The Qwest for Flight | Yawkey's Seahawks Franchise

[Yawkey Way]

End of the Hasselbeck era?

:yep:

 

[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. ​

 

[Yawkey Way]

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​

 

[Yawkey Way]

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.
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[TheSanchize]

Lowry!!

 

[Yawkey Way]

Seattle Makes Two Trades Hours before Draft for Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row the Seattle Seahawks have made some draft day trades right before the draft was set to begin. In what appear to be strictly salary cap related moves, the Seahawks and Raiders have swapped draft picks. The Raiders, who own the 4th overall draft pick, are in salary cap hell and would not be able to afford a top round draft pick. The Seattle Seahawks have sent them the New York Jets 1st round pick (17th overall) and the Seattle 2nd round pick in exchange for the Raiders draft pick. The Seahawks will now be drafting back to back at 3 and 4.

The Seahawks have also made a headlining trade, dealing away WR T.J Houshmanzadeh. The T.J Houshmanzadeh experiment did not last long in Seattle. Housh may have been ushered out with the emergence of WR Deon Butler as well as the increased play from Nate Burleson and Darius Reynaud. The Seahawks dealt Houshmanzadeh to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the 15th overall pick in the 2nd round. ​

 

[Yawkey Way]

Welcome to the 2010 NFL Draft. The first round of the draft will be held today which is a Thursday. Rounds 2-3 will be held tomorrow on a Friday, then the rest of the draft will be held this Saturday.

1.

HB, Evan Royster, Penn State

2.

LG, Stephen Schilling, Michigan

3.

CB, Joe Haden, Florida

4.

QB, Sam Bradford, Oklahoma

5.

LT, Anthony Davis, Rutgers

6.

RE, Jack Crawford, Penn State

7.

HB, Darren Evans, Virginia Tech

8.

LE, Cameron Heyward, Ohio State

9.

FS, Chad Jones, LSU

10.

TE, Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma

11.

CB, Donovan Warren, Michigan

12.

DE, Marcell Dareus, Alabama

13.

WR, Julio Jones, Alabama

14.

SS, Sam Proctor, Oklahoma

15.

SS, Reshad Jones, Georgia

16.

SS, Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech

17.

ROLB, Quan Sturdivant, UNC

18.

ROLB, Max Gruder, Pittsburgh

19.

HB, Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech

20.

HB, Damien Berry, Miami

21.

CB, Domonique Franks, Oklahoma

22.

CB, Amari Spievey, Iowa

23.

CB, Jai Eugene, LSU

24.

LG, Chris Stewart, Notre Dame

25.

FS, Jermale Hines, Ohio State

26.

WR, Derek Moye, Penn State

27.

MLB, Kelvin Sheppard, LSU

28.

LE, Everson Griffen, USC

29.

WR, Terrance Toliver, LSU

30.

WR, Damian Williams, USC

31.

DT, Ollie Ogbu, Penn State

32.

MLB, Orie Lemon, Oklahoma State ​

 

[Yawkey Way]

1.

SS, Mark Barron, Alabama

2.

MLB, Casey Matthews, Oregon

3.

RE, Thad Gibson, Ohio State

4.

LOLB, Mark Herzlich, Boston College

5.

LG, Carl Johnson, Florida

6.

HB, Roy Helu Jr, Nebraska

7.

DT, Marvin Austin, UNC

8.

MLB, Dustin Earnest, Texas

9.

WR, Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State

10.

SS, Christian Scott, Texas

11.

RG, Zach Herman, USF

12.

ROLB, Travis Lewis, Oklahoma

13.

DT, Lawrence Marsh, Florida

14.

LG, Orlando Franklin, Miami

15.

HB, Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State

16.

WR, Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech

17.

LOLB, A.J Jones, Florida

18.

MLB, Brian Duncan, Texas Tech

19.

ROLB, Pat Lazear, West Virginia

20.

LOLB, Ross Homan, Ohio State

21.

CB, Chykie Brown, Texas

22.

HB, Ryan Matthews, Fresno State

23.

HB, Mark INgram, Alabama

24.

DT, Stephen Paea, Oregon State

25.

LOLB, Manny Abreu, Rutgers

26.

Ras-I Dowling, Virginia

27.

LG, John Moffitt, Wisconsin

28.

LE, Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma

29.

HB, John Clay, Wisconsin

30.

HB, Noel Devine, West Virginia

31.

Rt, Joseph Barksdale, LSU

32.

DT, Gerald McCoy ​

 

[Yawkey Way]

Rounds 3-7

Round 3 Pick 67: Bo Thran, LT, Oregon
Round 4 Pick 99: Ryan Mcmahon, C, Florida State
Round 5 Pick 131: Justin Boren, LG, Ohio State
Round 6 Pick 163: Dane Sanzenbacher, WR, Ohio State
Round 7 Pick 195: Rashad Carmichael, CB, Virginia Tech

Notable Rounds 3-7 Draft Picks

MLB Darryl Gamble, Dolphins
DT Ian Williams, Bears
CB Shareece Wright, Redkins
RE Von Miller, Cardinals
HB, Demarco Murray, Ravens
LT, Brian Bulaga, Eagles
HB, Joe Mcknight, Steelers
WR Ryan Broyles, Raiders
TE Aaron Hernandez, Chiefs
Jason Pierre Paul, Giants
QB Taylor Potts, Saints
MLB Greg Jones, Broncos
DT Brian Price, Browns
WR Dezmon Briscoe, Saints
SS Eric Berry, Eagles
WR Arrelious Benn, Panthers
QB Jeremiah Masoli, Bears
QB Christian Ponder, Redskins
QB Jevan Snead, Cowboys
QB Jake Locker, Colts

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[Yawkey Way]

Seahawks Rid Themselves of Two Veterans

The Seattle Seahawks have parted ways with two veterans today. RT Sean Locklear was outright released, ending his stint in Seattle. It is believed that OT Trent Williams will assume his starting role. DE Corey Redding was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for S Kendrick Lewis out of Ole Miss. Lewis looks to be nothing more than a special teamer, but the Seahawks are able to open up space on the defensive line and get younger.​

 

[Yawkey Way]

McCoy is only like 63 OVR, he's not the future. He was a 4th round pick and i put him in to see what he had because Hass went down.

