ATLANTA—The Seahawks arrived in Atlanta having misplaced three consecutive video games, and so they took the sector Sunday minus two of their high three cornerbacks, one beginning security, and with a rookie making his first profession begin at proper sort out, hardly a super scenario to be in going right into a street sport in opposition to a Falcons squad that had gained three in a row.
They completed their afternoon with “Sea-Hawks!” chants echoing by an in any other case nearly empty Mercedes-Benz Stadium because the clock wound down on a 34-14 Seahawks victory.
If the Seahawks had been speculated to be unable to beat their latest struggles and continued accidents, nicely then someone forgot to inform them, as a result of the Seahawks responded to the primary actual dose of adversity within the Mike Macdonald period with their most spectacular efficiency of the season.
“Our guys are decided,” Macdonald stated. “We grew as a soccer staff this week, and now now we have to maintain it going. We now have to maintain stacking as of late, hold stacking our prep, take what we have to be taught from this sport and hold transferring ahead. It is nonetheless early within the season, nevertheless it’s nice to get again within the win column for positive.”
For the Seahawks, Sunday’s win was constructed on the inspiration of what gamers and Macdonald felt was a robust week of preparation, starting with a gathering on Monday to get to the foundation of what was ailing the staff whereas additionally highlighting numerous the great that had taken place on the best way to a 3-3 report.
“Simply pleased with our guys,” Macdonald stated. “We stated the message after the sport was, staff win. I felt like we earned the win on our preparation Monday by Saturday. It was in all probability our greatest week of prep, guys had been locked in. Touring east, 10 a.m. sport our time, having power, the main target, the togetherness, all of the stuff we wanted to ensure that us to win, we did.”
Mentioned security Julian Love, “We had an ideal week of follow. It is not lip-service. It is taking note of particulars. We had an additional day, so Monday, then Wednesday we acquired after it, Thursday we acquired after, and all of it works collectively. We’re simply looking for our move, we’re looking for our identification as a staff. At the moment was type of an instance of that—offense taking good care of the ball, protection getting the ball, being stout, bend, do not break typically on protection. On offense, they’ve these explosive performs they will make at any second, all of it labored collectively.
“It began with Mike and began with our leaders, simply addressing it, ‘Hey, we’re right here. We all know what we do nicely, we all know what we’re not doing nicely, let’s attempt to tackle it. However perceive that we’re doing issues nicely.’ It felt like the top of the world I do know for some individuals, shedding a number of video games in a row, however we do numerous good issues, so it was simply correcting and attempting to enhance on the dangerous issues, after which hold being the attacking model staff we could be. So I actually respect how he approached it. He stated precisely what it was, and if you see that in black and white, you may assault it.”