Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Draft Ideas



     

    Should the Seahawks draft a WR in this years draft? I think not. I think that our biggest weakness as a team is our defensive line. Sidney Rice, Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin all gained strong chemistry with Russell Wilson by the end of the year, and with that young crew things can only keep getting better (without injury). And Zach Miller proved to be a viable option in the passing game as well. This leads me back to the defensive line. Last year we only had one consistently good pass rusher in Chris Clemons and he tore his ACL and will most likely miss a good chunk of next year. That leaves a raw Bruce Irvin as our only pass rusher, and he's so small that a double team will shut him down. Although guys like Red Bryant, Alan Branch and Brandon Mebane are all complete beasts against the run, their pass rush is marginal at best. This leads me back to thinking we need more strength there. One of my optimal draft picks for the Seattle Seahawks is DT Bennie Logan out of LSU. Bennie logan stands at 6'3 300 ibs, so the perfect size for the 3 technique. Hes projected to go in the fourth, but from watching him play I think he would be a very strong 3rd round pick. The reason I go this deep is because there are guys like Sylvester Williams and Alec Ogletree who would in my opinion be great picks for the Hawks, there's no guarantee that they will even fall to us.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The Big Nickel





The Seahawks Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions was largely due to a 9 reception, 100 yard, 2 touchdown day from Titus Young. Their Week 12 loss to the Miami Dolphins was one where Davone Bess had 7 receptions for 129 yards. Even in wins to Chicago and Buffalo, Brandon Marshall  and Stevie Johnson recorded 10 receptions for 165 yards and 8 receptions for 115 yards respectively.

Search for Zuzu



Seahawks fans have many differing opinions on the receiving core. Some believe the starting wide receivers Sidney Rice and Golden Tate are not true number one and number two wide receivers. Others believe tight end Zach Miller is overpaid to be a 30-40 catch a year guy and should be cut. Others believe that Rice, Tate, and Doug Baldwin form a solid trio of WRs and only depth is needed. But I think all fans believe the Seahawks should add someone to Russell Wilson’s arsenal.

Seahawks Ready for Next Shot



One year ago today the Seattle Seahawks players and coaches were watching the playoffs from their homes after finishing the season 7-9 for the second straight season and being excluded from postseason play. This year the Seahawks were two points and 31 seconds away from advancing to the NFC Championship Game and establishing themselves as one of the Nation Football League’s top four teams. And while Seahawks shouldn’t have had any shot to turn a blowout back into a ball game after falling behind 20-0 in the first half, they still found themselves leading 28-27 with only 31 seconds left on the game clock. The fact that the young, inexperienced Seahawks team that struggles on the road was almost able to muster up a 20 point comeback win on the number one seed Atlanta Falcon’s home turf speaks numbers about the second youngest team in the NFL. Seahawks fans finally have something to root for.