http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/59 Recent articles about the Seattle Seahawks en-us More photos » by Tom Olmscheid - AP Tim Ruskell wanted Steve Hutchinson, but John Abraham and Julian Peterson too. Attempting to sign all three, he was caught with his hand in the pickle jar. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tab... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:24:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Tim_Ruskell_The_Steve_Hutchinson_Saga/1664250 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Tim_Ruskell_The_Steve_Hutchinson_Saga/1664250 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Tim_Ruskell_The_Steve_Hutchinson_Saga/1664250 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/d/cda767f9d089d3d047055acde7ef5590b930bccd/small/PicImg_Minnesota_Vikings_v_7b41.jpg Jason Smith was inactive for last week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, but that did not keep him from making the news.  He was taken to the hospital after the game suffering headaches and feeling sick.  He passed the precautionary tests, but has yet to pass a baseline test, which would allow him to take [...] Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:39:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jason_Smiths_Brain/1663000 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jason_Smiths_Brain/1663000 During the game against the Seattle Seahawks, Steven Jackson and Seahawks rookie linebacker (and highest paid outside linebacker in the NFL) Aaron Curry could be seen jawing at each other after a few plays.  Seahawks won the game, even though Aaron Curry was taken off the field on any formation except the Seahawks base 4-3 [...] Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:58:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Aaron_Curry_Should_Just_Keep_His_Mouth_Shut/1662741 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Aaron_Curry_Should_Just_Keep_His_Mouth_Shut/1662741 At the breast cancer awareness a few months ago, when the wives of the Redskins players were wearing the pink-numbered jerseys, head coach Jim Zorn's wife Joy got to talking about wives wearing jerseys that had been "sparkled up," in her words.Phillip Daniels' wife Leslie "has the best one that I have seen," she told me. "Hers is something else. You have to go see her on game day; hers is very sparkly."Daniels wasn't wearing her sparkly jersey that da... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Sparkly_Jerseys_In_Photographic_Form/1662087 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Sparkly_Jerseys_In_Photographic_Form/1662087 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Sparkly_Jerseys_In_Photographic_Form/1662087 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/6/9633b767af68c3f2b050c93ab6389cde6e6fa3e7/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f53170224.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E095B03AE026175E671.jpg Last year, as the Seahawks season got out of hand and the curtain was closing, we introduced "2009 Tuesdays," a day to stop dwelling in the suck of the Hawks and look forward to all the pretty possibilities of the Draft, free agency, and so forth. Right around January, of course, that becomes the whole aim of the blog, but until then, one day a week ain't too shabby. Inaugural edition of 2010 Tuesdays: Running Backs. Depth Chart: Julius Jones, Justin Forsett, Louis Rankin, Just... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:08:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/2010_Tuesdays_Running_Backs/1661985 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/2010_Tuesdays_Running_Backs/1661985 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/2010_Tuesdays_Running_Backs/1661985 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/9/f9415b195f3f0bdc60c13fc8bc07ebd0efa55987/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_ad5d.jpg More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP John Carlson, Justin Forsett, Deon Butler and Max Unger form the existing core of offensive talent that Seattle can build around. Chris Spencer, Rob Sims and Sean Locklear could be retained too. If Seattle begins its move towards the offense of the future, McBow and Sparkly New Skill Position Player will join this core in 2010. Browse more photos » Normal 0 ... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:26:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Future_of_Matt_Hasselbeck_is_the_Future_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks_Pt_2/1658362 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Future_of_Matt_Hasselbeck_is_the_Future_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks_Pt_2/1658362 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Future_of_Matt_Hasselbeck_is_the_Future_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks_Pt_2/1658362 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/b/bb804955e083de41965ce8c6482644bff94ee3e2/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93341756.