Chat: 6/23/15 6:28am
Chat: 6/23/15 6:28am
Shouts
<p>Yeesh. Seahawks are in trouble. Playing like poop in the 4th quarter is not a #Recipe for success. Remember all those "most talented team in the NFL" assessments? Not seeing it. Oh well - best way to reload is to have a bad season so that you can get better draft position and an easier schedule the next season. This could be that year for the Hawks.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - anonymous - 10/19/15 12:42am<br>I think - pardon my heresy - that Carroll's strength was getting players who had certain characteristics, such as great physical skills plus a hunger to be recognized and succeed, to play balls to the wall for him. In-game scheming was not one of his great attributes as a coach. Now his once-hungry players are very well fed and might have lost their edges. And the league seems to have caught up with Pete's in-game plans. The window on this team might be closing much earlier than any fan had thought.</div><div class="indented">Reply - Browns8625 - 11/2/15 10:48am<br>Almost blew it again yesterday in the fourth.. bad roughing the passer penalty.. 12 men on field penalty following a timeout.. if it was a handful.of other teams it woukd have been anither L.</div>
<p>You can't run an entire offense by letting defenders free rush Wilson and him scrambling around and making things happen. As we found out last night, what happens is sometimes good, but sometimes very bad. You need, uh, a REAL OFFENSE. If you've built your offense around running the footbal, and you've proven early on that your offensive line is SO BAD that even Marshawn Lynch can't escape the line of scrimmage on half your runs, it's time to rethink your offense.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - Browns8625 - 11/2/15 10:49am<br>Unfortunately they still have done little to address these issues. Not a championship caliber team. The fall off is big from a yr ago</div>
<p>Despite playing dreadful offense and being back in their friendly confines... that's the D we are used to. Graham more efficient also.</p>
<p>Kam has been spotted at Montlake. Something might be brewing.</p>
<p>Confirmed. Holdout ended.</p>
<p>Another L.<br />
Who wants cam to get paid.. I still agree with team, even teammates should be pissed at this point. If you are this great leader play while agent and team work towards deal..you are 2 years out. Sorry everyone else got paid.. get on field with your guys.</p>
<p>What a game. Couldn't have wrote up more interesting ending. Need a yard to keep game alive and Marshawn and the front line can't get it. Still doesn't discount the superbowl non run.. but maybe someone out there feels better about it</p>
<p>26 hrs until.kickoff.. Hawks v Rams. Going to be a close one, but Hawks squeak it out 24 to 21.</p>
<p>Schneider figured it all out in advance and took the right stance, but Chancellor's choice to take it this far was definitely his worst case scenario. Who'd have figured it? Not me.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - Browns8625 - 9/12/15 8:11am<br>He's losing money regardless. I could see if he did it next season.. not 2 yrs out tho</div>
<p>Surprise this Chancellor thing came this farr.. can't pay everyone though</p>
<p>Quality back up in Freddie J coming to town. Quality signing... doesn't bode well for Beastmode old backups</p>
<p>Maybe Paul Allen should buy the Mariners. Then he could trade for Russell Wilson, and sign him to a rich guaranteed MLB contract to avoid the NFL salary cap! Contract issues solved for the Hawks! Win forever. In all seriousness though having a unitary involved owner can't hurt.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:26pm<br>Owners who understand the game and the workings of a professional team are a good thing. </div><div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:30pm<br>An owner who is just there for the prestige on the other hand would be a big hindrance!</div>
<p>Swapping Bloomquist for Taylor and going back to the platoon at SS is the clearest path to better production at the position.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:38pm<br>finding a good SS that can be productive in the field and at the plate is something that every team is searching for...and those that have it are not giving it up!</div>
<p>Miller has the tools, but he needs to keep working and improving. I like the guy, but to me, he looks like a trade candidate when the new GM comes in and starts wheeling and dealing.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:13pm<br>it is always interesting to see what a new GM will do to make their mark on the team.</div>
<p>Alas...the Mariners...are below average on life.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:46pm<br>it has been painful to watch them!</div>
<p>He's above average on defense, DaddyO</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:47pm<br>but that is only half the equation...</div>
<p>To each their opinion, but to me Miller is not doing fine for a bat-first shortstop. 87 OPS+. If he were a defensive whiz, then I'd say he was doing fine. But he's definitely NOT a defensive whiz. He has always been considered a bat-first shortstop whose offense will more than make up for his defensive lapses. Despite his occasional power, he's slugging .395. But I do admit he's not all the BIGGEST problems, which are Cano, Ackley, and Zunino. LoMo is more in the category of Miller, not doing enough of what each does well.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:39pm<br>Miller was a good candidate for trade bait...</div>
<p>Miller's doing fine for a SS. Not worried about him. Zunino is killing us. Cano is killing us. Morrison, for a first baseman, is killing us. Ackley killed us for a long time and is no longer an issue, for the most part - replaced by Trumbo the Dumbo.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:46pm<br>Cano needs to pull it together. He could be pretty good, but something is majorly off...</div>
