Seattle Seahawks in '06...

[CharlieBrown]

Game: EA Sports' Madden NFL 2005
Difficulty: All-Pro
Sliders: Customized
Minutes Per Quarter: 10 Min, Accelerated

Personal Rules and Settings
Training Camp Drills: Limited to players that have been in league for 3 years or less or players with a 70 overall or less. Only Level 1 is played.
Pre-Season: Simulated
Trades: Limited to 5 total per season; Limited to 2 involving players (including offseason and draft day)
Salary Cap: Must stay above 7 million in cap room.
Plays: Must not use use the same offensive play in one drive.
Houte Routes: Used only on one person per play.

Seasons 1 and 2 Simulated.

[CharlieBrown]

Season 1 Recap

Season 1(2004)

Season Record: 10-6

Playoff Results: Loss against Tampa Bay in NFC Wild Card
Superbowl: Jaguars 32, Rams 28
Pro Bowl: WR, Darrell Jackson; CB, Marcus Trufant; OT, Chris Terry

Franchise Tag: QB, Matt Hasselbeck
Retired Players: FB, Mack Strong

Re-Signed Players:
OT, Walter Jones- 23.70M/3YR
RB, Shaun Alexander- 21.25M/4YR
CB, Ken Lucas- 14.25M/4YR
C, Robbie Tobeck- 5.75M/3YR
OT, Chris Terry- 26.50M/5YR
OG, Floyd Womack- 5.50M/5YR

Released Players:
P, Tom Rouen
DE, Chike Okeafor
OG, Chris Gray
FB, Heath Evans
LB, Orlando Huff
WR, Alex Bannister
LB, Tracy White
CB, Kris Richard
C, Dennis Norman
TE, Ryan Hannam
RB, Kerry Carter

Draft Day Trades:
Rnd 1, Pick 23 and Rnd 2, Pick 23 traded to Cincinatti Bengals for Rnd 1, Pick 13 and Rnd 3, Pick 13

Draft:
Round 1, Pick 13 (From CIN): CB, Antrel Rolle- Miami (FL); 18.00M/4YR
Round 3, Pick 13 (From CIN): WR, Mark Clayton- Oklahoma; 13.00M/5YR
Round 3, Pick 23: LB, Will Derting- Washington State; 4.20M/4YR
Round 4, Pick 23: FB, Kyle Eckel- Navy; 1.75M/3YR
Round 5, Pick 23: P, Adam Finley- Michigan; 940K/2YR
Round 6, Pick 23: WR, Craig Bragg- UCLA; 770K/1YR
Round 7, Pick 23: LB, Caron Bracy- Wake Forest; NOT SIGNED/CUT

Free Agent Signings:
DE, Alex Brown- 13.50M/5YR
HB, James Mungro- 680K/1YR
C, Scott Mruczwski- 1.25M/2YR
OG, Atlas Herrion- 1.80M/3YR

[CharlieBrown]

Season 1 Recap

Season 1(2004)

Season Record: 10-6

Playoff Results: Loss against Tampa Bay in NFC Wild Card
Superbowl: Jaguars 32, Rams 28
Pro Bowl: WR, Darrell Jackson; CB, Marcus Trufant; OT, Chris Terry

Franchise Tag: QB, Matt Hasselbeck
Retired Players: FB, Mack Strong

Re-Signed Players:
OT, Walter Jones- 23.70M/3YR
RB, Shaun Alexander- 21.25M/4YR
CB, Ken Lucas- 14.25M/4YR
C, Robbie Tobeck- 5.75M/3YR
OT, Chris Terry- 26.50M/5YR
OG, Floyd Womack- 5.50M/5YR

Released Players:
P, Tom Rouen
DE, Chike Okeafor
OG, Chris Gray
FB, Heath Evans
LB, Orlando Huff
WR, Alex Bannister
LB, Tracy White
CB, Kris Richard
C, Dennis Norman
TE, Ryan Hannam
RB, Kerry Carter

Draft Day Trades:
Rnd 1, Pick 23 and Rnd 2, Pick 23 traded to Cincinatti Bengals for Rnd 1, Pick 13 and Rnd 3, Pick 13

