jshawaii22 wrote:According to some wag, we 'never' give 100% signing bonuses up front. We split it out.... Well, he's the #5 pick and he wants it all NOW. I'll take a wild stab that the 4 players picked ahead of him all got 100% of their bonuses at signing. Seems rather petty to me as he still has 100% of the contract guaranteed.
Jeremy Fowler
@JFowlerESPN
Seattle’s No. 5 overall pick Devon Witherspoon is now taking part in Seahawks training camp, per source. ‘He’s in.’ Looks like contract is getting worked out.
c_hawkbob wrote:Well at least he didn't drag it out:
Jeremy Fowler
@JFowlerESPN
Seattle’s No. 5 overall pick Devon Witherspoon is now taking part in Seahawks training camp, per source. ‘He’s in.’ Looks like contract is getting worked out.
Aseahawkfan wrote:Two games in and he's definitely living up to the tape and the hype. He's very aggressive.
RiverDog wrote:I was at the game last night, and 'Spoon was in person everything that he appeared to be on TV, and I'm not just talking about the pick 6. That blind side QB sack looked like he was shot out of a cannon. He seems to thrive around the LOS. He was everywhere, making tackles for loss, breaking up passes. Plus, this was only his third game and likely the first game where he felt comfortable enough to perform as he did. I'm as impressed with that game from him last night than any single game out of and other rookie I can think of.
And for those of you who were disappointed that we didn't take Jalen Carter with our 5th overall, the QB sacks score stands at Witherspoon 2, Carter 1.5.
Agent 86 wrote:I just want to proclaim my man crush on this guy. Holy lick, since the 1st quarter of week #2 in Detroit, I have been swept off my feet by Witherspoon
Last night was the stuff dreams are made of for your first MNF appearance. I know it's early, but could not have asked for a better start to this man's career as a Seahawk. I know the comparisons to Jalen Carter will be prominent in Seahawks fandom, I would say so far so good.
RiverDog wrote:I was at the game last night, and 'Spoon was in person everything that he appeared to be on TV, and I'm not just talking about the pick 6. That blind side QB sack looked like he was shot out of a cannon. He seems to thrive around the LOS. He was everywhere, making tackles for loss, breaking up passes. Plus, this was only his third game and likely the first game where he felt comfortable enough to perform as he did. I'm as impressed with that game from him last night than any single game out of and other rookie I can think of.
And for those of you who were disappointed that we didn't take Jalen Carter with our 5th overall, the QB sacks score stands at Witherspoon 2, Carter 1.5.
Agent 86 wrote:Awesome you were at the game last night Riv! And agreed, I can't recall a rookie putting on a single game show like 'Spoon did last night. He was everywhere.
After the pick 6, it was very evident on TV that the Seahawks fans took over that stadium. Could definitely hear the Seahawks chants going on and alot of cheering on those sacks in the 4th quarter. Probably many many Giants fans were already gone they showed a picture of the line up of cars exiting the stadium late 3rd quarter. Glad you were part of the road 12's last night.
Agent 86 wrote:I just want to proclaim my man crush on this guy. Holy lick, since the 1st quarter of week #2 in Detroit, I have been swept off my feet by Witherspoon
Last night was the stuff dreams are made of for your first MNF appearance. I know it's early, but could not have asked for a better start to this man's career as a Seahawk. I know the comparisons to Jalen Carter will be prominent in Seahawks fandom, I would say so far so good.
TriCitySam wrote:He is everything a #5 should be, and everything Pete said he was "the most physical player in the draft and has the willingness to take the shots as they become available, along his aptitude to study. Best I've seen since Troy Polamalu." And his great performance last night was in a position he has never played before (although Pete said they've been preparing him for this spot).
TriCitySam wrote:Obviously, being 181 lbs and a hard hitter....you hope the bod holds up.
TriCitySam wrote:Obviously, being 181 lbs and a hard hitter....you hope the bod holds up.
RiverDog wrote:I'm not sure how much size makes a difference with regards to susceptibility to injury. At 181 lbs., 'Spoon isn't going to be putting nearly as much stress on his joints, tendons, etc, as players 50 pounds heavier. It would be interesting to see a study that examines the relationship between size and injuries.
TriCitySam wrote:Obviously, being 181 lbs and a hard hitter....you hope the bod holds up.
RiverDog wrote:I'm not sure how much size makes a difference with regards to susceptibility to injury. At 181 lbs., 'Spoon isn't going to be putting nearly as much stress on his joints, tendons, etc, as players 50 pounds heavier. It would be interesting to see a study that examines the relationship between size and injuries.
c_hawkbob wrote:We're not talking wear and tear here. 180 lbs hitting a 230 lb RB as hard as he does is going to be subjecting himself to a lot greater impact injury risk than say a 240lb Bobby Waggoner is. Sam's concern is valid (and shared by at least me).
RiverDog wrote:I'm not sure how much size makes a difference with regards to susceptibility to injury. At 181 lbs., 'Spoon isn't going to be putting nearly as much stress on his joints, tendons, etc, as players 50 pounds heavier. It would be interesting to see a study that examines the relationship between size and injuries.
RiverDog wrote:I'm not sure how much size makes a difference with regards to susceptibility to injury. At 181 lbs., 'Spoon isn't going to be putting nearly as much stress on his joints, tendons, etc, as players 50 pounds heavier. It would be interesting to see a study that examines the relationship between size and injuries.
TriCitySam wrote:I think there is actually a study that shows smaller players are less like to be injury prone. But that is ALL injuries and varies by position. DB 's have the 2nd highest injury rate (RB's #1) and it is unclear as to whether DB injuries are due to size or position. But it does seem logical, as c_hawkbob points out, that usually the smaller object takes the most damage in a collision - so being a hard hitting missile against a large object one would think increases risk. For me it goes back to Easley and Chancellor, big hitters whos bods took too much punishment.
NorthHawk wrote:Physics is also involved.
A larger moving object colliding with a much smaller moving object will have less of an impact in momentum than the smaller object. So in the case of players, from the smaller player point of view it's more akin to running into a solid wall while for the larger player it's more like momentarily slowing them down. As Witherspoon is only about 180lbs, he should experience more trauma from impact than a player 40 or so pounds heavier. It's what we talked about with Adams when he was a pass rusher going against OTs and him probably getting beat up.
So Witherspoon has to pick his spots and hopefully he has the luck of timing when he hits someone (like from a side angle and when the player he's hitting happens to be on one foot at the time of the collision).
And he has to get his head out of those hits. He could have hurt his neck or back on that hit on Monday.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests