With all of the problems the Seahawks have at WR they decided to tilt the offense to the running game and it worked great last weekend.  Matt Hasselbeck completed 12 of 20 passes for 172 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 interceptions.  Julius Jones was outstanding against the Rams with 140 yards rushing on 22 carries (6.4 ypc) with a TD run.  T.J. Duckett also had a solid game with 79 yards rushing on 19 carries (4.2 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  WR Billy McMullen led the Seahawks in receiving with 76 yards on 4 catches (19.0 avg) in this game.  The Seahawks finished up with 245 yards rushing on 46 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 20 passes for 162 yards.

Linebacker LeRoy Hill led the way for the Seahawks’ solid defensive effort with 11 tackles.  Julian Peterson (4 tackles, sack, fumble recovery) and Deon Grant (4 tackles, interception) both also had big games for the Seahawks Sunday.  The Rams finished with 65 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.7 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 31 passes for 175 yards.  The Seahawks are now 1-2 on the season after this win.

Both of these teams are off to 0-2 starts so the loser of this game will be in deep trouble this season.  The Rams would love to open up the offense in this game but Marc Bulger hasn’t been getting much time to throw the ball as evidenced by the 10 times he has been sacked this season already.  The bad news for Bulger is that the Seahawks already have nine sacks this season.  Bulger will take some shots deep to Torry Holt against a Seahawks’ defense that is allowing 252.0 yards passing per game.  With the Rams not protecting Bulger well TE Randy McMichael and RB Steven Jackson could catch a lot of passes on Sunday.  It would help the Rams cause in this game if Steven Jackson got his act together on the ground as he has only rushed for 93 yards (3.4 ypc) so far this season.

The Rams are giving up 481.5 yards per game so QB Matt Hasselbeck might get his act together in this game.  He will likely have good ground support from Julius Jones who has 172 yards rushing this season and they Rams are allowing 154.0 yards rushing per game and 4.9 ypc.  TE John Carlson will likely be Hasselbeck’s top target in the passing game on Sunday putting a lot of pressure on the Rams’ safeties.  The Rams are allowing 327.5 yards passing per game this season so if Hasselbeck can’t have success against them it’s going to be a long season.

PREDICTION:  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 33, ST. LOUIS RAMS 27

The Seahawks have released DE Jason Babin.  Babin played in both games for the Seahawks this season and he has made 1 tackle.  Babin was a complete bust for the Seahawks who were hoping that he would add to the pass rush, which he didn’t.  Babin played in 4 games in two years with the Seahawks and he made 1 whole tackle.  The Seahawks won’t miss him one bit.

The Seahawks have signed 28-year old WR Koren Robinson to a 1-year contract.  Robinson played in 9 games (1 start) for the Packers last season and he caught 21 passes for 245 yards (11.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Robinson played his best four seasons of his NFL career in Seattle and the team is hoping that he can regain that magic.  In his four years in Seattle, Robinson played in 57 games (52 starts) and he caught 213 passes for 3,167 yards (14.9 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  He also carried the ball 17 times for 87 yards (5.1 ypc) for the Seahawks.  Signing Robinson after the way he left Seattle shows how desperate the team has become at WR.  But, Robinson might surprise and play pretty well for them.  This was a move that was worth the risk because of Robinson’s upside.

The Seahawks have acquired WR Keary Colbert from the Denver Broncos for a undisclosed late round draft pick.  Colbert played in both games this season for the Broncos but he didn’t catch any passes.  Colbert has played in 57 games (42 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 109 passes for 1,424 yards (13.1 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 1 time for 6 yards.  This was a good move for the desperate Seahawks who need to audition any player that can catch a forward pass.