Draft:
Round 1, Pick 13 (From CIN): CB, Antrel Rolle- Miami (FL); 18.00M/4YR
Round 3, Pick 13 (From CIN): WR, Mark Clayton- Oklahoma; 13.00M/5YR
Round 3, Pick 23: LB, Will Derting- Washington State; 4.20M/4YR
Round 4, Pick 23: FB, Kyle Eckel- Navy; 1.75M/3YR
Round 5, Pick 23: P, Adam Finley- Michigan; 940K/2YR
Round 6, Pick 23: WR, Craig Bragg- UCLA; 770K/1YR
Round 7, Pick 23: LB, Caron Bracy- Wake Forest; NOT SIGNED/CUT

Free Agent Signings:
DE, Alex Brown- 13.50M/5YR
HB, James Mungro- 680K/1YR
C, Scott Mruczwski- 1.25M/2YR
OG, Atlas Herrion- 1.80M/3YR

[CharlieBrown]

Season 2 Recap

Season 2(2005)

Season Record: 9-7

Playoff Results: Loss against St. Louis Rams in NFC Wild Card
Superbowl: Eagles 24, Colts 17
Pro Bowl: TE, Jeramy Stevens; OT, Chris Terry; RB, Shaun Alexander

Franchise Tag: QB, Matt Hasselbeck
Retired Players:None

Re-Signed Players:
OG, Steve Hutchinson- 15.80M/3YR
FS, Marquand Manuel- 7.15M/5YR
QB, Seneca Wallace- 620K/1YR
K, Josh Brown- 620K/1YR

Season Trades:
LB, Chad Brown(+) traded to Oakland Raiders for Rnd 2 and Rnd 4 Draft Picks
RB, Maurice Morris traded to Miami Dolphins for Rnd 3 Draft Pick

(+)Player Demanded Trade

Released Players:
DE, Brandon Mitchell
TE, Itula Mili
DE, Anton Palpoi
OG, Jeff Roehl
LB, Jeremy Loyd
WR, Craig Bragg
RB, James Mungro
DT, Rashad Moore
OT, Wayne Hunter
LB, Solomon Bates
Draft Day Trades:
Rnd 1, Rnd 2, and Rnd 3 (Pick 21) traded to Arizona Cardinals for Rnd 1, Pick 3
Rnd 3 (22), Rnd 4 (13), and Rnd 5 (21) traded to New Orleans Saints for Rnd 3, Pick 2
Rnd 1, Pick 3 traded to San Francisco 49ers for Rnd 1, Rnd 3, Rnd 5 Pick 14

Draft:
Round 1, Pick 14 (From SF): LB, Channing Crowder- Florida; 10.00M/4YR
Round 2, Pick 13 (From OAK): RB, Dontrell Moore- New Mexico; 4.00M/3YR
Round 3, Pick 2 (From NO): WR, Troy Williamson- South Carolina; 6.85M/3YR
Round 3, Pick 14 (From SF): QB, Paul Pinegar- Fresno State; Rights Traded to Pittsburgh*
Round 4, Pick 21: DT, Henry Anderson- Oregon State; 2.95M/3YR
Round 5, Pick 14 (From SF): DE, Ryan LaCasse- Syracuse; 750K/1YR
Round 6, Pick 21: TE, Erik Gill- Pittsburgh; 600K/1YR
Round 7, Pick 21: FB, Victor Mann- Kansas State; NOT SIGNED/CUT

*Trade with Pittsburgh in which Seattle receives rookie QB, Chris Leak, and Pittsburgh receives QB, Paul Pinegar, and two future 1st and 2nd round draft picks in 2007.