 

[Yawkey Way]

QB
1. Sam Bradford (80)
2. Colt McCoy (63)
3. Mike Teel(66)

HB
1. Cedric Peerman (76)
2. C.J Spiller (70)
3. Jacquizz Rodgers (71)

FB
1. Owen Schmitt(85)

WR
1. Nate Burleson (84)
2. Deon Butler (79)
3. Darius Reynaud (74)
4. Marshawn Gilyard(57)
5. Dane Sanzenbacher (57)

TE
1. John Carlson(90)
2. Jeff King (73)
3. Cameron Morrah(68)

LT
1. Walter Jones(93)
2. Trent Williams(76)

LG
1. Mansfield Wrotto (70)
2. Justin Boren (58)

C
1. Steve Vallos (77)

RG
1. Max Unger(85)
2. Justin Boren (58)

RT
1. Trent Williams (76)
2. Damian Mcintosh(71)
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LE
1. Johnny Jolly (76)
2. Nick Reed (67)

RE
1. Lawrence Jackson(84)
2. George Selive (52)

DT
1. Terrence Cody(90)
2. Colin Cole(81)
3. Red Bryant(70)

LOLB
1. Aaron Curry(93)
2. Nick Reed(67)

MLB
1. Lofa Tatupu(89)
2. David Hawthorne(83)

ROLB
1. Leroy Hill(85)
2. Tyrone Mckenzie(71)

CB
1. Joe Haden (83)
2. Dwight Lowery (81)
3. Mike Mickens (74)
4. Javier Arenas(63)
5. Randall Carmichael (58)

FS
1. Jordan Babineaux(82)
2. Kendrick Lewis (65)

SS
1. Tyler Sash (73)
2. P.J Mahone (60)

K
1. Olindo Mare(78)

P
1. Jon Ryan(79)

KR
1. Jacquizz Rodgers (99)
2. Javier Arenas(90)

PR
1. Jacquizz Rodgers (99)

3DRB
1. C.J Spiller (85)​

 

[goDawgs1433]

Team is looking much, much better than the one you ended last year with. Finally got a legit QB, three solid corners, and some D-Line help. Just need some help on the O-Line and you'll be all set.

Nice work Yawk

 

[LC AAU]

Damn, your team is legit. You should be able to contend in your weak division. I like the Rodgers pick a lot too, btw.

 

[Yawkey Way]

thanks GD, definitely feel like this is the team that will take me somewhere. Bradford at QB will be fun, he's got a great arm and i have a ton of speed at WR's. Carlson is an absolute stud at TE, can catch and block. Although the ratings at HB look low Peerman just ran for 1,000 yards. Peerman is my earth, Spiller is the wind, and Rodgers is the fire. Offensive line, still have the rock with Walter while Unger is much improved. Hopefully Trent Williams continue to progress nicely.

I don't think the loss of Brandon Mebane will hurt as much as it looks. Jolly is a tank of a man, it's like having 2 NT on the defensive line a 34. Linebackers are boss and the CB's are getting better. Tyler Sash at SS>Deon Grant. We got younger and improved all around.

edit: ran out of thanks LC, but yeah I love Rodgers too. He might actually overtake Spiller :shifty:

 

[goDawgs1433]

Yeah...you better fucking make the playoffs

 

[TheSanchize]

You just improved your team by lets say 100%...


PLAYOFFS?!?

 

[Yawkey Way]

As we head into the 2011 season, yet again not many position battles arise. At QB, we have our man. Some may be concerned about Sam Bradford starting right out as a rookie, but there really isn't anyone else on the roster capable of being a starter and winning. HB is a strange position because we have a starter in Cedric Peerman, but we also have two viable options in Jacquizz Rodgers and C.J Spiller. Look for all of them to be involved in this offense. At WR the #1 guy will be Nate Burleson and the #2 will be Deon Butler. Darius Reynaud will come out of the slot. The only battle at this position will be for the #4th receiver because both Gilyard and Sanzenbacher come in pretty evenly matched.

On defense we may see a few youngsters signed to come in and provide depth, especially at DE and at MLB. Everything is pretty much set in stone. I'll be more interested in who wins the backup roles such as the backup QB and backup HB. ​

 

[Yawkey Way]

'Hawks Sign 2 To Bolster Defensive Depth

The Seahawks have made two free agent acquisitions today just days before the first pre-season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team came to terms with LE Charles Johnson and ILB Ricky Brown. Brown is entering his 6th season out of Boston College. He was drafted by the Raiders and spent three years in Oakland totaling 53 tackles. He was cut in 2009 and has since spent time bouncing from practice squad to practice squad. Brown looks to provide depth at MLB in case of injury. Charles Johnson is entering his 4th season out of Georgia. A former Dawg, Johnson spent the beginning of his career in Carolina where he amassed 34 tackles and 7 sacks. Johnson is another able body added to the rotation of defensive lineman we already have.​