I don't want a mid-tier DT! I don't want a mid-tier anyone! That's just reverting to the 2016-2021 pattern. Gamble on the players we have now to improve (or rather, PC should trust in his and his staffs ability to up-train players). Give them time to settle in and show what they can do, and set this team up to actually compete for a title, rather than settling for the #6/#7 seed each year. If they don't work out, then for 2024 we free up cap space from the TE/LB/S and go after the best NT on the market/in the draft.
Your thinking cuts against the grain of most NFL teams and how they handle personnel. It's fair to critique it, but most teams don't highly value NT. It's not someone who needs elite skills or talents to be competent. That's why they don't normally get drafted very high and won't get huge contracts.
1) Yes DT/NT lacks depth and makes everybody nervous but what about ILB?
Yes it is good to get Bobby back but if he gets injured the Seahawks are in the hurt locker. Deion Jones is still out there and probably cheap.
2) I don’t particularly enjoy social media stuff but I like your takes about social media. Keep watching and commenting so I can ignore it without being ignorant.
3) Your observations concerning zone read QBs is the same reason why I question whether Payton or any coach can fix Russ.
So excited to have this community! Where else could I put my 2cents in like this: saying that something is "cringe", is just cringey to me. I think I am so old that the social media ad strikes me as hokey and hackneyed. It's a bunch of bunk. I mean it's really for the birds. Jeepers creepers!
This is probably just the grumpy old man in me, but I don't think I'll ever approve of "cringe" as an adjective. That twitter post is truly cringe-worthy and awful in every way. I don't have any answers other than to say it's not the first (though perhaps it's the worst) poorly conceived and/or produced content from the organization. A quick google search indicates it is Kenton Olson's (the worst Ken) fault and I'm calling for the 12s to rise up and demand he be replaced with someone much cooler.
DInner in the House of Idiot was pretty rough when I was young. My immediate predecessor as Head Idiot fancied himself a grammarian...I have never really recovered, to wit:
IIRC, "cringe" in "cringe reality" is a gerundive. Functioning as a "verbal adjective", a gerundive expresses an attribute of a noun that will (or is expected to) exhibit as an action or state of being on the part of something (someone) in the presence of the thing it grammatically modifies.
The usage was common in Latin (another story, not Dad's fault at all), but is pretty rare in English.
Nice grammar kung fu. I think each generation just needs their own slang in order to differentiate themselves from their lame parents. All I know is that the slang from the 90's was hella filthy compared to today's mess.
I've always favored giving reps to the new guys, and if they are ready, and Pete can see that, then they get playing time. On the offensive line, when rookies play, they usually are given starting spots and play every play, but on defense that never happens because even if they were to start, the defensive line always rotates.
The higher the draft pick, the more likely a player is expected to get reps, but even the good ones seem to get under utilized when they are on the defense. I expect a defense by committee on the strong side OLB spot, manned by Mafe or Hill or Taylor on first down and running plays. Taylor will rush the passer primarily from that side, but once the rotation begins it may be any of those guys and whoever gets the best results will rise to the top. For me, that is the most interesting position to watch.
The DT spot will also work in a couple of rookies into the rotation, and the competition is on. It'll be very interesting watching that, too. If Morris and Young perform well and win starting spots it could only mean good things. More likely, Young will start, but Morris will be allowed to rush the passer and rotate in.
If either of the OL rookies win the starting spot, or both, the OL could take a giant step forward, and never hearing an OLman's name during a game would be great. There'll be rookie mistakes, but overall we might see a step up in the run blocking or pass blocking to give Geno cleaner pockets, and that would be great.
So I am not looking for 329 pound veterans to step in and take reps from the rookies. I don't mind seeing 7 or even 8 rookies starting this year. Rookies rule!
Having a guy a NT that actually knows what is going on and what is supposed to happen play wise is a wise thing to have ! He will at times on the line call out to his mates along side as to what he see's ( a vet that knows) Never a bad idea to have a vet that Knows!!!
So what we want to do is sign someone that is Inconsistent in their success??? NOT !