Free Agent Signings:
LB, Tommy Hendricks- 3.83M/4YR
RB, Noah Herron- 2.82M/4YR
OT, John Dunn- 3.04M/3YR
OG, Ross Tucker- 2.52M/4YR

[CharlieBrown]

Season 2 Recap

Season 2(2005)

Season Record: 9-7

Playoff Results: Loss against St. Louis Rams in NFC Wild Card
Superbowl: Eagles 24, Colts 17
Pro Bowl: TE, Jeramy Stevens; OT, Chris Terry; RB, Shaun Alexander

Franchise Tag: QB, Matt Hasselbeck
Retired Players:None

Re-Signed Players:
OG, Steve Hutchinson- 15.80M/3YR
FS, Marquand Manuel- 7.15M/5YR
QB, Seneca Wallace- 620K/1YR
K, Josh Brown- 620K/1YR

Season Trades:
LB, Chad Brown(+) traded to Oakland Raiders for Rnd 2 and Rnd 4 Draft Picks
RB, Maurice Morris traded to Miami Dolphins for Rnd 3 Draft Pick

(+)Player Demanded Trade

Released Players:
DE, Brandon Mitchell
TE, Itula Mili
DE, Anton Palpoi
OG, Jeff Roehl
LB, Jeremy Loyd
WR, Craig Bragg
RB, James Mungro
DT, Rashad Moore
OT, Wayne Hunter
LB, Solomon Bates
Draft Day Trades:
Rnd 1, Rnd 2, and Rnd 3 (Pick 21) traded to Arizona Cardinals for Rnd 1, Pick 3
Rnd 3 (22), Rnd 4 (13), and Rnd 5 (21) traded to New Orleans Saints for Rnd 3, Pick 2
Rnd 1, Pick 3 traded to San Francisco 49ers for Rnd 1, Rnd 3, Rnd 5 Pick 14

Draft:
Round 1, Pick 14 (From SF): LB, Channing Crowder- Florida; 10.00M/4YR
Round 2, Pick 13 (From OAK): RB, Dontrell Moore- New Mexico; 4.00M/3YR
Round 3, Pick 2 (From NO): WR, Troy Williamson- South Carolina; 6.85M/3YR
Round 3, Pick 14 (From SF): QB, Paul Pinegar- Fresno State; Rights Traded to Pittsburgh*
Round 4, Pick 21: DT, Henry Anderson- Oregon State; 2.95M/3YR
Round 5, Pick 14 (From SF): DE, Ryan LaCasse- Syracuse; 750K/1YR
Round 6, Pick 21: TE, Erik Gill- Pittsburgh; 600K/1YR
Round 7, Pick 21: FB, Victor Mann- Kansas State; NOT SIGNED/CUT

*Trade with Pittsburgh in which Seattle receives rookie QB, Chris Leak, and Pittsburgh receives QB, Paul Pinegar, and two future 1st and 2nd round draft picks in 2007.

Free Agent Signings:
LB, Tommy Hendricks- 3.83M/4YR
RB, Noah Herron- 2.82M/4YR
OT, John Dunn- 3.04M/3YR
OG, Ross Tucker- 2.52M/4YR

[skitch]

Re: Season 2 Recap

Looking really nice so far.. but damn that's a lot of rules to follow. I'm not sure if I could call a different play everytime for an entire drive..

[skitch]

Re: Season 2 Recap

Looking really nice so far.. but damn that's a lot of rules to follow. I'm not sure if I could call a different play everytime for an entire drive..

[CharlieBrown]

Season Outlook



Season Outlook

Pre-Season, Week 1
Seattle, WA

The Seattle Seahawks look their best in quite a while, after they lost two more post-season games in early 2005 and 2006. Now, after trades, drafts, and more practice, they look like their ready for a post-season win, which would be their first in over 20 years- the longest drought in NFL history.

All-Pro quarterback, Matt Hasselbeck was signed with the franchise tag for the second straight time, and possibly the last, after the Seahawks traded for Heisman winner, Chris Leak, out of Florida. They hope it will add pressure of Hasselbeck's shoulders, after his statistics deteriorated in the '04 and '05 campaign. In 2004, the savvy veteran threw for 21 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, the most in his illustrious career. And in 2005, he showed signs of a comeback, leading the team to a 7-1 record, until bad luck arrived in the form of an injury as he sat out the rest of the season.

Which brings us to 2006, a new year, and perhaps his last chance to prove himself as a leader. This will more than likely be his make or break season. If he does not show signs of improvement by week 6, chances are he will be traded to a team willing to take a chance on him... which would enter the Leak era.

