Published on: 14th July, 2010
When the Seahawks open training camp in about two weeks, there’s going to be a whole lot of teaching going on. And not just by the coaches. Coach Pete Carroll and his staff began the process in minicamps, but it starts in earnest―and in pads―on July 30. Fortunately, Carroll & Co. seem ...Published on: 6th July, 2010
You can’t blame the Seahawks for checking into the possible availability of San Diego’s Vincent Jackson, a 6'5" receiver who seems to be exactly what the new Seattle coaching staff wants in its wideouts. Jackson is one of many restricted free agents around the league who have been hindered by the ...Published on: 24th June, 2010
A couple of months ago, we speculated on the idea of the Seahawks acquiring disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth from Washington. It was a Monopoly-money, tongue-in-cheek exercise, but now the idea has become a full-blown rumor propagated by others. While we thought it might be worth checking into in April, it has ...Published on: 18th May, 2010
Now that the Seahawks have gotten a first look at their two first-round picks, and with training camp only two months away, it’s time to get to work trying to sign them. If the Seahawks thought guaranteeing $49 million to All-Pro guard Steve Hutchinson in 2006 was a crazy idea, they ...Published on: 1st May, 2010
For some reason, there are people who think Deon Butler might not have a future in Seattle. A crazy thought considering he is a second-year player with major potential. Mike Sando of ESPN has mentioned that “Butler’s future with the team appears clouded” because the Seahawks have been adding receivers―Ruvell Martin, Reggie ...Published on: 30th April, 2010
A week before the draft, coach Pete Carroll said the Seahawks’ roster did not have much depth or competition among positions, particularly in the secondary and on both lines. Of course, the Seahawks had intentionally thinned the ranks by parting with players they felt didn’t fit their schemes ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
Pete Carroll and John Schneider, the brain trust of the Seahawks, have now completed six trades in the past two months, all of them involving veteran players. After a couple of iffy-value deals involving quarterbacks in March, the Hawks nailed it on draft weekend in trades that brought them veteran running ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
With word floating around that the Seahawks have been shopping running back Julius Jones in a trade for the past few days, it is clear that, as expected, he will not be a Seahawk for much longer. That’s the result of the two trades that brought LenDale White and Leon Washington ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
The new three day format for the NFL draft was a smashing success for the league and fans, if not for the NBA and NHL. Over 45 million people watched across three days, and there was plenty of intrigue around quarterbacks Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, and Colt McCoy, plus the usual ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
Not a bad first draft for Pete Carroll and John Schneider, who got some good luck on the first two days and made their own luck on the third. They entered the three-day affair with eight draft picks and, after a busy third day, left with 12 players, including two veteran ...