Because They Said So: Great Toilet Reading!

Because They Said So is a regular round up of Seahawks news from other sources. We gave it this name because we bloggers have no media credentials and we have to take these people's damn word for it.


Wow, all the fishwrap writers are giving it both barrels now. Every newspaper within 500 miles of Seattle is publishing magazine-worthy feature stories for their special section season preview. So instead of the usual bulleted list of odd little gems, today's BTSS is a compilation of the best full-length articles I can find.

Rather than hurry through them while your boss is looking over your shoulder, I highly recommend printing these articles alongside/underneath your weekly sales reports, putting them together in a manila folder, and spending some quality reading time with them in the shitter. That way you get to take a moment to really appreciate some of the best Seahawks-related articles of the year, and simultaneously let the boss think that you are really so into your job that you bring your work in the can.

HOT TIP: Bring a highlighter and make some meaningless marks on the report, just to make it look good.

TOILET-WORTHY STORIES:

• My favorite article has to be Walter Jones: The Greatest Seahawk Ever. Damn near brought a tear to my eye. There have been a lot of Walt stories over the years, but this takes the cake.


• Are the Seahawks rebuilding or reloading? Check out Hawks Enjoy Best of Times
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• Frank Hughes takes a look at Seattle's advancing DEEEEE-fense.


• A nice background piece on Brian Russell.


• Art Thiel discusses the impact of Jim Mora.

NOT QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE, BUT A GOOD READ ANYWAY:

• DJ Hacket is ready for prime time.


• Shaun Alexander is ready to run.


• Spend 15 minutes with Rod Mar in a Big Walt photo shoot. Cool.


• Are you a die-hard Seahawks optimist? Wanna get pissed off? Read this.


• Wanna feel better afterward? Read this.

Damn, all this has me foaming at the mouth for the season opener.

Don't forget the toilet paper.