SB Nation User Blog: Chickadee

OMG Brady Quinn Has Muscley Arms Srsly. Look at them.

Chickadee — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:10:41 -0000

OMG Brady Quinn Has Muscley Arms

Srsly. Look at them.

Holy Shit, Torry Holt is a Mutant

Chickadee — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:39:29 -0000

Holy Shit, Torry Holt is a Mutant

"Because Peppers has not signed Carolina's one-year, $16.7 million tender, he can't be fined for...

Chickadee — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:41:11 -0000

"Because Peppers has not signed Carolina's one-year, $16.7 million tender, he can't be fined for missing the mandatory minicamp."

That is, no doubt, the reason the 'Hawks removed their tag, Hill could have just as well not showed up. I was under the impression that he'd have been fined.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/05/01/peppers.ap/index.html

"Griffith played in Atlanta, when the Falcons led the NFL in rushing for three consecutive seasons...

Chickadee — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:31:10 -0000

"Griffith played in Atlanta, when the Falcons led the NFL in rushing for three consecutive seasons (2004-06) – and Mora was the coach and Knapp the offensive coordinator."

I had forgotten that statistic. Lets hope this meeting of the minds makes for a real change this season!

http://www.seahawks.com/team/articles/article-1/hawks-set-to-return-to-mini-camp/eb9eaab0-7bf8-4dd2-b1c6-7b194e8cc984

Seahawks Live Draft Feed notes

Chickadee — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:18:24 -0000

Seahawks Live Draft Feed notes

The personality of our first four picks is pretty awesome, there was a Q&A in the room live. Teel loves the Idea of the 12th man, and Unger is apparently a Portland native.

This bears repeating:
3:41
[Comment From Reggie ]
Where does Forsett fit into the RB scheme?
3:41
Seahawks.com: He is currently 3 on the depth chart and is listed as starting PR and #2 KR

It seems our rookies are really happy to be here:
Nick Reed: Hello everyone. I just have to say if I could have picked any team to go to it would be Seattle. My grandparents live in Seattle and I love the area. I am excited to be here. Coming from Southern Calif. I never would have thought I would have liked it so much but my time at Oregon changed my mind. The Northwest is amazing. It all worked out the way I would have liked it to.

That's all folks.

Seattle Seahawks...or Goof Troop?

Chickadee — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:47:42 -0000

Seattle Seahawks...or Goof Troop?

No embed code on these from the seahawks.com website, but the Hawks play some baseball, players v coaches, and then go bowling for charity. Gives a fan that nice, warm feeling deep down.

Evaluating Trade Value to the Draft Chart

Chickadee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:20:53 -0000

Seahawk Addicts is a web-based Seahawk fans fix, if you will, providing bits and headlines and rumors for us to chew on, but rarely to give us good meat. Today Chris Sullivan crunched some numbers and evaluated our draft trades and actually wrote something that beared repeating.

Trading our #37 pick (530 points) for the #32 pick (590 points) nets us a bare minimum of +60 points. If the Broncos were to pick at the same place they are this year, that would be a net gain of 670 points. The Hawks then traded their #68 (250 points) and #101 (96 points) picks for the #49 pick from the Bears (410 points). That's a net gain of 64 points. Finally, the Hawks traded up for the #91 pick (136), giving up our 5th and 7th pick (40 pts + 13 pts = 53 pts) and our 2010 3rd round pick (remember, we're dead last so that's 265 points). Thats a net loss of 182 points. For the day, in a worst case scenario, the Hawks are down 58 total draft trade value points.

But wait! The Hawks may also have gained a compensatory pick if Leroy Hill does indeed leave in free agency, in addition to the other one we'll likely get from Leonard Weaver (who will almost certainly be a lot "better" statistically than his replacement, as we will be using the fullback in a different manner) and perhaps a few more along the way. On the whole, we likely break at least even -- if Hill is a bottom of the third round compensation pick, that would be about 116 points, doubly accounting for our lost points.

In reality, we should look at the Hawks and Broncos as mid-round finishers. If the Broncos wind up at #16 and #17, assuming no ties, the Broncos #1 would be worth 1,000 points and the Hawks third round (#81) would be worth 190 points. Doing the same math as above we are +470 on the Broncos trade, +64 on the Bears trade, and -102 on the final trade of the day. On the whole, in a relatively realistic look at things, the Seahawks would be +432 points of trade value, equivalent to the #47 draft pick (Connor Barwin). Not bad.

We all know that there are wierdos that play "Quidditch," the sport from Harry Potter (and yes...

Chickadee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:22:47 -0000

We all know that there are wierdos that play "Quidditch," the sport from Harry Potter (and yes these people are wierdos in spite of how you feel about the book, and yet more power to 'em I guess) and yall have likely seen a little video about them. but have you seen one with HA'BWWWHAAAAAAT RONDE BARBER?!?!?!?!?!11!>1/1!?!one!?1!? Seriously....wtf.

Dude, John Madden draws a penis on the telestrator. I'll miss im.

Chickadee — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:12:48 -0000

ICYMI: John Madden Draws A Penis

Dude, John Madden draws a penis on the telestrator. I'll miss im.

Should Seattle change it's "O" scheme?

Chickadee — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:23:23 -0000

Should Seattle change it's "O" scheme?

Here's a little something about Pat White, the Dennis Dixon of 2009, only White is slated to go as high as second round, fourth QB taken. The quintessential Wildcat QB, like a Seneca Wallace upgrade, who knows how to throw something other than a goddamned bullet that seems to be the only thing Seneca can throw. I, for one, wouldn't mind taking Pat White in the second, to give him time to learn a thing or two and see if he pans out for us, at the end of the day he is extremely safe. If things don't pan out at QB, he can always return punts and kickoffs, play receiver, and bust the run, putting a safety net on the depth chart at a few positions for us. Who knows, he might be able to help kick too, God knows, if the two kicker play is as amazing as advertised, imagine a three kicker play.