TNT columnist Dave Boling talked with Seahawks rookie linebacker Aaron Curry about his recent struggles on the field.
Curry told Boling that at times he’s been overanalyzing his play on the field.
Curry’s blend of speed, athleticism and instincts flashed at times this season, and big plays were the result. And often, he’d erupt in arm waving and crowd inciting afterward.
The excitement made it hard to focus on mere gap control or back-side pursuit angles on the next play.
“I got to the point where I was chasing down big plays and doing too much over-analyzing,” he said. “I was doing too much (beyond) my responsibilities. It’s been a mental thing as far as me being eager to make big plays and forgetting about exactly what my responsibility is.”
At times, you’ll see him race to make the big play only to lose the proper inside-out positioning, and have to watch the ballcarrier or receiver cut back inside him.
Linebacker Leroy Hill said it’s a common mistake by the young and hyper-enthused. “You want to make the play so bad and have fans start screaming your name that you get out of position,” Hill said. “With all that excitement and adrenaline, there’s some things that can go wrong pretty quickly.”
Ryan Divish of the TNT reports that safety Deon Grant plans on playing Sunday’s game with the wrist injury.
UW freshman cornerback Desmond Trufant, the younger brother of Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant, will try to bring home family’s first Apple Cup victory. Marcus Trufant lost all four games against UW while at Washington State.
A preview of the St. Louis -Seattle matchup.
Jim Moore of the Seattlpi.com says GM Tim Ruskell should go, but doesn’t want the team to bring back Mike Holmgren.
Earlier this week, Steve Kelly from the Seattle Times wrote that the team should bring back Holmgren.
Gregg Bell of the Associated Press says Seahawks head coach Jim Mora, in the first year of a four-year deal worth almost $5 million per year, is in uncharted territory with the losing he’s experiencing this season.
Greg Johns of the Seattlepi.com talks to linebacker Aaron Curry, who tells Johns that he’s been bottling up his passion.
John Boyle of the Everett Herald writes that running back Steven Jackson is shouldering the load offensively for the Rams.
Dave Boling of the TNT joins KJR-AM’s Seahawk Roundtable in this audio link.
I talked with Dick Fein, filling in for KJR’s Ian Furness in our weekly visit in this audio link.
If that’s Curry’s deal (which I suspect it is) then reducing his snaps make even less sense. If his issues were schematic, not picking up the defense and the game intellectually and thereby playing himself out of position as a result, then yes, sit him. Allow him to learn bits and pieces at a time. But if it really is a matter of him not letting the game come to him and trying to do to much, how the hell does he learn to slow down and still play fast without hurrying, from the bench? He’s got to play in order to find that balance.
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By the way, HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone. Hope everyone has a day filled with football, food and fun. Except for Divish, who has his filled with beer, booze and broads.
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And a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you Duke, and everyone else. Just got back from the annual Turkey Bowl, looking forward to some good eats. Be safe everyone.
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And also, Thanks for this blog Eric. I’ve only been a part of it for a year or so. But, I enjoy it very much. Great insights from great Seahawk fans across the board. Thank you everyone.
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I agree, Duke, that makes even less sense.
I find it funny that Michael Oher has a learning disability (absolutely NO disrespect intended) and he’s picking up the NFL game just fine. I don’t remember Tatupu or Hill having these same struggles in their rookie years from the LB position. I probably expected too much from Curry but, damn, when you’re the 4th overall pick, supposedly the “safest,” and you’re getting over $30 million guaranteed… I think we have a right to expect a little more.
Have a great Turkey Day everyone and hopefully we can watch the Giants win tonight! With the crazy rookie salary pay scale, it’s probably the best value to pick between 10-15… and if the Broncos keep playing like who we thought they were, we can still end up with a pick in this range.
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I’m thankful for the turkey dinner my beautiful girlfriend is preparing (who’s looking over my shoulder), our fearless blog reporters, and the saving grace that Seattle is not embarrassing themselves against the Lions today on national television.
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Bobby,
I tend to blame the coaching staff for Curry’s lackluster performance. Look at how Tatupu and Hill have also underperformed. That’s troubling and particularly because Mora is supposed to be a defensive minded coach. For me, I started questioning his coaching when he was coaching the secondary and they were underperforming.
Mora reminds me an awful lot of Dennis Erickson. Has anyone else had that impression?
