Author Archives: Clare Farnsworth
Wilson throws himself into the mix
Welcome to the three-headed, three-armed competition to be the Seahawks’ starting quarterback this season. Three? That’s right, third-round draft choice Russell Wilson was impressive enough in the three-day rookie minicamp which ended today that coach Pete Carroll said the QB from Wisconsin will compete with incumbent Tarvaris Jackson and free-agent addition Matt Flynn for the [...]
Saturday in Hawkville: For Wagner, Turbin, it’s unity over units
A recap of the activities in Day 2 of the Seahawks’ rookie minicamp for May 12: FOCUS ON Teammates. Again. Still. That’s Bobby Wagner and Robert Turbin, the duo from Utah State who shares not only a first name but now a professional team after the Seahawks selected them in the second and fourth rounds [...]
Saturday cyber surfing: Wilson comes out throwing
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks for today, May 12: Mike Sando at ESPN.com offers his thoughts from the first practice of the three-day minicamp, including: “Coach Pete Carroll raved about running back Robert Turbin. He loved Turbin’s quickness and feel for the zone running game. Turbin has huge biceps, but his [...]
Golden’s great Canadian adventure
Like a lot of athletes from the United States, when Golden Tate thinks about Canada one thing comes to mind. “I know when I think of Canada, the first thing I think about is hockey,” the Seahawks’ third-year wide receiver said today. But Wednesday, Tate found out there’s more to our neighbor to the North. [...]
Friday cyber surfing: It’s all about the rookies
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks for today, May 11: The Seahawks’ rookies have reported and will practice today for the first of three times in their weekend minicamp. Eric Williams at the News Tribune takes a look at how coach Pete Carroll relishes this look at the rookies: “ ‘It’s going [...]
Zorn to Largent: One more time
NFL Films is celebrating Jim Zorn’s 59th birthday by re-running an interview it did with the Seahawks’ first quarterback and his favorite target: Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent. In addition to the interview that was done when Zorn was a coach with the Redskins, the feature also has some vintage Zorn-to-Largent footage, complete [...]
Carroll calls an audible
Week Two of Phase 2 in the Seahawks’ offseason program ended with coach Pete Carroll changing things up. Rather than the full-squad workouts the veterans went through on the outdoor practice fields at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, each unit did its own thing today – including quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson, Matt [...]
On this date: McCloughan hired
A look at a memorable moment in Seahawks history that occurred on May 10: 2000: Scot McCloughan is appointed director of college scouting. McCloughan would leave after the team’s Super Bowl run in 2005 to become vice president of football operations and then general manager of the San Francisco 49ers. He returned to the Seahawks [...]
