Power Rankings

Hawk Blogger 2010 Power Rankings – Week 5

PRIMER Power rankings are always debatable. I don’t buy into the gut feel methods most places use to determine their rankings, so I developed a formula a few years back that attempts to take at least some of the subjectivity out of the discussion. My approach is simple, I measure...
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John Schneider

Schneider Scores Again With Branch Trade

John Schneider is most known for the amount of moves he has made thus far as Seahawks GM. The trade he completed last night for Deion Branch deserves recognition for the sheer quality of it. Acquiring a 4th round draft choice for a 31-year-old player who tops out at 50...
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Running Backs

Time To Trade Forsett or Washington

Take a look at our roster. Take a look at the standings. Peruse our 2011 draft status. Tell me. What do you see? Now look again. Focus on the running backs. Revisit the standings and the 2011 draft. Do you see it yet? We have redundancy, folks. Redundancy can be...
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Uncategorized

What is Deion Branch Worth?

As you probably have seen by now, rumors abound that Deion Branch may be headed back to the Patriots in a trade. Most articles are in agreement that talks are just beginning, so nothing is imminent. The deal makes a ton of sense for both teams. Tom Brady raved to...
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Running Backs

Evaluating Lynch Deal

Shaun Alexander was arguably the best running back in Seahawks history. He owns many of the records and was the team’s only league MVP. Many Seahawks fans would tell you he could have had twice the yards he ended up with if he ran with more courage. He was a...
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DraftQuarterbacks

My Worst Fear

A startling possibility revealed itself to me while compiling this week’s power rankings. As much as I revel in the anguish of 49er and Cardinals fans, it will quickly lose comedic value if both quarterback-starved teams end up with draft picks that allow them to address their most glaring need....
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Power Rankings

Hawk Blogger 2010 Power Rankings – Week 4

PRIMER Power rankings are always debatable. I don’t buy into the gut feel methods most places use to determine their rankings, so I developed a formula a few years back that attempts to take at least some of the subjectivity out of the discussion. My approach is simple, I measure...
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QuarterbacksUncategorized

It Takes Two, Baby

Liz Mathews has gone from someone I knew nothing about to one my favorite Seattle sports Twitter personalities in a scant few months. Mathews captured my feelings about the game against the Rams and my thoughts on the teeth-grinding, wannabe QB controversy brewing with this Tweet yesterday: @lizmathews12: The worst...
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Morning After

The Morning After: Rams Beat Seahawks, 20-3

It was 2005 when the Seahawks rolled into St. Louis and started their 10-game winning streak against the team that had haunted them since moving to the NFC West. The championship team Seattle fielded that year was so good that it is easy to forget how the season started. Heading...
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Uncategorized

Wise Eyes On Okung

Fans across the country, and even fans in Edward Jones Dome, may not notice. The casual Seahawks fan is unlikely to notice. People, though, that are in touch with Seahawks past and future will certainly notice. Russell Okung is set to take his first snaps of an NFL regular season...
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