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I have had the very thought, but have been reluctant to admit it. Sigh…
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Do any of you think that whether it be during free agency time or more towards the draft, the Seahawks will trade any of their first round picks?
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Longco…I sure hope not. I still can’t believe that we gave up a 1st rounder for a 5’9″ WR. The Branch trade had bust written all over it. I’m sick of Mora and his teeny weeny club. It’s really very simple…you draft small guys, they get beat up by the big boys and end up sitting on the sidelines or on IR. Period.
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Question: Do coaching salaries count against our cap?
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Audible, I’ve always wondered that myself.. You would definitly think so!
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Happy thanksgiving to you all too.
And, off-topic, but, took my 8 and 10 y.o. boys to ‘the blind side’ yesterday – and totally enjoyed it. It’s got a little bit of tv movie-of-the-week cliche-ness to it, but knowing that the story is true the whole time – makes it much better. One scene of non-football violence, but otherwise, pretty fine for the kids.
Don’t know how true to life the characterization is, but sure makes me wish we had picked Oher. Amazing kid to overcome what he has.
And – - watch for a couple of familiar faces in in silver and blue in the opening scenes of the movie, it is a movie about the Left Tackle spot after all, so you know who they gotta show . . .
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A scene of non-football violence in Oher’s movie?! Wow, no wonder Ruskell didn’t draft him!
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In Ruskell’s defense, most of the idiots who do this scouting thing for a living also said Smith, Smith, and Monroe were better pro prospects than Oher too. I could never figure this out because those same clowns said Oher was the best tackle going into last years season and all Oher did was dominate his man on a weekly basis, like he should, and all of a sudden he was behind a bunch of other linemen? I never got that. The proof is in the pudding and Oher is clearly the best rookie lineman after almost a full season in the NFL.
Coaching salaries do not count against the cap.
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Stafford reminds me of a young John Elway.
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longco44 – I can see them trading either or both 1st rounders if they can move down in the 1st round, in addition to picking up 2nd and/or 3rd round picks. We clearly have more holes than picks in the first 4 rounds, so it would be nice to get as many young, talented players as possible. Teams are much more willing to move up/down with mid and late 1st rounders so there’s hope. I am going to be rooting to trade down as often as possible if we can’t trade up to get Suh.
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Bobby,
Would you trade both 1st rounders for Suh?
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I too could see them swapping 1sts with someone (the higher of the two picks) in an effort to get another pick on day 2. Under no circumstances should they trade either pick for a player, however. It is a very rare thing to have two firsts and they need to make to most of them.
I like Stafford. If I were a Lion fan I would be very excited about their future. NFL Network yesterday showed the two plays at the end of the Brown game last week with the audio of Stafford. He was miked up for the game. From taking the hit that separated his shoulder to coming back in and throwing the TD pass to Pettigrew. It gave me goose bumps. He is a tough SOB.
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Audible – If I may; DEAR GOD NO. This team is so much further away than an interior d lineman, regardless of his potential, IMO. (I know you didn’t ask me but I couldn’t resist.)
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Audible – I would trade both #1s for Suh only in a scenario where we also received a pick back. We cannot afford to do 2-for-1 type of trades. We have too many holes. For example, if we have to trade up to the #1 to get him, that team will also most likely have the 1st pick in the 2nd round. I would only do it if we could also get their 2nd rounder.
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Yeah, Duke…I was waiting for Bobby to say hell yeah, so I could bust his balls a little bit. Bobby?
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Okay, Duke….Suh, and a #2?
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The only way I would trade one of our #1 picks for a player is if Baltimore would be dumb enough to do it for Oher, Denver with Clady, or Cleveland for Thomas. I don’t think any of those franchises would trade their stud tackles for a 1st rounder though. Other than that, as Duke said, there’s no way I’d trade a 1st rounder for a player. I’d rather use the picks to try to trade down and get extra picks.
1st round – on a Thursday this year.
2nd/3rd rounds – on a Friday this year.
4-7 – on Saturday.
I would love to add as many Day 2 picks as we can, while still keeping our 1st rounders (only we’d be picking lower in the 1st round).
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Okay, here’s my final offer….Jahri Evans and Suh for all 2009 draft picks?
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Would you do it, Duke? What Audible said.
We trade the #10 and #17 overall picks (just a guess where we’ll be picking) for the #1 and #33 picks?
