Published on: 19th August, 2010
Few teams make extensive use of two tight ends in the NFL anymore, but the Seahawks plan to make it their base offense under new coordinator Jeremy Bates. They opened with it against Tennessee and ended up throwing to tight ends nine times, with six completions, in 37 attempts. That’s a ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
People who don’t know anything about football are sure to start the call for Charlie Whitehurst to replace Matt Hasselbeck as the Seahawks’ starting quarterback after one preseason game. Let’s make this very clear: There is no quarterback controversy. No, Hasselbeck and the first offense did not fare that well ...Published on: 10th August, 2010
Four years ago, the Seahawks traded a first-round pick for a good, young player who was disgruntled with his AFC East team and then paid him an exorbitant contract. That deal didn’t turn out so well, as Deion Branch has proven to be worth neither the pick the Seahawks gave up ...Published on: 7th August, 2010
If the reported contract numbers and Pete Carroll are telling the truth, the Seahawks won the six-day game of chicken against Russell Okung’s agent. Okung’s deal has been reported as a six-year contract worth up to $58 million, with about $30 million guaranteed. If it is indeed a straight six-year deal, with ...Published on: 5th August, 2010
Unbelievably, it’s looking like the impasse in negotiations between the Seahawks and Russell Okung is indeed about money, with Okung’s agent reportedly thinking a tackle should be paid more than a safety, even if the safety was drafted first. Okung, picked sixth overall, is one of only two unsigned first-rounders, and ...Published on: 1st August, 2010
Some people incorrectly claim that the reason the Seahawks have won just nine games the past two seasons is that they have no talent. But the real reason they have been so horrible is that the talent they have has not been available. Their best players simply have not been ...Published on: 30th July, 2010
The Seattle Seahawks haven’t had a lot of luck getting their first-round picks into camp on time recently, but they shouldn’t have to wait very long for Russell Okung and Earl Thomas to show up. Trent Williams and Eric Berry, the No. 4 and No. 5 picks, agreed to contracts today ...Published on: 29th July, 2010
Now that Pete Carroll has made the rounds to tout his new book and taken megawatts of heat for the NCAA infractions at USC under his watch, it is time to get past all of that NFL-irrelevant baloney and get to the business at hand. In the span of six months, ...Published on: 20th July, 2010
If T.J. Houshmandzadeh didn’t like his Madden rating last year, he really won’t like it this year, as he dropped from a “terrible” 91 to 87. Of course, Houshmandzadeh can’t complain too much, considering he caught only 79 balls and was running the wrong routes for much of the final ...Published on: 17th July, 2010
Leroy Hill got off light. For now. The NFL suspended the Seahawks’ linebacker for one game and docked him an additional game check for violating the substance-abuse policy, a penalty that stems from his marijuana arrest last offseason. Hill still could face further punishment under the personal-conduct policy, depending on the outcome ...