Monthly Archives: August 2011
Thursday in Hawkville
A recap of the day’s activities at Virginia Mason Athletic Center, where it was actually Friday because the Seahawks play on Saturday night: FOCUS ON Josh Pinkard. With Kam Chancellor sidelined by a sore foot, Pinkard will start at strong safety in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Broncos in Denver. If his performance on [...]
Cyber surfing: Thursday
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks for today, Aug. 25: Danny O’Neil of the Seattle Times has the story on Mike Williams as the Seahawks’ leading receiver begins the second season of his return to the NFL. Just don’t call it a comeback. Offers O’Neil: “The story line isn’t nearly so simple [...]
Wednesday in Hawkville
A recap of the day’s activities at Virginia Mason Athletic Center: FOCUS ON Walter Thurmond. The second-year cornerback from Oregon waded back into practice on Tuesday after missing more than three weeks with a high ankle sprain. Today, he made a splash – and got his lip bloodied while doing it. “I disappointed myself,” Thurmond [...]
Balmer waived
Defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, a former first-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers, has been released by the Seahawks. Running back Vai Taua was re-signed to fill Balmer’s spot on the 90-man roster. Taua was signed Aug. 14, but then released Monday. The rookie free agent from Nevada rushed for 15 yards on two [...]
Run and done?
Hardly. Not when it comes to the Seahawks’ 2011 schedule the Scouts Inc.’s ranking of the Top 20 running backs in the NFL. The Seahawks will face – or have faced, in the case of the Vikings’ Adrian Peterson – 12 of the backs in that Top 20 group. It’s a long-running list that started [...]
Cyber surfing: Wednesday
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks for today, Aug, 24: Eric Williams at the New Tribune examines the comfort and confidence Charlie Whitehurst is showing this summer. Rookie wide receiver Doug Baldwin on the team’s backup QB: ““Personally I feel like I have more chemistry with him just because I’ve had more [...]
Whitehurst’s Flag Day
Is there anything Charlie Whitehurst can’t do? The Seahawks’ backup quarterback “lost” to Senior PGA golfer Jay Don Blake this afternoon in a closest-to-the-pin competition after practice. But even Blake had to admire the second of Whitehurst’s three shots, as it hit the flag that was 80 yards away. “I didn’t really realize the competition [...]
Tuesday in Hawkville
A recap of the day’s activities at Virginia Mason Athletic Center: FOCUS ON Charlie Whitehurst. The team’s backup quarterback is on a roll, but coach Pete Carroll remains committed to Tarvaris Jackson as the starter as the Seahawks prepare for Saturday night’s third preseason game against the Broncos in Denver as well as the Sept. [...]
No. 91 is No. 99
Scouts Inc. has compiled its rankings of the Top 200 players in the NFL and the Seahawks landed five players on the list, topped by defensive end Chris Clemons at No. 99. Also included: No. 104, wide receiver Sidney Rice; No. 145, left tackle Russell Okung; No. 159, tight end Zach Miller; No. 199, cornerback [...]
