Marcus Trufant had a terrible game. He has fallen down a few times this year because he was trying to adjust after getting out of position. The result has been touchdowns for the other team. Trufant plays at a Pro Bowl level sometimes, but he needs to be able to cover Health Miller one-on-one if he wants to be a starter in the NFL.
Shaun Alexander is catching a lot of flack from fans, but he isn't the problem. Opposing defenses have decided to flood the box and focus on the run. The same thing is happening to Larry Johnson, Frank Gore, and LaDanian Tomlinson. Don't look now, but Shaun Alexander has more yards and a higher ypc average than all of them, even after his 11 carry, 25 yard performance.
The problem with the Seahawks offense is two-fold. First, the offensive line needs to do a better job with their run-blocking assignments. You can't open holes with extra defenders if you aren't even blocking the correct defensive linemen. Second, if defenses are going to bail out on pass coverage and bring the safeties up to the line of scrimmage, then Matt Hasselbeck needs to hit the open receivers.
If any single person deserves the blame for the loss in Pittsburgh, it is Matt Hasselbeck. Defenses are daring him to beat them, and he either can or can't. He couldn't against the Steelers. Hasselbeck is getting the Damon Huard/Brodie Croyle, Alex Smith/Trent Dilfer, and Philip Rivers treatment. He is better than those players and needs to show it for the team to win.
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