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Fo' Russ

Chickadee — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:27:48 -0000

Fo' Russ

3:52 "It's a great opportunity fo' Russ(um) to play at a high level"
5:37 "You got Bobby Wagner who's an unbelievable player, who's one of our leaders of our defense and makes tons of tackles makes tons of interceptions and does alot of great things fo' Russ"

I donno, is he becoming conceited? Jury's out.

Gallery Retires

Chickadee — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 02:06:12 -0000

Gallery Retires

Signed with New England for training camp, retires midway. At least I feel a lot better about not having him on the roster any longer. I would assume Cable and him had a conversation about motivations and I doubt Gallery would have left us had this decision not been on his mind.

But the Seahawks are confident in Hawthorne and more than satisfied with their third linebacker,...

Chickadee — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:17:16 -0000

But the Seahawks are confident in Hawthorne and more than satisfied with their third linebacker, budding star Aaron Curry. So if Hill can even be adequate, this group could be pretty solid.

What is Chris Burke smoking?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/08/30/nfc.west.preview/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a1

Combine 2010 Footage

Chickadee — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:24:57 -0000

Combine 2010 Footage

This is the kind of stuff I wish was aired instead of bullshit filler, would that NFL network had more wonderful editing and less good ol boy banter I'd tune in more. But this is top notch work and I feel it slightly fills the void all of us have, I'm sure, so here ya go.

Online Live and Legal Football

Chickadee — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:16:41 -0000

Online Live and Legal Football

I haven't tried it yet, but i intend to this Sunday, does anyone know much about this service?

Peyton Tries to Save the Season.

Chickadee — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:22:59 -0000

Peyton Tries to Save the Season.

A little insider info on this years' MVP selection.

Chickadee — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:01:43 -0000

A little insider info on this years' MVP selection.

Not of my making, but he was my QB for a while in our fantasy league. No QB should EVER have -4.00...

Chickadee — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:34:52 -0000

Not of my making, but he was my QB for a while in our fantasy league. No QB should EVER have -4.00 points in a game. Fuck all.

Thank you Scoops.

Chickadee — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:40:25 -0000

Thank you Scoops.

Manning Beats Manning and Manning but Loses to Both Mannings.

Chickadee — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:03:06 -0000

Manning Beats Manning and Manning but Loses to Both Mannings.

Forsett gets an advertising deal

Chickadee — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:28:15 -0000

Forsett gets an advertising deal

Some company made a portable ultrasound, and they like Forsett. Nuff said.

"I understand the whole thing about it. I understand my age, and what I'm coming back from," Jones said in January, adding then that he'd like to give it one final try to play in 2010. "All I can do is prepare."

Chickadee — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:47:18 -0000

"I understand the whole thing about it. I understand my age, and what I'm coming back from," Jones said in January, adding then that he'd like to give it one final try to play in 2010. "All I can do is prepare."

A Bronco Writers Analysis Concerning Brandon Marshall Trade To Seattle

Chickadee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:48 -0000

A Bronco Writers Analysis Concerning Brandon Marshall Trade To Seattle

I think this is a succinct argument for/against this trade that fleshes out some previously untouched points.

Totally non-football related

Chickadee — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:40:43 -0000

Totally non-football related

But I need to leave this somewhere.

Cromartie gets gifed up, Grit style.

Chickadee — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:05:21 -0000

Cromartie gets gifed up, Grit style.

SI writer, POSNANSKI, rants about clock management, and I think we all know exactly what he means.

Chickadee — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:50:11 -0000

SI writer, POSNANSKI, rants about clock management, and I think we all know exactly what he means.

You know, because we're Seahawks fans.

Tom Brady has got roughing the passer worrying him.

Chickadee — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:15:24 -0000

Tom Brady has got roughing the passer worrying him.

I love this photo Credit: Corky Trewin P.S....

Chickadee — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:27:59 -0000

I love this photo

Credit: Corky Trewin

P.S. http://prod.static.seahawks.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/imported/zip/2009/09-September/090913game/0F4K0664--nfl_large_580_1000.JPG |||that photo is boss too.

Favre, others, Trick or Treat The Walrus

Chickadee — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:31:20 -0000

Favre, others, Trick or Treat The Walrus

Childress Confirms Favre's Official Retirement

Chickadee — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:18:29 -0000

Childress Confirms Favre's Official Retirement

And it's finally over.

Trent Dilfer out for 8 Weeks, Holmgrem confident in untested Hasselbeck's abilities.

Chickadee — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:52:51 -0000

Trent Dilfer out for 8 Weeks, Holmgrem confident in untested Hasselbeck's abilities.

No source today, I was cleaning out some old newspapers at my parents house, as they're going to remodel this week, and read this headline. It was like 2002 I think. Ah, nostalgia.

The Seahawks are also lacking a quality tight end Link

Chickadee — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:07:08 -0000

The Seahawks are also lacking a quality tight end Link

Meanwhile: "Carlson's fantasy stock should continue to rise"
Link

Rookie Running Back Can't Break Habit Of Saying 'Thank You' During Handoffs Link

Chickadee — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:46:26 -0000

Rookie Running Back Can't Break Habit Of Saying 'Thank You' During Handoffs

Link

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.