Wednesday, January 12, 2005
ADVICE
That's what The News Tribune's John McGrath is giving Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren in his column today.
I can't say I disagree with many of McGrath's viewpoints here:
Say goodbye to Koren Robinson. Wish him well – put him in contact with a professional guidance counselor – but consider the four-year effort to groom him into a Pro-Bowl caliber wideout a failure. The mission of an NFL team is not to turn troubled young adults into productive citizens. The mission of an NFL team is to win football games.
I'm already prepared for the Seahawks to give Koren his 5656564th chance while Shaun Alexander walks. It would be typical.
Speaking of the draft: Sell management on the wisdom of selecting, oh, eight linebackers from college. The lightest could be converted into a safety, the biggest could be converted into a defensive end, and the best three of the rest could start for the Seahawks tomorrow.
CHANNING CROWDER! DA-DUH-DA-DUH-DA! CHANNING CROWDER!
Remember the Rams. Remember how they carved the heart out of your team in October, how they toyed with your team in November, how they eliminated your team in January. Acknowledge that while all 16 games on the 2005 schedule are important, the two dates against the Rams figure to be, well, more important.
The St. Louis Rams ruined the 2004 season for the Seahawks and their fans. And I'm stuck here in the mid-South where there are a few Rams fans in the sea of Razorback red. I always wondered how the Mariner fans were able to deal with Yankee fans up in the Northeast. Well, dealing with the Rams fans here is a similar deal.
The AFC West days are long gone, folks. The Rams are now what the Raiders and Broncos once were to the Seahawks, hated rivals. I don't want to see Mike Martz dance on the Qwest Field sidelines ever again. That's an embarassment in itself.
Demand that defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes meet the press for a minimum of, say, five minutes, once a week. This is an inconvenience? Hey, so are spring mini-camps. Accountability among players never will be achieved until the team’s most visible assistant coach stands up and faces the music.
Mike Holmgren is no Nick Saban. It's not like he's banning Rhodes from the media. Hey Ray, it's OK to talk to the Seattle media. They're good people. Honest.
Find some constructive work for Seneca Wallace. He’s fast, shifty, resourceful, competitive. There’s got to be a better use for his skills than as a scout-team quarterback called upon to impersonate Michael Vick every two or three years.
See Antwaan Randle El.
Attend the Super Bowl. OK, so it’s in Jacksonville – think Siberia, with a warmer climate and an occasional hurricane – but it couldn’t hurt to sit in the stands and see the fighter-jet flyover and the fireworks and the cavalcade of pop stars and the potential wardrobe malfunction at halftime and think: "I brought a team to this stage twice in my life. What can I do to return for a third time?"
Instead of Paul McCartney performing at halftime, can we get Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boys to perform instead? It would save the world from having to hear Wings songs. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!
Oh, I forgot. Janet's right breast ruined halftime shows forever. Don't worry though, I don't hate Janet. I'll blast the hell out of "When I Think Of You" whenever I hear it. That also goes for "Black Cat" as well.
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McGrath also brought up the blue-on-blue uniforms. Look, I like the blue-on-blue look. But I've wondered how silver pants would look with the current blue jerseys. A change in the Seahawks uniforms is highly unlikely this offseason, but who knows. All that I ask is that the Seahawks don't come out in lime green jerseys (see the Orlando Thunder of the WLAF)
My advice for the Seahawks for the 2005 season?
Construct a team that will make it to Detroit for Super Bowl XL February 5, 2006.
I can't say I disagree with many of McGrath's viewpoints here:
Say goodbye to Koren Robinson. Wish him well – put him in contact with a professional guidance counselor – but consider the four-year effort to groom him into a Pro-Bowl caliber wideout a failure. The mission of an NFL team is not to turn troubled young adults into productive citizens. The mission of an NFL team is to win football games.
I'm already prepared for the Seahawks to give Koren his 5656564th chance while Shaun Alexander walks. It would be typical.
Speaking of the draft: Sell management on the wisdom of selecting, oh, eight linebackers from college. The lightest could be converted into a safety, the biggest could be converted into a defensive end, and the best three of the rest could start for the Seahawks tomorrow.
CHANNING CROWDER! DA-DUH-DA-DUH-DA! CHANNING CROWDER!
Remember the Rams. Remember how they carved the heart out of your team in October, how they toyed with your team in November, how they eliminated your team in January. Acknowledge that while all 16 games on the 2005 schedule are important, the two dates against the Rams figure to be, well, more important.
The St. Louis Rams ruined the 2004 season for the Seahawks and their fans. And I'm stuck here in the mid-South where there are a few Rams fans in the sea of Razorback red. I always wondered how the Mariner fans were able to deal with Yankee fans up in the Northeast. Well, dealing with the Rams fans here is a similar deal.
The AFC West days are long gone, folks. The Rams are now what the Raiders and Broncos once were to the Seahawks, hated rivals. I don't want to see Mike Martz dance on the Qwest Field sidelines ever again. That's an embarassment in itself.
Demand that defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes meet the press for a minimum of, say, five minutes, once a week. This is an inconvenience? Hey, so are spring mini-camps. Accountability among players never will be achieved until the team’s most visible assistant coach stands up and faces the music.
Mike Holmgren is no Nick Saban. It's not like he's banning Rhodes from the media. Hey Ray, it's OK to talk to the Seattle media. They're good people. Honest.
Find some constructive work for Seneca Wallace. He’s fast, shifty, resourceful, competitive. There’s got to be a better use for his skills than as a scout-team quarterback called upon to impersonate Michael Vick every two or three years.
See Antwaan Randle El.
Attend the Super Bowl. OK, so it’s in Jacksonville – think Siberia, with a warmer climate and an occasional hurricane – but it couldn’t hurt to sit in the stands and see the fighter-jet flyover and the fireworks and the cavalcade of pop stars and the potential wardrobe malfunction at halftime and think: "I brought a team to this stage twice in my life. What can I do to return for a third time?"
Instead of Paul McCartney performing at halftime, can we get Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boys to perform instead? It would save the world from having to hear Wings songs. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!
Oh, I forgot. Janet's right breast ruined halftime shows forever. Don't worry though, I don't hate Janet. I'll blast the hell out of "When I Think Of You" whenever I hear it. That also goes for "Black Cat" as well.
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
McGrath also brought up the blue-on-blue uniforms. Look, I like the blue-on-blue look. But I've wondered how silver pants would look with the current blue jerseys. A change in the Seahawks uniforms is highly unlikely this offseason, but who knows. All that I ask is that the Seahawks don't come out in lime green jerseys (see the Orlando Thunder of the WLAF)
My advice for the Seahawks for the 2005 season?
Construct a team that will make it to Detroit for Super Bowl XL February 5, 2006.
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