Seattle Seahawks Thread

How do people reckon the o-line looks next year? Here's the pre-draftee depth chart as I see it:

LT - Russell Okung - Alvin Bailey - Caylin Hauptmann
Obviously if Okung stays fit, LT is shored up. But that's a big if.... Though I actually think Bailey looked promising in the snaps he saw before Okung came back. Certainly an improvement on McQuistan as a backup. But I think Bailey might take over the starting spot at LG, while Hauptmann is unknown.

LG Alvin Bailey / James Carpenter - Lemuel Jeanpierre
Carpenter is still to prove he is up to the task as a starter. Decent run blocker, but allows a lot of pressure up the middle. Bailey's pass protection, meanwhile, looks to be spot on. I think if he develops a bit more of a mean streak he could take over the starting LG spot this season. Jeanpierre can cover here aswell.

C Max Unger - Lemuel Jeanpierre - Greg Van Roten
Getting Jeanpierre to sign an extension pretty much shores up the centre. He looked more than decent in Unger's absence last season.

RG J.R. Sweezy - Michael Bowie - Greg Van Roten
Sweezy is still learning the position, but seems steady enough. Bowie can cover guard on both sides really, but with Breno's departure he will likely get the nod to start at RT.

RT Michael Bowie - Caylin Hauptmann
With Breno departing, I make this the shallowest spot on the line, and assuming Bowie gets the nod here, it also impacts the depth available at RG. Having said that, I feel Bowie is a good prospect at RT.

Draft/UDFA additions:
Justin Britt, OT
Garrett Scott, OT
Garry Gilliam, OT
Bronson Irwin, G

I think it's telling that of the 4 o-linemen acquired last week, three are tackles and all seem to be quite versatile in where they can play. I think the main issue was to add depth. All fit, I make the starting O-Line to eventually be a reasonably capable:

Okung - Bailey - Unger - Sweezy - Bowie

with Carpenter covering both guard spots (or vice versa if he ups his game to keep Bailey out), but not much depth beyond the unknown Hauptmann and Van Roten.

Neil3030 wrote: »

How do people reckon the o-line looks next year? Here's the pre-draftee depth chart as I see it:

LT - Russell Okung - Alvin Bailey - Caylin Hauptmann
Obviously if Okung stays fit, LT is shored up. But that's a big if.... Though I actually think Bailey looked promising in the snaps he saw before Okung came back. Certainly an improvement on McQuistan as a backup. But I think Bailey might take over the starting spot at LG, while Hauptmann is unknown.

LG Alvin Bailey / James Carpenter - Lemuel Jeanpierre
Carpenter is still to prove he is up to the task as a starter. Decent run blocker, but allows a lot of pressure up the middle. Bailey's pass protection, meanwhile, looks to be spot on. I think if he develops a bit more of a mean streak he could take over the starting LG spot this season. Jeanpierre can cover here aswell.

C Max Unger - Lemuel Jeanpierre - Greg Van Roten
Getting Jeanpierre to sign an extension pretty much shores up the centre. He looked more than decent in Unger's absence last season.

RG J.R. Sweezy - Michael Bowie - Greg Van Roten
Sweezy is still learning the position, but seems steady enough. Bowie can cover guard on both sides really, but with Breno's departure he will likely get the nod to start at RT.

RT Michael Bowie - Caylin Hauptmann
With Breno departing, I make this the shallowest spot on the line, and assuming Bowie gets the nod here, it also impacts the depth available at RG. Having said that, I feel Bowie is a good prospect at RT.

Draft/UDFA additions:
Justin Britt, OT
Garrett Scott, OT
Garry Gilliam, OT
Bronson Irwin, G

I think it's telling that of the 4 o-linemen acquired last week, three are tackles and all seem to be quite versatile in where they can play. I think the main issue was to add depth. All fit, I make the starting O-Line to eventually be a reasonably capable:

Okung - Bailey - Unger - Sweezy - Bowie

with Carpenter covering both guard spots (or vice versa if he ups his game to keep Bailey out), but not much depth beyond the unknown Hauptmann and Van Roten.

Fancying Max Unger to have another outstanding year. He has been a rock for the last 2 seasons. Be nice to have an O Line player in the Pro Bowl 3 years in a row

alchemist33 wrote: »

Apologies. I appreciate the time you put into your post, and it'll help me in the new season. I just didn't have an opinion worth adding.

