*In order to maintain my sanity, I've decided to only acknowledge games against the Rams this season.
This is actually just a continuation of my policy as a fan of the Washington Huskies, whereby even the worst season is considered a success if we beat the Cougars.
Taking these two policies together, the Washingattle Huskhawks are 2-1 this season against their hated rivals, the St. Louigton State Ramgars, proving once again that they play great football in my home city-state of Washingattle.
Showing posts with label NFL draft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NFL draft. Show all posts
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
New players to hate: Rams, Cards, Niners
New names to file under "Booooooooooooooooo!"
St Louis:
1st Round: Chris Long, DE -- Stay away from my Hasselbeck, Mouflon!
2nd Round: Donnie Avery, WR -- Good luck getting open before our D-line eats your quarterback.
Cardinals: The Cards drafted three (3!) (trois!) defensive ends. They know you can only play two at a time, right? That weirdness aside, a good looking draft...
1st Round: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB -- Bad news: He's good. Good news: The Cards will coach that out of him.
2nd Round: Calais Campbell, DE -- Many teams had him rated above Lawrence Jackson, who we took, so we'll have a front row seat twice a year to see whether Ruskell made a good decision there.
3rd Round: Early Doucet, WR -- see Donnie Avery, WR, above
Niners:
1st Round: Kentwan Balmer, DT -- Some are already picking him to be a big 1st round bust. Great athlete, though, apparently. Lots of mock drafts had Seattle taking him, and we passed. Again, a twice-a-year front row seat to see if that was a good call.
2nd Round: Chilo Rachal, OG -- eh. He's a guard. Hard to hate. Must try harder.
St Louis:
1st Round: Chris Long, DE -- Stay away from my Hasselbeck, Mouflon!
2nd Round: Donnie Avery, WR -- Good luck getting open before our D-line eats your quarterback.
Cardinals: The Cards drafted three (3!) (trois!) defensive ends. They know you can only play two at a time, right? That weirdness aside, a good looking draft...
1st Round: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB -- Bad news: He's good. Good news: The Cards will coach that out of him.
2nd Round: Calais Campbell, DE -- Many teams had him rated above Lawrence Jackson, who we took, so we'll have a front row seat twice a year to see whether Ruskell made a good decision there.
3rd Round: Early Doucet, WR -- see Donnie Avery, WR, above
Niners:
1st Round: Kentwan Balmer, DT -- Some are already picking him to be a big 1st round bust. Great athlete, though, apparently. Lots of mock drafts had Seattle taking him, and we passed. Again, a twice-a-year front row seat to see if that was a good call.
2nd Round: Chilo Rachal, OG -- eh. He's a guard. Hard to hate. Must try harder.
Seahawks Draft 2008
1st Round: Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC -- this is looking more like a really solid pick -- 4 year starter at USC, will work in a rotation with Kerney and Tapp. As evidenced by the Giants last year, you can never have too many quality pass rushers.
2nd Round: John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame -- The anti-Jerramy Stevens. Hopefully. Won't stretch the center of the field like Stevens, but should be as good or better at everything else (i.e. blocking, not being a total dipshit).
4th Round: Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M. I thought this was a big need -- a run-stopper in the middle -- and some sites are saying this was a big steal in the 4th round. Apparently this guy hasn't ever really been outside of Texas, which means I probably would hate this guy in person but I'll take it in a defensive tackle.
5th Round: Speaking of people I couldn't stand in person but will be more than willing to cheer my ass off for...Owen Schmitt, FB, West Virginia. This guy is the subject of one of my favorite sportscaster calls of all-time: Introducing Seattle's new Runaway Beer Truck. Other things to know about him: He has a mohawk, set an unofficial team record with ten broken facemasks, he really likes to hit people very hard, and he's a ridiculous quote machine. Just the crazy sumbitch you want lead blocking for your running back.
6th Round: A long snapper. We drafted a long snapper. I know we had problems with long snapper last year, but...seriously? A long snapper? Oh, his name is Schmitt too. Tyler Schmitt. ***BAD PUN ALERT *** Better a Schmitty draft than a Shitty draft, I always say.
