Foxsports.com writer John Czarnicki recently posted a story called 10 burning questions for NFL off-season. Check out #4 - Sleepless in Seattle. The Czar implies that Hawks owner Paul Allen agreed with GM Tim Ruskell about not giving head coach Mike Holmgren an extension. Thus giving Holmgren only 1 [...]
Wow! That was quick. The Seahawks announced they've signed OG Mike Wahle to a multi-year deal. Wahle just came to town yesterday. He'll definitely give Seattle a nice 1-2 punch on the left side. I'm sure this isn't good news for Chris Gray. Wahle will probably start at left guard [...]
This afternoon, the Seahawks finally announced they've hired Bill Lazor as their new quarterbacks coach. Here's the press release:
Hawks Press Release:
Seahawks Name Bill Lazor Quarterbacks Coach
Kirkland, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks have named former Washington Redskins quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor to replace the departed Jim Zorn in similar [...]
Players arrived bright and early the Peoria sports complex.
Upon arrival, we sat down with J.J. Putz to get his thoughts on spring training. He says he feels like a little kid and is ready to go, but he also says he has to pace himself so he doesn't push too [...]
The home of the Seattle Seahawks is getting a facelift, replacing the existing Field Turf with the same material -- get this, just in time for the Dalai Lama's rally in April. According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Paul Allen's First & Goal was concerned [...]
It's done. Redskins head coach Jim Zorn has stole Stump Mitchell from the Seahawks. Stump will be the 'Skins new running backs coach. Yeah, the same position he held with Seattle. Unless my count is off, Stump is the sixth assistant coach who's left the team or been let [...]
Inside the Panthers is reporting that former Pro Bowler, Panther and Packers guard Mike Wahle is in Kirkland today to visit Seahawks brass. Wahle played for Holmgren back in the Green Bay days of yore. Wahle was cut by the Panthers earlier this week. He suffered a [...]
How many Seahawks fans -- season ticket holders or not -- really plan to attend that other football, when MLS starts at Qwest Field? Is the venue simply too big for Pelé's Beautiful Game, or does the stadium fall under the "if you build it..." category? As [...]
Former Seahawks QB coach turned new Redskins head coach Jim Zorn needs a new offensive coordinator. According to the Washington Post running backs coach Stump Mitchell is in the mix. Although Stump has never been an offensive coordinator (nor has Zorn for that matter), both Mitchell and Zorn could [...]
That is the question being raised over in that other Washington as sports writers in the nation's capital try to figure out newly hired head coach and Seahawk icon, Jim Zorn. So, who deserves the credit for Matt's growth from boo-bird bullsye at Husky Stadium back in those days [...]
Now that the Pro Bowl is over (does anyone really watch the game?), all eyes in the NFL can turn to Redskins' head coach Jim Zorn's fumbled first news conference...wait. How about... free agency. For Seahawks fans, FA No.1 is likely Marcus Trufant, commonly known as Mr. Elite [...]
Take that, Redskins. The Washington Post is reporting that the Seahawks have hired Bill Lazor to replace Zorn as QB coach. Lazor was promoted to quarterbacks coach for the 'Skins back in 2006, replacing Bill Musgrove. In 2003, he was offensive quality control coordinator with the Atlanta Falcons. [...]
The NFL network's Adam Schefter is reporting that the Seahawks are toying with the idea of letting Pro Bowl corner Marcus Trufant hit the open market -- and hitting kicker Josh Brown with the franchise tag. This came across Rotoworld.com. It sounds like the thought behind these comments is [...]
Joel just sent me this: Packers GM Ron Wolf trying to take back last week's slam of Holmgren. You may remember Wolf essentially blamed Holmgren for losing Super Bowl XXXII, going as far as to call Holmgren "pig-headed." “For something like that to come out 11 years later makes me [...]
Joel just sent me this: Packers GM Ron Wolf trying to take back last week's slam of Holmgren. You may remember Wolf essentially blamed Holmgren for losing Super Bowl XXXII, going as far as to call Holmgren "pig-headed." “For something like that to come out 11 years later makes me [...]
