Obviously not the start that you want. Got them 14 points. I think as the quarterback of the team and the leader of the team, you're just in the huddle to keep telling the guys, one play at a time, one play at a time, and keep your head down, and don't look up at the scoreboard until the end. I think guys respond to do that well, and I think the results aren't what we wanted, but I think we look back on this film, and you see how guys fought towards the end. It's all you can ask for really.
On the two strip sacks in the first quarter, can you take us inside what you experienced? What was that like? What did you see?
Bang-bang plays. Got to do a better job in those situations of protecting the ball and if anything, just take the sack. Yeah, that's really what it was. It just happens so fast. That moment happens so fast that I have to go back and watch the film and see what I can do better.
Did you feel like you were under more pressure today than you have been?
That's, like, very I think broad, or is vague the right word? One of those. I don't know. It's football, you know. You're going to get hit. It's a good team over there, so man, we knew it was going to be a 60-minute game, yeah.
On the strip sacks, you said maybe you should take a sack, but realistically is there anything that a quarterback can do on a play that's that fast?
Yeah, I stand by it. I think to take care of the team, take care of the ball, and I got to find ways to get better in those situations and make better decisions.
Overall, outside of those strip sacks, it didn't seem like the offense moved quite as cleanly as in your first three starts. What did you feel were the differences from this game to those three?
I think really on third down. I don't think we were really good on third down, where we've been excelling at, to prolong drives and run a lot of plays on our terms, I would say. I think really it was third down, you know. Then you play against a team like that, you get behind the sticks, and you kind of got to play a game early that you don't really come into the game planning on playing. I think that's where it really started was on third down. I think we got to find ways to stay on the field. I think the last three weeks we've been top in the league on third downs, and today that was the difference, third down and turnovers.
You outscored them 22-9 after they went up 35-0. I feel like the offense was making moves and scoring some points.
Oh, for sure. Man, like I said, you know it's a 60-minute game. We come back at halftime and say, Hey, look, we can't look up. Our defense does a good job gets us the ball back, and we're pushing. We're trying to fight ways and find ways to get in the end zone. It's just versus a good team you just can't wait that long. You can't put yourself behind the sticks, behind the 8-ball with 14 unanswered early in the game. I think they kind of -- I don't want to say they thought it was over, but we came out, and we put a little bit of pressure on them. I think they felt that, but at the end of the day, you just can't wait that long.
I think you only connected on three of 12 passes to Marv today. Is there something you felt kind of going wrong with that connection?
Got to go back and watch the film and be able to assess what I could have did better.
When they're in the middle of that run, the 35-0 run, can you feel it, or is it one of those things where you look at the scoreboard and are, like, I can't believe it, where did that happen?
Can you feel it? I mean, shit, 14 of it came from me, you know, so I felt that. Yeah, but you know, it doesn't discourage you. More so, we always talk about margins and stuff like that. It tightens the margins up a little bit more. Yeah, it's just tough. Like I said, it really just starts with putting ourselves behind on the 8-ball.
Seattle was without a few key stars on defense. Were you surprised they were still able to put that amount of pressure on you guys still?
No, good team. Good team. Good coach. Coached well. Do a lot of things on defense that, you know, is favorable for them, but yeah.
Jacoby, some of that pressure, is any of that on you as the quarterback to set the protection differently? I'm just trying to figure out whether it was a game plan thing, a scheme thing, an in-the-moment thing? Was any of that on you to help set the protection to make sure that they don't get in your face that fast?
It starts with me.
Yeah, and did you feel confident about the blocking scheme coming into the game?
It seemed like they brought a lot of creative blitzes and pressures and stuff. Did it seem like those were causing you more issues than previously?
We knew that they were going to come in, and that's what they do. They cause a lot of confusion and put a lot of guys on the line of scrimmage and kind of drop in and drop out. I think they did a really good job of it today on a couple of things. The sad part is they lucked up into one, and we had a guy run wide open into the middle of the field, and the bad part is it ended up being seven points for them on a strip sack. You know, it's tough. I mean, it's a good team, coached well. Like I said, they play their scheme well. They understand our weaknesses. I think they came out on top.
When you guys were watching the film and comparing the last time you played them, how much different was what you saw on the field today from what you studied all week?
Pretty much along the lines of the same thing.
What did you make of Trey's performance?
Yeah, I mean, it's no surprise. He's, if not the best tight end in the league, and it shows every week. The amount of respect that they gave him on the other side, they tried doubling him as well and putting their corners on him and giving him a whole bunch of different looks. You know, he made the most of a lot of his opportunities.