I feel bad that SSJ has to keep saying "I'm not anti-*Name*..." Nobody with any reading comprehension skills would think he is, but apparently, not all readers have that skill.
I keep asking myself - with the best 4-man rush in football up front, how good really are the other 7 guys? They all benefit from strong pressure on the QB — and from having 7 guys back there! They have help (or are help).
I love the plays that Coby made. He did his job in the system, did it well. But we all saw the evidence that other guys can do the job, Okada and others showed that.
There was an interview from JS earlier this season where he acknowledged that he and Pete made some mistakes after the first Super Bowl win, overpaid some guys. (I’d like to go back to that interview, if anyone knows the one I’m talking about). Anyway - I don’t blame them for those decisions, that 1st SB was so momentous. But John and Mike won’t make those mistakes again. They’re on a quest for dynasty, and it’s all about the system.
My feeling about Bryant’s interceptions is that he had two things going on: He was in the right place at the right time, and he has good hands. The first part is set up by scheme and is based on luck. The second part is based on skill, but lots of safeties at the NFL level have good hands.
He ran a 4:54, is 6’1”, and 193. 4th rounder. If I hit the gym a bit more, I could be 6”1”, 193. If Okada can hold down the fort, JS should be able to find guys with those measurables as cast offs or UDFAs from small colleges, and MM can have the time to coach them up. 31 other teams are bound by the cap and the 53. Keep an eye on waiver lists and practice squads.
I have nothing against Bryant, and I expect that he’ll find a team willing to pay well for some of that Macdonald Super Bowl insight. The Seahawks have higher priority positions to pay at the moment.
That was going to be my point....Bryant is not super fast, especially for a safety. I would love a safety like Earl Thomas again in that I want that closing speed. I see CB arriving late on passes too often and I can't help but think 'a faster safety would have been there'. I know it is a nitpick but that's how I feel. CB is a great ballplayer but we can replace. I would focus on re-signing those that can't easily be replaced...ie JSN, K9 and RS...among others. Should be fun to see the roster come together this go around, it should really start to show us MM's "type" of player now that he's had more time and success with Johnny Value. Begaw!
Ha!! There it is: "Nothing is ever set in Stone". Smiled immediately dude, recognize you a mile away (or 10,000 miles away).
To the point at hand: maybe you can do at some point a thought piece on depth. I think (but could be wrong on this) that Seattle had two VERY valuable things this year that we prob need again if we plan to double down on Super Bowls:
- we didn't have a terrible year injuries-wise
- we had above-average depth
That's the conundrum for me. You can let Coby go because you have a nearly equal guy behind him who's cheaper (Okada who I love) and MacDonald will drum up another Okada. Or do you also need to keep your bench in place. Virtually impossible for SB-winning teams bc their guys automatically get viewed as better/more valuable than before they won a SB (whether or not it's actually true). But I feel great about our safeties (don't consider Emmanwori a safety per se, is more of a jack of all trades) bc we have Love/Coby/Okada -- and Okada had to back up both of them when either of them went down. That's why it worked. Can we let that be broken up and survive a 20-game season?
The other thing for whenever you have the time would be cool to explore is the track record of post-SB winning players who leverage the SB win into fat contracts on their own team or elsewhere -- how many of those ended up being a good investment?
Depth is great. The question the Hawks have to ask themselves is "what cost, depth?" Coby may well be a cap casualty as Joe suggests, unless his salary demand comes down significantly from what it appears to be. Okada is still pretty young, and among the best tacklers I've seen for the Hawks. And he's ridiculously cheap for next year.
For sure he is, fully agree. But then he's no longer depth. And that's the crapshoot: "we'll find another Okada" -- ergo AJ Finley, Maxem Hook, Jerrick Reed, D'Anthony Bell, even Diggsey, are any of those guys another Okada than do both free and strong safety? MacDonald obviously thinks not, bc he played Okada.
Yeah, it's going to be about cost. Hawks want to extend arguably the best WR in the game and a whirling dervish as a CB they consider central to the team ethos. Tall order.
I guess we're all in the same anxious position as all Super Bowl champions -- perhaps the one thing that helps us all rest easier is "In Schneider We Trust". Is there a better g.m. anywhere? Now out from under Pete's shadow and his Carrollisms, I think not.
I feel bad that SSJ has to keep saying "I'm not anti-*Name*..." Nobody with any reading comprehension skills would think he is, but apparently, not all readers have that skill.
I keep asking myself - with the best 4-man rush in football up front, how good really are the other 7 guys? They all benefit from strong pressure on the QB — and from having 7 guys back there! They have help (or are help).
