Will Kier
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Wroten leaves for NBA
Good luck to Tony Wroten...
But I think this was a mistake.
Guess we can't embed GIFs, just images? Oh well.
Credit to Mocksession:
http://gif.mocksession.com/2011/11/funniest-soccer-gif/
Rage, Friberg, rage.
Timeline and Facts for the Husky Stadium Remodel
If you have $6.7 million handy, you can name the future Ty Willingham Toilets. Philanthropic opportunities available!
Arlo White calls the 2010 Open Cup Final. I was looking for some White highlights and I think his energy here definitely qualifies.
~40 NFL players work out at Dempsey Indoor
I can't help but think this is an unintentionally good situation for Keith Price- hard to imagine being around so many NFL players doesn't pay off somehow. Hopefully some other undergrads jump on this chance.
Jake Locker drafted 8th by the Tennessee Titans/NFL Draft open thread?
In exchange for playing his senior year, a "top 5 pick" gets drafted.....8th.
Pretty sweet deal. Good job, Jake. To an AFC team, too, so I won't feel bad about supporting the Titans.
Seattle Times now offers Hawks Haiku
Interesting idea, Seattle Times. Cough.
49ers Forty-Fire Mike Singletary
He's toast, I tell you. Tooooaaast!
Here's to you, Mr. Robinson (new/old Hawks Long Snapper)
Fresh from Danny O'Neil's twitter feed, the Seahawks have once again come upon the services of one Jeff Robinson, fabled Long Snapper extraordinaire, as an emergency replacement for injured Snapper Kevin Hauser.
Undoubtedly, Tim Ruskell's greatest failure was never settling on the franchise Long Snapper our team needs.
Not bragging, mind you, but reporting the freshest Jeff Robinson Long Snapping news has been a long time hobby of mine.
Walter Jones out with surgery, Marcus Trufant out with back issue
Oops.
I was not really counting on Walter Jones this year, but...hoping for him nonetheless.
I love this ad-an important lesson for all of us. All the M's need is a more intimidating mascot then the Moose....
about 3 years ago
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Steve Spagnuolo new Rams Head Coach
Hat tip FO
Here's to a decent division.
On what convinced him to hire Casey "Gus" Bradley: "I got a call about two weeks ago from a man that I have great respect for: Monte Kiffin. I worked with Monte in New Orleans, and I’ve stayed close to Monte. Monte is a legend in this game as a football coach. Monte calls me JL. Have you ever heard Monte talk? He’s kind of like, [does impression]. That’s enough Monte. He said, ‘Hey JL. Listen to me. I have got a guy here in Tampa that is one of, if not the finest, football coaches I have ever worked with. He’s an A+. He’s a once-in-a-lifetime coach. You need to talk to him. His name’s Gus Bradley. He was the defensive coordinator for x-number of years in college. I hired him to be our quality control coach, knowing that Joe Barry was going to go to the Detroit Lions and I wanted to make him the linebacker coach, and JL, this guy is special. You have to bring him in, you have to talk to him.’ Well, when a man like Monte Kiffin, who’s had the success that he’s had in this league, and someone that I’m familiar with and have great respect for personally and professionally, says that to you, you say, ‘I think I better bring this guy in and talk to him. So I brought Gus in last Wednesday. I picked him up at the hotel at 8am, and I dropped him off at 11pm, which meant I spent 15 consecutive hours with Gus, because I felt that that was an incredibly important decision to make: who was going to be our defensive coordinator, who I was going to put in the room with that group of men so that they can reach the level of play that they need to reach for us to bring a Super Bowl to the city of Seattle. Through the course of the day, I realized, ‘Boy, Monte is dead-on. This guy is special.’
"Enough raider joe already"?
There can never* be enough raiderjoe
*there can sometimes be enough raiderjoe. but not now!
Seahawks recall corpse of Jeff Robinson (LS) out of retirement
by Will Kier on Aug 27, 2008 5:37 PM EDT
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6th round Long Snapper Tyler Schmitt is on Injured Reserve. Tim Lindsay is erratic. What do the Seahawks do?
Call Jeff Robinson out of retirement. Again. Horay for Bruce DeHaven, who I assume is BFF with Robinson.
Just got a call from Dave Boling, who is up at the VMAC, and boy did he have some interesting news. The Seahawks are bringing back 38-year-old Jeff Robinson to be the team's long snapper.
