Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Mike Williams & BeastMode Inc. The score wasn't close in the end, but the hawks didn't play poorly, and Russell Okung played the entire game. It helps that the division is putrid, but the Hawks aren't a bad team.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Mike Williams & BeastMode Inc. OK guys I have intrest this week 2 fold, my chiefs play you and I'm deciding if I need to start Mike Williams this week over TO, Wayne and Bouldin. We tend to let teams pass all over us until the second half where we begin to blitz a lot and force some bad throws... what say you...
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Mike Williams & BeastMode Inc. Definitely start TO, and definitely stay away from Boldin. I'd probably go with Wayne over Williams.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Mike Williams & BeastMode Inc. Turned it off at half assuming a blowout to the worst team in the league. 31 unanswered
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Staff of the Gods Guys, check the mock draft thread, I could use some input. I've gone: 1) QB - Cam Newton - Auburn 2) OL(G) - Orlando Franklin - Miami Trade 3rd round for 3rd round + 4th and 5th 3) CB - Justin Rogers - Richmond Let me know what you guys think, I've got two picks in mind but at this point my draft knowledge is really weak.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Staff of the Gods Wait, you traded our 3rd for a 3rd, 4th, and 5th?
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central We're gonna get railroaded this year, holy fuck at our schedule @ San Fran @ Pitt vs Arizona vs Atlanta @ NY Giants @ Cleveland vs Bengals @ Dallas @ Baltimore @ Rams vs Washington vs Philly vs STL @ Chicago vs San Fran @ Arizona http://www.seahawks.com/schedule/season-schedule.html
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central can't wait until marshawn is unleashed on the weak ass NFC
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Some rumors from a guy who was pretty good last year.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central think they should just tough it out on the QB sitch for this year and draft one next year. shore up that o-line is only thing I really care about. Just placed my seahawks sticker on my new car
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central I'm with you. See if a good OL slips to us, if not, hope that a team wants to get back for Ponder/Locker/whoever. Give Charlie a full year and if he blows it, we get Luck or Barkley.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central whitehurst disgusts me. sitting on the 50 and watching him fix his hair coming on and off the field. fuck that. let the old man run the show or even bring in matty L. any of it better than whitedouche.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Some legitimate talk about bringing in Carson Palmer. I'm guessing super would be slightly in favor of that. In all seriousness, that would be a HUGE pickup.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central http://www.fieldgulls.com/2011/4/27/2137074/seahawks-draft-rumors-carson-palmer The latest rumors circulating in Seattle are that the Bengals, and specifically their owner Mike Brown, have conceded that Carson Palmer will in fact retire and they have changed their minds about trading him. They don't want to receive nothing in return for him so are now offering their franchise QB for a 5th round pick and a conditional (possibly 3rd rounder) in return. These rumors have been going around for a while; Adam Wright of Twitter's Seahawk Talk has a source that stated a few months ago that the Seahawks were actively trying to trade for Carson Palmer and that they had even appraised Matt Hasselbeck to the situation. Lately though, these rumors have been validated by mulitple other sources, particularly a separate source for Rob Staton over at Seahawks Draft Blog has now stated what I said above about a deal in principle already in place for the disgruntled Bengals QB. Brandon Adams over at 17Power had a really good summation of the implications so go check that out, but I wanted to give my take as well. This really is huge news if it turns out to be true. It will change the landscape of the Seahawks for the next 3-5 years and will allow the Hawks ample time to groom a young quarterback while still focusing on winning now. To me, putting a piece like Carson Palmer in place would be a huge step to solidify Pete Carroll and John Schneider's foundation in Seattle. It gives them a chance to compete in the NFC West in the short term and then build a team through the draft in the next 3-4 years. The NFL is a fickle beast - ideally you'd like to see JS and PC get at least 5 years to build something but the truth is that sometimes teams don't give a front office enough time to do so. How many of you expected Jim Mora to be fired after only one season? Things are looking up in terms of the Hawks' young talent, but if things go way south on the road to finding that franchise QB and the Hawks become cellar dwellers for a year or two, ownership can get impatient. I heard a stat somewhere that stated a good starting QB makes everyone around him 40% better. (I have also heard that 89.3% of statistics are made up on the spot). Regardless though, to me, it passes the sniff test in the fact that an effective QB makes the line look better by getting the ball out if his hands in time. He makes the receivers look better by putting the ball in their hands. He makes the running game look better by making the defense respect the deep throw. It goes on down the line. I'm in the camp that believes Palmer has a lot left in the tank - it's a matter of opinion but after watching 5-6 of his games from 2010 recently, I am sold on his abilities. He's a veteran player that can command the huddle, read defenses with the best of them, and run whatever offense Pete and Darrell Bevell want to run in 2011. If he comes at as cheap of a price they're reporting he's being offered for, to me it's highway robbery and I'll be doing a jig in my living room upon hearing the news. Call him a stop gap or bridge if you want - to me it's semantics. We'd be getting a player that could act as a catalyst to resurrect this franchise by buying Schneider and Carroll time to do their thing. I believe in our front office's methodology and talent evaluation and think with time the Hawks could assemble something great in the mold of Green Bay's past 5 or 6 years. Carson Palmer might not take the Hawks to the Super Bowl. But I really do believe that he would help to put them in contention for the NFC West title in year one. The Rams are young and building. The Niners are talented but rudderless at the QB position. Arizona was feeble without Kurt Warner running the show. I'm speaking in pie-in-the-sky terms but in a quarterback driven league, we're lucky to be in a division that has only one true franchise QB and he's a sophomore with a new offensive coordinator and a dearth of talent at wide receiver. Carson Palmer, in the right situation, has the make-up and ability to be a pro-bowl quarterback and really, what more could you ask for? He's not all-world, but he's a proven commodity that has been a part of a organization that consistently has marquee players wanting out. Think about how much a change of scenery out of that type of poisonous atmosphere could do for a player's mindset and motivation. That's my two cents on the matter. Let's see what happens!
