I like the Seahawks alright...

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2011/01/02/sports/sports-us-nfl-seattle.html?_r=1&hp



Sunday night is usually filled with students struggling to finish their homework for the next day, parents dreading going back to work, and football fans going wild for their favorite teams. Tonight was no different, except I did no homework whatsoever. Sunday Night Football on NBC tonight showed the matchup of the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams to determine who would fill the last playoff spot. Both teams were 7-8 going into the game and it was played in Seattle.

Last week, Seattle’s starting quarterback, Matt Hasselback, suffered from a hip injury, putting him out of the game tonight. He was actually cleared to play just before the game, but Seattle wanted to start Charlie Whitehurst, and only bring in Hasselback if it were necessary. This would be an interesting decision by Seattle but it ended up working out for them.

In the first drive of the game, Whitehurst threw a beautiful four yard pass to receiver Williams to take an early lead. This would be the only touchdown scored in the game. The rest of it was up to field goals. Two scored by the Rams and three by the Seahawks.

The Seahawk defense shutdown the Rams’ rookie quarterback Sam Bradford, who says he has only bought a new ping pong table with his money from the Rams. As a rookie, he has been a star for the Rams. He never missed a play for the Rams throughout the entire season and broke Peyton Manning’s rookie completion record as a quarterback. Unfortunately, tonight was not his night to shine.

I watched this hard fought game with my 23 year old brother, Dan. We actually watched every football game this weekend together, barely getting out of our chairs for two straight days. This is why I am writing now.

I had a wonderful break, but I did not see one special person who was on my list these past two weeks: Drew Harris. I almost gave him a call the other day (New Year’s Eve), but I was told he was watching a movie with Abby, so I didn’t bother. Even though I haven’t seen him in a while, he is still my hero and we will be running tomorrow after school together.

Drew Harris is my Hero.

-B