I think the team at #1 would do it… mainly because of the rookie contracts, which would make me want to put 1 more stipulation in that trade… I would also demand that we receive that teams 3rd round pick for our 5th round pick (or 4th if we had to). The 5th rounder is a grab bag of leftovers whereas the first overall pick in the 3rd round is still in a pretty prime location for a potential pick who can help out from day 1.
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Audible – no. We can potentially sign Evans as a FA. If we sign him and Suh, that will be a lot of money. A ton of money. There’s no doubt each singlehandedly could change our lines though (although in a perfect world we’d still need a legit LT and a legit pass rusher coming off the edge). Offensively, we would have someone to run behind on short yardage and we’d make it most times (a welcomed change from what we’re now used to). Defensively, the pressure from Suh/Mebane would mean no QB could hardly ever step up in the pocket so the DEs coming off the edge wouldn’t have to be as good (or as quick as the elites). But it sure would be nice to have an elite guy off the edge though too.
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Jahri Evans and Suh for all 2009 draft picks? No, I wouldn’t. I like them both, but that’s too high a price.
Suh and an additional 2nd for both the ‘Hawks firsts? Tempting. Most likely. Suh and 2 second rounders? …Yes, I would do that.
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Okay Bobby, you’re our new GM.
We need help at DT, DE, OG, and LT, and safety. Can you think of a reasonable scenario that would enable us to fill those needs, stay under the cap, and get back to the playoffs? What would you do that would get us back into the playoffs?
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Duke, if you’re in charge, what needs to happen to get us back into contention?
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Well (ahem – clears throat), First, I would cut Branch and Kerney. I would actually attempt to rework Kerney’s contract to something more reasonable, but cut in lieu of that. I would then target one of the top guard free agents. Someone like Jahri Evans, Logan Mankins or Nick Cole. Approaching the draft, let’s presume Suh and Okung, two of the highest profile players that fill needs for the ‘Hawks are gone. I would then prefer them to target (around 6) Trent Williams as LT of the future. If he too is gone then I look D line. Gerald McCoy (DT) or even Carlos Dunlop (DE). If they are able to get Williams, for their second pick in the 1st, you can look at RB (Spiller or Best perhaps) or d line there as well (Greg Hardy or Marvin Austin). A little flexibility. If a d lineman is taken with their 1 pick in the first, I believe you have to look o line with the 2nd pick in the first. Mike Iupati or Selvish Capers, but whomever it has to be an o lineman. In the second round you can look at the secondary or best player available.
The o line in 2010 would look something like: LT – R, LG – Sims, C – Unger, RG – FA / R, RT – Lock. (This must be approached as though Walt is done)
As for their FA’s. I’d like to see Nate re-uped before he heads into a contract year. I think Tapp should also be a priority. Sims to should be retained, too.
The rest are a case by case.
Coaches – Knapp and DeHaven are history. And Ruskell is clearly gone because I’m calling the shots.
This isn’t perfect but I believe it is a solid starting point. It’s very brief and not as detailed as I would like (trying to do this quickly, food cooking!) But you get the general idea.
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Audible – I’ll get back to you in that scenario later tonight. Time to do the turkey thing…
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I think, in short, the two things that need to happen for the Seahawks to get back into contention are to get stronger on both sides of the line. Bigger and stronger. They simply must dominate the line of scrimmage on either offense or defense, and preferably both. The second thing, and this is most important, they must become more disciplined. Eliminating penalties, being assignment correct – every time, commitment to the game plan and to your teammates and so on. This includes the staff. One significant issue I have with this staff is the seeming lack of commitment to any one thing. On defense, for example, they seem to be so scattered and play on their heals. More concerned with what they don’t want to happen rather than dictating the action. They don’t seem to commit to stopping, the pass as an example, for an entire game. Or the run, for an entire game. Cannot have that. And no, staying positive and hustling and the like do not count. Despite what Mora believes, those are to be expected not coached up. If you have to coach that up, you have the wrong players.
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I pull our giant turkey out of the oven…the smell wafts through the kitchen…and my 3 yo says…”Wow, cool chicken!” So much to learn young one.
LoL!
Anywho..good post Duke, I agree with all of those points. I wonder how much Burleson could be re-upped for.
