RiverDog wrote:...do we sign a FA quarterback to compete with Boykin?
Krapperdick, Cutler, Gabbert, RG3, Gabbert, and Fitzpatrick are all former starting quarterbacks that are all still available. Do we sign one of them?
Krapperdick, Cutler, Gabbert, RG3, Gabbert, and Fitzpatrick
NorthHawk wrote:I think Kapaernick would do fine here. He wouldn't have to win games all by himself like he tried to do the last couple of years and he has the mobility and experience that could help.
However, I doubt he would ever get on the field which might frustrate him.
I agree. The reasons he'd fit in are all pretty good: he clearly has support in the locker room, his style is close enough to Wilson's that he'd make sense from a scheme perspective, as a backup he could stay out of the limelight a bit (which would be for the best for him), and he's shown that he has it in him to be a dangerous QB.
But the reasons he wouldn't work are also good: he wants to be a starter (not smart, if you ask me) and, most importantly, he wants too much money.
On the political stuff, I know I'm in the minority but I supported him and so wouldn't be bothered by his protests. (I don't want to hijack the thread to get into that, but it is relevant to the question so I note it.)
NorthHawk wrote:Is there anyone on the roster who can run back kicks and punts?
ET and Sherm were not the answers, but I was wondering if anyone of the draftees or UFA's had experience in that role.
NorthHawk wrote:Maybe, but I don't remember him playing that role. It might just be me forgetting.
RiverDog wrote:Didn't Kearse return a kickoff for a TD in preseason one year? Between him and Richardson I'd think we'd have two decent candidates for returners.
Old but Slow wrote:Didn't they try Earl back there briefly to return punts, and then Sherman, and I think they may have considered Russell Wilson for the role until wiser heads prevailed. It is a real benefit to have a talented return man rather than risking the best athletes to try to do what they do not regularly do. Even asking Walters to just catch the ball and fall down is better than making the play a great risk each time.
Cyril Grayson is an interesting possibility. He has not played football since high school, but was a sprinter at LSU, and ran wide receiver drills at the LSU pro day and Seattle signed him on the spot, virtually, as he was not subject to combine and such since he never played football in college. Great story about it at the Seahawks web site, as they follow the scout that signed him. Great speed and very athletic. The next Bob Hayes?
RiverDog wrote:Speed isn't really as much of a consideration IMO. My first priority is ball security and good decision making (fair catch, return it, let it bounce). Fumbling a punt almost always results in giving away points as the majority are fielded inside the 35. I doubt that a person that hasn't played the game since high school is going to be blessed with such skills, but I guess that's one of the reasons why we have preseason games.
c_hawkbob wrote:On kick offs especially, speeds counts. A lot.
Walters maybe?
ACES 13 wrote:YEP white guy. Brian Walters, bu WR AND ... defacto PR. Do Not Drop The ball !!!
Did his job and got cut!
Why would you quetion his talent when he did as asked?
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