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Deals For Guys

An email showed up in my Hawk Blogger inbox a few weeks ago, asking if I would be interested in an affiliate marketing program for some company called Dealometry. I get these now and then, but what made this one different was the name of the sender. It said, “From:...
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Wide Receivers

Greatest Ever? Don’t Bet Against Doug Baldwin

Doug Baldwin was deeply depressed and fighting for his football life. Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh had relegated him to the scout team at the start of his junior season, and there was little indication his role would change. Baldwin called his parents, his touchstones, and tried to figure out...
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Suck It, San Francisco

The average San Francisco 49ers fan will wake up this morning disappointed to have come so close to the Super Bowl without making it, but buoyed by an undeniably strong season. Nationally, the story will closely mirror the feeling of the 49ers fan. Jim Harbaugh will be lauded for turning...
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Podcasts

Podcast With Softy: Season Review, Off-Season Preview

Sports Radio KJR host Dave “Softy” Mahler and I recorded our regular conversation about the Seahawks. This time we talked about the 2011 season, and started debating how the QB, running back, and TE/WR positions should be handled this off-season. Tell me what you think. Tell me what you’d like us...
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Power Rankings

Most Improved Since 2009

After comparing the improvement of teams from last year to this year, I was curious which team has improved the most since Pete Carroll and John Schneider came aboard following the 2009 season. The following shows team strength from the end of 2009, compared to this past season. For Seattle,...
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Power Rankings

2011 Most Improved Teams

The Hawk Blogger final power rankings of 2011 were posted earlier this week. Each year, I like to compare the final rankings from the previous year to see which teams rose and fell the most. Here are the results. Seattle makes the 6th-largest jump, and the NFC West makes up...
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Season Progress

2011 Seahawks Progress Report: Season’s End

PREVIOUS 2011 PROGRESS REPORTS: – Quarter-Point Progress Report – Mid-Point Progress Report – Three-Quarter Progress Report Where to begin? First, be aware that there will be more season review reports to come. There will be a post detailing how this team’s numbers compared with last year. There will be an...
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Evaluating The Rookie Season Of K.J. Wright

Well once again I have the pleasure of contributing to hawkblogger.com thanks to Brian asking me to perform another analysis. This time, we’re looking at K.J. Wright and the season that he had as a rookie in 2011 for the Seahawks. This was a fun analysis to do because I...
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Power Rankings

Final Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings

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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OffseasonQuarterbacks

Matt Flynn To Seattle? Think Again

Matt Flynn put in three hours of great work this past Sunday, and probably earned himself $30M-$40M. Not a bad hourly wage. Throwing for six touchdowns and 480 yards before heading to free agency is like covering yourself in honey before walking into a bear’s den. Flynn will be an...
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DraftOffseason

2012 DRAFT: Finding A Trading Partner

Seattle will draft either #11 or #12 in the 2012 draft. The ideal situation would be for there to be enough great quarterbacks available that they could stay where they are and draft a guy worth of that pick. Early indications are that there are a couple QBs worthy of...
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