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John Clayton: 10 GET HYPE after Seahawks mini-GETHYPE
1. Russell Wilson couldn’t be better. Pete Carroll says it takes quarterbacks five to six years to become great. Wilson hit that mark late last season and only looks better. His throws are crisper. His decisions are faster and better. I remember going to Rams training camp back when Kurt Warner was the quarterback. For the Greatest Show on Turf, Warner never let the ball hit the ground during a practice because his passes always hit the mark. Whether it’s throwing deep or rolling out to hit a target, Wilson is achieving the same level of play. Carroll said the improvement last year had to do with the improved rhythm of the offense. This spring, Wilson is in as much rhythm as the music played during practices.
2. The team is healthy. In fact, the medical report is better than expected. Carroll said Thursday that Jimmy Graham, coming off a tricky torn patella tear, is ahead of Thomas Rawls, who is coming off a broken ankle. While the Seahawks won’t rush either player, the announcement that Graham is ahead of Rawls shows both should be ready for the start of the regular season and might get some time in training camp. Rawls doesn’t need to push his recovery until the final preseason game, when he needs to see action. Graham is running, catching passes and doesn’t even have a sleeve on the surgically repaired knee.
3. Trevone Boykin is starting to look like the backup quarterback. In fact, he finished minicamp on such a high note the Seahawks might not re-sign Tarvaris Jackson. To be a backup in the Seahawks offense, Boykin checks off all the boxes. He’s a great runner. He makes fast decisions. His arm strength is excellent and he can throw completions even when the window to a pass-catcher is small. Plus, he shows good leadership in the huddle, which is amazing for a quarterback who was in an Air Raid offense and didn’t have much experience running huddles. The Seahawks probably had a fifth-round grade on him, but he’s already looking better than that.
4. Cassius Marsh and Eric Pinkins are the sleepers in the starting strongside linebacker derby. Mike Morgan came out of the minicamp as the No. 1 starter in the base 4-3 defense, but Marsh and Pinkins are fitting in well enough they should be in the mix to get playing time. Marsh brings pass-rush. Pinkins, a former safety, brings coverage.
5. As long as Tharold Simon stays healthy – and he is – he will be an outside cornerback when the team uses three corners. Jeremy Lane and Richard Sherman are the starters. Simon leads a talented group of outside corners, a group that has size, great arm length and tenacity. The coaches have been hoping Simon would come on for the past two years and now he’s starting to respond.
6. Justin Britt has made strides at center. At first, Britt didn’t look like a good fit at center. Tom Cable moved him there because he considers him one of the five best players on the line. But he opened camp looking as if he wasn’t a fit. His first positive step was his brains and knowledge of the game. He does the first things centers need to go – get the linemen in the right places. His long arms are a big aid in pass blocking. The competition is a good one between Britt, Patrick Lewis and rookie Joey Hunt, but Britt will enter training camp with a shot to be the starter.
7. The battle for the final receiving spot should be interesting. Kenny Lawler, the seventh-round choice, catches the ball so well he might have an edge. But Kasen Williams has made the biggest jump of just about any player on the team from where he was last year.
8. Chris Clemons’ quickness justified his return. Showing up at the VMAC for minicamp for this first time since rejoining the team, Clemons showed great pass-rushing quickness coming around tackles. Clemons is 250 pounds but he looks leaner and quicker. His only problem in Jacksonville was being on a bad team.
9. The steal of the draft was tight end Nick Vannett, the team’s third-round pick. Coming out of Ohio State, everyone knew he could block. That was his strength. But he’s a much better pass-catcher than anyone would have guessed. The Seahawks are three-deep at tight end.
10. Defensive end Frank Clark should be the breakout player on defense. He’s explosive. Against man blocking, he is a monster. Plus, the veterans on the line respect his skills and hard work.
John Clayton: 10 GET HYPE after Seahawks mini-GETHYPE
1. Russell Wilson couldn’t be better. Pete Carroll says it takes quarterbacks five to six years to become great. Wilson hit that mark late last season and only looks better. His throws are crisper. His decisions are faster and better. I remember going to Rams training camp back when Kurt Warner was the quarterback. For the Greatest Show on Turf, Warner never let the ball hit the ground during a practice because his passes always hit the mark. Whether it’s throwing deep or rolling out to hit a target, Wilson is achieving the same level of play. Carroll said the improvement last year had to do with the improved rhythm of the offense. This spring, Wilson is in as much rhythm as the music played during practices.
2. The team is healthy. In fact, the medical report is better than expected. Carroll said Thursday that Jimmy Graham, coming off a tricky torn patella tear, is ahead of Thomas Rawls, who is coming off a broken ankle. While the Seahawks won’t rush either player, the announcement that Graham is ahead of Rawls shows both should be ready for the start of the regular season and might get some time in training camp. Rawls doesn’t need to push his recovery until the final preseason game, when he needs to see action. Graham is running, catching passes and doesn’t even have a sleeve on the surgically repaired knee.
