Monthly Archives: May 2010
‘Win Forever’ taking root in Seattle
Pete Carroll’s captivating and intrepid “Win Forever” philosophy is catching fire at Seahawks headquarters, so read all about it in this new feature from Seahawks.com.
Air and water
The rainy weather isn’t stopping the tireless field maintenance crew from getting their work done this morning, as two field workers use heavy-duty blowers to aerate the turf. The aeration project began immediately after Thursday’s practice and will be completed prior to the team’s next practice in 10 days.
A little Q&A
The silence is almost deafening in Hawkville today. Coach Pete Carroll has given his players and staff the day and all of next week off as a needed break in their OTA and offseason conditioning schedule. Sounds like a good time to dip into the mailbag as we head into the Memorial Day weekend. So [...]
A look ahead
With the current 10-day break in effect, the Seahawks are off through June 7, when they’ll return for strength and conditioning sessions that morning. The next OTAs will be June 8 and 10, kicking off the final push of the offseason. Here’s a look at the schedule for the remainder of the summer: June 7 [...]
Give them a break
The grind has come to a temporary halt. Following a week with three OTAs, the Seahawks are now taking a 10-day break from football. Coaches have been going virtually nonstop — working on the draft, minicamps and OTAs — since being hired in January, and players have been entrenched in offseason workouts, practices and meetings [...]
The day in pictures
Check out some photos from today’s practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center, brought to you by Seahawks.com photographer Rod Mar: Wideout Mike Jones and cornerback Kelly Jennings go up for a pass in the end zone. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] Tailback Louis Rankin breaks free for a long run. [Photo by Rod Mar, Seahawks.com] [...]
Thursday in Hawkville
A recap of the day’s activities at the Seahawks’ OTA session: FOCUS ON Letting them play on getaway day. Today wasn’t just the team’s seventh OTA practice, it also setup the first extended break in the offseason program. Coach Pete Carroll marked the occasion with an extended team period during the 100-minute practice and then [...]
Plays of the day
Here are the highlights from the extended team period during this morning’s practice: On the first play of the day, linebacker Lofa Tatupu stepped in front of a short Matt Hasselbeck pass for a big-time interception before charging upfield for a short return. Tailback Justin Forsett scored on a short run to the right for [...]
Loving the other football
Coach Pete Carroll was among the 40,122 at the Sounders FC-Boca Juniors friendly at Qwest Field on Wednesday night. And he’s raving about it this morning. “What a great night for the fans — it was so cool to see the team score three goals and get that win,” said Carroll, who had been to [...]
Dream big
Coach Carroll reached into his bag of motivational tools and pulled out one of his all-time favorites this morning. During today’s pre-practice team meeting, Carroll showed an ESPN highlight video that splices together sports’ greatest moments to the tune of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” song. It’s a video Carroll has shown occasionally over the years to [...]