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D07A713F13F0B2B827D68F6353D45AC654D6807D2F89B34F8C.jpg More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Joe Jurevicius was cut by the Tampa Bay Bucs March 1, 2005. Tim Ruskell signed him to a one-year contract later that month. He was Seattle's most valuable target in 2005, catching ten touchdowns and leading Seahawks wide receivers in DVOA. Darrell Jackson missed ten games that season. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplore... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:49:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Tim_Ruskell_2005/1657214 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Tim_Ruskell_2005/1657214 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Tim_Ruskell_2005/1657214 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/d/2d5a212142aa39d200a31bed232578310dc50c06/small/Giants_v_Rams_dbbe.jpg The Seahawks ran for 170 yards in Sunday's 27-17 win, their 10th straight over the Rams.Seahawks CB Josh Wilson snappped a 7-7 tie with a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter. Rookie Seahawks LB Aaron Curry... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:08:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Seahawks_Rams_one_liners/1656638 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Seahawks_Rams_one_liners/1656638 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Seahawks_Rams_one_liners/1656638 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4c0f041ee0ff7e121d0cae93907578b3e82a7669/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92902398.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D06BB41844E91BB05871D68C3A2C22634113B33EF34D2BF698.jpg The Rams just got beat and beat badly by another bad team, in this case the hated Seattle Seahawks.  The Seahawks have beaten the Rams 10 times in a row.  To put that in more perspective, the Rams have not beaten the Seahawks in five seasons.  Five seasons in the NFL is an eternity. I’m having [...] Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:44:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Watching_the_Rams_Not_an_Easy_Task_These_Days/1654337 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Watching_the_Rams_Not_an_Easy_Task_These_Days/1654337 Apologies for the delay on posting this, was at the in-laws mowing down some turkey. Pro Football Weekly is reporting that Tim Ruskell has been informed that he will not be re-signed as GM and President of Football Operations of your Seattle Seahawks. This melds with earlier reports that no talks had yet been carried out between him and the organization. From the article: Inside sources have told PFW that beleaguered Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell, who is in the final year of his contract, has bee... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:04:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/PFW_Ruskell_Wont_Return/1652168 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/PFW_Ruskell_Wont_Return/1652168 More photos » by L.G. Patterson - AP The future is streaking at the Seahawks like Pistol returning it for six. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-no... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:44:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Seattle_Seahawks_Grind_Out_27_17_Victory_over_St_Louis_Rams/1650441 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Seattle_Seahawks_Grind_Out_27_17_Victory_over_St_Louis_Rams/1650441 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Seattle_Seahawks_Grind_Out_27_17_Victory_over_St_Louis_Rams/1650441 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/190a477dbd9b97ac2ea7829506a9d3592ad12e35/small/St_Louis_Rams_9ae3.jpg NFP.com reports that safety Jordan Babineaux was fined another $5 G for a facemask penalty last week vs the Vikings: Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux was fined $5,000 for a major facemask violation in last Sunday’s game at the Metrodome. Babineuax was nabbed for grabbing the facemask of Minnesota wide receiver Percy Harvin. He was fined $7,500 [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:58:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/FS_Jordan_Babineaux_Fined_5000_Again_By_NFL/1647286 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/FS_Jordan_Babineaux_Fined_5000_Again_By_NFL/1647286 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/FS_Jordan_Babineaux_Fined_5000_Again_By_NFL/1647286 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/190a477dbd9b97ac2ea7829506a9d3592ad12e35/small/St_Louis_Rams_9ae3.jpg For the second consecutive week, Seattle Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux has been fined by the NFL for a personal foul.The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Babineaux got a $5,000 fine for facemasking Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin in Seattle's loss... