I looked up all the UFAs that visited Seattle.  I figure that at least some of these will be invited to Seattle training camp once everyone figures out the cluster$&%$ that is the NFL lockout.  

Danny posted this report on Seattle official visits.

Since WR Kris Durham and LB Malcolm Smith were among to players to make official visits this got my attention.

Here is a list of UFA's that made official visits. 

Mike Coughlin 6-5 QB Boise St.

Dontavia Bogan 6-1 WR South Florida

Rajric Coleman 6-1 S Utah St.

Darnell Williams 6-5 WR Long Island 

Myron Beck 5-10 LB Washington St.

Dante Calcote 5-8 CB Eastern Washington

M.D. Jennings 6-0 FS Arkansas St.

Jordan Miller 6-1DT Southern

Raymond Webber 6-3 WR Arkansas Pine-Bluff

Martell Webb 6-4 TE Michigan

Anthony Walters 6-0 S Delaware

One other player has said that he was contacted late in the draft by Seattle.

Andre Holmes 6-4 WR Hillsdale

Seahawks Draft Blog has a wonderful story about this topic. Be sure to check it out. I wanted to keep all the names in one place that have been tied to Seattle in some way.

Here are a couple of other names.

Michael Huey 6-5 OT/OG Texas

Jeff Tarpinian 6-2 LB Iowa

Ricardo Lockette 6-2 WR Fort Valley St.

Ian Williams 6-1 DT Notre Dame

Finally a trade drawer.  No one has been posting any, so here goes...

This trade gets us our PG of the future but is costly.

Charlotte needs to make a move to push for the playoffs.  They need  a starting PG and a starting center.  This move would get them in the playoffs.  Golden St. wants to get rid of Biedrin's contract.  They get salary relief for the new owners Dampier could be cut immediately or they could let his deal expire at the end of the year.  Batum balances the roster and gives them a young talented player in place of Curry.

This trade here gets us our replacement for the painful loss of Batum.

Detriot is a mess.  They need young guards and Prince won't be around long.  They are able to gain a couple of assets while still hanging on to a large expiring contract.  

Add Brian Scalabrine to get that big tough back up PF.

How the team looks now.

Oden, Camby, Pendergraft

LMA, Scalabrine, Babbitt

Prince, Matthews, Babbitt 

Roy, Matthews, Williams

Curry, Johnson, Mills

8 man rotation is rock solid, but the depth is super young.

This is baby #3.  Thanks for all the kind thoughts yesterday in the JD 7/19.

I'm betting that in a few years, my wife and 3 kids will join me to take all comers.  I think we've got a shot.

I'll give you the scouting report on the family:

My 4 year old boy can ... kind of ... dribble and can touch the bottom of the net on our 4 foot hoop.

My 2 year old girl can run in circle while holding a small Blazers ball in her hands.  She's pretty tough. When you push her down, she'll get right back up and push you down.

My 1 day old has shown me that if one of the nurses pokes him, he'll cry.  I'm thinking international rules here, but you get the drift. He'll look like Rudy or Divac on D, only better of course.

My wife hasn't played much sports, but I'm thinking that she'd have the refs on her side. She's very distracting and my little girl would get away with murder away from the ball.

Then there's me.  Since there are a lot of role players here, I thinking that I can go K*be on everyone.  I'm obviously not much of a teammate, just get me the ball.

Well, there you go.  I'm waiting for the challenge.

I'm concerned.

All this talk of Outlaw on the block in almost every trade worries me.  How can this be?  I've proposed trades involving Outlaw, but I didn't consider the ramifications.  

Here is something Ben wrote last September that I thought was interesting about Outlaw.  http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/9/2/606449/a-look-at-trout-s-fgas

That is almost a year old, but I thought it interesting.  Then I thought of another potential problem with trading Outlaw. 

I'm not talking about B-Roy's well known friendship with Trout.  I'm not talking about taking away a last minute hero in more than a few games.  I'm not even talking about the guy that bridged the gaps between several players on our most favorite team.

I'm talking about our only option at PF when the small line-up goes out on the floor. 

How many times this year did Nate go to this line-up? More than I can count.

If Outlaw is traded, who you going to put there? LMA, no.  He's the center in that line-up.  How about Batum? no.  He's way to small. Ditto for Martell.  

Maybe Nate would go a different route, but it seems that a LOT of teams use this tactic on a regular basis.  Do we want to match up with them or go super big with 2 of Oden, Pryz and LMA.  It seems that Nate would want more options.

If Outlaw is traded, it is my opinion KP must add a player similar to him either through the draft or in FA.  While I'm not opposed to trading Outlaw, it would open another hole to fill.

As I watched game 5 from section 330, it came to me.  Our vocal crowd had no chanting tendancies.  Other than the very common "Here we go, Blazers, here we go" on offense and "De-fense, De-fense" when Portland played the other end.  I think that it is time that we B-Edgers (the cutting edge of Portland fandom) need to come up with some more interesting -- and clean -- options.  I'm not talking about, "these refs suck".

I've heard "MVP" for Brandon.  "Rip City" when prompted by Blaze.  "Ru-dy" chants also rain down from the rafters.  Any others?  I'm having a hard time thinking of any.

There was a call here for more spontaneous fan participation earlier in the season.  When the "wave" came out, it was shouted down by many.  I could take or leave the wave, but we should be more interesting and innovative than the normal NBA crowd.

Our team has stepped it up, it's time we do the same.  I am looking for any fan chants that are kid friendly.  

Here are my initial entries.

"All-Star" chant for LMA.

"Rip City" chant without Blaze.

I'm no Duke fan and this would have to start in the 300 level but I'd love this before each tip-off. 

The spanish chants are great, but I don't speak the language.  There is a chant that goes something like, "Oh wee oh, a, oh wee oh. It's repeated over and over.  I love it and maybe Amlmart1 could help me out with this one.  I only found it on youtube in this soccer clip.

I'd love any help with this.

Someone called in the "The Bald Face Truth" today.  

The caller was asking everyone to wear red during the Phoenix game.  I think it's a great idea.  

It almost takes me back to my college years. I showed up to the college games decked out in team gear and I wasn't alone.  There was a sea of color and it was wonderful.

Here is a poll to help me get a feeling about where you guys/gals stand on this kind or thing.