Haha, I was only taking the p**s. :pac:

Oh dear. We're a draft pick down...

http://www.seahawks.com/news/press/article-1/Seahawks-Waive-Tackle-Garrett-Scott-With-Non-Football-Illness-Designation/29e71c40-f7b5-44ec-90a2-54e2ccf0d8d7

That is nice to see and the goodwill generated will far outway the monetary cost IMO

Sidney Rice retiring at 27. Persistent injuries cited as the contributing factor.

Seeing as though he was cut, re-signed, then retired, would he have been better off retiring back at the end of the season when he was on higher money? Would injuries have been covered under an insurance deal?

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Not a bad way to go retire as a superbowl champion.

Lets just hope Skittles isn't thinking the same!

Sidney was always a good WR, he's done some remarkable stuff with us and the Vikings.

Without the major injuries he had he may have been considered Elite, but we'll never know.

No doubt that Baldwin and Harvin will step it up this year.

alchemist33 wrote: »

I see Marshawn Lynch is refusing to join up until he gets a better deal. Seems a bit greedy, given he's two years into a four year contract, or is this standard practice after a Superbowl win?

Standard practise for RB's really, need to strike while the iron is hot. The rumour seems to be that the Hawks have no interest in giving him a bigger contract after signing Sherman & Thomas to big deals and with a Russell Wilson in line to get paid next year.

End of the day RB's are not worth big bucks anymore

You could argue that the Seahawks gave him nothing, or you could argue that they gave him an extra $2m, depending on how you want to look at it...

Specifically, the team turned $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses and $500,000 in incentives (for rushing for 1,500 yards or more) for this season into guaranteed money, increasing his base salary for the 2014 season from $5 million to $6 million. The Seahawks also took $500,000 he was guaranteed for 2015 and agreed to pay it to him now.

Lynch also may not have to pay almost $500,000 in fines he accumulated during his holdout. More...

He seems to be quids in to do this again next season, seeing as he has a chunk of money now that wasn't due to him until 2015. This will almost certainly be his last season with the Seahawks, I'd wager.

Cjs21 wrote: »

Anyone watch the game last night?

Has to be said we probably have the strongest squad for QB's.

Pryor could actually start with a number of teams, especially in the AFC.

Was a very laid back affair, exciting to have football back.

Only saw highlights so can't really say too much. What about Pryor did you like?

Most important thing I'll be looking out for in the OS is Michael. A lot of buzz that he can make the step up this season and with Lynch likely leaving at the end of the year it's make or break for him.

Fair to say that Wilson is keeping some very decent statisitcal company going into his third professional season

GS TD INT QB Rating Yds Comp Att Comp% Superbowls Pro-Bowls
Manning 32 52 43 80.6 7874 657 1108 59.3 0 1
Brady 14 18 12 86.1 2849 265 416 63.7 1 1
Favre 13 18 15 82.8 3227 302 475 63.6 0 1
Marino 27 68 23 104.5 7294 535 860 62.2 0 2

Wilson 32 52 19 100.6 6475 509 800 63.6 1 2

Be very interesting to see how things fair up at the end of the season when you can compare years 2 and 3 for all of the above, seeing as Brady and Favre weren't starters in their first season.

But obviously I'll hate him regardless. Sap.

Great opening day game for Seattle so far.

29-10 over the packers with about 9 minutes left.

Call me crazy, but I think this team could go undefeated this season, including Playoffs. If they keep up their concentration it's a huge possibility

alchemist33 wrote: »

Have it recorded and looking forward to watching it tonight. Early momentum.

You'll watch knowing the result?

I try my best to avoid knowing the score of games I watch delayed.

Wow, I really jinxed us

Well, that was disappointing, especially after the performance in the first game. The defence just seemed to lack some oomph, although I only saw the plays shown on Redzone. Hopefully things pick up for next week.

Indeed. We're on Sky Sunday night. Looking forward to seeing them live for the first time this season (the other games were late; very very late)

Well, maybe now we can say things have turned around, with the defence and running game (surprise, surprise) to the fore. Passing options appear even more limited than last year, and all the talk about Lynch leaving can't be a help, but hopefully the Falcons do us a favour tonight and things will be in our hands, despite a difficult few games coming up.