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Wahle = a Seahawk!!

Good News Mike Wahle signs with the Hawks

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/02/14/wahle.seattle/index.html

Not sure what the contract is.

Nice start to the off-season.

Update: Let's review, signing Wahle:

Improves two line positions, one drastically.

Gives Seattle, should they re-sign Lock (probably this one) or draft any of this draft's bevy of left tackles (should be this one) a much improved rush blocking line and one of the best pass blocking lines in the NFL.

Allows excellent draft flexibility, ensuring Ruskell can stick to the "best available player" model that has led to so many successful drafts.

And here's the juice: Flexibility means the Seahawks first round pick is someone to get excited about. Very. I'll show you why tomorrow.

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good start, lets hope he can help...
Take a seat, well somewhere...nevermind

by Chris Hansen on Feb 14, 2008 3:31 PM PST reply actions  

Great news
As soon as I saw that Wahle was cut, I was hoping this would happen.  I imagine that we're all but out of the Faneca market now (which I'm fine with -- that's gonna be a huge contract).

I've been thinking about ideal draft options and it seems like I keep coming up with USC guys -- Fred Davis, Baker, Radovich, Booty...

by Strang on Feb 14, 2008 3:44 PM PST reply actions  

Oh, and I might forever call him...
Good News Mike Wahle just because of this post.

by John Morgan on Feb 14, 2008 3:50 PM PST reply actions  

YES!!!!!
my poor grammar skills have created a nickname!
Josh Brown is better than you. The Rest of the team is worse.

by MFAN on Feb 14, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Good News Mike Wahle
I'm so happy we got 'Good News Mike Wahle'. This was a MAJOR problem last year, possibly even bigger than running back.

by paul2 on Feb 14, 2008 4:24 PM PST reply actions  

Correct me if I'm Wrong
Wahle is a left guard? If that's the case, then we can bench Sims, re-sign Locklear, and the idea of drafting an OT in Sam Baker in the 1st round would be gone!
RIP Roy Scheider

by SSreporters on Feb 14, 2008 4:59 PM PST reply actions  

Sims doesn't need to be benched
I personally think Sims is going to be an awesome RG.

Sims got way too much crap last season.

Josh Brown is better than you. The Rest of the team is worse.

by MFAN on Feb 14, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions  

If you had to bench
Spencer or Sims, who would you choose?
RIP Roy Scheider

by SSreporters on Feb 14, 2008 5:05 PM PST up reply actions  

neither
The thing is, no one needs to be benched.  It sounds like we are pushing hard to re-sign Locklear, which means.
LT Jones
LG Wahle
C Spencer
RG Simms
RT Locklear

Gray will either retire or comeback in a reduced role (which I'd actually fully support).

Josh Brown is better than you. The Rest of the team is worse.

by MFAN on Feb 14, 2008 5:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, Gray is actually
a decent player when he gets lots of rest and plays about every third series, he could help a lot being a backup.
"I think we know who the 'Hawks true rival is"-John Morgan

by Coach Owens on Feb 14, 2008 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice!
Yet another example of the stark difference between seahawks' and mariners' upper management.

I don't think I could handle both my fave teams being poorly run.

by redwolf75 on Feb 14, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply actions  

I... don't understand how this works
I cannot reconcile a local sports team pulling off a move so quickly that was sanctioned by the blogosphere beforehand.

by Matthew @ Field Gulls on Feb 14, 2008 6:09 PM PST reply actions  

I know
I'm struggling with it, too.  This might be the first time that this has happened.  I'm puzzled.  Happy, yet...uneasy.

Soon it'll be only happy.  

Phildopip = Jimmimoose's body check

by jimmimoose on Feb 14, 2008 7:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Adrian Beltre
was probably the only other resoundingly triumphant move that the local teams have made in the last handful of years.  I don't remember anyone saying that was a bad move, including the locals.

But I could be wrong about that..just the way I remember it.

by misterjonez on Feb 15, 2008 5:02 AM PST up reply actions  

This is great
 I just have a barrage of names coming to me who I would love in Seahawks uniform from the first 3 rounds.

Mendenhall,Stewart,Davis,Baker, Cherilus, Chris Williams, Nicks, Carlson, Rucker, Rice, Kevin Smith, Slaton, Barton, Finley, Tamme, Cousins, Forte, Chris Johnson etc etc

This makes for a lot of flexibility in the draft.

by puerto on Feb 14, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions  

Hated to see him go
He is a player and should have several good years left in him if his shoulder continues to heal. Good move by the Seahawks.
I blog the Carolina Panthers @ www.catscratchreader.com

by Jaxon on Feb 15, 2008 6:14 AM PST reply actions  

Gray and Lock
If he decides not to retire and if he's cheap, I think it'd be great to keep him as a backup.  He can back up both guard and center, which is a plus.

Especially if Gray stays, seems Pork Chop oughtta be the odd man out.  

If it's true that the Hawks are gonna pay big bucks to keep Lock here, does that mean they see him as the LT of the future?  John's said that he doesn't think Lock projects well at LT.

by jeager on Feb 15, 2008 8:10 AM PST reply actions  

TIm Ruskell's pretty drunk.
Anyone going to Mountain Goats? I'd like to meet anyone who's going.

by John Morgan on Feb 15, 2008 8:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Yep!
Just bought tickets for my friend Leathan and myself yesterday.  We're going to the show on the 25th (Monday).  How's abouts you?
Phildopip = Jimmimoose's body check

by jimmimoose on Feb 16, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions  

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