Shaun Out of the Picture! (not really!)

I'm getting sick of reading posts trashing what Shaun has done for the Seahawks, or saying that Seattle should resign him at all costs, so I want to play another little "what if" game.

Let's assume Shaun has jumped to a new team in Free Agency. We'll put him on the Vikings, since they're not in our division, but are in our conference. What now?

Does the front office fatten the offer to Maurice Morris? Do we pick up another feature back through free agency? Or do we look to the draft for his replacement?

Here is the list of current free agent running backs on Seahawks.NET.

There are a lot of people who think that we should get Edge or Jamal Lewis in this situation, but in my opinion, that would be out of the frying pan and into the fire. Instead, I'd like to see them go for a back who younger and has shown some signs of potential, and who may really break out with a new team and a superb offensive line.

Someone like Anthony Thomas, Chester Taylor or LaBrandon Toefield.

Granted, Thomas is just a few months younger than Shaun, Taylor hasn't done much on the ground but catches a lot of balls, and Toefield has a history of injuries, but all three guys should be available cheap.

Plus, if you look at the teams Ruskell has been involved with, the Falcons (Dunn & Duckett) and the Buccaneers (Dunn & Alstott) , you'll see that he likes to make "the beast with two backs", so he may decide to fill the whole vacated by one GREAT back, with two GOOD backs.

So, let's forget about the number of years Shaun has left, or the signing bonus Seattle should give him, or if the Cardinals are telling the truth about not being interested, and let's talk about what you would do to replace him.

Did you know that IF is LIFE's middle name?

I've long since resolved myself to the fact that the officiating in the Super Bowl "was what it was", and no amount of whining and moaning about it will affect the official outcome. That being said, I cannot stop thinking about the big game, because the Seahawks played well enough to win, but still came up short.

Now the purpose of this post is NOT to start another diatribe on the inept officiating. As a matter of fact, I don't want anyone to mention calls that were made, or those that weren't, in this little adventure.

Instead, I'd like to play a little "what if" game.

If you could change ONE play of the Super Bowl, and hope that it would affect the final outcome, which would it be?

Would it be stopping "Fast" Willie Parker for a short gain, instead of giving up a 75 yard TD to open the second half? Would it be D.J. Hackett catching the ball on the rebound, to make up for the Offensive Pass Interference called on DJack a few plays earlier? Would it be DJack dragging his second foot instead of stepping out of bounds after hitting the pylong? How about Josh Brown hitting one of his field goal attempts?

I'll put my "wish" in the Comments to start the ball rolling.

Maybe this will generate a little activity on The Street while we're all waiting for the first shoe to drop in free agency.

Breaking News: Hutchinson Tagged

From Sando:

The Seahawks have informed Pro Bowl LG Steve Hutchinson that he will be their transition player. An announcement is expected soon. This means Hutchinson receives a one-year, $6.391 million offer. He can solicit offers from other teams once free agency begins. The Seahawks can keep him by matching any offers. They would receive no compensation if they declined to match. This is a chance to find out what teams are willing to pay an elite guard.

WHAT THIS MEANS: The Seahawks can continue negotiating a long-term deal for Hutchinson with his agent, Tom Condon, until March 17, at which time contract negotiations must cease until mid-July. Other teams can make offers from March 3 until July 22, with the Seahawks having the right to match any offer.


Very Interesting...odd idea, too...they must be REAL confident they can get a long term deal out there...basically, all they have to do, is resign him before free agency begins on March 3rd...then no one would even get a chance to offer him anything

UPDATE: Foster is wearing the transition tag currently, which would project his salary to be $5.13 million for 2006. However, the Panthers do have the option of revoking the tag if they were to go after Shaun Alexander. Revoking the tag would clear $5.13 million under the salary cap....another words...the Panthers are making a cheap move...smart, but cheap...they managed to get around the rules

My Pilgrimage to Mecca!

As many of you know, my family and I are currently vacationing in Seattle, and while it's a few weeks too late, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to tour Qwest field.

My son and daughter and myself took the tour on Friday and it was awesome. I've been to a game in the old Kingdome but have never been inside Qwest before, and after this dream season, I just felt that I had to experiece the hallowed grounds.

The tour took us from the highest point in the stadium, to the famed 12th Man Flagpole, to the Press Box, luxury suite, visitor's locker room, post-game press conference room and then down to the field itself.

I've posted a full slate of pictures of the expedition, and my family is now the proud owners of $140 worth of new Seahawks trinkets! (you do not have to register to view the pix on this link)

So I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. And you get to see for yourself that I've been telling the truth all along, I'm a fat old dorky white guy from New York!

old sKool

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