[CharlieBrown]

Season Outlook



Season Outlook

Pre-Season, Week 1
Seattle, WA

The Seattle Seahawks look their best in quite a while, after they lost two more post-season games in early 2005 and 2006. Now, after trades, drafts, and more practice, they look like their ready for a post-season win, which would be their first in over 20 years- the longest drought in NFL history.

All-Pro quarterback, Matt Hasselbeck was signed with the franchise tag for the second straight time, and possibly the last, after the Seahawks traded for Heisman winner, Chris Leak, out of Florida. They hope it will add pressure of Hasselbeck's shoulders, after his statistics deteriorated in the '04 and '05 campaign. In 2004, the savvy veteran threw for 21 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, the most in his illustrious career. And in 2005, he showed signs of a comeback, leading the team to a 7-1 record, until bad luck arrived in the form of an injury as he sat out the rest of the season.

Which brings us to 2006, a new year, and perhaps his last chance to prove himself as a leader. This will more than likely be his make or break season. If he does not show signs of improvement by week 6, chances are he will be traded to a team willing to take a chance on him... which would enter the Leak era.

[CharlieBrown]

Re: Season 2 Recap

Looking really nice so far.. but damn that's a lot of rules to follow. I'm not sure if I could call a different play everytime for an entire drive..

Thanks! I just added some rules to make it challenging; first time I've done this. Hopefully I don't fail.

[CharlieBrown]

Re: Season 2 Recap

Looking really nice so far.. but damn that's a lot of rules to follow. I'm not sure if I could call a different play everytime for an entire drive..

Thanks! I just added some rules to make it challenging; first time I've done this. Hopefully I don't fail.

[CharlieBrown]

Pre-Season Drills



Pre-Season Drills


-Rookie QB, Chris Leak, worked with veterans Matt Hasselbeck and Trent Dilfer in maintaing pocket presence. He showed his agility and mobility, but his accuracy and awareness remains in question.


-Linebacker, Will Derting, was with linebacker, Anthony Simmons, who helped in his position in tackling. Derting shows promise.


-CB, Antrel Rolle, practiced with Bobby Taylor to polish up on his defensive skills. Rolle amazed coaches with his blazing speed and vertical leap, but disappointed by letting quite a few footballs slip through his hands.


-Felow Floridian rookie, Channing Crowder, a linebacker, worked with various offensive linemen in trench fights. Crowder impressed many, including head coach Mike Holmgren, with his speed and strength.


-3rd year kicker, Josh Brown, worked with the Special Teams coach, to improve his accuracy. He proved to be an accurate and powerful kicker.


-Sophmore punter, Adam Finley, also worked with the Special Teams coach, to increase his overall punting skills. He showed little promise and was a major let down in Pre-Season drills. However, he still remains a solid and reliable punter.


-Seneca Wallace, the 4th string quarterback, worked with the Offensive Coordinator to see how he is doing at his position. He showed no improvement, but his speed is what is keeping him on the team.


-Maurice Morris' replacement as the backup runningback, DonTrell Moore trained with Shaun Alexander and the Runningbacks coach to prove that he was worth the 2nd round pick. He showed some speed early on, but fatigue got the best of him as he slowed down near the end of the drills and fumbled the football.


-Mark Clayton, second year receiver, practiced with Darrell Jackson, Koren Robinson, and Bobby Engram in the catching department, and just like the receiving corps, he dropped a lot of passes. He looks to remain 4th on the depth chart, behing Jackson, Robinson, and Engram.

[CharlieBrown]

Pre-Season Drills



Pre-Season Drills


-Rookie QB, Chris Leak, worked with veterans Matt Hasselbeck and Trent Dilfer in maintaing pocket presence. He showed his agility and mobility, but his accuracy and awareness remains in question.


-Linebacker, Will Derting, was with linebacker, Anthony Simmons, who helped in his position in tackling. Derting shows promise.


-CB, Antrel Rolle, practiced with Bobby Taylor to polish up on his defensive skills. Rolle amazed coaches with his blazing speed and vertical leap, but disappointed by letting quite a few footballs slip through his hands.