Holmgren and Personal Fouls
by Will Kier on Jul 11, 2008 11:52 PM EDT
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I think it's fairly well known that the Seahawks under Mike Holmgren have been a disciplined team as far as accruing penalty flags. But Mike Sando did something interesting in his NFC West blog on ESPN, his researchers went back to 2001 and collected Personal Foul records to answer the question: who is the dirtiest team? The results are a little surprising:
1 Tampa Bay 127 2 Arizona 124 3 Detroit 124 4 Tennessee 119 5 NY Giants 119 6 Washington 117 7 New England 116 8 Atlanta 113 9 Chicago 112 10 Miami 110 11 Oakland 109 12 New Orleans 108 13 Baltimore 108 14 Carolina 107 15 Philadelphia 105 16 Cincinnati 104 17 Green Bay 101 18 Buffalo 99 19 Denver 95 20 Cleveland 95 21 Jacksonville 93 22 San Francisco 93 23 Dallas 93 24 San Diego 92 25 Kansas City 89 26 NY Jets 87 27 Pittsburgh 86 28 St. Louis 86 29 Minnesota 85 30 Indianapolis 77 31 Houston 71 32 Seattle 57
Link to Sandoblog
Holy crap. And keep in mind that the Texans didn't even start play until 2002! Holmgren sometimes turned a blind eye when drafting to off-field events (coughStevenscough) but it seems he knew what he was looking for in on-field discipline. I hope Mora can continue this strong trend.
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Mora officially Hawks head coach in '09
by Will Kier on Feb 6, 2008 6:10 AM EST
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According to Jay Glazer, at least!
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7764658/Sources:-'Hawks-tab-Mora-as-next-head-coach
So there we go. Mora in '09. I bet Ty Willingham feels a bit better now. What's the over/under on number of shots of Mora standing on the sidelines next season, as the announcers talk about his future job?
Update: You can watch the press conference here. It should be a meaty mix of "thank yous" and football platitudes. I'll run a quick recap afterwards.
On a related note, with Mora officially hired, keep an eye on the Lane Kiffin situation in Oakland. Kiffin isn't likely to accept a position as lowly as quarterbacks coach, but Greg Knapp, Mora's offensive coordinator in Atlanta, might.
Quick note for Packers fans
by Will Kier on Jan 6, 2008 2:08 AM EST
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The sole mention of "We want the ball, and we're gonna score!" does *not* melt Hawks fans into a catatonic, drooling heap of shame and embarrassment.
Irregardless (er, regardless) of the fact that the targeted WR ran the wrong route, that it was 4 years ago, and that Matt has matured immensely as a QB, if you want to tell us why a Lambeau victory is inevitable, could you just be so kind and mention the words "Brett Favre" or "Greg Jennings" or "Aaron Kampman"? Or use any argument that mentions current performance?
Ahem. Thanks. Here's to a good game next weekend.
Who We'll Face in the 1st Round
by Will Kier on Dec 23, 2007 11:36 PM EST
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With the Redskins' win tonight, our playoff picture narrows considerably. The Giants clinch the #5 seed, which leaves the Redskins, the Vikings, and the Saints as potential opponents for the Qwest home game.
If the Redskins win against Dallas, a team that's clinched the #1 seed and should be resting starters, they take the 6 seed either outright or through tonight's head to head tiebreaker.
If the Redskins lose to Dallas, and the Vikings win against the Broncos, the Vikings take the 6 seed.
If the Redskins and Vikings both lose, the Saints must win against the Bears to take the 6 seed through the conference record tiebreaker of three 8-8 teams.
If all three teams lose, the Redskins take the 6 seed through tonight's head to head tiebreaker.
RED ALERT: Josh Brown singing on Q13 at 10:35 tonight
by Will Kier on Dec 9, 2007 7:44 PM EST
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Just in from the Q13 postgame- Craig Terril will be performing a song from his new CD, and Josh Brown will be the backup singer. This must be recorded for YouTube.
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#1 Special Teams DVOA!
by Will Kier on Oct 23, 2007 1:44 PM EDT
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The full rankings aren't out yet, but according to the sidebar at Footballoutsiders.com, through Week 7 our Special Teams are now the #1 ranked in the NFL.
....Go team?
P.S John Morgan, the Captain Morgan account still exists so I had to register using my college email address. Could you delete the C. Morgan?
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