What You Need to Know: Sports Edition, October 14
Oregon trounced the Huskies (again), the Seahawks won a unexpectedly close game, the Sounders’ fall continued. Continue reading What You Need to Know: Sports Edition, October 14
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Seahawks Draft Picks: What They’re Saying
The Seahawks added 11 new players to their roster through the NFL Draft on Friday and Saturday, and 9 undrafted free agents. Consider this your first date with each of them. Continue reading Seahawks Draft Picks: What They’re Saying
Didja Hear About the Seahawks? Not the Refs, the Defense
Yes, we all owe a beer to side judge Lance Easley, a banker from Santa Maria, CA who until this season had never refereed a professional or major college game. What got lost in the official hysteria was something that’s less fun to talk about, but way more significant–the legendary defensive performance by the Seahawks defense. Continue reading Didja Hear About the Seahawks? Not the Refs, the Defense
Are the Seahawks Building an Olympic Team?
NFL coaches usually pick starters–especially quarterbacks–based on their aptitude in the fields of “leadership” and “experience” and “character.”
But Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has this unorthodox belief in another quality: “Being good at football.” Continue reading Are the Seahawks Building an Olympic Team?
Seahawks 1st Round Draft Pick Bruce Irvin: What They’re Saying
The Seahawks threw fans a curveball last night, drafting West Virginia pass-rushing specialist Bruce Irvin. The Georgia-born Irvin, who some draft experts had as a fourth-round pick, was a high-school dropout living on a drug dealer’s couch four years ago before dedicating himself to football, convincing his working-class family to pool money to pay his junior college tuition, and eventually getting to West Virginia, where he recorded 22.5 sacks in two seasons. Continue reading Seahawks 1st Round Draft Pick Bruce Irvin: What They’re Saying
Seahawks to End One of Seattle’s Three Great Sports Droughts?
The 2012 NFL Draft begins Thursday, and is considered to be one of the deepest drafts ever by people who consider these things. The Seahawks pick twelfth overall, and are expected to take a pass-rushing defensive end. I am hoping they’re right. Getting a good, pass-rushing defensive end wouldn’t just address the weak link of the Seahawks defense, it would end a Seattle sports drought. Continue reading Seahawks to End One of Seattle’s Three Great Sports Droughts?
“Old” Seahawks’ Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
In their first two years in Seattle, Coach Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider haven’t just remade the roster, they’ve blown it to pieces. The change has been so drastic that even longtime fans don’t know who is on the field. It’s a risky move because the team is flirting with the loss of the fans’ connection to the fan base and, frankly, the community at large. Continue reading “Old” Seahawks’ Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder