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Why Russell Wilson is a win-win for the Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are now set at the quarterback position when they picked up Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson in the 3rd round of this years NFL draft. The hawks will go into the 2012 NFL season with quarterbacks Matt Flynn, Tarvaris Jackson, and Russell Wilson, while they will most likely drop Josh Portis.
2012 NFL draft: Seahawks could land a star in Luke Kuechly
The Seattle Seahawks have had a successful off season with some key free agent signings including quarterback Matt Flynn.
Look for the Seahawks to continue to build for the future during the 2012 NFL draft as they will jump on LB, Luke Kuechly early.
The Seahawks are in desperate need for an inside linebacker and nothing sounds better than the top inside linebacker in the 2012 NFL draft.
Luke Kuechly of Boston College led the nation with 191 tackles during the 2011 season, averaging almost 16 tackles per game. The team finished with a 4-8 record and was only two tackles short of breaking the single-season tackle record. He did however break the single season tackles-per-game record with 15.9 (previously held by Rick Sherrod with a 15.6 average over a 10-game season).
Kuechly was only 13 tackles short of the NCAA record for a career with 532 and was the recipient of the 2011 Butkus Award, Lombardi Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
3 key games the Seahawks need to win in 2012
If the Seattle Seahawks are to make a legitimate run at the NFC West title there are three games they must win this year. The Hawks are in Primetime twice this year, a Week 3 Monday night game against the Green Bay Packers in Seattle and a Week 7 Thursday night game against the 49ers in San Francisco, both of which are games the Seahawks need to win. The other key game is a Week 14 game against the Arizona Cardinals in Seattle.
Is Matt Flynn the guaranteed starter in Seattle?
The Seattle Seahawks may finally have an answer for their QB problem in Matt Flynn, but is he good enough to be handed the starting job? As everyone in Seattle knows, Head Coach Pete Carroll is all about competing for starting jobs, even at the QB position. Some might say that when you pay Matt Flynn 26 million it’s pretty much implied that he is the starter, regardless of what the head coach might say about competition. But is Matt Flynn good enough to be starting QB?
2012 NFL draft: Possible selections for the Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks have been busy during free agency including the resigning of Marshawn Lynch and addition of Matt Flynn.
While it may be an open competition at the quarterback position it is Flynn’s job to lose. Seattle believes they may have found their quarterback of the future.
The Seahawks draft number 12 during the 2012 NFL draft and look for them to take the best player available.
Can Matt Flynn be in MVP running this season?
Can you see Matt Flynn in the running for MVP in the up coming season?
The possibility of him putting up solid numbers is there with him going to the Seattle Seahawks this off season.
Flynn has the offensive weapons including running back Marshawn Lynch and a good supporting defense to keep him in the game.
Matt Flynn: Was he worth the risk?
Is Matt Flynn, now of the Seattle Seahawks, worth the 26 million-dollar contract with 10 million guaranteed? Or is it more likely that he will turn out to be what Kevin Kolb was to the Arizona Cardinals this year, a waste of money.
Matt Flynn does have some very impressive credentials. In college he led LSU to National Title game in which the beat Auburn 30-24. He was picked up by Green Bay in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL draft where he backed up Aaron Rodgers for the next four years. In his two starts in the NFL he has nine touchdown passes and has broken Green Bay records for TD passes and passing yards in a game.
How Free Agency will change the NFL Draft
This very well could be the most craziest off-season in NFL history, and the craziest free agency period in the history of the NFL. Last year, everyone was talking about obvious choices on who would be picking Andrew Luck, and most certainly nobody thought it would be the Indianapolis Colts. This Free Agency period can all point back to one player, and his neck surgeries.
Seahawks scoring big in NFL Free Agency
The Seattle Seahawks have had huge scores in free agents this offseason. They resigned Marshawn Lynch and big Red Bryant. Then they picked up DT Jason Jones to help with their inside pass rush and then came their biggest offseason gain so far QB Matt Flynn.
5 Teams that will attempt to trade for Tim Tebow
The rumors continue to heat up as Tim Tebow’s time in the Denver Broncos organization may be coming to an abrupt end. Never has a quarterback with so much hype and initial success lost his starting job and possibly his place with the organization. Here are five teams that will attempt to trade for Tebow-Mania.
2012 NFL Mock Draft: NFC West edition
A year after the NFC West gave the NFL a 7-9 playoff team thanks to the Seattle Seahawks, the NFC West in 2011 was much improved and had a shot at getting two teams in the playoffs.
Why Peyton Manning should come to Seattle
There is nothing bigger in the NFL right now than Peyton Manning. Now that he has been released, every team that doesn’t have an all-star QB is licking their chops at the chance to sign him, because if Manning can play at the best of his abilities he can make a bad team good, and an average team into a Super Bowl contender. Peyton knows he has about two good years left in him and in his last few years he will be looking for another Super Bowl ring. And the Seattle Sehawks may be the perfect place to help make that happen.
