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Even in a win, Hawks lose again
2 Dec 2011The Seahawks just can’t ever have something go right without something else going completely wrong. Just as they were starting to get their running game going – for the first time in years – it looks like they have lost their third starting lineman in three weeks. Russell Okung had been playing very steady football [...]
Well, that didn’t do much to get us excited about the Seahawks or the NFL. Tarvaris Jackson and the offense looked exactly as you’d expect them to (not ready), Russell Okung joined an already long injury list (again), and one little preseason game – a 24-17 win in San Diego — confirmed my thought that [...]
Seahawks’ 2011 preseason resumes
16 Oct 2010As the Seahawks’ extended 2011 preseason gets set to resume after a week off, it looks like the offense finally has settled on the pieces it is going to evaluate in this season-long evaluation period. So, now it’s time to see where all of the players fit. With the recent acquisition of Marshawn Lynch and [...]
Unbelievably, it’s looking like the impasse in negotiations between the Seahawks and Russell Okung is indeed about money, with Okung’s agent reportedly thinking a tackle should be paid more than a safety even if the safety was drafted first. Okung, picked sixth overall, is one of only two unsigned first-rounders, and the players picked all [...]
It’s hard to imagine that the Seahawks and left tackle Russell Okung are “not even close” to an agreement, considering the fourth, fifth and seventh picks have all signed. The money is pretty well slotted in at this point, so the only possible holdup would seem to be the length of the deal. No. 4 pick [...]
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The Seahawks haven’t had a lot of luck getting their first-round picks in on time recently, but they shouldn’t have to wait very long for Russell Okung and Earl Thomas to show up. Trent Williams and Eric Berry, the No. 4 and No. 5 picks, agreed to contracts today that pretty much set the standard [...]
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 have learned over the [...]
The state of the Seahawks
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1 May 2010A 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—safety Deon Grant, defensive end Darryl Tapp and [...]
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The Seahawks needed three starters out of this draft, and they got two on the first day. For the second straight year, the Hawks’ top pick was at the mercy of the Kansas City Chiefs. And for the second straight year, the Chiefs took the right guy, leaving the Seahawks with the player they wanted. [...]
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