TWM

Mike Martz is just so frickin'
Crazy he takes a lickin'
From Turley who cain't stop hittin'
And our defense keeps on quittin'
We gonna lose the division
I gots the St. Loser bluuuuuuuuues.

que harmonica solo by Tyoka Jackson

S.A. WantsA LongA TermA ContractA

Shaun Alexander has made it loud and clear that he wants a long term deal, or he will sit out the season:

From the Times


Always one to speak his mind, Shaun Alexander's message came through loud and clear. He won't play unless he gets a long-term contract, but he remains confident that will happen.

Otherwise, Alexander is prepared to sit and wait, even into the regular season.

Alexander said signing the team's $6.32 million franchise tender is "out of the question." When asked if it will come down to not playing without a long-term deal, he replied, "Pretty much, yeah."

"I'm pretty strong about my principles," the Seahawks Pro Bowl running back said yesterday at the Adonai Hood Classic basketball tournament at Seattle's Garfield High School. "We're all under the same understanding. It's not like a bitter thing. I've told them that I love playing for Seattle. To me, it's not about money, it's just about a principle."

Alexander refuted any notion he and coach Mike Holmgren have a strained relationship, in part because Alexander fell 2 yards short of the NFL rushing title last season. Still he seems intent on standing fast, despite the fact he wants to be in Seattle and the team has expressed a desire to keep him. The Seahawks gave Alexander the franchise tag this offseason to keep him from becoming a free agent.

Alexander wanted to have his contract extended earlier in his career, he said.

"I told them three years ago that I love playing here and let's do something now. Let's meet," Alexander said. "It was just me and Mike [Holmgren]. There were no agents involved. I said, 'You know what? My wife's here. My family's here. I want to be here until I retire. It's really funny because back then I would have worked for peanuts.


This should be interesting...he sounds emphatic about wanting to be here...anyone buying it? Im starting to...

Happy Independence Day!

Party Hardy...Party Safe!

It's Officially July!

Fourteen days before Shaun can come to the table and sign!

TWM, late entry

Missing TWM is unfortunate, especially on the first of 3 real slow weeks. Here is a FWM, since nobody has posted in days... and this is a pretty funny story. Notice Putin has the ring in his left paw.

My entry...

Putin: "I'm sorry, my english is bad, but it is a beautiful gift, no?"

Kraft: "No"

Putin: "Well, I think its beautiful, thanks."