c_hawkbob wrote:If RW goes down we're a 5 win team.
NorthHawk wrote:Except for Ifedi.
Carroll pulled him after 2 penalties (false start and holding).
It looks like he might be having more problems than I thought he would with a simpler system.
Avril said a while ago that Ifedi has a sense of entitlement. I take that to mean he expects to be handed the job and not have to work hard or maybe not being very coachable.
I hope he snaps out of the fog quickly or he will be either sitting on the bench or cut.
NorthHawk wrote:Except for Ifedi.
Carroll pulled him after 2 penalties (false start and holding).
It looks like he might be having more problems than I thought he would with a simpler system.
Avril said a while ago that Ifedi has a sense of entitlement. I take that to mean he expects to be handed the job and not have to work hard or maybe not being very coachable.
I hope he snaps out of the fog quickly or he will be either sitting on the bench or cut.
c_hawkbob wrote:Fant has just gotten back into full pads in practice, and from what I've read Pete wanted to bring him back up to speed at the position he's familiar with backing up Brown, but if Ifedi can't pull his head out soon I think we'll see Fant there sooner than planned.
c_hawkbob wrote:RT's typically are more maulers while LT's are necessarily more athletic ... the LT usually plays against the other team's best pass rusher and usually does so W/O help while the RT usually has a TE lined up next to him available to help with a chip block if needs be.
Fant, physically, is a LT all the way, but with Ifedi continuing to struggle he may well be pressed into service on the right as Solari has been virtually been chanting all training camp "the best five will start, the best five".
As far as his relative inexperience as a football player you're right that it'll work to his advantage in that he's not got LT thoroughly ingrained in his mind and his muscle memory, but it could work to his disadvantage as it really is a lot of information to keep in sorted in your head. ... how much so will just depend on how bright a player he is.
In the long run, I think it'll help him to spend a couple years on the right side until he's ready to push Brown for the start on the left.
c_hawkbob wrote:RT's typically are more maulers while LT's are necessarily more athletic ... the LT usually plays against the other team's best pass rusher and usually does so W/O help while the RT usually has a TE lined up next to him available to help with a chip block if needs be.
Fant, physically, is a LT all the way, but with Ifedi continuing to struggle he may well be pressed into service on the right as Solari has been virtually been chanting all training camp "the best five will start, the best five".
As far as his relative inexperience as a football player you're right that it'll work to his advantage in that he's not got LT thoroughly ingrained in his mind and his muscle memory, but it could work to his disadvantage as it really is a lot of information to keep in sorted in your head. ... how much so will just depend on how bright a player he is.
In the long run, I think it'll help him to spend a couple years on the right side until he's ready to push Brown for the start on the left.
jshawaii22 wrote:At least we know they are looking for a new RT. They just don't have one right now except Mr Penalty.
From Seahawks.com
3. Jamarco Jones is proving to be a quick study.
Jamarco Jones, a fifth-round pick out of Ohio State, spent almost all of camp at left tackle with the No. 2 and No. 3 lines prior to this week, but on Monday he briefly saw time on the right side of the line, followed by a series at right tackle with the starting offense on Tuesday.
“We’ve been starting to work him—we’re looking for guys who can flip and play both sides, just to see what that shows us,” Carroll said. “Sometimes guys get inhibited when they go to the other side. We’re just trying to see how natural he is. He has been a left side guy a lot.
“He has shown a real good savvy about the game, and he’s precocious in his awareness and stuff. So we think maybe there’s a chance it’ll come easy to play on the right side as well. We’ll find out… Jamarco has been a real surprise that he has picked up stuff so soon, (offensive line coach Mike Solari) has been really impressed with him.”
idhawkman wrote:I see this as a shot over the bow of Ifedi to try and wake him up. Hope he takes it.
Oly wrote:Better this year:
The DL, especially the pass rush (Clark makes another leap, Jordan will keep flashing, and I think Green will surprise people...and they'll be more effective than Bennett was last year)
RiverDog wrote:
Yea, I'm really starting to develop a strong bias against Ifedi. One of my pet peeves (along with dropped passes and turnovers) is penalties, and you top it off by hearing of former players saying he has an entitlement attitude, another of my pet peeves, and the bias just keeps getting stronger. I'm going to have to really force myself to believe in this guy again or else my TV will have a brick thrown through it on his first false start.
RiverDog wrote:
I'm not at all confident in Dion Jordan's ability to stay on the field. It soulds like he's going to miss most if not all of training camp. IMO he's as big of a question mark as our secondary.
1. Shamar Stephen could be a difference-maker for this defense.
Free-agent addition Shamar Stephen has been described by coaches as a big, run-stuffing defensive tackle. Those players are vitally important to a defense, but that’s not always the flashiest role due to the sometimes infrequent number of opportunities to make big plays behind the line of scrimmage.
But what has been evident a few times in camp, and again on Tuesday, is that Stephen will not just be someone who can win at the line of scrimmage by taking on blocks and holding his ground; he also finds himself in the backfield quite a bit, particularly on running plays. During Saturday’s mock game, Stephen recorded one of the defense’s two sacks, and on Tuesday during a brief 7-on-9 running-game period, Stephen shot into the backfield twice to tackle running backs behind the line of scrimmage.
“Shamar is big, thick, studly, big hands, getting off blocks, filling up the line of scrimmage, and he’s a good pursuit guy,” Carroll said. “He has already demonstrated a real good sense for where the ball is going.”
NorthHawk wrote:On the negative side it could mean a big deficiency on the interior of the OL, too.
NorthHawk wrote:I know, but I've seen and heard enough positive comments from coaches over the years that weren't based in reality that I'm permanently jaded, I guess.
NorthHawk wrote:I know, but I've seen and heard enough positive comments from coaches over the years that weren't based in reality that I'm permanently jaded, I guess.
RiverDog wrote:Especially Pete Carroll. That man is full of more chit than a Christmas turkey when it comes to the use of superlatives to describe his players. I'll never forget when during a post game presser he said "We're going to build around Tavaris (Jackson)!" Gawd, just think where we would have been had he followed through on that remark.
Aseahawkfan wrote:That comment frightened about everyone.
RiverDog wrote:LOL! Yes, indeed, it did.
He said it on Thursday Night Football in his 2nd season (2011), right after the Hawks playeed great, a big win against the Eagles, with the home crowd jacked, and Pete was like a little kid on a sugar high. He was so excited that even the commentators that were doing the interview were laughing. I literally fell out of my chair.
I have a good friend that I mentored at my former place of employment that once had a tryout with the Hawks and had an opportunity to meet Pete Carroll. He says that Pete in person is exactly the same Pete we see on TV..energetic, hyped up, butt slapping. I don't want to post my friend's name here, but would be willing to PM you if you're interested.
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