Field Gulls Podcast: Burying the Hatchet
by John Morgan on Dec 18, 2009 5:38 PM PST
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PrintI talk Seahawks-Bucs, the Aaron Curry "Uh Oh"of the Week, and a New York area quarterback prospect Seahawks quarterback coach Bill Lazor should know plenty about.
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He had to whisper because Patrick Kerney was bearing down on John for the entirety of this podcast
At the end of the podcast John side-stepped Kerney and ran for a first down.
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It is very quiet
But a nice late night listen so cheers.
Agree with you about the linebackers this year. Lots of room for improvement.
But you know he wouldn't let them win.
Maybe jog, do some spins, bunny hops, but then make sure he crossed that line first
by Scotia Seahawk on Dec 18, 2009 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Choke slam?
Really? This is the Bucs and the Seahawks remember? Nobody is chokeslamming anybody in this game.
by bucfanlostiniowa on Dec 18, 2009 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
I would rather Curry get more of a chance to rush the QB
Than drop into coverage. I know Curry is supposedly not a prolific pass-rusher looking at his college stats, he has the speed to get around the edge or come up the A-gap and force the QB into tough decisions.
He’s brutal in pass-coverage.
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I just read Curry played TE as well in high school
Time to mold you into the new Mike Vrabel, Aaron. If you can’t defend the pass well then we’ll make you catch it on offense while Carlson can “block”.
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Good stuff, I had to press my head phones against why ears the whole time, but it was worth it.
Is Skelton’s season over? or does Fordham have a championship game or something that might be on TV?
SEA!
John what are the chances you think Julius Jones either gets cut or traded?
If we’re going to get a better RB I think JJ is the fall guy, which would be unfortunate because I don’t think he’s been too bad.
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The problem I have with him is that he's a free agent castoff at a skill position
Which we have too much of with the Seahawks
Enjoyed this podcast
As a topic of interest for next podcast I would like to know a little bit more about our secondary situation as we head into next season. From Trufant playing like crap (I hope it’s just him still being hurt), Jennings’ future (hopefully isn’t here), Babs remaining the starting FS, to Pistol taking over football as we know it.
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Useless trivia
Seahawks 10 playoff appearances, 6 division titles, 1 conference championship 0 superbowl championships. Bucs 10 playoff appearances, 6 division titles, 1 conference championship 1 superbowl championship. both teams joined NFL in 1976 pretty strange how similar these two teams are after all these years isn’t it. Yeah I have a lot of time on my hands obviously.
by bucfanlostiniowa on Dec 18, 2009 7:04 PM PST reply actions
I'm not so sure
about the better stats, haven’t the ’hawks won more games overall in the past 33 years?
by bucfanlostiniowa on Dec 18, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions
Hearing you talk about that QB prospect made me think of Ryan Mallett
The guy is 6-7 with a solid arm and really started to put it together toward the end of the season. He was only a sophomore but I wonder whether he might be tempted to leave with Locker returning. Maybe I’m over-thinking it but he seems like the real deal.
I'm very curious about him and whether he'll declare or not.
I’ve heard his chances of declaring may have gone up since Locker returned.
This.
Enjoyable podcast.
Sound quality is much better. That matters to me. The calmness helped a lot. Really enjoyed the material, too. Nice work.
One minor thing I’d request is this: when you start talking about a prospect, please take the time to set the table. You started talking about the first player like I knew who he was, what position he played, and what team he played for – all things I did not know, so it made things hard to follow during the entire time you spoke about that player.
This.
Nice throw right here at the 1:38 mark.
Skelton has a nice arm, this pass was on a rope for being that far.
This.
John mentioned just under 260 pounds
Isn’t that a bit hefty for a quarterback?
by aerozeppelin on Dec 18, 2009 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
I laughed so hard at Aaron Curry's play-by-play
I got this image of Aaron Curry just running around stupidly and effortlessly lighting people up while trying to find the play.
You know, I think John isn't helping people out by being one sided
How many of his plays are good plays? A majority A good percentage? None? Now I know I’ll take some heat for this because of my fanposts and whatever.
