Archive for August, 2009

Nick Reed, the Seahawks 7th round draft choice out of Oregon, has beaten the odds and played his way onto Seattle’s 53-man roster. The “undersized” (6 foot 1, 247 pound) right defensive end is frustrating opposing offenses with numerous big plays and creating some good problems for Seattle’s defensive coaches.
Despite setting a school record 29.5 [...]

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Saturday night’s game against the Chiefs showed what the Seahawks are defensively; unfortunately, that’s not necessarily a good thing.
Defensively, the Seahawks came out strong…for the most part.
Against the pass, Seattle played in a way that it could finally be pleased with.
A game-ending blow to Kansas City’s Matt Cassel on the newly acquired quarterback’s first [...]

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Just a little note about tonight’s game with only hours until kickoff.
Edgerrin James, Seattle’s new running back acquisition, will be a game-time decision as to whether or not he will play against the Chiefs in Kansas City, according to the Seattle Times’ Danny O’Neil.
James was brought in early this week in hopes of helping to [...]

When Seattle takes the field in Kansas City Saturday night, they won’t be facing the same Chiefs team that was the joke of the AFC West last season.
Out is Herm Edwards as the team’s head coach.
Gone is the team’s defensive coordinator.
Replaced as the starting quarterback are Tyler Thigpen and Damon Huard.
In Edwards’ place is first-year [...]

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Seahawks head coach Jim Mora, quoted in The Seattle Times explaining the role of Julius Jones after the club acquired the NFL’s 11th all-time rusher Edgerrin James:
“Julius is going to be our workhorse, our lead dog. To get a guy of Edgerrin’s caliber and his personality and pedigree to come in here and do [...]

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The Seahawks make their final preseason road trip this week as they travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs on August 29 at 5 p.m. (PT). The game will be televised on KING 5 in Seattle. New to the booth this preseason for Seattle is Curt Menefee calling the play-by-play, with Warren Moon moving [...]

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With the kickoff of the regular season only weeks away, it really is starting to feel like it’s time for football.
In case you need anything to further wet your appetite for the upcoming season of Seahawks football, Emmy Award-winning television writer-producer Mark Tye Turner has you covered with his new book Notes From a 12 [...]

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The Seattle Times reports that cutting T.J. Duckett saves the team 2 Mil:
Seattle cut T.J. Duckett to make room for Edgerrin James on the 80-man roster. Seattle signed Duckett last year, paying him a $2 million signing bonus and another $2 million roster bonus this year. Cutting Duckett saves Seattle the $2.5 million he was [...]

The National Football Post reports that Edgerrin James has finally showed up to Hawks camp:

Veteran NFL running back Edgerrin James has officially signed his one-year, $2 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks, according to his agent. “It’s official!” James’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus announced on his Twitter account. “Congrats to Edgerrin James on signing a 1 [...]