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Kerney has no plans to retire, despite report
Despite a report to the contrary, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney did not throw a retirement party last week and has no plans to walk away from the game.
The Pro Football Talk website is reporting that Kerney held a retirement party last week and speculation has spread rapidly.
But a source close to Kerney denied that report Friday and said he is not planning to retire, which isn't surprising given the former Virginia All-American is still under contract for more than $5 million for next season and just underwent elbow surgery to get ready for his return.
While it's reasonable to speculate that the 33-year-old veteran might not be part of the Seahawks' rebuilding plans or will be asked to renegotiate that deal, it also would be unusual for a player to walk away without waiting to see how things play out with a new coaching staff and front-office.
Kerney led the Seahawks with five sacks in 15 games last season in an admittedly frustrating season for the former Pro Bowl pass rusher.
Injuries have been a significant problem since his 14 1/2 sack season in his debut year with Seattle in 2007 when he was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Year. He played just seven games in 2008, though he totaled five sacks in that short time period.
But while 2009 was a struggle for Kerney and the entire organization, he apparently still has the desire to keep playing. So hold off on that retirement talk ...
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/192759.asp
Despite a report to the contrary, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney did not throw a retirement party last week and has no plans to walk away from the game.
The Pro Football Talk website is reporting that Kerney held a retirement party last week and speculation has spread rapidly.
But a source close to Kerney denied that report Friday and said he is not planning to retire, which isn't surprising given the former Virginia All-American is still under contract for more than $5 million for next season and just underwent elbow surgery to get ready for his return.
While it's reasonable to speculate that the 33-year-old veteran might not be part of the Seahawks' rebuilding plans or will be asked to renegotiate that deal, it also would be unusual for a player to walk away without waiting to see how things play out with a new coaching staff and front-office.
Kerney led the Seahawks with five sacks in 15 games last season in an admittedly frustrating season for the former Pro Bowl pass rusher.
Injuries have been a significant problem since his 14 1/2 sack season in his debut year with Seattle in 2007 when he was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Year. He played just seven games in 2008, though he totaled five sacks in that short time period.
But while 2009 was a struggle for Kerney and the entire organization, he apparently still has the desire to keep playing. So hold off on that retirement talk ...
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/192759.asp
Long-time Seahawks' rival joins Carroll's coaching staff
New Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did more than check out college football talent last week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
He came up with a new member of his coaching staff, as well.
Jeff Ulbrich, who retired from the San Francisco 49ers last December after a decade at linebacker, went to Mobile looking for a chance to coach. He found one with Carroll, who hired him as an assistant special teams coach.
He'll work under Brian Schneider, the Seahawks' primary special teams coach who is following Carroll from USC.
It's essentially an introductory position for Ulbrich, 32, who was known as a hard-working hustle guy who hung on for 10 seasons with the 49ers. He started 75 games in his decade with the Niners before being forced to retire after enduring a concussion in the fourth game of this past season.
Here's a good story on Ulbrich in the Morgan Hill Times, in which he talks about wanting to go into coaching since his first year in the NFL.
Bruce DeHaven, the Seahawks' special teams coach the past three years, just took a job with the Buffalo Bills. DeHaven thus is returning to the team where he coached special teams from 1987-99.
Meanwhile, former Seahawks quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor has landed a nice gig as the offensive coordinator at the University of Virginia. Lazor, 37, talks about what he learned from Mike Holmgren and others to prepare himself for this job in a story in the Charlottesville Daily Progress.
Also, former Seahawks offensive coordinator Gil Haskell is joining Mike Holmgren's front-office staff in Cleveland. Haskell, 66, was out of football last year. He's being hired as an adviser to Holmgren to help evaluate the Browns' offense, according to this story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/192902.asp
New Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did more than check out college football talent last week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
He came up with a new member of his coaching staff, as well.
Jeff Ulbrich, who retired from the San Francisco 49ers last December after a decade at linebacker, went to Mobile looking for a chance to coach. He found one with Carroll, who hired him as an assistant special teams coach.
He'll work under Brian Schneider, the Seahawks' primary special teams coach who is following Carroll from USC.
It's essentially an introductory position for Ulbrich, 32, who was known as a hard-working hustle guy who hung on for 10 seasons with the 49ers. He started 75 games in his decade with the Niners before being forced to retire after enduring a concussion in the fourth game of this past season.