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:13:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Babineaux_fined_for_second_straight_week/1644759 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Babineaux_fined_for_second_straight_week/1644759 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Babineaux_fined_for_second_straight_week/1644759 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4caa6434c38a6aacbcc2fe286d489ed561ddb88f/small/Seattle_Seahawks_2008_0d37.jpg Obviously the subject of Mike Holmgren as Seattle GM continues to be brought up. I can't get away from it, from Steve Kelley to Ian Furness to several commenters on this site. So regardless of whether or not we'd all like it to be a dead issue, there is a feeling out there that he's the best fit to take us back to respectability. Well... let's actually take a real peek at his record as GM from 1999-2002. Luckily, a lot of the heavy lifting has already been done for us, by ... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Holmgrens_Record_as_Seattle_GM/1627271 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Holmgrens_Record_as_Seattle_GM/1627271 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Holmgrens_Record_as_Seattle_GM/1627271 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/3/432d87dcc1edfd8ae09f476b8a44a9e22d1f5bc6/small/Seattle_Seahawks_2009_05cb.jpg More photos » by Jeff Wheeler - AP Every plan has risk. Investing in Matt Hasselbeck is the quickest path towards competing again. It also risks the longest, most painful path towards competing again. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:&q... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Future_of_Matt_Hasselbeck_is_the_Future_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks_Pt_1/1626910 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Future_of_Matt_Hasselbeck_is_the_Future_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks_Pt_1/1626910 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Future_of_Matt_Hasselbeck_is_the_Future_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks_Pt_1/1626910 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/918687cd5541674c033e7dc970e7d21609fabb84/small/Seattle_Seahawks_v_0c80.jpg More photos » by Michael Conroy - AP Average today, average tomorrow, but Jones' bboy moves are off the hook. Witness his one-legged airfire over Tyjuan Hagler. Browse more photos » A bit of perspective is in order. A lot of hand wringing, finger pointing and alarm sounding is being done by coaches and fans about the Seahawks running game. Seattle has faced ten opponents and those ten opponents rank 1,... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:38:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Seattles_Run_Game_Not_Broken_at_All/1626573 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Seattles_Run_Game_Not_Broken_at_All/1626573 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Seattles_Run_Game_Not_Broken_at_All/1626573 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/f/ff6667ba0cbfc39ccd8810436570c66bd870437a/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f55814205.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921F7C3FC3F69D929FD1E2CFAA7E37780F461B83999BCE1AADB1B6FFD940C8F2C8F.jpg The Seattle Seahawks’ were held to just 61 total yards and two first downs in the first half while Minnesota racked up over 250 yards of offense and scored three touchdowns, pretty much sealing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:10:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Hapless_Seattle_Seahawks_Lose_Once_Again_35_9/1614376 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Hapless_Seattle_Seahawks_Lose_Once_Again_35_9/1614376 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Hapless_Seattle_Seahawks_Lose_Once_Again_35_9/1614376 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/c/0c64e9b8e23c714fde829bc50efb493961cd2e13/small/Hasselbeck_spent_most_of_the_day_on_his_backside_.jpg More photos » by LM Otero - AP Brandon Mebane is only 24. He excelled at the one tech, but has not as quickly or effectively taken to the three tech. Mebane is signed through 2011 for third-round money. The Seahawks can be patient with his development while improving the talent around him. Browse more photos » Seattle has shown patience with its players and that patience has rewarded them. It's easy fr... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Replacing_Colin_Cole/1604335 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Replacing_Colin_Cole/1604335 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Replacing_Colin_Cole/1604335 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/6/6682bfaefffd087ea2917dfd988a381a3168ecfe/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89770051.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D07DEA5C1D87A866CC02ED07DD14FF45824767F4C588170ABB.jpg Ask anyone who knows Gibson and the first thing they mention about the Seattle Seahawks’ backup guard is his toughness. “With Mike, it’s just how tough he is,” said running back Justin Forsett, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:00:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Seattle_Seahawks_plucked_a_tough_one_off_the_Eagles_practice_squad/1564498 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Seattle_Seahawks_plucked_a_tough_one_off_the_Eagles_practice_squad/1564498 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Seattle_Seahawks_plucked_a_tough_one_off_the_Eagles_practice_squad/1564498 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/3/33ee512c8e74b58a1e6c013743e5e34dc684b38b/small/the_Seahawks_plucked_a_tough_one_off_the_Eagles__practice_squad.jpg