Updated Nov 3, 2011 - 4:42 pm
Seahawks LG Robert Gallery has to man up in a hurry
Left tackle Russell Okung couldn't stay healthy as a rookie. Center Max Unger didn't play last year and was adjusting to a new position. Right guard John Moffitt and right tackle James Carpenter were starting as rookies.
Robert Gallery, the left guard signed in free agency, figured to be the most reliable member of Seattle's offensive line.
Staying healthy wasn't exactly a given for Gallery -- he had dealt with injuries during his last two years in Oakland. But he was expected to play much better than he has, especially considering his familiarity with offensive line coach Tom Cable and the system he ran with the Raiders.
Gallery struggled in the preseason, then missed three regular-season games with a groin injury that required surgery. Brock Huard pointed to a missed block by Gallery as the reason Seattle's fourth-down play came up short on Sunday against the Bengals.
Brock and Salk think that, assuming Gallery is healthy, he should be playing better.
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klyphx wrote...PLEASE!November 3, 2011 10:59 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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ronzilla wrote...Man up. It's junior jockstrap time again.November 3, 2011 11:50 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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daboone wrote...Man up.....Really???November 4, 2011 9:18 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Johnnymac50 wrote...GalleryNovember 4, 2011 9:34 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Irishmenn wrote...Man up readersNovember 4, 2011 10:33 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Algus wrote..."Man up" ?November 4, 2011 1:07 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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rajuseattle wrote...only 2 possibilities behind Robert Gallery's failure so far...November 4, 2011 3:44 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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shawman075 wrote...REALLY!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!November 7, 2011 8:18 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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rajuseattle wrote...Brock and Salk need to help Gallery.November 7, 2011 3:09 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock has also spent five years with ESPN working as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. Brock makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
