The Qwest for Flight | Yawkey's Seahawks Franchise

[Yawkey Way]

Pro Bowl

NFC vs AFC, 7:00PM ET, January 31

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RESULTS

AFC 41
NFC 27

[Irish]

Oh all the sudden you realize your QBs suck after you passed up on Jimmy. told you.

[Yawkey Way]

Super Bowl

Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos, 6:17PM ET. February 7th, 2010

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RESULTS

Carolina Panthers 22
Denver Broncos 15

Carolina Panthers Stats

Jake Delhomme 11-21 126yds, 2TD

Deangelo Williams 12car 53yds

Gary Barnidge 4rec 26yds, TD
Steve Smith 2rec 12yds, TD

Denver Broncos Stats

Kyle Orton 20-41 198yds, INT

Knowshon Moreno 26car 103yds, TD

Jabar Gaffney 8rec 95yds
Brandon Stokley 4rec 35yds

[Yawkey Way]

Oh all the sudden you realize your QBs suck after you passed up on Jimmy. told you.

Matt Hasselbeck was hurt for the last half of the season, nothing I could do there with two youngsters waiting behind him. Clausen was a 73OVR at draft time and he's on the Texans behind Schaub. We will see how Sam turns out and then if i'm wrong I will eat crow

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End of the Year Report (GM Perspective)

Coming off our second 4-12 season in a row, I saw this year as more of a disappointment. Although the record was not there the team definitely showed growth on both sides of the ball. We had our first 1,000 yard rusher in Cedric Peerman since Shaun Alexander and also saw Colt McCoy may have a bright future. Unfortunately the team definitely took a hit when Matt went down which is not a good thing to see seeing as this was his last season with the team. I also liked what I saw out of Deon Butler, Nate Burleson, and John Carlson. It was not easy being a receiver this year but they still continued to put up numbers and help Colt, Matt, or Mike out.

Defensively needs a huge pat on the back. We led the league in sacks and were ninth in passing yards allowed. Josh Wilson definitely came into his own this season with the departure of Marcus Trufant which was great to see as a GM. Terrence Cody, Brandon Mebane, and Lawrence Jackson all had fantastic years on the defensive line and definitely made life easier for the linebackers. This was definitely an encouraging sign from the defense.

For those of you who believe that Jim Mora Jr. should be fired, that is not the case. I am a firm believer in allowing a head coach 3-5 years to be able to get his personnel onto the team and to institute his style of play. There is an obvious improvement in this team since we took the job, and much of that has to do with the coaching staff. As for the off-season we definitely have some tough decisions to make. Hopefully the draft will fall our way and we can get out guys. Having two first rounders is definitely encouraging. The upsetting part about this off-season is barring anything surprising we will have to part ways with either Brandon Mebane or Josh Wilson. We don't want to see either guy go, but the salary cap is the salary cap. Stay tuned because this is going to be a very pivotal off-season in the development of our team.

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Notable Retirements

- Jason Elam
- Brandon Stokley
- Amani Toomer
- Terrell Owens
- Tony Richardson
- Shawn Springs
- Fred Taylor
- Kevin Mawae
- Derrick Mason

[TheSanchize]

Fuck, there goes Tony Richardson for the Jets

[Yawkey Way]

Resign Players

The Seahawks have signed K Olindo Mare to a 1 year 1.05M dollar deal.

The Seahawks have signed OG Mansfield Wrotto to a 3 year 2.84M dollar deal.

The Seahawks have signed DT Red Bryant to a 4 year 4.93M dollar deal.

The Seahawks have signed DE George Selvie to a 3 year 2.61M dollar deal.

The Seahawks have signed OL Ryan Hebert to a 1 year 860K dollar deal.


Players Released

CB Josh Wilson
LE Brandon Mebane
QB Matt Hasselbeck
C Chris Spencer
LG Rob Sims
CB Kelly Jennings
RE Daryll Tapp
CB Ken Lucas
HB Ian Johnson
HB Samkon Gado
TE John Owens

[TheSanchize]

End of the Hasselbeck era?

