HAWK BLOGGER 2012 SEASON PREVIEW PART IV: Breaking Down The Offense Pete Carroll is a renaissance man. His football philosophy was developed under the likes of Bill Walsh and Bud Grant during the 80s and 90s. Walsh was known for explosive offenses and famous quarterbacks, but the heart of what...
Try finding a flaw in this Seahawks pre-season without sounding like a troll. The most angst has been about choosing between two starting-caliber quarterbacks. Those are good “problems” to have. The pass rush had been cause for concern before Gus Bradley released the hounds the last two games and had...
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Pete Carroll will reveal an area of emphasis from time-to-time in his interviews. In between the platitudes, he will mention something worth paying attention to. Chunk plays, or explosive plays, are defined by most as passes over 20 yards and runs over 10 yards. Getting those plays on offense and...
Someone thinks it would be fun to listen to me call a Seahawks game. It is true. I received an email yesterday from the CEO, Ryan Granner, of LetMeHearYa.com asking if I’d be interested in trying their new service to broadcast Seahawks games. My answer? Why the fuck not? Oops, can...
HAWK BLOGGER 2012 SEASON PREVIEW PART III: Grading The Off-Season Procrastination is the sneakiest of all personal demons. It can disguise itself as practical thinking, “I should really wait to clean up the kitchen until after the kids are in bed.” It can put people in a perpetual trance where...
HAWK BLOGGER 2012 SEASON PREVIEW PART II: A Look Back At 2011 Before looking forward, it is useful to look back. The Seahawks went through a major metamorphosis in 2011. A roster that needed nearly 300 transactions in 2010, started to stabilize last season. It is hard to believe that...
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Three times? Golden Tate has flashed in pre-season practices every year for three years. Each year, he gets “play of the day” honors. Each year local media starts to talk up how this could be his breakout season....
John Schneider came to the Seahawks with a reputation for being a hardcore talent evaluator. He has proven to be every bit of that in his three seasons as GM. There have been some great moves through free agency, but Schneider’s pride and joy is the draft. Every year his...
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HAWK BLOGGER 2012 SEASON PREVIEW PART I: The Franchise Players are told to approach each game one play at a time and each season one game at a time. Coaches and general managers build up their rosters and teams one season at a time. Fans are different. Seahawks fans have...
Dave “Softy” Mahler invited me on his show today to talk about the Seahawks and the quarterback decision. The podcast of our conversation is available: **download it here**...








