Ginn is more than just rummy

The Seattle Seahawks looked lousy on offense in the first half before rebounding to draw within two points in the fourth quarter in San Francisco.
That was until Pete Carroll decided to kick to Ted Ginn Jr. on first a kickoff and then a punt.
Seconds later after Ginn had taken both kicks back for touchdowns,the tie was cast in a 33-17 San Francisco win.
Tavaris Jackson did throw two second half touchdowns,but seemed out of sorts for most of the game.
Seattle travels to Pittsburgh next week where a riled up Steeler team will be waiting after their season opening loss in Baltimore.

Puget Sounds

1) Tavaris Jackson looks like he played decently by the numbers (this is exactly why I do not like to write about games that I have not actually watched,if I can help it),but he seemed to be flustered by the rush (more on that below) and struggled reading the defense.
Jackson was intercepted and lost two fumbles and the line play sure did not help,but the mistakes cannot continue to that degree.
I'll give him more chances than just this game,but if I were a gambling man-bet on Charlie Whitehurst getting a shot before this season ends.

2) The offensive line is young and it showed it without the only veteran playing in Robert Gallery.
The line had major issues as Jackson was sacked five times and rushed countless more.
This is a group that should improve as the season progresses and it had better.

3) Marshawn Lynch ran for just 33 yards on 13 carries,with 12 of that on one run.
Some of those issues has to go on the offensive line,but it will interesting to see next week how the line adjusts to these issues against the Steelers.

4) Undrafted free agent Doug Baldwin caught a long TD pass to bring the Seahawks to within two points,but Baldwin caught four other passes and finished with 83 yards receiving on the day.
Baldwin played very well and was the main target for Jackson on the day.

5) Zach Miller was signed to a sizable contract to come in from Oakland,but finished with just 2 catches for under 20 yards.
If this is how Miller will be utilized,it seems like quite a waste of money when they could pay a lesser player less money to be thrown to twice a game.

6) Loved the play of second year safeties Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas.
Both finished with seven or more tackles,which has its good and bad points,but given time to mature,they look very much like an excellent combo with Chancellor as the hitter and Thomas the playmaker.

7) The defensive line was unable to generate much pressure on Alex Smith and that was a surprise considering the 49er line is nothing special.
Chris Clemons was a name that I don't remember hearing much at all about.

8) Anytime that you allow a TD in the return game,the special teams are not good,but two?
I'll give Pete Carroll a pass on the kickoff to Ted Ginn,but why punt to him down nine with roughly four minutes to go?
If you are not kicking away from Ginn,why not just go for it?
The end result would be the same...

9) Seattle played most of the game without starting fullback Michael Robinson,who sprained an ankle in the first quarter.
Looks for the Hawks to sign a fullback soon unless Robinson is 100 percent to go on Sunday.

10) A final nod to the defense,who stood tall in the red zone holding the Niners to just one offensive touchdown and four field goals.
This game could have gotten very ugly if not for the strong play in their own territory....