Here's a good story on Ulbrich in the Morgan Hill Times, in which he talks about wanting to go into coaching since his first year in the NFL.
Bruce DeHaven, the Seahawks' special teams coach the past three years, just took a job with the Buffalo Bills. DeHaven thus is returning to the team where he coached special teams from 1987-99.
Meanwhile, former Seahawks quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor has landed a nice gig as the offensive coordinator at the University of Virginia. Lazor, 37, talks about what he learned from Mike Holmgren and others to prepare himself for this job in a story in the Charlottesville Daily Progress.
Also, former Seahawks offensive coordinator Gil Haskell is joining Mike Holmgren's front-office staff in Cleveland. Haskell, 66, was out of football last year. He's being hired as an adviser to Holmgren to help evaluate the Browns' offense, according to this story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/192902.asp
Seahawks FA list
Nate Burleson, Rob Sims, Chris Spencer, Darryl Tapp,...Sign 'Em.
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Nate Burleson, Rob Sims, Chris Spencer, Darryl Tapp,...Sign 'Em.
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Mock, Mock
Who’s there? It’s open season for mock drafts, even if it is way too early to speculate on what positions a team might go for in the April NFL draft let alone which players.
But with the Senior Bowl in the bank and the scouting combine three weeks to go, here are a half dozen projections from national media on who the Seahawks might select with the sixth and 14th picks in the first round:
Don Banks, SI.com
» 6. Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida – This is where this year’s first round starts to get interesting. The Seahawks desperately need an offensive tackle, but they just missed out on the draft’s best in (Oklahoma State’s Russell) Okung in this scenario (he went to the Chiefs at No. 5), and Rutgers’ Anthony Davis or Oklahoma’s Trent Williams may be slight reaches this high. We’re giving them Dunlap over Georgia Tech defensive end Derrick Morgan, because of his rare blend of size and speed.
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson – As noted earlier, the Seahawks need to upgrade at offensive tackle, and this round is deep in them. But Spiller is the consensus No. 1 back in the draft and Seattle’s offense needs some play-makers. In our scenario, the Seahawks just miss out on Okung at No. 6 and Trent Williams at No. 13, prompting them to think running back here and take their offensive tackle in the second round (No. 40).
Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
» 6. Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Chad Reuter, NFLDraftScout.com
» 6. Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Pro Football Weekly
» 6. Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
» 14. Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
FOX Sports
» 6. Taylor Mays, S, USC
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Mel Kiper, ESPN
» 6. Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
http://blog.seahawks.com/2010/02/02/mock-mock/
Who’s there? It’s open season for mock drafts, even if it is way too early to speculate on what positions a team might go for in the April NFL draft let alone which players.
But with the Senior Bowl in the bank and the scouting combine three weeks to go, here are a half dozen projections from national media on who the Seahawks might select with the sixth and 14th picks in the first round:
Don Banks, SI.com
» 6. Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida – This is where this year’s first round starts to get interesting. The Seahawks desperately need an offensive tackle, but they just missed out on the draft’s best in (Oklahoma State’s Russell) Okung in this scenario (he went to the Chiefs at No. 5), and Rutgers’ Anthony Davis or Oklahoma’s Trent Williams may be slight reaches this high. We’re giving them Dunlap over Georgia Tech defensive end Derrick Morgan, because of his rare blend of size and speed.
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson – As noted earlier, the Seahawks need to upgrade at offensive tackle, and this round is deep in them. But Spiller is the consensus No. 1 back in the draft and Seattle’s offense needs some play-makers. In our scenario, the Seahawks just miss out on Okung at No. 6 and Trent Williams at No. 13, prompting them to think running back here and take their offensive tackle in the second round (No. 40).
Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
» 6. Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Chad Reuter, NFLDraftScout.com
» 6. Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Pro Football Weekly
» 6. Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
» 14. Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
FOX Sports
» 6. Taylor Mays, S, USC
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Mel Kiper, ESPN
» 6. Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
» 14. C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
http://blog.seahawks.com/2010/02/02/mock-mock/
Planners OK proposed development north of Qwest Field
By Seattle Times business staff
A big proposed development on part of Qwest Field's sprawling north parking lot was approved by Seattle planners Thursday.