<p>Yeah moe. The "it's still early" mantra has long since started to sound stale and unconvincing, despite the fact that technically there remains a small shred of truth to it. The way you put it is damning. A month since our last 3-game winning streak. For a team that needs to streak just to get to .500...OUCH! Personally, I don't think a managerial change will do the trick, though I admit it could and at some point you have to do something. What is truly sinking the M's is the combined plate work so far of Zunino, LoMo, Cano, Miller, and Ackley. Cano's troubles are in a different category, but we also needed some of those others to come through in a way that they simply have not done--- NONE of them. Is a managerial change going to fix that? I wonder. But I gotta agree, if we do nothing things are likely to just continue the way they have been going.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:54pm<br>generally speaking, the first part of the season sets the tone for the entire season....</div><div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:55pm<br>although, there have been those instances where a team will break out in the 2nd half and surprise everyone...</div>
<p>OK, we're nearly 1/2 the way into the season.....will be after next Saturday's game. We're now 11th in the hunt for a WC with only 4 AL teams behind us...and each is barking at our heels. Our last 3-game win streak ended on May 27th, more than a month ago. We've had two 2-game win streaks since. That 3-game win streak last month concluded a 5 of 6 run. We've gone 13-19 since. Even including that 5-6 we're 18-20 over our last 38.</p>
<p>More of this is desperately terrible.</p>
<p>We've tried Weeks, Rugi, Jone and now Guti. Oh, we canned HoJo and brought in a legend, as well. We lost 4 of 6. </p>
<p>My goodness, isn't it time that we try to shake up things and go with a new manager. I like McClendon and I think the players likely do. Alas, he isn't punching many right buttons, assuming we have them. </p>
<p>We're in a rut and Lloyd isn't likely the answer. Let's hit the "redo" button for his spot.</p>
<p>With Cano DtD, we have the great opportunity of watching Bloomquist...or more likely Ackley at 2B a lot. </p>
<p>Sigh, I'm going fishing for a couple of days. I'm an optimistic guy, generally.......I need to raise a steelhead and get some good karma. Will bring it home for the M's.....I hope.<br />
moe</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 1:58pm<br>I think they need more than just good karma...they need talent that can deliver in a clutch!
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<p>Bennett holding out it looks like. May get imteresting</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:00pm<br>I thought it had already gotten interesting!</div><div class="indented">Reply - Browns8625 - 9/14/15 2:13pm<br>Not as interesting as Chancellor lol</div>
<p>Interesting which players will randomly find a way to screw over the team and cause more painful losses.</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:01pm<br>too many divas in one place will always cause problems!</div><div class="indented">Reply - Browns8625 - 9/14/15 2:14pm<br>Hence most all the Yankees teams of the past 20 years</div>
<p>interesting which hashtags get randomly applied to my shouts...</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:07pm<br>I have noticed that too...seems there is no rhyme or reason!</div>
<p>Oh, I agree with those who suggest that much of Wilson's success to date has been due to Lynch's presence. I am not, however, of the opinion that taking Lynch's #Money and getting Dez Bryant, Jimmy Graham, or someone of their ability would fail to produce a commensurate increase in production, though it is beautiful to watch Lynch and Wilson bludgeon and slice opposing defenses in an endless alternation of power and precision. We'll find out if Wilson can benefit from a franchise receiver this season, though, since we've got both Lynch AND Graham ;)</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - Browns8625 - 9/14/15 2:15pm<br>Got to see it yesterday.. good start for Graham not enough defensively... odd to say, but true</div>
<p>Mariner luck with him getting hit by overthrow... kidding me. Makes sense though., these guys been overthrowing all year</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:09pm<br>go figure!</div>
<p>How Bout cano day to day now. Shoulda rested him asap when it happened. Now day to day. Hope it doesn't get worse. All star break hurry</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:14pm<br>there are some players who will milk an injury and you know they could have worked through it...but then there are those injuries that should immediately be dealt with and the player rested to keep things like this from happening.</div>
<p>He is lucky lynch is there though. Not sure how sucessful him...or the team would be without that workhorse beastmode</p>
<p>I think there's a very real chance he'll end up with the highest AAV for the extension; Russell Wilson has more intrinsic, system-#Independent value more than *ANY* other quarterback in football. He deserves a huge contract, and while I'd prefer to retain the salary cap room afforded by a hometown discount, I'd gladly make him the highest paid player at his position. He's worth it to us, with our woeful pass-blocking O-line and proven ability to not only win, but dominate, in the NFL with him at the center of it all.</p>
<p>This is like the Randy Johnson situation. Don't overthink things, just pay the man and go work on your other problems; Wilson ain't one of them. I think Earl Thomas is the only guy I'd suggest is in the same zone of value for the team...I'd let Sherman walk if he'd wanted to outdo Revis' one year contracts; I'd definitely let Bennett sit out if he demanded $12mil/year; I'd have let Lynch go for ANY more than we ended up giving him; etc..</p>
<p>No way Russell gets more than $21 million this year or next unless he gets Franchise tagged next year</p>
<p>Sport switch football... Wilson approaching contract. Think he will be highest paid in NFL?</p>
<div class="indented">Reply - mickiholley - 9/1/15 2:21pm<br>not likely</div>