Does the hiring of Jim Mora as the next head coach of the Seahawks relieve or frustrate Husky fans? Does it make head coach Ty Willingham's job easier? How many fans ever thought/hoped there was a real shot of Mora becoming the next UW coach? As many Dawgs know, the [...]
Does the hiring of Jim Mora as the next head coach of the Seahawks relieve or frustrate Husky fans? Does it make head coach Ty Willingham's job easier? How many fans ever thought/hoped there was a real shot of Mora becoming the next UW coach? As many Dawgs know, the [...]
Foxsports.com reports that the Seahawks have tabbed Jim Mora to be the team's next head coach. Current head coach Mike Holmgren has said next season will be his last season. Foxsports.com's insider Jay Glazer says the soon-to-be promotion comes with a contract extension. No doubt, we'll hear something [...]
Foxsports.com reports that the Seahawks have tabbed Jim Mora to be the team's next head coach. Current head coach Mike Holmgren has said next season will be his last season. Foxsports.com's insider Jay Glazer says the soon-to-be promotion comes with a contract extension. No doubt, we'll hear something [...]
As today's Sporting News article focusing on NFC needs for '08 points out: Seattle needs a RB, TE and G. While the TNT is throwing out the idea of the Seahawks making a play for Jeremy Shockey, what about RB? From the draft, the Sporting News likes Oregon's [...]
As today's Sporting News article focusing on NFC needs for '08 points out: Seattle needs a RB, TE and G. While the TNT is throwing out the idea of the Seahawks making a play for Jeremy Shockey, what about RB? From the draft, the Sporting News likes Oregon's [...]
Saw this and thought it was worth a gander, as Hollyscoop interviews Hasselbeck in the Super Bowl celebrity lounge.
Matt talks about what he was in Phoenix to promote. For those who didn't know, Matt was a marketing-and-finance major, as shown in this Conde Nast Portfolio.com article from early [...]
First off I have to say "Take that!" to all the pundits who start every NFL season by saying the NFC sucks compared to the AFC. Thank you, Giants. So what's next for the Super Bowl winners? Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell has some advice, after dealing with the team's SB [...]
First off I have to say "Take that!" to all the pundits who start every NFL season by saying the NFC sucks compared to the AFC. Thank you, Giants. So what's next for the Super Bowl winners? Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell has some advice, after dealing with the team's SB [...]
Ouch. Talk about taking a swipe at a former employee. Green Bay GM Ron Wolf told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Mike Holmgren's coaching was responsible for the Packers loss to the Broncos in SB XXXII. "Certain calls were to be made that weren't made," Wolf is quoted in [...]
Ouch. Talk about taking a swipe at a former employee. Green Bay GM Ron Wolf told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Mike Holmgren's coaching was responsible for the Packers loss to the Broncos in SB XXXII. "Certain calls were to be made that weren't made," Wolf is quoted in [...]
Is something fishy going on in the Patriots Spygate case? It seemed like NFL commish Roger Goodell punished the Pats and it was over. But now a Pennsylvania senator wants to talk to Goodell about Spygate. Who knows if he has his reasons or if he's just grandstanding, but a [...]
Is something fishy going on in the Patriots Spygate case? It seemed like NFL commish Roger Goodell punished the Pats and it was over. But now a Pennsylvania senator wants to talk to Goodell about Spygate. Who knows if he has his reasons or if he's just grandstanding, but a [...]
Don't rule it out. The Buffalo Bills want to play a "home" game in Toronto for the next few seasons. It's possible that the Hawks will play the Bills in one of those games north of the border. Here's the article from a Rochester, New York paper. Also, it [...]
Don't rule it out. The Buffalo Bills want to play a "home" game in Toronto for the next few seasons. It's possible that the Hawks will play the Bills in one of those games north of the border. Here's the article from a Rochester, New York paper. Also, it [...]
