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The Morning After: Seahawks Lose To Cowboys, 23-13

Fans and media tend to talk about strengths and weaknesses of football teams as if they are etched in stone. Many had fallen in the trap of thinking the one thing this team could hang its hat on was run defense. The Cowboys rushed for 163 yards and a 5.6...

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Play Rewind: Tarvaris Jackson 55-Yard Bomb To Ben Obomanu

Tarvaris Jackson threw for a career-high in yardage in less than three quarters of work on Sunday. He made a number of great deep throws, but none was more impressive than his 55-yard strike to Ben Obomanu. It was a great example of smart quarterbacking combined with great arm strength...

Cornerbacks

Play Rewind: Richard Sherman Snags First Career Interception

Way back during the build-up to the free agent signing period there was a bunch of chatter from fans and national “experts” that the Seahawks had a major need at corner back, and would be spending big bucks to lure a player like Jonathan Joseph. One famous expert said, “You...

Podcasts

Weekly Seahawks Podcast With Softy: Pete Carroll stock down, TJack up

KJR950AM sports radio host Dave “Softy” Mahler and I recorded our weekly conversation about the Seahawks. We talked about why I think Pete Carroll made one of the worst coaching decisions I’ve seen against the Bengals, why Tarvaris Jackson has improved his stock, and why Softy should not jump off cliffs. Tell me...

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Tarvaris Jackson Raises Expectations

Charlie Whitehurst has spent the last two weeks nailing himself into a quarterback coffin. He went from Clipboard Jesus to Clipboard Lucifer in record time. The Seahawks fortunes have followed a similar trajectory, which is no coincidence. Lost in the mayhem has been a stretch of strong play from Tarvaris...

Draft Quarterbacks

GUEST WRITER/SCOUT: A “What If” Mock Draft – 2011 & 2012 QB Prospects Compared

Derek Stephens writes for NFL.com’s Blog Blitz, FieldGulls.com, is author/founder of thebluebirdherd.com and pro draft scout contributor NFLDraftScout.com and Lindy’s Draft Guide. He will be an occasional contributor to Hawk Blogger. Welcome aboard!In evaluating the potential QB crop of the 2012 NFL Draft, one of the interesting, fun and relatively...

Power Rankings

Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings – Week 8

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...

Coaching Analysis Morning After The Front Office

The Morning After: Bengals Embarrass Seahawks, 34-12

Dave “Softy” Mahler stood behind the KJR prize table on the 75th floor of the Columbia Tower. A patron had just won a DVD as part of a raffle, and Mahler decided to toss it to her from across the room. He announced, “Here’s my best Charlie Whitehurst,” before spinning...

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Refreshingly Humble Seahawks

Thursday night was a rare night out for this blogger. HawkBloggerWife had just finished jury duty, and my short, but too long, stint as a single working parent was coming to an end. Scott Enyeart is in town from LA, and was meeting up with some other Twitter buddies at...

Podcasts

Weekly Seahawks Podcast With Softy: Exit Browns, Enter Bengals

KJR950AM sports radio host Dave “Softy” Mahler and I recorded our weekly conversation about the Seahawks. Lots of discussion about the Browns game, the lack of focus on the run, Charlie Whitehurst, the impact of Thurmond’s injury, and why I believe this team could still win 10 games. Tell me what...

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Golden Tate Making Most Of His Chances

Golden Tate spent a fair amount of time in the news last season for all the wrong reasons. There was The Great Donut Caper, being made inactive for the team’s first game, underwhelming coaches and fans when he did play, and various Twitter Troubles. Pete Carroll built him up in...

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Play Rewind: Obomanu Corner Route Gone Wrong

Charlie Whitehurst had a bad game on Sunday. Everyone has already said that. All quarterbacks have bad games. Heck, Carson Palmer only managed half of Whitehurst’s 35 passer rating on Sunday. The difference with Whitehurst was there were a few plays that stood out as indictments on his ability to...

Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Face Depleted Commanders

The Morning After: Seahawks Grind Cardinals To Dust In Desert

Tale of the Tape: Dark Side Faces Arizona Sun

The Morning After: Seahawks Grind Cardinals To Dust In Desert

Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Face Depleted Commanders

HB Power Rankings RETURN!

The Morning After: Seahawks Lose To Cowboys, 23-13

Play Rewind: Tarvaris Jackson 55-Yard Bomb To Ben Obomanu

Play Rewind: Richard Sherman Snags First Career Interception

Weekly Seahawks Podcast With Softy: Pete Carroll stock down, TJack up

Tarvaris Jackson Raises Expectations

GUEST WRITER/SCOUT: A “What If” Mock Draft – 2011 & 2012 QB Prospects Compared

Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings – Week 8

The Morning After: Bengals Embarrass Seahawks, 34-12

Refreshingly Humble Seahawks

Weekly Seahawks Podcast With Softy: Exit Browns, Enter Bengals

Golden Tate Making Most Of His Chances

Play Rewind: Obomanu Corner Route Gone Wrong