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Sounds like this might have beeen something that showed up in offseason workouts and prompted Seattle to move on this before training camp. I expect this is not serious but a cleanup to prevent a serious situation this season. Burns was an available camp body that should help during OTA's and mini camp. I think you're right Ken that he's probably not on the 53 roster.

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May 24, 2023Liked by Seaside Joe

My mantra; “no injuries, no injuries, no injuries”and thank God we only play one game in Arizona a year. I read Seaside Joe for the weird sense of humor. Thanks Seattle Joe. Seriously Ken you’re honest and forthright and you do your due diligence as I mentioned before plus you make it fun. Love your readers comments but enough flattery. May the 12s be with you and go Seahawks!

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Someone said on Field Gulls that this is a very simple procedure and Bobby Wagner has it every year.

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I am unable to share your post on Twitter from your article today. The Twitter share button has been replaced with the Linkedin button. Not sure if this is your choice or a Substack thing. I'm seeing it for other Substack writers, but not all. Just an FYI.

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May 23, 2023Liked by Seaside Joe

Our depth seems fine to me. I still remember the glory days of this team and, don't get me wrong, they were glorious days, BUT in one of those glory day games, our LEO got injured and all of a sudden we couldn't pressure the QB and we lost an important game. Another game, Lane, I think got injured and all of a sudden the replacement was getting torched.

Much more than on the offensive side of the ball where deficiencies can be adjusted to with play calling, but on the defensive side of the ball, if there is a deficiency, it gets picked on until that weak link is removed from the game. There were at least six players on defense in the glory days that if they got injured our team became easy to scheme against. Earl Thomas, Sherman and whoever the other outside CB was, and our nickel CB was usually our weakest link so if he went down the replacement might be better but usually wasn't.

Last year our #1 defensive star, Adams, went down in the first half of the first game and from then on that was a weak link until Ryan Neal returned to the position and then we were fine because we had pretty good depth at safety with Neal as the first man up.

With Tre Brown, if he returns to form, Michael Jackson, Love, Coby Bryant all essentially competing for one spot as a defensive back, and the losers all acting as significant depth, I think we have the deepest and most talented group of back ups at DB as we have ever had, and while healthy, a group of starters in this league without peer. Certainly, our DB's represent the strength of our defense, and that might remain true even with an injury or two.

Our Edges is probably our second strongest and maybe our deepest of all the position groups. With the addition of Hall, we have Nwosu, Mafe, Taylor, Smith, and Robinson. With Irvin standing by his telephone. Taylor will be playing to get his next job and Mafe will be a vet now. The strength of this group is its depth.

Forget LB's. I think we'll assume BWags can hold down that fort all by himself if necessary.

Interior defensive line is the big, BIG question mark from starters to rotational to back ups this group is entirely new to each other. And while some serious money has been given to Jones and Reed, to some extent, no one knows how this group will perform. I cannot pretend to know we will be OK. Maybe SSJ can give us a deep dive on this group. I have hopes that Mike Morris or one of the UDFA's will shock us with some great play and allow us to rest easy, but that won't happen for a long time. So we, or I at least, need some kind words about this group from our most trustworthy source: SSJ.

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May 23, 2023Liked by Seaside Joe

Woolen was injured while “walking onto the field” for OTA?

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May 23, 2023Liked by Seaside Joe

I'm unsure about Indy 4. I like Mangold as a director, I like a lot of the cast, and the early buzz is generally positive if a little evasive on details or putting it on a par with Raiders or Crusade. However the trailers, they are just awful! I have my fingers crossed it at least is on a level with Temple of Doom (which is really really underrated, especially now it boasts an Oscar winner). And yes, it's an ideal excuse to pick up the blu-rays off the shelf and plan a weekend marathon [although this weekend it's Back To the Future trilogy followed by Still]

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