Not only will Zorn be revamping the Redskins offense to the West Coast, which Rotoworld is reporting and the Washington Post is hinting at, the new Washington offensive coordinator is getting high praise from Steve Largent. Largent told the Post, "The one great attribute Jim has [...]
Not only will Zorn be revamping the Redskins offense to the West Coast, which Rotoworld is reporting and the Washington Post is hinting at, the new Washington offensive coordinator is getting high praise from Steve Largent. Largent told the Post, "The one great attribute Jim has [...]
While Seahawks coaches are enamoured of his possibilites on the field, wide receiver Ben Obomanu fits the role of inspirational speaker off the field, and gladly. The WR is back in Selma, Alabama, where he went to school, trying to motivate local students. Something, according to the Montgomery Advertiser, [...]
While Seahawks coaches are enamoured of his possibilites on the field, wide receiver Ben Obomanu fits the role of inspirational speaker off the field, and gladly. The WR is back in Selma, Alabama, where he went to school, trying to motivate local students. Something, according to the Montgomery Advertiser, [...]
At the Super Bowl media day, Patriot and Ex-Seahawks fullback Heath Evans told Frank Hughes at the TNT that the 12th man needs to take it easy on Shaun Alexander. Evans goes as far to say the Seahawks would be fools to cut Alexander. And that the booing needs [...]
At the Super Bowl media day, Patriot and Ex-Seahawks fullback Heath Evans told Frank Hughes at the TNT that the 12th man needs to take it easy on Shaun Alexander. Evans goes as far to say the Seahawks would be fools to cut Alexander. And that the booing needs [...]
Two times in eight months, Seahawks color analyst Warren Moon was involved in driving incidents where alcohol allegedly played a factor. Today's Jim Moore column at the PI has both sides, from Moon's lawyer accusing the DOL of giving an arresting officer the wrong information, to police saying Moon [...]
Two times in eight months, Seahawks color analyst Warren Moon was involved in driving incidents where alcohol allegedly played a factor. Today's Jim Moore column at the PI has both sides, from Moon's lawyer accusing the DOL of giving an arresting officer the wrong information, to police saying Moon [...]
With official word today that Ray Rhodes took the job with the Texans, Holmgren's team is looking more and more different. Holmgren will be back, sure. But as RealFootball365 points out, with almost an entirely new offensive coaching staff.
Lost so far: Line coach Bill Laveroni, fired. Nolan [...]
With official word today that Ray Rhodes took the job with the Texans, Holmgren's team is looking more and more different. Holmgren will be back, sure. But as RealFootball365 points out, with almost an entirely new offensive coaching staff.
Lost so far: Line coach Bill Laveroni, fired. Nolan [...]
The Seahawks will not be heading to London to play a regular season game next year, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The newspaper, citing sources, says the Chargers got the nod and will play against the Saints in Great Britain. The game will reportedly be held on October [...]
As the wholesale desire for the Seahawks coaching staff continues, the Houston Chronicle is reporting that Ray Rhodes will be the new assistant defensive backs coach for the Texans. Kind of makes the 12th Man glad Holmgren made his decision in such a timely manner. If he had taken [...]
It's possible. Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre has pulled out of the Pro-Bowl. Favre was the starter. So either Matt Hasselbeck or Cowboys QB Tony Romo will start in his place. Of course, every Seahawks fan would love to see Matt start, but a case can be made for [...]
The Seahawks moved quickly and filled the opening for an offensive line coach, hiring Mike Solari. Solari spent the last 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, the final two years as their offensive coordinator, and the previous nine as the O-line coach. According to the Hawks press release, during [...]
The Washington Post is reporting that Jim Zorn met with GM Tim Ruskell after interviewing for the Redskins offensive coordinator gig. There is speculation that the Seahawks want to keep Zorn, and could even promise the offensive coordinator job after Holmgren retires. A report at ESPN says the [...]
The Seattle Times has confirmed what has been speculated since word got out that Seahawks left tackle Walter Jones needed shoulder surgery: Big Walt will not be participating in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii next month. This was Walter's eighth Pro Bowl selection. Does anyone really watch the Pro [...]
