Running Backs

11 August 2008

The running game: Last years problem, this years question. Can the Hawks regain the running prowess after cutting Shaun Alexander? Lets start with the halfbacks.

1. Julius Jones: Jones is just the type of runner that Alexander was not. Jones runs hard and is not afraid to take people head on. Problem with him is, that he is best used as a tandem back. Good News! The Seahawks have that tandem. Expect Julius to get 45% of the carries.

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31 March 2008

I must say I'm rather confused when I read the surprising amount of anti-Ruskell sentiment that seems to be popular opinion from many 'hawk fans this offseason.

It’s easier to notice all this in the offseason, of course, when there aren’t any games happening to distract the masses from the red tape and the politics of the sport. Personally, I just think a lot of the bitching has to do with the fact that we’re all suffering from Acute Football Withdrawal Syndrome right now. Hell, it’s March, and all the fuss is about baseball season, which is currently five minutes away from officially beginning in our fair city of Seattle as I’m typing this.

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21 March 2008

Even though the mass exodus seems to have stopped (at least for now), the Seahawks are still left with a mild quandary at a few positions. And, yes, that includes wide receiver, if only because of the large amount of untested blood we’re going to be throwing on the battlefield come September.

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