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central I'm not too upset with the pick. They could've moved down and gotten him, but it's not Ponder at 12 or anything. Trying to re-create the Jones/Hutch magic with Okung and Carpenter.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central I am OK with the pick. I wanted OL and was hoping for Carimi but I'm cool. Just wanted some time to protect Carson
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central People keep saying we're gonna move him to RT but I think he's going LG... at least, I hope he is. I'm happy with the pick, it's not "pretty" but our OL problems are too much not to address. I'd like to add someone like Marvin Austin in the 2nd if we can get him w/o moving.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central would love austin in the second round but that's like smoking his stash. seahawks are saying RT. this AM so happy we have a versatile guy on oline.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Carroll, Schneider and Cable say Carpenter was a guy they had targeted for some time. Schneider got involved with a couple deals to trade down, but nothing was more appealing than picking Carpenter. Carroll stressed how important it was to now have young, bookend tackles around which they can build an offense that dictates its will on defenses. The first descriptions Carroll used on Carpenter were nasty and aggressive. The best quote: "He's a road-grader ... he wants to bury you." A couple factors separated Carpenter from the other tackle prospects available at the time: He was versatile, capable of playing either tackle or guard position. Also, he played in an Alabama scheme that will have him ready for the NFL. Of note, he came out of junior college and managed to walk right into the Alabama starting lineup at left tackle and start 27 straight games, with a national title along the way. Cable let it be known that he is not interested in offensive linemen who are finesse players. He demands guys who are tough and aggressive. Carpenter, they felt, had those qualities. Carroll said that they expect him to step in and be the starting right tackle. Carroll was vastly disappointed that the Seahawks had a substandard rushing attack last year. To take two offensive linemen in the first round of consecutive drafts, he said, is a very clear statement about their approach to build their attack. Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/#ixzz1Kwgjomfz
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Plus Max Unger will be back from injury so those three, all in the past three drafts is a good start on the OL IMO IYAM.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central At least the guard you drafted wasn't 26 fucking years old
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central LT - Okung LG - Moffit C - Spencer (re-sign) RG - Unger RT - Carpenter Pretty good
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Damn, certainly trying to fix the OL and secondary. Hope it works, some of these picks have me a bit skeptical though.
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central add Robert Gallery. 'hawks going apeshit right now. was weirded out by tavarias, now interested with sidney rice...
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Charlie Whitehurst and Sidney Rice playing together
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Always liked Seattle sports starting with the Shawn kemp sonics. Now y'all have Justin smoak playing first base and Sidney rice at wideout
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central chills ran down my leg i will slash my throat if whitedouche gets the nod
Re: **Official Seahawks Thread** -- Overachieving Central Never knew u were a seattle fan super, either way as much I hate Whitehurst I can't help but respect him a litte bit--dude dominated us his entire career.
Really pleased about Gallery, Unger can play center, he just needs to get healthy. LT - Okung LG - Gallery C - Unger RG - Moffit RT - Carpenter That could be a good/great OL for the foreseeable future. I hope we re-sign Mebane but he's looking to get paid but if we were actually going after Nnamdi then I assume we still have some $$ left over. If we get a nice QB in the draft next year we could be looking at something real fun.
Cowherd ripped the Seahawks moves hard this morning. Said they signed enough to go 6-10 when they should just tank and get Luck or Barkley in the draft. He said "it was as if they googled players that didn't reach their NFL potential and signed them all." Mike Williams, Sidney Rice, Robert Gallery Also said Sid has been in the league long enough that you can tell what he is and it's not that good; only good games he ever had were with Favre, etc
Limbaugh is entertainment. The problem is he sorta hits all the right notes for his audience and is pretty smart about how he manipulates them. Cowherd is entertainment but really has no credibility -- when I listen to him it is like listening to my cousin. There's absolutely no reason he deserves any credibility. Therefore, I ignore his crap because he's just looking to fill time. Insinuating that a team ditch a season for a player in the draft is fucking dumb. And working over Mike Williams? The guy came back last year and performed and that is being critiqued? This is the guy at the party trying to get attention through false controversy. So far, on paper, Seahawks are filling the needs. They needed more OL help. Got it. Needed a QB. Got it. I'm OK with what we've done to date.
Not too happy about Tarvaris...although we needed somebody I guess. Maybe we can get after Vince Young.
There are some good QBs in next year's draft and if we look close enough, I'd be fine with packaging picks for a highly rated QB.
Carroll is probably the best at handling headcases. Young could certainly win out over Whitehurst and Jackson. I don't know what the bidding price would be for him, but it can't be too high of a price.