There are numerous reports out there saying Seahawks QB coach Jim Zorn is interviewing with Redskins owner Dan Snyder. Apparently, Snyder is interested in Zorn running the 'Skins offense. Jim Fassel appears set to be the new head coach. If Zorn leaves, he would be the 2nd assistant [...]
Talk about timing. Assistant head/secondary coach of the Seahawks, Jim Mora, was fired from the Atlanta Falcons on New Years Day, 2007. Right before one of the worst recent events (see: Michael Vick) in NFL history -- after he said on KJR radio that he loves the NW. A defensive [...]
Just got word that KING 5 sports director Paul Silvi has landed an exclusive sit-down interview with coach Holmgren, about Mike's decision to stay in Seattle for one more year. You can catch Silvi's interview tonight, and how the decison came down to the wire, on KONG 6/16 at 10 [...]
"I want to give this one more shot," Holmgren said this afternoon, after announcing he would come back as the Seahawks coach for the 2008 season. He said he would finish his current contract and '08 would be his last season. A decision that wasn't made until today. "This will [...]
Holmgren just announced in his press conference that the 2008 season would be his last year with the Seahawks. After that, the coach said he would take some time off.
[...]It's hard to miss the current salvo aimed at Shaun Alexander. While I agree that a) No. 37 no longer has the ability to break a big one around the corners and b) the Seahawks run blocking was so inept Barry Sanders would have been forced to dance a samba [...]
...at home. I wanted to blog that thought yesterday while watching the Packers run for nothing and lose against a fumbling Giants team that gave away the win as often yesterday as a Jay Feely missed field goal at Qwest Field. I said last week that I thought the weather [...]
As if they don't travel enough, the Seahawks is one of the teams the NFL is considering sending to Great Britain (according to an ESPN source). Man, oh man. Like the guys in blue don't have a hard enough time playing 10 a.m. East Coast games. Oh yeah, the [...]
Seahawks assistant head coach and secondary coach, Jim Mora, has pulled his name out of consideration for head coach of the Redskins. According to John Clayton at ESPN, Mora phoned Washington owner Dan Snyder today and said he wanted to stay in Seattle. Mora interviewed for the job on [...]
The Seahawks have sent out a press release to say six players underwent surgery: Shaun Alexander, Baraka Atkins, Will Herring, Josh Scobey, Pork Chop Womack, and Ray Willis. Plus, four more will have surgery soon, too. They are: Chris Spencer, Patrick Kerney, Walter Jones, and Deion Branch.
It sounds like some [...]
The Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News is reporting that NFL sources have confirmed that Seahawks DE Patrick Kerney will undergo surgery on his knee and will miss the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. No word yet from the Seahawks. The Eagles DE Trent Cole will take Kerney's place on [...]
I know, bear with another hypothetical. But it's all the rage come the team's off-season. Can the Seahawks road back to the Super Bowl be fixed with a little tinkering, or has the window passed the team by? It's hard for me to believe that Ruskell and crew don't know [...]
It's a topic that brings different reactions from the 12th Man -- as shown in Citizen Rain a few days back. Should the team restructure a contract that Alexander achieved after his great 2005 season? Would No. 37 accept a new role with the team? Or should the Seahawks [...]
Mike Holmgren just finished his season's-end press conference. First off, Holmgren said that Deion Branch will have surgery on his torn ACL soon, by Dr. Andrews in Birmingham. Holmgren thought that the injury could have a nine-month recovery period, maybe longer for a player who is dependent on speed and [...]
Just a heads up that coach Mike Holmgren's final-season press conference will be held this afternoon at three p.m. You can listen to the conference streamed live from Kirkland at Seahawks.com. If you don't get the chance to listen to it, I'll post the highlights later in the day.
[...]Reports confirm Joel's earlier blog, and now Deion Branch's agent has told numerous sources that the Seahawks WR will seek a second opinion on his injured knee. Branch's agent, Jason Chayut, tells ESPN that they will know more by the end of the week. Injured much of the season, the [...]
