Seahawks Sign Mike Hass to Two-Year Deal

by Doug Farrar on Jan 7, 2009 7:06 PM PST Comment 37 comments

Hass to Hass? Perhaps.

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?

by Nate Dogg on Jan 7, 2009 7:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by aerozeppelin on Jan 7, 2009 8:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by jteckmann on Jan 7, 2009 8:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by MFAN on Jan 7, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

the TNT blog comments

make my head melt.

by jteckmann on Jan 8, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by redwolf75 on Jan 8, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by Doug Farrar on Jan 7, 2009 9:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

what about the time of year?

seems really weird to be picking up free agents in January.

by Nate Dogg on Jan 7, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not being facetious but

why do you say:

“there won’t be very many better places for receiver opportunities than in the Emerald City.”

by VBJohnson on Jan 7, 2009 10:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

depelted receiving corps, lots of potential for turnover due to injuries / suck

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 8, 2009 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by VBJohnson on Jan 8, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by VBJohnson on Jan 8, 2009 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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).

by Azimeir on Jan 9, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't they just sign McMuffin back?

There’s your big guy!

by Jo-Jo on Jan 9, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by myx on Jan 7, 2009 11:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by J Hens on Jan 8, 2009 8:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 8, 2009 8:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

It does...

…kind of smell of noodle throwing. But I always root for fellow PacNorWest guys : )

by Azimeir on Jan 8, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Eh, it sounds fairly low-risk.

If he shows something, great. If not, no big deal.

by BrianL on Jan 8, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by John Morgan on Jan 8, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit Morgan, there you go bursting my bubble again.

by BrianL on Jan 8, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't see this being a problem.

That’s just my racism speaking.

by John Morgan on Jan 8, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

There you go bring up race again.

by SeaTownBlueDevil on Jan 8, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Now I suppose you're going to tell me Payne SHOULDN'T be our hands-down #2?

by Fearless Frog on Jan 8, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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”.

by djafrot on Jan 8, 2009 1:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by diehard82 on Jan 8, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe they want Hassleback to throw to Hass

by xSAMx on Jan 8, 2009 5:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Misfit74 on Jan 8, 2009 2:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs