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Archive for September, 2011
I met Jason Hanson in an honors sociology class in 1990, when I was a sophomore at WSU and he was the best kicker in the nation, coming off a sophomore season that saw him become only the third player in WSU history to be named a consensus All-American. We sat next to each other [...]
As hard as it was to get into major-league baseball this season, with the Mariners in complete rebuilding mode and not offering much excitement on a nightly basis, watching the thrilling end to the season last night reminded me of just how great baseball can be when it switches from boring marathon mode to an [...]
While demoting Aaron Curry seems borderline crazy, it’s pretty clear why the Seahawks are doing it: He’s not made to play strongside linebacker in their Tampa 2 defense and the coaching staff is not going to move him to the middle or change to a 3-4 scheme to use him properly. All that means is [...]
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- Tags: 3-4 defense, aaron curry, k.j. wright
Let’s get this straight: The Seahawks lost their only veteran offensive lineman for at least a month and yet they are only a couple of weeks away from busting out a big running performance? “We’re really close to it,” assistant head coach Tom Cable told reporters this week, apparently with a straight face. “I think [...]
Told you Matt wasn’t the problem
19 Sep 2011For all of those chuckleheaded Hassel-haters who wanted to blame Matt Hasselbeck for all of the Seahawks’ woes over the last three years, what do you have to say now, geniuses? While the Seahawks were getting shut out in Pittsburgh for the second time in four years, and looking worse than at any point since [...]
Not sure why there has been so much hullabaloo about Super Bowl XL ref Bill Leavy officiating the Seahawks-Steelers in Week 2. It’s not like the Steelers will need any help this time. One thing that is quite obvious this season is that the teams who return with the same systems and core players are [...]
Young teams make for boring games & bad seasons
12 Sep 2011BOOOORRRRING. That’s the best way to describe the Mariners and Seahawks, who are both making their fans suffer through the tribulations of teams undergoing youth movements. And it’s really, really hard to watch. They proved it again this weekend. I went to the Mariner game against the Royals on Saturday night – only my second [...]
Looks like a five-win season
10 Sep 2011Last season, the Seahawks became the first team in league history to make the playoffs with a losing record, but for two loser-out weeks, they didn’t play like a losing team. They beat the Rams to get into the playoffs and then knocked off the Saints in one of the NFL’s all-time playoff upsets. So, [...]
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- Tags: pete carroll
OTPB’s 2011 NFL preview
In: NFL
9 Sep 2011Can you believe how lucky the NFL is? Seriously, a friendly leprechaun named O’Boyle must sit under Roger Goodell’s desk, gifting him with four-leaf clovers and Lucky Charms on a daily basis. How else to explain, after an offseason filled with legalese, rancor and the somewhat real possibility of a lost season, the NFL comes [...]
The Hawks are a mess on offense
3 Sep 2011As the Seahawks evaluate how they want to configure their 53-man roster later today, a few things seem pretty clear after an incredibly frustrating preseason: The offense is a complete mess. The top four receivers saw almost no action in the preseason, and $41 million man Sidney Rice (shoulder) is questionable for the opener against [...]
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- Tags: robert gallery, sidney rice
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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
