The concern for the Seahawks will be Marc Bulger, Torry Holt, and Company when the Rams have the ball. The front seven needs to be able to stop the run and get pressure on the passer, so the safeties can help a struggling secondary. Getting Babineaux back and having a healthy Boulware will also help, but Marcus Trufant needs to bounce back in a big way. Steven Jackson should eat up yards, but the defense needs to bend and not break. Stops on third-and-short will be critical, but the Seahawks can't let Bulger beat them deep. Torry "Big Game" Holt might live up to his name anyway.
When the Seahawks have the ball, it will be important to commit to running the ball to keep the defense honest. The Rams secondary is not that good (and has injuries), but they can drop men in coverage if they don't have to respect the run and Matt Hasselbeck will make mistakes. Nate Burleson could have a big day with injuries to corners Fahkir Brown and Travis Fisher. Jerramy Stevens is inactive, so he will not make an impact this week. The offensive line and Matt Hasselbeck need to work together to minimize sacks. Leonard Little and La'Roi Glover could cause headaches all day, so Hasselbeck needs to get rid of the ball and know that throwing it away is ok. He just needs to avoid forcing it and making debilatating mistakes.
The Rams are a lot better this year and it starts on defense. Arizona did not make any notable moves except adding Edgerrin James, but St. Louis did. La'Roi Glover, Will Witherspoon, Corey Chavous, and Tye Hill all help this team from a year ago. This week will be a struggle with Fahkir Brown and Travis Fisher both dinged up, but the Rams defense is not the joke that it was a year ago.
If the Seahawks stick to a solid gameplan, there is no reason this game won't look like the Giants game. However, St. Louis should put up some decent numbers on offense, or at least get close enough for Jeff Wilkins to kick a bunch of field goals.
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