[Yawkey Way]

Free Agent Preview (top FA's available)

1. Thomas Howard, ROLB
2. Josh Wilson, CB
3. Nick Folk, K
4. Mathias Kiwanuka, DE
5. Shaun Ellis, DE
6. Jamaal Jackson, C
7. Brandon Carr, CB
8. Pierre Garcon, WR
9. Robert Gallery, LG
10. Zack Bowman, CB
11. Brandon Mebane, DE
12. Orlando Scandrick, CB
13. Matt Hasselbeck, QB
14. Connor Barth, K
15. Mike Sellers, FB
16. Chris Spencer, C
17. Rob Sims, LG
18. David Akers, K
19. Andre Caldwell, WR
20. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, LT
21. Dwight Lowery, CB
22. Brett Kern, P
23. Chevis Jackson, CB
24. Antonion Johnson, DT
25. Antonio Cromartie, CB

*Bolded means possible Seattle interest.

[Yawkey Way]

End of the Hasselbeck era?

[TheSanchize]

I'd sign Cromartie or Lowry..

[Yawkey Way]

Seahawks Release Grant

After four seasons in Seattle,the team has decided to part ways with SS Deon Grant. Grant recorded 77 tackles for the team in 2008, but saw that number get slashed down to just 49 this past season. Grant did not record an interception and was often the safety targeted on deep passing plays. The Seahawks will look to address the situation either through free agency, the draft, or in house with Tyler Sash.

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Where They are Going

- Thomas Howard, New England Patriots: 6 years 39M
- Josh Wilson, Houston Texans: 6 years 49M
- Mathias Kiwanuka, New England Patriots: 6 years 57M
- Shaun Ellis, Tennesee Titans: 3 years 25.92M
- Pierre Garcon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5 years 30M
- Brandon Mebane, San Diego Chargers: 3 years, 27M (He wouldn't sign with me no matter what rofl)
- Jamaal Jackson, Houston Texans: 5 years 30M
- Matt Hasselbeck, Carolina Panthers: 2 years 16M
- Chris Spencer, Philadelphia Eagles: 5 years 28M
- Andre Caldwell, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5 years 25M

Still Yet To Sign

K, Nick Folk
CB, Brandon Carr
CB, Zack Bowman
CB, Orlando Scandrick
K, Connor Barth
K, David Akers
P, Brett Kern
CB, Chevis Jackson
DT, Antionio Johnson
CB, Antonio Cromartie

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Seattle Signs Four

The second year of free agency under GM Mark Chiarelli seems to have taken a bit more of an exciting twist. The Seattle Seahawks have signed four players to the roster, and all four look to become prominent additions. Dwight Lowery, Johnny Jolly, Mike Mickens, and Jeff King have all signed contracts with the Seattle Seahawks.

Terms of the Deals

Dwight Lowery, 3 years 22 million.
Johnny Jolly, 2 years 10 million.
Mike Mickens, 2 years 9 million.
Jeff King, 4 years 3.88 million.

Dwight Lowery figures to be one of the two starting corners on the roster. Lowery is 5'11 200 pounds, and spent three seasons in the league with the New York Jets. Lowery recorded 4 INT's in two season with the Jets, but was injured for most of last year. Johnny Jolly looks to fill in for Brandon Mebane, who bolted down the coast to the Chargers. Jolly is a mammoth of a man, standing at 6'3 320. In a convention 4-3 defense he would play DT, but will look to plug the run and command the double team on the outside. Jolly has recorded 9 sacks in each of his last two seasons.

Mike Mickens is entering his third season out of Cincinnati University. He will most likely see the nickel or potentially start opposite of Dwight Lowery depending on how the rest of the off-season and pre-season go. Jeff King will serve as the second tight end in Seattle. King has spent the first 5 years of his career in Carolina where he accumulated 1000 yards and scored nine touchdowns. He looks to be more of a blocker than a pass receiver.