Seahawks Sign Mike Hass to Two-Year Deal
by Doug Farrar on Jan 7, 2009 7:06 PM PST
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Per Ed Thompson of Scout.com, the Seahawks have signed former Saints and Bears receiver Mike Hass to a two-year deal. Terms are undisclosed at this time. NFLDraftScout.com had Hass as the 16th-ranked receiver in the country in 2006 out of Oregon State. Reports at the NCAA and NFL level indicated that Hass was one of the best-kept secrets in the college game, and a star in training camp. Primarily a practice-squad kid who the Saints took in the sixth round of te 2006 draft, Hass is a good guy, a special teams standout in college, but also a guy who couldn't seem to make a dent in Chicago's receiver corps.
One thing we know for sure -- there won't be very many better places for receiver opportunities than in the Emerald City.
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2 years?
That seems odd, and so does the timing. Are free agents usually picked up around this time of year?
Interesting
Not a bad signing. Low-risk signing of a Pacific Northwest player. He was a star in OSU and will have more opportunities in the Seahawks. Hopefully he delivers.
camp fodder
IIRC, he was one of the guys they brought in for a few different try outs when the Great WR Plague of ’08 hit. And he lost out to Sammie Parker & McMullen and then wound up back on the Bears PS.
Nothing against the guy, but IMO he’s Logan Payne 2.0. If we wind up starting ‘09 with a guy like Payne or Hass anywhere higher than 5th on the depth chart, it’s not a good sign.
Don't tell BobbyK of the TNT peanut gallery that.
He’s advocating for Payne to start in ’09.
by Fearless Frog on Jan 7, 2009 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
n/s
I don’t think you’re allowed to comment on Seahawks insider unless you hate Courtney Taylor, Rob Simms, Kelly Jennings, Baraka Atkins, T.J. Duckett and of course Tim Ruskell….and now Greg Knapp. Oh and you have support Holmgren for GM in 2010.
They called John Morgan a racist against White people
You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 8, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe he is.
Try explaining the hate towards Brian Russell – the man is clearly an All-Pro.
by SeaTownBlueDevil on Jan 8, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
That was "OccidentalTourist."
He is an idiot. The guy also posts on the Seahawk ESPN boards, and he spends countless hours bashing Tim Ruskell. It gets old.
I like it
Thought that they should have signed him over Parker. Adds another body that might be able to contribute to look over this preseason. Good special teamer and good hands, I can definitely see him sticking (depending on who else we add this offseason). Definitely projects as a slot guy with the upside of a Brandon Stokely type guy. If he doesn’t pan out, who cares? It’s kinda like the moves that the M’s have made this offseason. Two years does seem a bit odd though.
by Woodinville_12thMan on Jan 7, 2009 9:45 PM PST reply actions
Two-year deals for street FAs usually are structured...
with a minimal cap hit up front and a very low back end. Not all that uncommon.
Not being facetious but
why do you say:
“there won’t be very many better places for receiver opportunities than in the Emerald City.”
depelted receiving corps, lots of potential for turnover due to injuries / suck
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
But if the Seahawks
are planning on acquiring some bigtime FA WRs, or high draft pick WR or both a guy like Hass isn’t going to get much of a look.
It might just be a little insurance.
Assuring we have some WR depth in case Crabtree is gone or the bidding for somebody like Houshmanzadeh gets too high.
by SeaTownBlueDevil on Jan 8, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
That's what I would think, but
Farrar’s statement that Hass would get a greater opportunity in Seattle than most anywhere else made me wonder if had some kind of inside information about the Seahawks not pursuing FAs or high draft pick WRs.
Bear in mind...
I don’t who’s under contract or who’s coming back that isn’t, but Deion Branch, Bobby Engram, Koren Robinson, Nate Burleson, and Ben Obomanu will all be healthy going into next year, not even counting any of the youngsters that may or may not develop yet. I think we have depth of above average bodies and projects (as I would define Hass). What we could really use is either a deep speedster or big (6-4, 6-5) possession receiver that you can throw it up to in the end zone (although perhaps Carlson takes care of that).
Regarding Crabtree, I don’t know how fast he is (game speed mnd you, not 40-time; Jerry Rice was never conventionally fast), but he does have really nice size (listed 6-3, 214 lbs).
Scooping him up early
and signing him for two years seems like another “ton of potential” type of guy. It’s just up to the coaches to develop
he was a player i kinda wanted
back in that draft, all the talk was that his lack of speed had him dropping far but he was super underrated and ultra productive with good hands.
Let's go.
Really?
Why is anyone excited about this?
Hes another WR that can only get open by design.
You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.
Eh, it sounds fairly low-risk.
If he shows something, great. If not, no big deal.
His risk increases with each more talented receiver he out-practices.
A low price flier is how Seattle was saddled with Brian Russell, professional athlete.
He got beat out by McMuffin
You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 8, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Ugh.
Now we’ve got TWO overrated-because-they’re-white receivers on the team. And this one’s from the PNW as well.
I can hardly wait for the first time Courtney Taylor drops a pass and every guy from here to Astoria is like “WTF this guy sux put Hass in he rulez”.
A sign of things to come?
Maybe, just maybe, this is a sign the current regime plans to spend top draft picks and free agent money on something other than Wide Receiver, and they’re figuring to solve the receiver “issue” with quantity vs. quality. We do know that they will focus on the running game. (I think I know that) And we know in Atlanta they used the three headed monster running back effectively, i.e. no real feature back. If all of that makes sense, I’d be looking for them to spend picks and money re-tooling the O-line, D-backfield, and adding an outside linebacker and D-tackle and maybe picking up a potential future franchise QB. Some mocks have us picking up a RB in round 1 or 2. If this were still Holmgrens team, I’d say probably, but I don’t think Mora and Ruskell will go that way.
DC news?
“The National Football Post’s Michael Lombardi reports the Seahawks will hire Bucs assistant coach Casey "Gus” Bradley as their new defensive coordinator.
Lombardi is alone on this one, but he’s a reliable source. Bradley’s resume includes developing Barrett Ruud into a Pro Bowl-caliber MLB as Bucs linebackers coach. His hiring means Rod Marinelli will likely be headed to Houston or Chicago." -Rotoworld
The Seattle Times is also reporting
that the Seahawks are getting set to interview Brian Schneider of the Raiders for the special teams coordinator opening.
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