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A few post-draft thoughts from Seahawks Examiner … Is Chris Michael the next Shaun Alexander? Carroll on Seahawks’ D-line: The most competitive group we’ve had Seahawks didn’t reach for linemen but still got a bunch Key to Seahawks’ success is flexibility Seahawks stick to their MO and pull a stunner again Tweets by @CHawksExaminer [...]
In case you have not been following Seahawks coverage at Examiner.com, check out what you have missed: Over their first three drafts in Seattle, John Schneider and Pete Carroll have focused mainly on two positions: defensive backs and offensive linemen. Of their 28 picks, 12 have belonged to one of those two position groups. Don’t be [...]
Follow @CHawksExaminer // < ![CDATA[ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”); // ]]> The second round of the NFL draft got off to a good start Thursday when the Seattle Seahawks picked Bruce Irvin with the 15th pick overall. It continued a trend of the Seahawks skipping over the first round to begin in the second. Semi-joking aside, the [...]
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Seahawks’ draft trade scenarios
23 Apr 2012Follow @CHawksExaminer // We’re down to four days before the NFL draft, and the draft rumors are heating up as usual. I’m doing my best to stoke those fires by offering up potential scenarios for the Seahawks to trade down from the 12th pick. Last year, perhaps because of the lockout, there were just four [...]
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Programming note: I will be using a more concentrated forum for posting Seahawk content going forward, but I will post highlights with links here. Please feel free to follow these promo links to Examiner.com, where I am now the Seahawks Examiner. You also can follow me on Twitter: Follow @CHawksExaminer // The Hawks had plenty [...]
In 2010, the Seahawks had a chance to move down from the 14th pick, but they wanted a safety and Earl Thomas was there, so they took him. A year later, he was voted to the Pro Bowl, so they apparently made the right decision. Last year, the Hawks wanted to trade down from the [...]
With some teams already missing out on Peyton Manning and Robert Griffin III, and yet another figuring to not get Matt Flynn, the interest in Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill apparently is growing. Plenty of draft observers, including Mel Kiper, have penciled in Tannehill at No. 12 to the Seahawks, but a couple of comments [...]
It’s becoming de rigueur. For the fourth straight year, the Seahawks will be drafting back to back with the Kansas City Chiefs. And for the third time, the Hawks will be picking after the Chiefs, thanks to losing the coin flip for the 11th and 12th spots in this year’s draft. In 2009, the Chiefs [...]
The center of the NFL universe this month is Indianapolis. Whether it’s the Super Bowl, the Combine or Peyton Manning’s future, Indy is where it all ends and/or starts again this year. Just two weeks after former Seahawks Rocky Bernard (2002-08) and Deon Grant (2007-09) earned Super Bowl rings as members of the Giants in [...]
As much progress as the Seahawks made last season, there are still two positions where they really need to get better if they want to win in the playoffs — of course, they just happen to be the most impactful positions on either side of the ball. We’ve already talked ad nauseum about Seattle’s quarterback [...]
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- Tags: Mario Williams, Nick Perry, pass rush
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- Seahawks Examiner: Is Chris Michael the next Shaun Alexander?
- Seahawks draft notes: Which positions in which rounds?
- Hard to argue with Carroll’s choice of Russell Wilson at this point
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- Will Peyton Manning talk to Pete Carroll this time? (And more)
- Seahawks got second round started Thursday with Bruce Irvin
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