Also Audible- “A scene of non-football violence in Oher’s movie?! Wow, no wonder Ruskell didn’t draft him!” That was funny as hell m8.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! *Raises glass to all the crazies on the blog who have taught me to be a discerning fanatic*
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Audible,
You asked for it, so here it goes…
As Duke has said, we cannot be a jack of all trades and masters of none. We have no identity. None. We aren’t a running team (two of the worst rushing performances in franchise history in the last month). Since Matt doesn’t have time to throw, we’re not a passing team either.
On defense, we’re okay stopping the run but we’re certainly not as stout as we’d all like us to be, and our pass defense is well documented in how far we play off of receivers and how terrible our pressure is from the front four.
Basically, we don’t even know who we are. That must change. And I would begin this change by spending my time and resources, as GM, on the offensive line. I want defensive linemen to see us on the schedule and to get a sick feeling in their stomach because they are going to have a physically superior unit who will continually pound them for 60 minutes. And this isn’t Jim Mora press conference garbage about how “passion” and coaching is going to be enough to get our current unit to the QB. We all bought into it last off-season, but we’re not seeing the results each Sunday. The best way to actually improve the results is by improving the talent.
As it stands right now, my #1 job will be to sign Jahri Evans in free agency. I will overpay, but at least I’m overpaying a man who can legitimately say that he’s the best player at his position (RG) in the NFL. There is no other potential free agent who can say that he’s among the top 1-3 players at his position. None. And if anyone wants to talk about overpaying for “just a guard,” my response to that is that if any team in the NFL knows how important a dominant guard is… it’s the Seattle Seahawks.
My next job is to make phone calls to Miami (Jake Long), Denver (Ryan Clady), Cleveland (Joe Thomas), Baltimore (Michael Oher), etc. I want a dominant LT. After the QB position, I believe that LT is the second most important player on the football field each Sunday. Good things come with a price. I understand this. I am willing to trade Aaron Curry to make it happen. I am also willing to “throw in” something else. What would that be? I don’t know. Maybe a team would want their tackle replaced? I would trade Lock. Maybe they want a 5th rounder this year or a 3rd rounder next year? I’m not trading either 1st rounder or our 2nd rounder in addition to Curry. I can’t put a gun to anyone’s head and force them to trade their franchise offensive tackle and if a trade scenario doesn’t work out so then I begin studying the LTs in the draft and will be drafting one in the 1st round.
If we have Evans at RG and Willis at RT, then I believe we have a right side identity of other teams knowing that we’re going to run the ball over our right side and we’re going to be so good that opponents still won’t be able to stop us. Another nice thing about right side offensive line run blocking domination is John Carlson. He’s a very good run blocking TE. He makes it all the easier to run off the right side in short yardage situations. And he’s a prime candidate to get open on short yardage play action fakes that will keep defenses somewhat honest.
Unger is my Center. He’s going to be a good one.
At this point, I don’t know about LG. If Walt comes back and we’ve traded for Thomas, then Walt is at LT and Joe Thomas is at LG (and our LT in waiting). But this is a scenario where I’m not going to count on Walt (that would be stupidity)… I am going to select a LG with our 2nd rounder (preferably Mike Johnson). Even if we have to go with a #1 pick at LT and 2nd rounder at LG, that’s okay with me. We will have LT/LG/C where everyone is between 22-23 years old. If you want to build chemistry, there’s no better way to do it than to get young guys who will play together for a decade (and with Evans only being 27, he’ll be around for a long time too). Depending on whether we can trade for a LT, and not have to draft one, this would also affect resigning Rob Sims. I will not rule out Rob Sims, it just depends on what happens with everything else. Our line could look like:
LT Rookie
LG Sims
C Unger
RG Evans
RT Willis
LT Walt
LG Oher or Thomas or Clady… (Mike Johnson LG in waiting)
C Unger
RG Willis
RT Lock
There are so many scenarios that my head could explode. There’s no guarantee Evans will make it to FA. There’s no guarantees we could trade for a guy like Thomas, Oher, Clady, or Long. All I can say with certainty is that somehow, some way, the talent on the offensive line will be better.