ESPN is reporting that Seahawks Assistant Head Coach and Secondary Coach Jim Mora will interview with the Washington Redskins on Wednesday. I doubt if he'll go. It sounds like assistant coach Gregg Williams has been groomed to replace Joe Gibbs. Williams, a defensive coordinator for the 'Skins, was a [...]
KING 5 sports anchor Paul Silvi just got off the phone with ESPN NFL expert John Clayton. He says Branch has a torn ACL. He'll probably get a second opinion. If it's a torn ACL, that means he's out for 6 months. Branch will miss mini-camps in the spring. And [...]
The Seahawks cleaned out their lockers yesterday, and now the question of who comes back looms over a team that flirted with real success all season. Holmgren's return isn't the only question. There's an article in the Seattle Times today about the possible free agents on the team. Marcus [...]
Deion Branch went down with a left knee injury on the seventh play of the game. He did not return to the game.
Mike Holmgren says, "I'ts a pretty good injury." No further information on his status.
Until today Branch had not played since December 26th (right calf strain).
[...]Stinker in the Snow? Greatness eludes Hasselbeck? Seahawks Defense Porous as Wisconsin Cheese? What headline would you pick for tomorrow's newspapers?
It was a good year for the Seahawks. But the questions over which team would show, week in and week out, was answered today as the Seahawks away-game playoff [...]
It isn't just a lyric from Billy Joel, it can also be used to disrupt an opposing offense.
Seattle's bend don't break defense seems to have resurfaced. Granted, there was the play that Brandon Mebane got a hand on Brett Favre but couldn't wrap him up, but otherwise the Seattle defense [...]
Four minutes left and the Seahawks punt again.
The stinking continues. Seahawks go for it on fourth and ten, and Matt misses again. Eight minutes left. Packers take the ball.
Fourth quarter. Snow is really falling, as are the Seahawks hopes of winning this game. After a huge Grant run off the [...]
It's snowing steadily, but lightly. No wind to speak of at this point. Temp about 29 degrees. The team is looking relaxed going through their warm-ups. Looking pretty sharp in the white uniforms, too. Plenty of Packer pride, but there is a good contigent of Seahawk fans in the stands. [...]
Craig Nall, Shaun Bodiford, Will Blackmon, Desmond Bishop, Orrin Thompson, Ryan Krause, Conrad Bolston and Daniel Muir.
[...]1 hour before game time. The snow flurries continue, but nothing is sticking. The inactive list is out. D.J. Hackett is not on the list, but will not start the game. Deion Branch and Nate Burleson are the starting receivers.
Here's the Hawks inactive list: WR Logan Payne, FB David Kirtman, [...]
It is two-and-a-half hours before gametime here at Lambeau Field. We have finished our live shots for the early news, and have begun setting up for The Mike Holmgren Show which airs tonight at 9pm. There was a chance of snow flurries, and they are here. It's a swirling wind, [...]
“The frozen tundra "it ain't"...not this Saturday. Don't expect to see polar bears or walrus prowling outside Lambeau Field, nor Packer fans arriving by dog sled. Skies will be cloudy, and there's a chance of a little light snow. Temperatures should top out in the low 30's, right about [...]
Did you hear the one about the NBA game that has to be replayed because the official scorer screwed up? That's right. The NBA just ruled the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks have to replay the final 51.9 secondsof their game from last month because the scorer incorrectly ruled [...]
Just like last weekend, the Mike Holmgren Show airs on Saturday this week, at 9 p.m. on KING 5. If you have a question for coach Holmgren, ask it before or during the Packers game in the comments section below. Make sure to include your first name and the city [...]
After missing a couple days of practice, Seahawk fans can rest easy tonight as Patrick Kerney was back at practice on Thursday. The NFL leader in sacks was resting a sore knee, but now appears ready to roll for Saturday's game against the Packers. Coach Holmgren said he expects Kerney [...]
