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OTPB college football preview: Washington Huskies
In: NCAA football
31 Aug 2009For the first time in years, optimism abounds in Montlake, but sunshine and rainbows don’t win football games, so it’s looking like another long year for Washington. Of course, nothing can be as bad as last year’s nightmarish 0-12 campaign, the final remnant of the Tyrone Willingham dictatorship era. So, even modest improvements will make [...]
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- Tags: brutal schedules, pac-10, steve sarkisian, uw
Observations from the third preseason game … **Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is on his game. Even though the offense had some issues in the first quarter, he was stellar, completing 19 of 25 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas City. He has been great all preseason, and it’s looking like he has a [...]
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- Tags: Matt Hasselbeck, pro bowl
Even with Edge in town, Jones is Mora’s guy
In: seahawks
27 Aug 2009Edgerrin James might be an upgrade over T.J. Duckett, but Julius Jones remains the Seahawks’ main running back. That much was made clear by coach Jim Mora on Wednesday. “We look for him [James] to be a great complementary back for Julius,” Mora told reporters. “We just felt like in order for us to get [...]
It’s official: Chris Spencer is a first-round bust
In: seahawks
25 Aug 2009Unfortunately, it’s time to officially label Seattle center Chris Spencer a bust. The former first-round pick just can’t stay healthy, and it’s time for the Seahawks to move on with Steve Vallos and, eventually, Max Unger. Spencer is expected to be out at least a month with a torn quadriceps, and the Seahawks should simply [...]
In an interview with KJR today, Mike Holmgren admitted what most people suspected but what he had not actually said yet: His first choice next year would be to return as a coach AND general manager of an NFL team. Of course, Holmgren realizes that opportunity might not present itself, in which case he would [...]
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- Tags: 49ers, Mike Holmgren
Three years ago, the Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts both faced the same decision: What do we do with our franchise running back who is about to become a free agent? Well, the Colts let Edgerrin James go to Arizona, and the Seahawks gave Shaun Alexander a $62 million contract to stay. James had a couple [...]
Observations from the second preseason game … **This is not Mike Holmgren’s West Coast offense. Offensive coordinator Greg Knapp is showing a lot of creativity and flexibility. He obviously plans to use the shotgun extensively, and the Hawks showed a repertoire of trick plays, deep passes and screen passes against Denver. The end-around pass by [...]
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- Tags: deon butler, nick reed
Seahawks’ preseason Game 1: Punt, Hass and Nick
In: seahawks
16 Aug 2009Observations from the first preseason game: **It was great to see Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback again. He completed 3 of 5 passes, but one of the incompletions was a third-down drop by tight end John Carlson. Seneca Wallace fans will again bang the drum for him to start, simply because he threw a TD pass, [...]
Playoffs not in the (wild) cards for M’s
In: mlb
14 Aug 2009What the Seattle Mariners have done this season has been nothing short of a miracle – playing above their heads by getting the maximum effort out of practically every player on the roster and utilizing the deft managing skills of Don Wakamatsu to hang around the fringes of the playoff chase. That said, despite the [...]
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- Tags: felix, mariners, pitching, wild card
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- Chris: I would have been fine with Kuechly. Would have been interesting to see if the Hawks would have been [...]
- Brian Barney: What are your thoughts about Luke Kuechly or is drafting a linebacker early a mistake after the Curr [...]
- AgentJ: College tuition is already high enough. Giving the NCAA a blank check to up the price of a degree is [...]
- Chris: Nice work, EZ. Here's the one I was writing at the same time: http://www.examiner.com/washington- [...]
- Chris: You were right. (I just wanted to test our comments) [...]
- 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
- Why would Pete Carroll start Russell Wilson now?
- Will Peyton Manning talk to Pete Carroll this time? (And more)
- Seahawks got second round started Thursday with Bruce Irvin
- Seahawks’ draft trade scenarios
- Mariners still don’t have an offense
- Catch up on a week’s worth of Seahawk content at Examiner.com
- It’s time for NCAA to contract and pay football and basketball players
