikowski had a successful year given he made three buzzer-beating game-winners... but I wouldn’t re-sign him. He’s old and got an “out of shape old man” injury on that 57-yard field goal.Wishing the best for Cowboys WR Allen Hurns. His ankle snapped badly early in the 1st quarter on a Bradley McDougald tackle and that’ll be a long recovery for him, one would assume. You hate to see gruesome injuries like that happen. The refs weren’t all that bad. Only 11 accepted penalties combined, but I suppose the worst call that went against the Seahawks was Russell Wilson not getting a face mask call on the lone sack he took. That would’ve been an automatic first down instead of another punt. Blech.We’re going to have to accept that the Seahawks offensive philosophy won’t change. Instead, Seattle’s defense has to be elite again. I suspect that’ll be the main focus heading into next season.Enemy Reaction will chronicle the rest of the playoffs Alex McGough Color Rush Jersey , but I’m not doing one this week. Thanks for reading all of these Winners and Losers columns this season. Now it’s time to switch to offseason coverage as the Seahawks prepare to make a bigger push for playoff contention in the 2019-20 campaign. Fans of the Seattle Seahawks were largely blindsided earlier this month when the team released veteran wide receiver Doug Baldwin, one of the most beloved players on the roster by fans and most..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteField Gullsa Seattle Seahawks communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsSeahawksOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar ThoughtsFiled under:The Offseason2019 NFL DraftIt’s all about perspective and expectationsNew,94commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareIt’s all about perspective and expectationsJeff Hanisch-USA TODAY SportsFans of the Seattle Seahawks were largely blindsided earlier this month when the team released veteran wide receiver Doug Baldwin, one of the most beloved players on the roster by fans and most productive receivers in team history. That, of course, brings up the obvious questions about who will fill Baldwin’s shoes for the receiving corps, and which receivers will be tasked with replacing the lost production. It’s no secret that the team went heavy at receiver in the draft, adding DK Metcalf, Gary Jennings and John Ursua, and the excitement for those three players among fans is great. Optimism is nothing new for fans, who are expected to be hopeful for the future of fresh additions to the team, but should Seahawks fans be expecting more from this group than from third year players David Moore and Amara Darboh? It’s been more than two years since the Seahawks selected those two in the 2017 NFL Draft, but fans have cooled on them in spite of the flashes they have shown at times because of the holes in their games that have also been shown. Why is it that fans have greater optimism for players that have zero snaps of NFL game experience than players who have at least been in the system and have experience? Why is it, in spite of evidence that Darboh and Moore can at least hack it at a minimal level fans have turned their attention to the rookies? Is it because humans are inherently drawn to the new and shiny? Is it because research shows that negative outcomes are more impactful on the psyche than positive outcomes and fans now have two season of watching their hopes for Darboh and Moore not be fulfilled as they’d expected? Whether that is the actual reason behind why fans are more interested in the rookies than the guys who have been here for a couple of years or not, it brings me to the point about perspective and expectations. Fans expectations for Moore and Darboh appear to have been reset lower after two years worth of evidence regarding their skills and abilities on the field. This is not to say either of them is not good, just that receiver is a difficult position to play and takes time to learn. A third year breakout for receivers is not uncommon, and thus we come back to the idea of perspective. Similarly, many fans are excited about the prospect of Mike Iupati potentially taking over as the starter at left guard, in spite of his injury history. He’s new, so fans have hope that he can demonstrate the All Pro form he showed earlier in his career, and fans are willing to downplay the fact that he hasn’t played a full sixteen games in a season since Matt Flynn was the backup quarterback for the Seahawks. These hopes are founded in the perspective of a Seahawks fan whose never seen him miss a game for their team. In contrast, fans of the Arizona Cardinals fan who watched Iupati miss 25 games over the past four years and never suit up for every game in a season are more than happy to see him depart. And this brings things back to perspective, which is key for setting realistic expectations. For example Byron Maxwell Color Rush Jersey , take a look at the following and see what jumps out most (Author’s note: You’ll need to open the tweet to see the full picture to understand the rest of what I’m about to talk about). That is a tweet that former New England Patriot Brandon Spikes, sent out on the morning of the Super Bowl back in February. Everyone I’ve ever shown that picture to instantly notices one thing, and that is who is in the picture with Spikes. Yes, that is indeed Aaron Hernandez, which immediately leads to the question of why Spikes would tweet a photo of himself with a convicted murderer to get ready for the Super Bowl matchup against the Los Angeles Rams? The answer to that again likely lies in perspective. The 2011 Super Bowl is the only Super Bowl for which Spikes played in. He was with the Buffalo Bills in 2014 and so his Super Bowl memories are from the Pats 2011 loss to the Eli Manning led New York Giants. In short, from his perspective, Super Bowl memories involve Aaron Hernandez, with whom he played not just for the Patriots, but in college with the Florida Gators where the two were teammates for three seasons. To hammer home my point about perspective, though, what jumped out of the picture to me had nothing to do with the teammate in the picture. Take a look at the shoes Spikes is wearing. For the overwhelming majority of fans reading this article, they’ll probably look at his shoes and shrug, but for me, those shoes jump out of the picture. Why? Because of my perspective. One look at those shoes and I know exactly what those shoes are. They’re Reebok Realflex. And they’re not Realflex 2.0 or 3.0, those are the originals, which just happen to be my favorite shoes of all time. I bought a pair in 2011 and instantly fell in love. Over the next year or so I picked up a couple more pairs, and in 2013 I found a half dozen pairs in my size at the Reebok store at the Premium Outlets South in Las Vegas and bought them all. In short, as OTAs wind down over the coming weeks and through training camp in July and August, remember to keep perspective in mind. The flashy new toys that were just recently added may not contribute as much as those who have been working hard while buried on the depth chart. The veteran who had bad injury luck with another team may continue to have bad injury luck with the Seahawks. In short, as fans we’re about to enter into the time of the year when hopes and expectations can begin to far outpace reality as news is hard to come by, but upside and dreams have an inexhaustible supply.