Scouting the Seahawks

Uh, why?

1/16th of the schedule.

 

Nothing more.

 

Possibly less as not divisional.

Statement game

A win could be the tie breaker for hosting the NFC Championship Game or in other words the #1 seed.

The offseason is a beautiful thing.

Green Bay lost to SF to open 2013. Lost the best QB in football for 8 weeks. Hosted SF at home in the playoffs. Damn near beat them. Lots can happen during an NFL season. 

 

Its 75 and partly cloudy in Seattle today. 

I'll contribute:

"Sorry Russell ... luv ya and thanks for what you did in bucky land BUT Julius or Clay are gonna get ya from the backside. Good Luck to your health after that game"

Peace.

 

I understand it's the offseason but really we've got threads about season predictions and week 1 match ups and we're not even at the draft. IMO, I don't know any of us can give any real idea of what the Packers face when GB hasn't had a draft, OTA's, mini-camp, TC or pre-season. Same with the Hags.

 

I understand this will be a running thread but sitting here on April 30th we have no idea what these rosters will even look like so I don't how we can scout a team with realistically 7-10 players missing from it plus who knows who gets cut, injured in camp/pre-season etc.

 

 

 

While I agree it's only 1 game of the season, and certainly wouldn't be the end of football as we know it should the Packers lose, but I'm with YA and ammo.

Green Bay has to be able to compete with--and beat--teams like the 49ers and Seahawks consistently and convincingly. We have played the 'Hawks a lot closer, and indeed was robbed of one victory, but we've had a couple of embarrassng games vs the Niners, among others.

Playoff seeding may not be critical for winning, but I'd just as soon have the odds as much in our favor as they can be.

I think we have the team to do just that

 

I would have worded that differently but that's just me

 

 

You hater!

 

I'm interested in keeping up with the Seahawks for a couple reasons; first game, best team in the NFC, it's a huge game with respect to home field advantage and earning a bye, and the Packers are adjusting their defense with the elephant position.  Pete Carroll's defense has used it forever. 

 

I started the thread to share any information I find along the way. 

In other words, "stick that in your effin corn pipe and smoke it everyone!"

What's in your cornpipe?

Didn't think this was new thread worthy. Richard Sherman just inked a new 4 year extension. Looks like just under $15 million per and $40 million guaranteed. Richard was even kind enough to post the terms of the deal ahead of the team announcement. 

 

The money they have just given Earl Thomas and Sherman is simply too damn much money. 

yep, things are gonna get interesting cap-wise in seattle in the next couple of years.  can Sherman play QB?

 

on edit: orrrrr, wait!!  this is the brilliancy of John Schneider!!  he's creating a cap hell for them before he bolts back to GB in 2016 to replace TT!!!  yeah, that's it!!

Yeah, but for that franchise their defensive backfield is the most productive part of the team. They really needed to pay those guys. I do think Sherman is really overpaid though.

What's the best safety and second-best CB in the league worth? Those two guys are keys to their defense. They're churning pass rushers but trying to keep their key guys.

Actually, it is $11.4 mil per if you count the $1.43 mil he will make this year, which is a good contract for Sherman.

Don't see a huge issue in paying two young, productive players that are ascending in the league.  I don't think Ted (or other competent GMs) would have done anything different.   

Now if he would have matched for Tate or Breno, that's different.

$32 million per year through 2017 is going to Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor. $32 million for 3 guys on defense. And they haven't paid Wilson yet.  It's not a reach to say 4 those guys could account for 40% of Seattle's cap by 2015. 

 

Percy and Lynch are as good as gone after 2015. So is Okung and Avril. And some other really good players. 

 

Unless of course Seattle takes a QB like Bridgewater in the 1st and continues loading up on D and lets Wilson take a walk when his rookie deal is up. 

Lots of money for home grown talent. If you're going to set that as the mo (with couple exceptions), who do you let walk?

 

 

After years of flat cap, its projected to take some pretty big leaps in the next few years and a cap of $150M is predicted by some for 2016. In that context, the $ 32 million they are committing to those guys is only about  20% of their cap. It sucks when the cap goes up so much because it bails out the high- spenders while the thriftier teams lose a bit of their cap advantage. In other words, TV $$ is bailing out Snyder and Jones

 

Won't go on forever, but for the next couple years its going up and the spending floor kicks in too.

 

Remember when Gilbert Brown took less money from the Packers than what the Jaguars offered?  That was awesome.

Marshawn Lynch wants new deal - source says he will hold out.

 

 http://www.nationalfootballpos...t-skip-minicamp.html

Hard to fault him when you look up "rented mule" in the Encycolpedia there's a picture of Marshawn. They drafted Christine Michael last year and basically didn't play him at all while grinding Lynch.

Seahawks continue their fascination with former vikings and sign DT Kevin Williams

Players win rings before they're Vikings.

Players win rings after they're Vikings.

Players don't win rings when they're Vikings.

 

The trick is to figure out if a player has a ring in them Pre or Post Viking. Not as easy as it sounds. 

Nixed my other posts. Now see this one.

 

ESPN sux reporting it's very unlikely he reports next week. Hope it turns into a schit show.

 

He apparently is wanting more money up front in a new contract restructure. Doubtful Schneider will go for that.

 

 

 

 

 

Seattle is the team to beat but we've seen this way too often with Superbowl winning teams.   Very rarely do they repeat and in some cases they don't make the playoffs the following year. 

 

 

The beatdowns of Seattle will begin on Thursday September 4th 2014

Get a load of this guy, he looks ready now

 

He's looking in the direction of Kroll's hoping practice is over soon so he can catch the Flintstones while he's chewing on burgers and sucking down a malt over there.  Maybe even some deep-fried cheese curds.    

 

Remember that whole idiotic meme?  That was fun.

X4 never forgets 

19 carriers per game. 305 total carries 4.3 yards per carry. 1,300 yards and 12 TDs. Sounds about perfect. Healthy Rodgers and OL that's pretty doable year after year. Keeps the odometer low and Starks gets his 10-11 carries each week as well. 

 

Maybe opens things up for this passing game because it's time for them to start pulling their own weight. Slackers. 

I really like the RBs.  Lacy may only need about 15 ass-hammering carries a game if the OL makes a jump, which is reasonable to hope for considering the tallant influx coming off IR.  Starks was a true find as your number 2.  He's perfect for that.  Harris is going to be playing like his ass is on fire.  He wants that contract and he's tough.  That's a nice number 3.

 

I am a little concerned about Franklin, though.  Why is he missing this stuff with his neck?  Remember how he indirectly bitched about being IRed last year for a concussion/whatever it was?  Something seems amiss there.

 

Either way, how do you beat that SEA defense?  Ram it down their ****ing throats.  They're athletic and fast but small in the front 7.  Give 'em some B1G-style 'we're running on 3rd and 4' stuff for a few quarters.  Then you've got AR to do the rest when that pass rush slows down a step.  Assuming good health, GB has the personnel to do just that in September.

If Harris makes it all the way back, and early returns say he's back with an attitude. It opens up an interesting option with Franklin. Trade him. if he's physically sound he might be worth a 3rd-4th 2015 pick. Not looking to give up on Franklin but MM loves a lot about Harris' game so if Harris is good to go it's going to be tough for Franklin to see playing time. 

Nah.  You keep those four and Kuhn, assuming Franklin still has a head.  One of the other three is going to miss some time at the very least, so a number 4 could quite conceivably get carries during the season.  That's a pretty good number 4.  He's also cheap.