We all know that we don’t live in a perfect world, but if we did and I could predict our OL, here’s what it would look like:
LT Walter Jones
LG Joe Thomas (Mike Johnson is our 2nd round pick)
C Max Unger
RG Jahri Evans
RT Ray Willis (Casey Knips would be drafted in the 4th or 5th in anticipation of not being able to resign Willis after the ’10 season)
Joe Thomas (or Michael Oher) was acquired for Aaron Curry and Sean Locklear. If necessary, I will add a draft pick. I don’t want to, but sometimes good things come with a price. And I don’t want a LT question mark. I view Lock as a solid RT and below average LT. He also makes a lot of money. Part of the reason I would trade him in a scenario like this is because it will save money by not having him on the roster (and he was replaced by a star). I will not get into a habit of trading draft picks for players (or throwing draft picks in), but in order to add a true superstar LT… I will pay a hefty price. I would love to have a dominant piece on the left side (Joe Thomas) and right side (Evans) so teams must remain honest on short yardage situations. All I know is that we will build a team who will rank among the highest in the NFL year-after-year in short yardage conversion percentage.
I view the QB position as the most important on any team. We have a good/great one and I believe he’ll be great with a good/great offensive line to provide him a running game. However, I don’t want to have a questionable back-up. Worst case scenario, we bring back Seneca as a FA at a reasonable salary. Best case scenario, we pick-up a salary cap casualty who can’t find a starting job. I think of a possible solution like Marc Bulger. When healthy, I think Bulger is one of the better QBs in the NFL. At least top 15-20. He was very good 5 years ago when he actually had good players like Pace, Holt, etc. When his talent (and OL specifically) declined, so did he. I think he’s only something like 32 years old so it’s not like he’s done for and I know he’d do well in an offense that actually had some decent talent (and our OL would be much improved). There are rules in place for the uncapped year in 2010 such as a player can’t make more of a percentage of his salary from one year to another. Basically, it’s a scenario where you can’t play a player $20 million for ’10 and then $5 million per year for 5 years after it. But, if a legit starter like Bulger can’t find a job and we know he’s good, I’d have no problem giving $9-$10 million to Bulger for one year and, actually, I’d want a club option for even more money as insurance in case Matt had a significant injury in ’10 and we needed Bulger as a starter for ’11 (as long as it’s at least a little bit than what Matt is scheduled to make, which I think is around $9-10 million). There are no rules against doing this in an uncapped year. Now, I’m not saying Bulger will even get cut loose from the Rams… I’m just stating the importance of making sure we have a good Plan B in place in case we lose Matt. I am not opposed to drafting a QB in the 1st round, it’s just something I’d rather not do at this moment in time (unless Matt has a health issue we don’t know about).
I like J-Force and would like to find a compliment to him. Worst case scenario is we have another year of Julius Jones (last year of his contract). I don’t want this and will do everything I can to add another runner. It’s just that you can’t always get everyone at every position you’d like. If there’s a way I could get Spiller in the early twenties, I’d do it.
Depending on the coaching staff, that would dictate FB. Say we have a WCO like Holmy or Gruden running the show… I would try to bring back Weaver. If Knapp is back (or if I have no say in this) I am okay with bringing back Griffith at a minimal contract. Schmitt will be playing the final year of his contract and will most likely contribute on ST.
I think TJ, Burleson, and Butler will be an okay trio. I really like what Obo has become on ST (when he’s playing defense). I’d like to add a young guy in the 2nd or 3rd, but, again, you can’t always have everything you want.
I love Carlson and what he’s going to be. I think our depth is fine, but with anything, would always be willing to find ways to make it better.
Defensively, are we going to stay with a 4-3 or will there be change to a 3-4? I’m going to assume we’re sticking with a 4-3.
If we have traded for a real LT and signed RG Jahri Evans in FA… then I will have achieved the #1 objective in improving the OL. This will allow a phone call to be made to the team with the #1 pick. I will offer both #1 picks and our 5th rounder for their #1, 2, and 3 picks. Originally, I thought about only offering both #1s for their #1 overall and their 2nd rounder. But with the rookie salary structure being so goofy, I think it’s perfectly legit to ask/tell them to add their #3 for our #5.
Drafting Suh with the #1 overall pick in the draft will also give us a defensive identity. Teams will know that they will not be able to run the ball up the middle on us and that there will be massive interior penetration on every play. This will cause offensive coordinators to lose sleep at nights and that’s what we want. It will be very much like what teams face when they play the Vikings. They know that Williams and Williams will not allow them to run the ball. I want teams to fear us like this. Suh, Mebane, Cole… will be a very, very good combination at DT (mainly Mebane/Suh). As long as we’re at it, I’ll see how Tubbs is doing and offer him a win-win contract if he wants to give it a shot. If not, oh well… nothing was lost. I don’t have medical records so this is simply speculation.