At completion, the project could include four towers of 10 to 25 stories containing up to 700 apartments, 420,000 square feet of office space and 33,000 square feet of shops and restaurants.
Developer Kevin Daniels of Nitze-Stagen said design work is proceeding, but construction won't start until the capital and real-estate markets recover.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010981402_northlot05.html
By Seattle Times business staff
A big proposed development on part of Qwest Field's sprawling north parking lot was approved by Seattle planners Thursday.
At completion, the project could include four towers of 10 to 25 stories containing up to 700 apartments, 420,000 square feet of office space and 33,000 square feet of shops and restaurants.
Developer Kevin Daniels of Nitze-Stagen said design work is proceeding, but construction won't start until the capital and real-estate markets recover.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010981402_northlot05.html
Nate Burleson, Rob Sims, Chris Spencer, Darryl Tapp,...Sign 'Em.
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wtf thats like the worst place to live i can imagine
fuckin loud ass people drinking all the time down there. loud ass tourists all over the place. insanely loud ass seahawks games like living next door to the airport. trains going by all the time. metro busses. crackheads drunks and heroin addicts roaming around that area nonstop. the fuck, that area has the highest murder rate in seattle. the only thing cool about it would be if you could see into qwest field wihch i wouldnt think theyd do that. damn just imagine listening to all that ruckus during mariners and seahawks traffic... you can hear qwest field from 1st and yesler sometimes. not to mention i know for a fact straight from the pigs themselves they do not patrol that area, they only respond to calls, and not complaints only serious i just got robbed and shot calls
i think i remember it was mayor nickels idea to begin wtih. he thinks he can solve the crime and homelessness and drug problem in that area by putting some lame ass multi-use buildings.. lol the fuck
fuckin loud ass people drinking all the time down there. loud ass tourists all over the place. insanely loud ass seahawks games like living next door to the airport. trains going by all the time. metro busses. crackheads drunks and heroin addicts roaming around that area nonstop. the fuck, that area has the highest murder rate in seattle. the only thing cool about it would be if you could see into qwest field wihch i wouldnt think theyd do that. damn just imagine listening to all that ruckus during mariners and seahawks traffic... you can hear qwest field from 1st and yesler sometimes. not to mention i know for a fact straight from the pigs themselves they do not patrol that area, they only respond to calls, and not complaints only serious i just got robbed and shot calls
i think i remember it was mayor nickels idea to begin wtih. he thinks he can solve the crime and homelessness and drug problem in that area by putting some lame ass multi-use buildings.. lol the fuck
Could Reggie Bush be part of the Seahawks' solution?
Put this one strictly in the "fun things to ponder" department at the moment, but there is at least reason to wonder whether New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush might be a good fit with the Seattle Seahawks in the near future.
Bush is still owed nearly $20 million for the final two years of the original six-year, $52.5 million deal he signed with the Saints as the No. 2 pick in the 2006 draft.
While the former USC star has contributed to the Saints' Super Bowl run this season as a versatile backfield and punt-return threat, he's never developed into the big-time running back most envisioned coming out of college.
Thus the speculation is high that the Saints will either ask Bush to restructure his deal next year or try to trade him.
On its Insider NFL rumors page yesterday, ESPN.com tossed out the notion of Bush being a candidate to land either in Seattle or San Francisco and local NFL blogger Brian McIntyre picked up on a Tweet by Miami Dolphins beat reporter Omar Kelly saying there's "a lot of buzz" about Bush rejoining Pete Carroll in Seattle next season.
Let's go cautiously here, given Super Bowl buzz -- which generally means sports writers talking to each other -- is a long way from something actually happening. But where there is smoke, sometimes it makes sense to look for a potential fire.
The obvious connection with Seattle is Carroll, his old coach at USC. And Carroll has made it clear that one of his first priorities is improving the Seahawks' run game.
Much of that has centered initially around the hiring of offensive line coach Alex Gibbs, a guru of the zone-blocking scheme and a man Carroll feels can have significant impact on Seattle's ground attack.
Less talked about, to date, is what the Seahawks will do at running back. Julius Jones has two years and $5.25 million left on the four-year deal he signed in 2008 and Justin Forsett is also under contract through 2011 for just over $1 million total.
While Forsett is an inexpensive and promising youngster, the Seahawks could release Jones and go a different direction.