3. Trevone Boykin is starting to look like the backup quarterback. In fact, he finished minicamp on such a high note the Seahawks might not re-sign Tarvaris Jackson. To be a backup in the Seahawks offense, Boykin checks off all the boxes. He’s a great runner. He makes fast decisions. His arm strength is excellent and he can throw completions even when the window to a pass-catcher is small. Plus, he shows good leadership in the huddle, which is amazing for a quarterback who was in an Air Raid offense and didn’t have much experience running huddles. The Seahawks probably had a fifth-round grade on him, but he’s already looking better than that.
4. Cassius Marsh and Eric Pinkins are the sleepers in the starting strongside linebacker derby. Mike Morgan came out of the minicamp as the No. 1 starter in the base 4-3 defense, but Marsh and Pinkins are fitting in well enough they should be in the mix to get playing time. Marsh brings pass-rush. Pinkins, a former safety, brings coverage.
5. As long as Tharold Simon stays healthy – and he is – he will be an outside cornerback when the team uses three corners. Jeremy Lane and Richard Sherman are the starters. Simon leads a talented group of outside corners, a group that has size, great arm length and tenacity. The coaches have been hoping Simon would come on for the past two years and now he’s starting to respond.
6. Justin Britt has made strides at center. At first, Britt didn’t look like a good fit at center. Tom Cable moved him there because he considers him one of the five best players on the line. But he opened camp looking as if he wasn’t a fit. His first positive step was his brains and knowledge of the game. He does the first things centers need to go – get the linemen in the right places. His long arms are a big aid in pass blocking. The competition is a good one between Britt, Patrick Lewis and rookie Joey Hunt, but Britt will enter training camp with a shot to be the starter.
7. The battle for the final receiving spot should be interesting. Kenny Lawler, the seventh-round choice, catches the ball so well he might have an edge. But Kasen Williams has made the biggest jump of just about any player on the team from where he was last year.
8. Chris Clemons’ quickness justified his return. Showing up at the VMAC for minicamp for this first time since rejoining the team, Clemons showed great pass-rushing quickness coming around tackles. Clemons is 250 pounds but he looks leaner and quicker. His only problem in Jacksonville was being on a bad team.
9. The steal of the draft was tight end Nick Vannett, the team’s third-round pick. Coming out of Ohio State, everyone knew he could block. That was his strength. But he’s a much better pass-catcher than anyone would have guessed. The Seahawks are three-deep at tight end.
10. Defensive end Frank Clark should be the breakout player on defense. He’s explosive. Against man blocking, he is a monster. Plus, the veterans on the line respect his skills and hard work.
The only thing missing from this clip, is a laugh track and this could have been a Chapelle Show skit
Marshawn Lynch Gives Us One Of The Best Interview Answers Of All Time - Digg
Marshawn Lynch Gives Us One Of The Best Interview Answers Of All Time - Digg
That's awesome. For a couple reasons, one Angry Doug deserves it, two the way receivers are getting these huge contracts if you let him go to free agency in a year he would be worth a lot more so they'd either have to pay him a lot more than what he just got or lose him.
Also we need to keep in mind Baldwin the second best player on the offense right now that's a fact. behind Russell Wilson he is the most important person in that offense now that Lynch is gone.
Also we need to keep in mind Baldwin the second best player on the offense right now that's a fact. behind Russell Wilson he is the most important person in that offense now that Lynch is gone.
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Someone said that he is the 7th highest paid WR in the NFL. Maybe read that wrong.
Here is an excerpt from NFL.com:
A sure-handed receiver, sterling route runner and willing run blocker, Baldwin was not only the league's most efficient slot weapon but also one of the most effective pass catchers, period. Of the 87 receivers to play at least 25 percent of their teams' snaps and accrue an average depth of target beyond 10 yards, Baldwin's completion rate of 79 percent was No. 1. He was also the only wide receiver to score double-digit touchdowns and average at least 10 yards per target.
EDIT: OK that is correct. 7th highest paid WR in the NFL. Check out the story.
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...ntract-extension-facebook-post-journey-062916
Here is an excerpt from NFL.com:
A sure-handed receiver, sterling route runner and willing run blocker, Baldwin was not only the league's most efficient slot weapon but also one of the most effective pass catchers, period. Of the 87 receivers to play at least 25 percent of their teams' snaps and accrue an average depth of target beyond 10 yards, Baldwin's completion rate of 79 percent was No. 1. He was also the only wide receiver to score double-digit touchdowns and average at least 10 yards per target.
EDIT: OK that is correct. 7th highest paid WR in the NFL. Check out the story.
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...ntract-extension-facebook-post-journey-062916
If you look at the entire contract it's about 5 years for $10m each year. Which would put him around 11th or something like that, according to 950 radio I listened to yesterday. Under that context it makes a lot of sense. Plus they were saying that receiver with the Jags I believe it was recently signed for $10m which sorta set the mark. I think they were talking about, "Allen Hurns signs 4-year, $40M extension with Jaguars."
