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Carroll, Schneider have built a contender with misfits
When the Seahawks take the field Sunday down in the desert of Arizona, they may look like a normal pro football team at first glance. But a closer look should reveal some sort of Billy Bean-like "Money Ball" experiment.
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  • 333 wrote...
    Sportsguru
    Dave's article is great and we all know him for is accomplishments....You? not so much, dim witted blog posts and a narcissistic made up name.
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  • Rick1 wrote...
    Bruce
    I think you have to add Bruce to this list Dave. I know he was a first round pick, and you were talking about guys who were throwbacks or misfits or out of position. But, Bruce is as much a misfit as Wilson is for a 1st rounder--well at least in size. He certainly is unproven raw talent that caught everyone off on draft day.
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  • Newton wrote...
    Well its really an old formula.
    Take an idea rearrange it to make it new. Thats called Genius.
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  • Soggyblogger wrote...
    Entertaining Story - even if you have stretched your theme.
    Unique? Sure. Unusual? Perhaps. Misfits? Naw. The accumulation of this group of players was all part of a plan. PC/JS have not hidden it. It includes big corners. Fast everywhere. A Leo opposite a Red Bryant type guy on the DL. Big strong WR's. A mobile QB who can manage the game as part of a run first offense. These are all aspects of this team Pete has spoken of repeatedly since he was first hired. There won't be any excuses this year. They have assembled the team they want. It's young. It's fast. It's nasty, but civilized. It's smart and versatile. There are always 11 coaches on the field. Every player is expected to be smart. Football smart and a love for the game. Hungry. Driven with one goal: Win.
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  • Dan1 wrote...
    How have they built a contender
    when they have not even played a regular season game yet.
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  • bobk3333 wrote...
    Braylon Edwards
    You forgot about Braylon Edwards, the 3rd pick overall in the 2005 draft who ran a 4.3-40 as a 6'3" receiver. Edwards has been good in the NFL, except for 2008, when he had 23 drops after betting Michael Phelps that he would get 17 TD catches that season. He was probably too anxious to score TDs and was running before he caught the ball. In every other year, he was good at hanging on to the ball. In 2010 with the Jets, he was the 11th *lowest* as far as drop percentage, so if there was a problem (there wasn't), he turned it around. Last year with the 49ers he had knee surgery in late September and then had both nagging knee and shoulder injuries all season, which limited him to 15 catches and resulted in his being cut. He is healthy now. Edwards has a big heart and is overly emotional which has led to good and bad things off the field. He has had incidents with DUI and fighting, but he has also supported his alma mater (Michigan) with scholarships and has given college scholarships to 100 kids in his education program. Overall, he is a good guy with great intentions. Now that he is healthy and still only 29 years old, he has the talent to potentially do very well this season. There is a little bit of risk, but all in all, this was a great addition by the Hawks. .
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