Can we sign Aaron Kampman (will he be healthy) or any other FA DE? Can we resign Tapp? Can Jackson be a legit DE? Kerney will be released due to salary cap considerations and lack of production for what he’s paid. I would be willing to bring him back though, but doubt he’d want to if his pride was hurt. I can’t say for sure what I’d do here because I don’t know if we traded for a LT, signed Evans, traded up for Suh, etc. There is a situation where I’d like us to potentially draft Derrick Morgan with our 1st rounder to light it up on the corner at DE for us. All I know is that I like Nick Reed but never want to count on him to be a starter. He’s a situational player. There’s no shame in that. He’ll be good in his role and I like good role players.
Even without Curry (if he’s gone in a Oher/Thomas/Long/Clady trade), this is a pretty solid unit. I can say with certainty that the Seahawks won’t take a LB with any pick in the first few rounds.
If ’10 is uncapped, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to bring back Grant (with him scheduled to make about $6 million in ’11 it’s pretty safe to say it’ll be his last year in Seattle though). This will keep us okay at SS.
Something has to be done with FS. I don’t have a problem with keeping Babs around for depth purposes, but we need a young guy. I’d want a FS with a 2nd round pick.
I think Tru and Wilson are a fine pair of CBs. We would have to add a CB in FA (not a major contract) and I would not be opposed to bringing back Jennings. He’s not as bad as some think. Ideally, I’d like to add a 2nd rounder here… but not with our situation at RB, OL, DL, and FS.
Basically, in a perfect world, we’d trade for an elite LT, sign a RG (Evans), and trade both 1st rounders and a 5th to a team for their #1, 2, 3…
We would draft Suh #1 overall. With the #2, #2, and #3 (1st overall pick in the 3rd) we would add a FS, LG, and BPA.
If there was a way to add CJ Spiller in the 20s… I wouldn’t be opposed to trading our two early 2nd rounders to the team in the mid 20s for their #1 and #2 (and if they wanted a #6 for their #7 too, I’d do it), which is also a late 2nd rounder (they may be willing… but remember, Spiller is still available and this IS a perfect world).
What to do with the 4th round pick? A SS like Myron Rolle? An OT like Casey Knips? BPA is the way to go, but I hope that BPA would be a SS or OL. If Spiller isn’t added… maybe this is a round to go RB… lots of scenarios…
Audible – Some or most of this would complete our division title hopes of 2010. We’d have a good/great OL. We’d have drastically improved our DL by adding a cornerstone player. We would finally have a decent FS. And we would have added a 4.3 playmaker who plays fast. This is a perfect world and we would compete for a spot in the Super Bowl next season:) Lots to think about and I actually even have many more scenarios that I’ve thought of, but it’s time to quit writing for now…
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Man Aaron Curry is trash what a waste of a high pick!! YOu suck Tim Ruskell, you and your stupid linebacker fetish!!!
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“many more scenarios” That’s the problem with a question like this, one could go on endlessly with them. Predicting how the draft will shake down is virtually impossible. There are so many variables involved that a team’s direction has to be steadfast prior so that no matter what happens in front of you, you’re prepared. Entering the draft with the mentality of taking the best players available is foolish, IMO. You are allowing other teams to determine your fate. Prioritizing your needs and then have an according list of the best available is preparation, in my view. The Seahawks need to enter the draft in this way to maximize their first 3 picks. (Which are likely to all be in the top 40 players taken, at this rate.) Not being swayed on draft day because something unexpected happens is key. Your plan and the flexibility, like I described above, must be thoroughly thought out. I have not had that sense with Ruskell’s drafts, overall. But, that’s 140+ days away. Plenty of time for all of this later.
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Trash might be a little overstated. LOL
Here’s Curry’s problem…weak coaching for a guy who’s life just turned upside down. In the past year he:
Moved across country.
Started a new job
Got married
Had his first child
Became a multmillionaire
Bought a house
New cars
Became an instant celebrity
He’s overwhelmed right now, and our coaching staff seems ill equipped to help out. He’ll adjust to his new role and you’ll see a completely different player next year.
Bobby,
You knocked it out with your analysis…great scenario. I have some follow up questions, which I’ll post tomorrow. Gotta spend some time with my girl tonight.
Happy TG everyone!
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