Many early mock drafts have the Seahawks choosing 5-foot-11, 195-pound speedster C.J. Spiller with the 14th pick in the first round.
But what if Bush is available? Isn't he essentially a more-proven version of the Clemson back?
And if the Seahawks can get Bush, that frees up their first-round draft pick to be used for one of the other multitude of shortcomings on the roster.
That said, I'm not sold at all on Bush being a sure-fire solution to Seattle's run game woes. He's been injury-prone in the NFL, missing 12 games over the past three years -- or a quarter of the Saints' starts.
He's surely a considerable breakaway threat, yet he's averaged just 8.1 yards on punt returns in his NFL career. Nate Burleson has averaged 9.8 yards per return and also is a capable kickoff return man, something Bush has not been asked to do.
Bush has developed into a good situational back for the Saints and his receiving ability makes him a definite dual threat, but he certainly hasn't shown the ability to be an every-down guy in the NFL.
So while Seattle could split time with him and Forsett, that seems an odd pairing, given both are similar styles -- albeit Bush being faster (and far more expensive).
I could see Bush replacing Forsett and teaming with another back in Seattle, but not being used solely in conjunction with Forsett.
In New Orleans, Bush (6-0, 203 pounds) has basically become the third running option behind Pierre Thomas (5-11, 215) and Mike Bell (6-0, 225). Bell is the hard-nosed, physical runner the Seahawks seemingly lack, unless you believe Jones could fill that role better behind an improved offensive line.
Those are the types of decisions facing Carroll and his Seahawks' staff this offseason. But here's another thing worth considering. Both Thomas and Bell originally were undrafted free agents coming out of college, so it isn't always the much-ballyhooed Reggie Bush types that make a team good.
Same is true with Forsett, a seventh-round pick out of Cal in 2008.
The new Seahawks staff should see what it has with Forsett, who looked extremely good in the zone-blocking scheme last year. He's not big (5-8, 194), but has great instincts and surprising strength.
Could Bush complement the Seahawks' attack in a different or better way? The good thing is, nobody should know that answer better than Carroll, so stay tuned.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/193565.asp
Put this one strictly in the "fun things to ponder" department at the moment, but there is at least reason to wonder whether New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush might be a good fit with the Seattle Seahawks in the near future.
Bush is still owed nearly $20 million for the final two years of the original six-year, $52.5 million deal he signed with the Saints as the No. 2 pick in the 2006 draft.
While the former USC star has contributed to the Saints' Super Bowl run this season as a versatile backfield and punt-return threat, he's never developed into the big-time running back most envisioned coming out of college.
Thus the speculation is high that the Saints will either ask Bush to restructure his deal next year or try to trade him.
On its Insider NFL rumors page yesterday, ESPN.com tossed out the notion of Bush being a candidate to land either in Seattle or San Francisco and local NFL blogger Brian McIntyre picked up on a Tweet by Miami Dolphins beat reporter Omar Kelly saying there's "a lot of buzz" about Bush rejoining Pete Carroll in Seattle next season.
Let's go cautiously here, given Super Bowl buzz -- which generally means sports writers talking to each other -- is a long way from something actually happening. But where there is smoke, sometimes it makes sense to look for a potential fire.
The obvious connection with Seattle is Carroll, his old coach at USC. And Carroll has made it clear that one of his first priorities is improving the Seahawks' run game.
Much of that has centered initially around the hiring of offensive line coach Alex Gibbs, a guru of the zone-blocking scheme and a man Carroll feels can have significant impact on Seattle's ground attack.
Less talked about, to date, is what the Seahawks will do at running back. Julius Jones has two years and $5.25 million left on the four-year deal he signed in 2008 and Justin Forsett is also under contract through 2011 for just over $1 million total.
While Forsett is an inexpensive and promising youngster, the Seahawks could release Jones and go a different direction.
Many early mock drafts have the Seahawks choosing 5-foot-11, 195-pound speedster C.J. Spiller with the 14th pick in the first round.
But what if Bush is available? Isn't he essentially a more-proven version of the Clemson back?
And if the Seahawks can get Bush, that frees up their first-round draft pick to be used for one of the other multitude of shortcomings on the roster.
That said, I'm not sold at all on Bush being a sure-fire solution to Seattle's run game woes. He's been injury-prone in the NFL, missing 12 games over the past three years -- or a quarter of the Saints' starts.
