Tuesday, July 12, 2005
CLAYTON HAS LOST IT
It's July 12, the All-Star Game is tonight, and Sportscenter has John Clayton and Sean Salisbury on to discuss the NFL's offseason winners and losers. I have no problem with this, because hey, it's a football segment. And y'all know how much I love the game of football.
Okay, all the b.s. side, who does Clayton have as one of his offseason losers?
The Seattle Seahawks
Clayton brings up the losses of Chad Brown and Anthony Simmons at linebacker, as well as seeing Chike Okeafor sign with a divisional rival in Arizona.
What's the deal, John?
The way I see things, I think the Seahawks have had a very good offseason.
---Re-signed left tackle Walter Jones and quarterback Matt Hasselbeck
---Signed linebacker Jamie Sharper (Houston), wide receivers Joe Jurevicius (Tampa Bay) and Jerome Pathon (New Orleans), defensive end Bryce Fisher (St. Louis), cornerbacks Andre Dyson (Tennessee) and Kelly Herndon (Denver)
---Released wide receiver Koren Robinson and Simmons (mentioned above)
What some people need to realize about the departures of Brown and Simmons is that those two players have not been huge contributors to the Seahawks defense in the last two seasons, due to injuries. The addition of Sharper and second-round draft pick Lofa Tatupu will help shore up a linebacking corps that was downright pathetic in 2004. By the way, Sharper has never missed a game in his 8-year career.
While the Seahawks lost cornerback Ken Lucas in free agency to Carolina, they were able to sign Dyson and Herndon. Those two players will be solid contributors to a young secondary along with Marcus Trufant, Ken Hamlin, and Michael Boulware.
Let's not forget about the ever-so-important wide receiver position. The "big play potential" of Koren Robinson is finally gone, but the wide receiver corps will have two veterans in camp, Jurevicius and Pathon. I'll take my chances with those two guys over a inconsistent kid with wasted potential. Yeah, Koren is still a kid.
Point being, the Seahawks have gotten better. I have no problem with the "experts" picking the Arizona Cardinals winning the NFC West. No problem whatsoever. In the end, I expect the Seahawks to be back in the postseason. Hopefully this season, they will win a playoff game for the first time in the Mike Holmgren era.
This isn't that dire of a situation, folks. Don't let Clayton fool you.
Okay, all the b.s. side, who does Clayton have as one of his offseason losers?
The Seattle Seahawks
Clayton brings up the losses of Chad Brown and Anthony Simmons at linebacker, as well as seeing Chike Okeafor sign with a divisional rival in Arizona.
What's the deal, John?
The way I see things, I think the Seahawks have had a very good offseason.
---Re-signed left tackle Walter Jones and quarterback Matt Hasselbeck
---Signed linebacker Jamie Sharper (Houston), wide receivers Joe Jurevicius (Tampa Bay) and Jerome Pathon (New Orleans), defensive end Bryce Fisher (St. Louis), cornerbacks Andre Dyson (Tennessee) and Kelly Herndon (Denver)
---Released wide receiver Koren Robinson and Simmons (mentioned above)
What some people need to realize about the departures of Brown and Simmons is that those two players have not been huge contributors to the Seahawks defense in the last two seasons, due to injuries. The addition of Sharper and second-round draft pick Lofa Tatupu will help shore up a linebacking corps that was downright pathetic in 2004. By the way, Sharper has never missed a game in his 8-year career.
While the Seahawks lost cornerback Ken Lucas in free agency to Carolina, they were able to sign Dyson and Herndon. Those two players will be solid contributors to a young secondary along with Marcus Trufant, Ken Hamlin, and Michael Boulware.
Let's not forget about the ever-so-important wide receiver position. The "big play potential" of Koren Robinson is finally gone, but the wide receiver corps will have two veterans in camp, Jurevicius and Pathon. I'll take my chances with those two guys over a inconsistent kid with wasted potential. Yeah, Koren is still a kid.
Point being, the Seahawks have gotten better. I have no problem with the "experts" picking the Arizona Cardinals winning the NFC West. No problem whatsoever. In the end, I expect the Seahawks to be back in the postseason. Hopefully this season, they will win a playoff game for the first time in the Mike Holmgren era.
This isn't that dire of a situation, folks. Don't let Clayton fool you.
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