7th Round #1: Justin Forsett, RB, California. Let's recap the RB's and FB's on Seattle's roster right now: Julius Jones, T.J. Duckett, Maurice Morris, Leonard Weaver, Runaway Beer Truck, David Kirtman, and now Justin Forsett. That's a good 2-3 too many. Kirtman is gone for sure as the third-best FB on the team. I'd be surprised if Forsett makes the team, and I think the only way he does is if Morris gets traded or released. Otherwise he's probably headed straight to the practice squad. Looking at this YouTube clip, he looks a lot like Morris, actually.
7th Round #2: Brandon Coutu, Kicker, Georgia. Kicker of the future? Will he compete with Olindo Mare this year?
This is a hard draft to get too excited about, since TE, FB, LS, and K are not typically very exciting positions. That being said, the TE, FB, and LS that we drafted were ranked best at those positions by many for this draft, so they'll be good role players. Add in a top-quality defensive end and perhaps a run-stuffing steal at DT in the 4th, and it looks like a solid draft class, if also a weird one. Everyone except Forsett and Coutu will probably contribute this year, which is also nice.
2nd Round: John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame -- The anti-Jerramy Stevens. Hopefully. Won't stretch the center of the field like Stevens, but should be as good or better at everything else (i.e. blocking, not being a total dipshit).
4th Round: Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M. I thought this was a big need -- a run-stopper in the middle -- and some sites are saying this was a big steal in the 4th round. Apparently this guy hasn't ever really been outside of Texas, which means I probably would hate this guy in person but I'll take it in a defensive tackle.
5th Round: Speaking of people I couldn't stand in person but will be more than willing to cheer my ass off for...Owen Schmitt, FB, West Virginia. This guy is the subject of one of my favorite sportscaster calls of all-time: Introducing Seattle's new Runaway Beer Truck. Other things to know about him: He has a mohawk, set an unofficial team record with ten broken facemasks, he really likes to hit people very hard, and he's a ridiculous quote machine. Just the crazy sumbitch you want lead blocking for your running back.
6th Round: A long snapper. We drafted a long snapper. I know we had problems with long snapper last year, but...seriously? A long snapper? Oh, his name is Schmitt too. Tyler Schmitt. ***BAD PUN ALERT *** Better a Schmitty draft than a Shitty draft, I always say.
7th Round #1: Justin Forsett, RB, California. Let's recap the RB's and FB's on Seattle's roster right now: Julius Jones, T.J. Duckett, Maurice Morris, Leonard Weaver, Runaway Beer Truck, David Kirtman, and now Justin Forsett. That's a good 2-3 too many. Kirtman is gone for sure as the third-best FB on the team. I'd be surprised if Forsett makes the team, and I think the only way he does is if Morris gets traded or released. Otherwise he's probably headed straight to the practice squad. Looking at this YouTube clip, he looks a lot like Morris, actually.
7th Round #2: Brandon Coutu, Kicker, Georgia. Kicker of the future? Will he compete with Olindo Mare this year?
This is a hard draft to get too excited about, since TE, FB, LS, and K are not typically very exciting positions. That being said, the TE, FB, and LS that we drafted were ranked best at those positions by many for this draft, so they'll be good role players. Add in a top-quality defensive end and perhaps a run-stuffing steal at DT in the 4th, and it looks like a solid draft class, if also a weird one. Everyone except Forsett and Coutu will probably contribute this year, which is also nice.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Break out your Jackson jerseys...
Anyone who has a Darrell Jackson jersey collecting dust in their closet should be happy -- they just received a free Lawrence Jackson jersey, courtesy of Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell. Send him a thank you note! (Yeah, OK, the numbers will be different....)
Did anyone else think that was a weird first round pick? I hadn't seen that guy mentioned in a single mock draft or pre-draft article. He's from USC, though, and that's like the unofficial 33rd professional football team in this country, so I'll take him.
Did anyone else think that was a weird first round pick? I hadn't seen that guy mentioned in a single mock draft or pre-draft article. He's from USC, though, and that's like the unofficial 33rd professional football team in this country, so I'll take him.
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