He's surely a considerable breakaway threat, yet he's averaged just 8.1 yards on punt returns in his NFL career. Nate Burleson has averaged 9.8 yards per return and also is a capable kickoff return man, something Bush has not been asked to do.
Bush has developed into a good situational back for the Saints and his receiving ability makes him a definite dual threat, but he certainly hasn't shown the ability to be an every-down guy in the NFL.
So while Seattle could split time with him and Forsett, that seems an odd pairing, given both are similar styles -- albeit Bush being faster (and far more expensive).
I could see Bush replacing Forsett and teaming with another back in Seattle, but not being used solely in conjunction with Forsett.
In New Orleans, Bush (6-0, 203 pounds) has basically become the third running option behind Pierre Thomas (5-11, 215) and Mike Bell (6-0, 225). Bell is the hard-nosed, physical runner the Seahawks seemingly lack, unless you believe Jones could fill that role better behind an improved offensive line.
Those are the types of decisions facing Carroll and his Seahawks' staff this offseason. But here's another thing worth considering. Both Thomas and Bell originally were undrafted free agents coming out of college, so it isn't always the much-ballyhooed Reggie Bush types that make a team good.
Same is true with Forsett, a seventh-round pick out of Cal in 2008.
The new Seahawks staff should see what it has with Forsett, who looked extremely good in the zone-blocking scheme last year. He's not big (5-8, 194), but has great instincts and surprising strength.
Could Bush complement the Seahawks' attack in a different or better way? The good thing is, nobody should know that answer better than Carroll, so stay tuned.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/193565.asp
New Seahawks GM makes some front-office moves
New Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has made his first personnel moves in the front office, promoting two current staff members and adding a third.
The Seahawks announced the promotion of pro personnel director Will Lewis to vice president of football operations on Friday, continuing his climb up the ladder in Seattle's organization.
Lewis has been with the franchise since 1999 in various roles in the scouting and personnel departments.
He interviewed recently with Mike Holmgren for the Cleveland Browns general manager job, but stayed in Seattle after Holmgren instead hired Tom Heckert of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tag Ribary, who re-joined Seattle's scouting department last season, was promoted to Lewis' previous role as director of pro personnel.
The Seahawks hired Trent Kirchner, a long-time scout with the Carolina Panthers, as their new assistant director of pro personnel.
"This is an exciting time for the Seahawks as we are combining experience, talent and loyalty in order to increase our overall effectiveness," Schneider said in a released statement. "These moves, in addition to the strong presence of Ruston Webster and John Idzik, should provide long-standing stability and leadership to the Seahawks front office."
Lewis, Ribary and Kirchner all have a background with Schneider. He worked for a time with Lewis in Green Bay and hired both Ribary and Kirchner to work on his staff with the Washington Redskins in 2001 when he took over their personnel department.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/193546.asp
New Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has made his first personnel moves in the front office, promoting two current staff members and adding a third.
The Seahawks announced the promotion of pro personnel director Will Lewis to vice president of football operations on Friday, continuing his climb up the ladder in Seattle's organization.
Lewis has been with the franchise since 1999 in various roles in the scouting and personnel departments.
He interviewed recently with Mike Holmgren for the Cleveland Browns general manager job, but stayed in Seattle after Holmgren instead hired Tom Heckert of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tag Ribary, who re-joined Seattle's scouting department last season, was promoted to Lewis' previous role as director of pro personnel.
The Seahawks hired Trent Kirchner, a long-time scout with the Carolina Panthers, as their new assistant director of pro personnel.
"This is an exciting time for the Seahawks as we are combining experience, talent and loyalty in order to increase our overall effectiveness," Schneider said in a released statement. "These moves, in addition to the strong presence of Ruston Webster and John Idzik, should provide long-standing stability and leadership to the Seahawks front office."
Lewis, Ribary and Kirchner all have a background with Schneider. He worked for a time with Lewis in Green Bay and hired both Ribary and Kirchner to work on his staff with the Washington Redskins in 2001 when he took over their personnel department.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/193546.asp
Forsett is good, but he doesn't have the ground breaking speed that we need. Julius Jones is definitely not on the level of his brother Thomas. Spiller would be nice in the draft at the right price. We'll see what free agency is looking like too if it goes uncapped this year. The Hawks need playmakers, the offense was fucking horrendous last season.