Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

[nortran11]

Welcome back to Seattle Marquand Manuel.

The starting Free Safety on the 2005 Super Bowl team has joined the team as Assistant Special Teams coach. Good luck!

[Lieutenant Dan]

Yep, always a nice bonus when a player can come back as a coach.

Though when I saw this news at seahawks.net, the first thing that flashed thru my mind was him going down in SB XL and Pruitt coming in for him and struggling mightily. (sigh) Anyway, don't get me going on XL because it'll undo all my therapy, LOL.

[nortran11]

Looks like the Hawks are close to coming to terms with Marshawn Lynch.

Rumor is a 4 year deal is on the table. Amounts were not mentioned

[nortran11]

Well...looks like ole Leroy smoked himself off the team. Nothing official yet, but I can't imagine the Seahawks resign him after his 3rd arrest.

[nortran11]

It's official. Beast Mode will stay in Seattle for the next 4 years.

31m with 18 guaranteed over 4 years. The nice thing is that frees up our franchise tag for the Heater or Big Red.



Better start building that Dave and Busters right next to the Applebees! Seriously though, is it just me or does anyone else want to see Lynch go wild and jump onto the equipment cart and take it for a spin after a huge game and nearly run over Tony Romo?

[Lieutenant Dan]

LOL, yes, that was a great resigning. The contract was well-structured too.

Red wants to stay and has more value to us than to most other teams, so I don't see the requirement to tag him. I'll be interested to see what happens with Heater. He was a little gimped last year, but I think Pete and JS are looking for more speed at the position.

[nortran11]

Seahawks sign Matt Flynn to a 3 year deal. I've heard 24 or 26 million with 10 guaranteed (ESPN reporting 24, everyone else reporting 26).

Either way, it addresses one of the major needs of this team and doesn't cost any draft picks to do so. The Hawks are poised to have a great draft, now being able to draft for depth rather than filling huge holes.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Yes, I've been delighted with our FA period so far. Love our re-signings and that players WANT to be here, plus adding Flynn was exactly what I was hoping to do and I like his contract.

Makes me rest a little easier about the draft. I think we still need a pass rusher on the line (probably inside and out, or an inside rusher and a high motor pash rushing LEO OLB). We have got to bring some pressure.

I wouldn't be surprised if we still pick up a QB in the mid-rounds somewhere, with Pete probably arbitrarily 'starting' Flynn but having the QBs compete in camp and see what the rookie QB would have.