I love the plays that Coby made. He did his job in the system, did it well. But we all saw the evidence that other guys can do the job, Okada and others showed that.
There was an interview from JS earlier this season where he acknowledged that he and Pete made some mistakes after the first Super Bowl win, overpaid some guys. (I’d like to go back to that interview, if anyone knows the one I’m talking about). Anyway - I don’t blame them for those decisions, that 1st SB was so momentous. But John and Mike won’t make those mistakes again. They’re on a quest for dynasty, and it’s all about the system.
My feeling about Bryant’s interceptions is that he had two things going on: He was in the right place at the right time, and he has good hands. The first part is set up by scheme and is based on luck. The second part is based on skill, but lots of safeties at the NFL level have good hands.
He ran a 4:54, is 6’1”, and 193. 4th rounder. If I hit the gym a bit more, I could be 6”1”, 193. If Okada can hold down the fort, JS should be able to find guys with those measurables as cast offs or UDFAs from small colleges, and MM can have the time to coach them up. 31 other teams are bound by the cap and the 53. Keep an eye on waiver lists and practice squads.
I have nothing against Bryant, and I expect that he’ll find a team willing to pay well for some of that Macdonald Super Bowl insight. The Seahawks have higher priority positions to pay at the moment.
That was going to be my point....Bryant is not super fast, especially for a safety. I would love a safety like Earl Thomas again in that I want that closing speed. I see CB arriving late on passes too often and I can't help but think 'a faster safety would have been there'. I know it is a nitpick but that's how I feel. CB is a great ballplayer but we can replace. I would focus on re-signing those that can't easily be replaced...ie JSN, K9 and RS...among others. Should be fun to see the roster come together this go around, it should really start to show us MM's "type" of player now that he's had more time and success with Johnny Value. Begaw!
Am impressed by this article, though i shouldn't be surprised by KenJoe 'n his Cool Take.
Some other writers will be saying that the Hawks have no option but to extend Mr. Cobe Bryant.
Seattle Seahawks 'n Seaside Joe ~ We All We Got ! We All We Need !
What vacation? You are a machine and I am one of the beneficiaries. Your daily record is amazing Ken. Thanks
Ha!! There it is: "Nothing is ever set in Stone". Smiled immediately dude, recognize you a mile away (or 10,000 miles away).
To the point at hand: maybe you can do at some point a thought piece on depth. I think (but could be wrong on this) that Seattle had two VERY valuable things this year that we prob need again if we plan to double down on Super Bowls:
- we didn't have a terrible year injuries-wise
- we had above-average depth
That's the conundrum for me. You can let Coby go because you have a nearly equal guy behind him who's cheaper (Okada who I love) and MacDonald will drum up another Okada. Or do you also need to keep your bench in place. Virtually impossible for SB-winning teams bc their guys automatically get viewed as better/more valuable than before they won a SB (whether or not it's actually true). But I feel great about our safeties (don't consider Emmanwori a safety per se, is more of a jack of all trades) bc we have Love/Coby/Okada -- and Okada had to back up both of them when either of them went down. That's why it worked. Can we let that be broken up and survive a 20-game season?
The other thing for whenever you have the time would be cool to explore is the track record of post-SB winning players who leverage the SB win into fat contracts on their own team or elsewhere -- how many of those ended up being a good investment?
"Ha!! There it is: "Nothing is ever set in Stone"."
ahh, ... missed that, zezinhom, good catch.
Depth is great. The question the Hawks have to ask themselves is "what cost, depth?" Coby may well be a cap casualty as Joe suggests, unless his salary demand comes down significantly from what it appears to be. Okada is still pretty young, and among the best tacklers I've seen for the Hawks. And he's ridiculously cheap for next year.
For sure he is, fully agree. But then he's no longer depth. And that's the crapshoot: "we'll find another Okada" -- ergo AJ Finley, Maxem Hook, Jerrick Reed, D'Anthony Bell, even Diggsey, are any of those guys another Okada than do both free and strong safety? MacDonald obviously thinks not, bc he played Okada.
Yeah, it's going to be about cost. Hawks want to extend arguably the best WR in the game and a whirling dervish as a CB they consider central to the team ethos. Tall order.
Yep.
I guess we're all in the same anxious position as all Super Bowl champions -- perhaps the one thing that helps us all rest easier is "In Schneider We Trust". Is there a better g.m. anywhere? Now out from under Pete's shadow and his Carrollisms, I think not.