This kind of pointing out Curry’s bad play seems more like trying to temper fans from believing Curry is good because he hits people, but most of us don’t need to be ridden down the road of knowing things aren’t happening the way they necessarily should. It’s clear that they aren’t as yet.
Curry also knows that he hasn’t reached where he’d like to be yet. He said in the Seahawks huddle on ESPN 710 that “I have more of the nickle on my plate and that’s what I want, I want to do all of those things, I just am trying to pick up on the details.”
When Asked about his college career and how it translates to the NFL.
“I knew offenses and I could anticipate and follow their rhythm to make plays, it was like I didn’t have to focus on details because I really really just could feel what was coming. And I feel like, man, if I can work on anticipation and that will come, I will really be able to be the player I wanna be.”
by Joshua Kasparek on Dec 19, 2009 2:33 AM PST up reply actions
I have no problem with John speaking the truth as he sees it.
Most media types are practically forbidden from doing that or simply fear speaking an unpopular opinion. The fact John is willing to talk more than just positively about specific players is one of the things that keeps me interested in reading his work. You just can’t find much in the way of what could be considered ‘bad things to say’ about players from any official media types (those w/ press-passes). Johns speaks the truth (according to what he sees and believes) even if it is unpopular. I appreciate that.
I also like the positive things you had to say about Curry regarding anticipation and picking up on details. That tells me that even if Curry is unaware on the field, he’s aware of things he needs to work on, and show a humility in that he acknowledges himself as a work-in-progress.
This.
I don't mean that he shouldn't speak that opinion at all Misfit.
I just mean that his picture is skewed toward Curry’s negative plays, therefore other people reading his work are drawing entirely incomplete conclusions about Curry making him out to be a missle with no direction. John’s readers then carry that off as Curry complete body of work and form a base on which Curry is judged unfairly. And probably will initiate the bust talk that is likely to erupt.
I will also be weary of benching a player entirely because I believe Mike Holmgren retarded Rob Sims’ growth because of his belief that Rob Sims was why they couldn’t run the ball. Maybe Sims wasn’t perfect, but pain must be endured before Growth can occur.
by Joshua Kasparek on Dec 19, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, he never benched him in 2007 for Pork Chop in some running situations
For an entire game, perhaps not. But if I’m a coach, how the heck am I going to grow my player if he never faces the adversity on the field allowing me to teach. There isn’t anyone clearly better than Curry if you want a linbacker in, what difference does it make now?
by Joshua Kasparek on Dec 19, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Just to see him learn instead of fail
When Hawthorne is out of position and Herring messes up in pass coverage than Bradley can write a genre on “How not to…” and give it to Aaron at day’s end.
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To keep the Wrestling theme
Blocking on the offensive line isn’t about who the most technically sound guy is like Brett Hart, it’s about who sells out Hulk Hogan. You can have a bunch of guys with great technique, but if they have no pop, no umph, no high value finish, it doesn’t matter.
Yeah, I know. It’s kinda awful, but John started it.
by Joshua Kasparek on Dec 19, 2009 12:27 AM PST reply actions
On Mock Drafts
If there is value in mocks I think it is that they can introduce us to players we may not have seen. The value isn’t so much in the content about each player. What is interesting (from writers I respect) is their perspective on team needs, available talent, and how those two things fit together.
For example, I love Rob Rang’s stuff because I think he has as good an eye for talent as any media type. We also know that Rang, perhaps more than any other media person save John Clayton, understands what’s going on with Seattle. I also respect Kiper/McShay, even when I disagree, because I know they do their homework.
I think painting mocks with such broad brush strokes comes close to the “bloggers in their mother’s basements” stereotyping.
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
Excellent
Not to dig on your first attempt, but you sound so much more polished and at ease this time. You sound like a professional. Now, if only we can get Curry to make the same strides.
I think Curry blasting Milloy is payback
For Ken Lucas smashing him out of the play when Sam Hurd scored for the Cowboys.
Curry is going to mess up your life in the secondary.
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by SSreporters on Dec 19, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks for this, John.
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