At least the writing was on the wall with Matt Hasselbeck; this last “parting of ways” was a blind side. There are more than initial reports indicated as well. Apparently, the Seahawks tried to sign (among others), free agent linebaker Takeo Spikes and he ended up chosing San Diego over Seattle and San Francisco. [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Mood Changer? Seahawks to Release Lofa Tatupu
This is a tough article for me to write, as a die hard fan, a Tatupu fan, and an admirer of what he has done for the Seattle Seahawks franchise, so I will make it brief. After John Schneider and Pete Carroll asked the veteran to restructure his contract, Lofa Tatupu promptly asked for his [...]
Current Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart
This whole competition thing Uncle Pete preaches is nice and all but thus far into training camp it seems that theme is relegated mostly to guys filling out the depth chart more than it applies to starters. In fact, I think the most compelling position battle will be among the unproven kickers and I don’t [...]
Seahawks: Brandon Coutu Signed As Olindo Mare Replacement
When Olindo Mare bolted for greener pastures with a four year, $12 million deal the Seahawks found themselves in need of a new kicker. The Seahawks have re-signed former training camp body Brandon Coutu to compete for Olindo Mare’s former job. It seems when not going after Sidney Rice’s, Pete Carroll is opting for the [...]
Seahawks: Pete Carroll May Give Lofa Tatupu the Boot
Well I know my best friend wouldn’t want this to happen because he has a very expensive Lofa Tatupu jersey, but it may come to pass. The Seahawks held Tatupu out of practice today to ask the veteran linebacker to restructure his contract. Translation: You’ll stay on the team on our terms or make less [...]
Should the Seattle Seahawks Jump Into Kyle Orton Derby?
I know it’s probably not going to happen, but I won’t give up, I just am not 100 percent content with Tarvaris Jackson being the Seahawks starting quarterback scheme familiarity be damned. I was happy to know that the parameters of a trade between the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins for quarterback Kyle Orton fell [...]
Breaking News: Seattle Seahawks Retain Brandon Mebane
The Seattle Seahawks have announced they have signed defensive tackle Brandon Mebane to a two year contract. General Manager announced the retaining of Mebane at Seahawks headquarters today. This is a huge signing and by all means should be considered part of the Seahawks free agency class that now includes arguably three of the top [...]
Seattle Seahawks Close to Retaining Brandon Mebane
This will ease the stress of the 12th Man, for now. The Seahawks are the reported front runners for his services and have pulled out all the stops in retaining Brandon Mebane and indications are they will reach a contract with him tonight. Since day one of allowable negotiations Mebanes agent has been characterizing [...]


July 31st, 2011
Andrew Auger
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