I don't want a mid-tier DT! I don't want a mid-tier anyone! That's just reverting to the 2016-2021 pattern. Gamble on the players we have now to improve (or rather, PC should trust in his and his staffs ability to up-train players). Give them time to settle in and show what they can do, and set this team up to actually compete for a title, rather than settling for the #6/#7 seed each year. If they don't work out, then for 2024 we free up cap space from the TE/LB/S and go after the best NT on the market/in the draft.
Your thinking cuts against the grain of most NFL teams and how they handle personnel. It's fair to critique it, but most teams don't highly value NT. It's not someone who needs elite skills or talents to be competent. That's why they don't normally get drafted very high and won't get huge contracts.
Kenneth-
1) Yes DT/NT lacks depth and makes everybody nervous but what about ILB?
Yes it is good to get Bobby back but if he gets injured the Seahawks are in the hurt locker. Deion Jones is still out there and probably cheap.
2) I don’t particularly enjoy social media stuff but I like your takes about social media. Keep watching and commenting so I can ignore it without being ignorant.
3) Your observations concerning zone read QBs is the same reason why I question whether Payton or any coach can fix Russ.
Watching that video is 20 seconds of my life I’ll never get back. #TwitterLitter
So excited to have this community! Where else could I put my 2cents in like this: saying that something is "cringe", is just cringey to me. I think I am so old that the social media ad strikes me as hokey and hackneyed. It's a bunch of bunk. I mean it's really for the birds. Jeepers creepers!
This is probably just the grumpy old man in me, but I don't think I'll ever approve of "cringe" as an adjective. That twitter post is truly cringe-worthy and awful in every way. I don't have any answers other than to say it's not the first (though perhaps it's the worst) poorly conceived and/or produced content from the organization. A quick google search indicates it is Kenton Olson's (the worst Ken) fault and I'm calling for the 12s to rise up and demand he be replaced with someone much cooler.
https://www.seahawks.com/team/front-office-roster/kenton-olson
DInner in the House of Idiot was pretty rough when I was young. My immediate predecessor as Head Idiot fancied himself a grammarian...I have never really recovered, to wit:
IIRC, "cringe" in "cringe reality" is a gerundive. Functioning as a "verbal adjective", a gerundive expresses an attribute of a noun that will (or is expected to) exhibit as an action or state of being on the part of something (someone) in the presence of the thing it grammatically modifies.
The usage was common in Latin (another story, not Dad's fault at all), but is pretty rare in English.
Possibly not as rare as it should be.
Nice grammar kung fu. I think each generation just needs their own slang in order to differentiate themselves from their lame parents. All I know is that the slang from the 90's was hella filthy compared to today's mess.
I thought it was dope. Also, the bomb.
Yeah, I agree. Been looking for better word choice than cringe myself.
Once you figure it out, maybe you can be the new Ken in charge of digital and emerging media for the Seahawks.
I've always favored giving reps to the new guys, and if they are ready, and Pete can see that, then they get playing time. On the offensive line, when rookies play, they usually are given starting spots and play every play, but on defense that never happens because even if they were to start, the defensive line always rotates.
The higher the draft pick, the more likely a player is expected to get reps, but even the good ones seem to get under utilized when they are on the defense. I expect a defense by committee on the strong side OLB spot, manned by Mafe or Hill or Taylor on first down and running plays. Taylor will rush the passer primarily from that side, but once the rotation begins it may be any of those guys and whoever gets the best results will rise to the top. For me, that is the most interesting position to watch.
The DT spot will also work in a couple of rookies into the rotation, and the competition is on. It'll be very interesting watching that, too. If Morris and Young perform well and win starting spots it could only mean good things. More likely, Young will start, but Morris will be allowed to rush the passer and rotate in.
If either of the OL rookies win the starting spot, or both, the OL could take a giant step forward, and never hearing an OLman's name during a game would be great. There'll be rookie mistakes, but overall we might see a step up in the run blocking or pass blocking to give Geno cleaner pockets, and that would be great.
So I am not looking for 329 pound veterans to step in and take reps from the rookies. I don't mind seeing 7 or even 8 rookies starting this year. Rookies rule!
Having a guy a NT that actually knows what is going on and what is supposed to happen play wise is a wise thing to have ! He will at times on the line call out to his mates along side as to what he see's ( a vet that knows) Never a bad idea to have a vet that Knows!!!