-Felow Floridian rookie, Channing Crowder, a linebacker, worked with various offensive linemen in trench fights. Crowder impressed many, including head coach Mike Holmgren, with his speed and strength.


-3rd year kicker, Josh Brown, worked with the Special Teams coach, to improve his accuracy. He proved to be an accurate and powerful kicker.


-Sophmore punter, Adam Finley, also worked with the Special Teams coach, to increase his overall punting skills. He showed little promise and was a major let down in Pre-Season drills. However, he still remains a solid and reliable punter.


-Seneca Wallace, the 4th string quarterback, worked with the Offensive Coordinator to see how he is doing at his position. He showed no improvement, but his speed is what is keeping him on the team.


-Maurice Morris' replacement as the backup runningback, DonTrell Moore trained with Shaun Alexander and the Runningbacks coach to prove that he was worth the 2nd round pick. He showed some speed early on, but fatigue got the best of him as he slowed down near the end of the drills and fumbled the football.


-Mark Clayton, second year receiver, practiced with Darrell Jackson, Koren Robinson, and Bobby Engram in the catching department, and just like the receiving corps, he dropped a lot of passes. He looks to remain 4th on the depth chart, behing Jackson, Robinson, and Engram.

[CharlieBrown]

Pre-Season Recap



Steelers 20, Seahawks 27
Jaguars 13, Seahawks 28
Seahawks 9, Eagles 52
Seahawks 13, Vikings 15

Pre-Season Week 4
Seattle, WA

Bad news arrived during the last week of Pre-Season action, as 2 of the Seahawks' 3 running backs were injured, including allstar, Shaun Alexander. The other being Noah Herron. The good news for Seattle, is that Alexander will be out one week, which is the opening game against their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals.

Herron will be inactive for atleast 7 weeks. This puts rookie, DonTrell Moore, as the starting running back, and word out of the front office is that they might utilize rookie wide out, Troy Williamson, as the backup running back.

As for the rest of the team, everyone stayed healthy.

Rookie Report:
QB, Chris Leak- 22-48, 262YDS, 0TD, 2INT, 45.7RTG
RB, DonTrell Moore- 152YDS, 1TD, 34ATT, 4.4AVG, 1FUM
WR, Troy Williamson*- 12REC, 183YDS, 0TD, 1DROP
DT, Henry Anderson- 11TCK (3FL), 2SACK
LB, Channing Crowder- 7TCK
DE, Ryan LaCasse- 2TCK (1FL), 1SACK, 1FF
*Kick/Punt Returner- 10KR, 23.1AVG, 0TD, 36LNG, 5PR, 8.0AVG, 15LNG

[CharlieBrown]

Pre-Season Recap



Steelers 20, Seahawks 27
Jaguars 13, Seahawks 28
Seahawks 9, Eagles 52
Seahawks 13, Vikings 15

Pre-Season Week 4
Seattle, WA

Bad news arrived during the last week of Pre-Season action, as 2 of the Seahawks' 3 running backs were injured, including allstar, Shaun Alexander. The other being Noah Herron. The good news for Seattle, is that Alexander will be out one week, which is the opening game against their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals.

Herron will be inactive for atleast 7 weeks. This puts rookie, DonTrell Moore, as the starting running back, and word out of the front office is that they might utilize rookie wide out, Troy Williamson, as the backup running back.

As for the rest of the team, everyone stayed healthy.

Rookie Report:
QB, Chris Leak- 22-48, 262YDS, 0TD, 2INT, 45.7RTG
RB, DonTrell Moore- 152YDS, 1TD, 34ATT, 4.4AVG, 1FUM
WR, Troy Williamson*- 12REC, 183YDS, 0TD, 1DROP
DT, Henry Anderson- 11TCK (3FL), 2SACK
LB, Channing Crowder- 7TCK
DE, Ryan LaCasse- 2TCK (1FL), 1SACK, 1FF
*Kick/Punt Returner- 10KR, 23.1AVG, 0TD, 36LNG, 5PR, 8.0AVG, 15LNG