I commented on this yesterday, but as we glance at the national expert picks for the Seahawks v. Packers game it's worth rementioning. ESPN's Chris Berman told me at Seahawks HQ yesterday that he's picking the Hawks to win and go all the way. Football guru Peter King at [...]
Mike Holmgren says Deion Branch is "expected" to play in Green Bay Saturday. But if you ask Branch, he says he will play. I watched Deion in practice today and he looked sharp on his routes, both cutting and exploding very well. Look for number 83 to be a huge [...]
The Seahawks want you to demonstrate your 12th Man in support of the divisional game against the Packers on Saturday. On Thursday, there will be a Seahawks Rally at the Symetra Financial Center Plaza in Bellevue, from noon-1 p.m. The plaza is on the corner of NE 8th Street and [...]
It probably the most interesting Wednesday Holmgren press conferences I'd been to, with talk of Green Bay, Holmgren's past, Favre and Hasselbeck. Mike started the conference by saying he was pleased with the health of the Seahawks. Branch is expected to be okay, but Holmgren wants to see how the [...]
The Associated Press announced its 2007 NFL All-Pro team. LT Walter Jones, DE Patrick Kerney, and MLB Lofa Tatupu made the first team. If there were a 3rd team, and there isn't, OLB Julian Peterson and CB Marcus Trufant would have been on the 3rd team All-Pro list.
[...]A special playoff time-slot for The Mike Holmgren Show - Saturday, 9 p.m.
Paul Silvi and crew are headed to Green Bay this week for coverage of the Seahawks/Packers game, starting with reports from Paul on Thursday and Friday evening on KING5 News. Then the rest of the Holmgren crew will [...]
Kerney did not practice today in Kirkland, taking the day off to rest a knee. Deion Branch did not practice either. Also not participating; Koutouvides, Jones, Rocky Bernard and Mike Green. All are expected to play on Saturday against Green Bay.
[...]Packers G Jason Spitz returned to practice today. Spitz hurt his quadriceps in the finale against Detroit and did not practice last week. The Packers' offensive line is slightly banged up: G Junius Coston isn't available after injuring his calf against Detroit, and backup Daryn Colledge is likely to start [...]
Remember those great NFL video's from the 1980's? Did you ever know the Seahawks made one in 1985? Hey, isn't that Mike Tice with Paul Moyer? And Pat Cashman as a director? I don't know if one can call this clip an oldie but a goodie.
There's been a lot of talk about Matt Hasselbeck's thigh contusion, from Holmgren's surprise yesterday that Matt had revealed the information (Matthew told reporters that his thigh pad broke during the spinning hit in the Redskins game), to local newspapers (the PI has an article about his health today), [...]
Okay, I know my higher-ups are all wonky that the NFL put the clamp down with some funky rules on using league video. Rules that are almost as screwy as the NFL network's battle with the cable companies. Either way, there are a couple of videos on NFL.com worth checking [...]
There are plenty of reasons Lambeau Field during the playoffs was feared by many in the NFL. As someone who has covered games there on a regular basis, I can tell you, those days are over and have been for a while.
During this week you'll hear plenty about the mystique [...]
While Colts safety Bob Sanders won the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Seahawks Patrick Kerney tied for second place with Titans DT Albert Haynesworth. If there was such a thing, wouldn't Patrick be the top off-season acquisition of the year? Or would you take Randy Moss? I can't [...]
Mike Holmgren just wrapped up the longest Monday press conference of the year. The Seahawks Coach spent a lot of time talking about his memories in Green Bay and his former quarterback Brett Favre.
On the Seahawks side of things, Holmgren says that while some Hawk players were dinged up from [...]
The third-seeded Seahawks, winners of seven of their last nine, make their sixth trip to Green Bay in the last five seasons, as they take on the second-seeded Packers on Saturday, January 12th. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. pst and will be televised on FOX. Kenny Albert will do play-by-play, [...]
Why would I say that? Well, maybe because the Seahawks have been in the playoffs for five years in a row (GB is going for the first time in three years). Or because the Hawks have won four straight NFC West titles. And they have played in GB a lot [...]
