HumanCockroach wrote:Will make Lynch happy, but as you said Bob, Lynch is at the tail end of his career, and Jackson is even closer to that end, , which IMHO what makes it odd.
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Robert Turbin has high ankle sprain explaining interest in Fred Jackson.
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c_hawkbob wrote:He can block too!!
(and that's no easy out he's blocking!)
monkey wrote:I think this says something about Michael perhaps, but I think it says a LOT more about the quality of character that Jackson has. Of all the "Win Forever", "always compete" kinds of roster churning moves the Seahawks could be making right now, the RB position has to be one of the least needful, and yet the Seahawks reached out to Jackson like, immediately after he was cut.
There's a good reason for this.
Remember how excited Pete and John were when first they got Michael Robinson? They acted like they had just won the lottery!
Remember the reasons they gave for their overwhelming excitement? It was all about Robinson's character, his drive, leadership, competitive mentality etc... all the things that Pete looks for in players, Robinson had them ALL.
Fred Jackson is EXACTLY that same kind of player, a terrific locker room leader, an extremely hard worker, one who got to where he is through perfecting his craft in spite of not being the most naturally talented.
You can always find someone with better speed, or more elusiveness, or more etc..., but in order to find a better leader/mentor/on field coach/all around great guy, you'd have to look a LONG time!
That's why even at age 34, Buffalo fans are HUGELY disappointed right now. Fred Jackson was the Bills Michael Robinson, or Mack Strong. Guys like that don't come around that often.
I'll guarantee that's really why Pete and John want him. The fact that he can still play, and will give the Seahawks a nice upgrade in their backfield, (and make Marshawn happy), and add someone who is a terrific mentor for young players, those are all extras to the fact that Jackson is exactly the kind of player who is every coaches DREAM.
Yeah, we still probably need offensive linemen a lot more, and yeah we are salary cap tight right now, with Kam Chancellor holding out asking for more, and yeah, this is a 34 year RB and not some young long term answer to eventually replace Lynch....but yeah, this is a move that would really make me ecstatic!
I want this one to get done.
RiverDog wrote:So....Can we now call Michael a bust?
Zorn76 wrote:Yes. (to is Michael a bust?)
I think he already was one before all of this.
He was picked high enough in the draft to suggest that they were looking for him to be the next franchise RB, and yet he could never pass Turbin as the #2.
His time here is done, and rightfully so. Never was sold on this guy to begin with, and the search for Beast's eventual replacement will continue next offseason/draft.
kalibane wrote:In fairness Irvin isn't going to get a 2nd contract because there just isn't enough money. He's upped his play considerably since his rookie year. But I'm with you on the underwhelming first picks. I wasn't super jazzed about the Michael pick but at least he had real potential to be a special player. Devil's in the details though and he never was consistent enough or figured out how to block. Everyone else they've taken with their first pick has range from head scratching to disappointment though.
There is a chance that he could get a change of scenery, mature and actually make good on his potential the way Ahman Green did but it's probably time to cut bait and would count as a bust for us.
kalibane wrote:In fairness Irvin isn't going to get a 2nd contract because there just isn't enough money. He's upped his play considerably since his rookie year. But I'm with you on the underwhelming first picks. I wasn't super jazzed about the Michael pick but at least he had real potential to be a special player. Devil's in the details though and he never was consistent enough or figured out how to block. Everyone else they've taken with their first pick has range from head scratching to disappointment though.
There is a chance that he could get a change of scenery, mature and actually make good on his potential the way Ahman Green did but it's probably time to cut bait and would count as a bust for us.
Hawk Sista wrote:here are some names to consider in the first round of 2012:
2. RG3
3. Trent Richardson
5. Justin Blackmon
Brandon Weedon
AJ Jenkins
etc.........................
With your first round pick, you want at a minimum a player that can start for you throughout their first contract and maybe longer.
NorthHawk wrote:
Any thoughts on the mid round picks after Lockett that might be a surprise?
I'm hoping Glowinski is one answer on the OL in time, and it looks like Tye Smith might have a chance to stick.
I haven't heard much about Poole, though.
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