Yes! Seattle Seahawks Cut Brian Russell
by John Morgan on Sep 5, 2009 1:51 PM PDT
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PrintJason La Canfora is reporting that Seattle has cut free safety Brian Russell. This is the single best news of the entire offseason. Pop your best beer, everybody, this is time to get drunk and more drunk!
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I"m going to hold my breath until I hear official confirmation
Finding out this isn’t true would be a real kick in the nuts.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
SUPER BOWL BABY!!!!!
WE ARE GOING TO DOMINATE THE WORLD!!!!!
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
Denver should sign him to finish the deal
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
by SSreporters on Sep 5, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully DGrant
Then we can put a guy in at SS to replace him.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
I give full credit to Big Play Babs and the entire Seahawks community!
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
My thought exactly
You beat me to it. Jags need offensive weapons. Branch for Williams? Both big salries.
Danny Green at the Seahawks Blog...
reported that the Hawks are keeping all 7 draft picks, so Courtney Greene will be on the roster as a safety.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean Danny O'Neill...
Also stupid double-post.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Danny Green at the Seahawks Blog...
reported that the Hawks are keeping all 7 draft picks, so Courtney Greene will be on the roster as a safety.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
A trade of some sort
I would hope. But maybe Babs is the guy. What I noticed Thursday night was that the plan seemed to be to keep Babineaux out of the game and let Wallace, Greene and Adams eat up the reps. If it weren’t for the fact that Greene got hurt in the game I’m not sure Babs would have hit the field.
Making matters even more confusing though, it is also being reported by the Times that we’re keeping every single one of our rookies.
Mind blowing move
Like seriously. If this were hold ’em, Mora would have just won the pot with a low pair or something.
Tears of joy are welling in my eyes. Please tell me this isn’t a trick..!
On the flipside, what the hell are we doing at safety now? Does Grant move to FS since he’s probably our best option there or are we making some sort of trade?
If this is true, can we say that the FO maybe isn't as dumb as we sometimes think they are?
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
We actually slowed the site down
One more time everybody…
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
I always think of Phil Mickleson at first when I see this.
I'm gonna go calm submissive on your ass.
Agreed....
but what the heck is the plan at Safety? Nobody else has really played much with the ones besides Russell. If we move Grant to FS, maybe Babs or CJ Wallace to strong, if no trade or pick-up?
Know this guy?
His name rings a bell… oh yes, it was from those Pro Bowl rosters in two different seasons.
by Suburban Shocker on Sep 5, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
No, Babs has to be the starter.
There is no way Milloy walks in with no practices and starts. He’s being brought on as depth in case Babs goes down IMO.
There's been talk about bringing in this guy for a while
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
By the way, rec this post
Every one of us should rec this post and remember where we were the day the Seattle Seahawks cut Brian Russell.
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
GREATEST DAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If there was ever a Super Bowl-equivalent to one man losing his job and thereby bring joy to millions of fans, than this would be it.
SO LONG, WORST STARTER IN THE LEAGUE!!!!
Didnt see this coming
I’m confident in a trio of Milloy (if it’s true), Babineaux, and Greene/Adams
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He played for Atlanta
and got burned a few notable times in the Falcons-Cards playoff game…
But does he have
GRIT?!
2/3 of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Marcus Trufant.
Poll
Who did you hate more, Russell or Herndon?
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Russell
But the Herndon whiff on Alex Smith in ’06 was worse than the Russell whiff.
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
Gosh that was bad
Wrap up. I learned that back in 6th grade football. Never watch tackling instructions from the following: Hamlin, Burndon, and Russell.
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I could never stand Herndon
Seem like he always gave up that 3rd down in 2006. I two plays of his entire Hawks career, the obvious ones.
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I'm in the checkout line at safeway
About to buy three large arrogant bastards. Today is a good day.
The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.
by Nick Andron on Sep 5, 2009 2:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Your probably just exaggerating
But better than drafting Curry or trading for Denver’s first rounder?
I understand your negative feelings for him
I’d just be a lot more excited to add an elite linebacker on my team than to cut some scrub.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh he's a Niner fan?
Why are you here so much? You get banned or is this your 2nd team?
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
Neither
I just like reading about other teams, particularly division rivals.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Where would you rather be?
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Drafting Curry is just using a draft pick
There’s some merit to it. Cutting Russell is like curing AIDS.
by John Morgan on Sep 5, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
Theres a tag at Kissing Suzy Kolber called
http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2008/10/domenik-hixon-im-gonna-make-you-a-star.html
http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2008/12/guess-which-player-is-brian-russell.html
That should help you get caught up
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
I understand his terribleness
I just don’t get excited over scrubs getting cut, personally.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
We had been starting this scrub for two seasons
This is not some end of the bench guy who never played anyway.
So did Mark Roman
And he’s terrible too. I still wouldn’t be so excited if he got caught. Sorry, i’m not trying to rain on the parade, I’m just surprised by the reaction.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
But 3 years from now this move will make absolutely no difference. Drafting Curry over someone else will.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Buzz Killington
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
by SSreporters on Sep 5, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But it has the potential of making a big difference THIS year
but yes, overall drafting Curry was bigger in an organizational sense.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
You guys just signed Lawyer Milloy, who’s a pretty similiar player. I’m going to guess this move adds 0 actual wins to your record, although I suppose it could help you claw out an extra win.
Think about it though, it’s not like you just got Ed Reed. Replacing one awful starter on defense with some mediocre guy is not going to make too much of a difference.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure
Why celebrate if we didn’t replace Russell with Ed Reed?
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
Milloy is an average-ish Safety at this point
Russell was the worst safety in the game and undermined other talented players on this defense.
To put it another way, yes, for this season, the subtraction of Russell is probably a bigger boost than the addition of Curry. Russell is that terrible.
If the .gifs that John Morgan's posted don't convince you that we're improved
Apparently nothing will.
And if you think even one extra win isn’t a big deal in a 16 game regular season, I’m not entirely sure if anything will satisfy your “logic”.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I do think that's big
Like I said, I’d guess it doesn’t add any extra wins. But the evaluation of the players wasn’t my point and we’re getting off topic. No point in continuing this. You guys cut a bad player, good for you.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding?
Replacing Russell with someone that’s approximately average is a big improvement.
Like I said
I’m done. Clearly you guys don’t want to debate this.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It just happened, we all hated seeing Russell peddle his shitty craft
Sure it’s meaningless 3 years from now. If we only celebrated things that mattered in 3 or more years we’d be a rather dour species. But right now, for this season, it means something. And it’s something to get excited about.
I didn't mean that you should only celebrate things that matter three year from now
But it’s just not that important in the big scheme of things. I should probably stop now, it’s certainly your right to celebrate, I just think it’s a bit over the top to suggest this was some big offseason move, let alone the most important of the offseason.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you enjoy being a dick?
Do you enjoy having dickish qualities? Qualities that remind one of a dick?
Let us have some fun. A player that was terrible for us for several years, making terrible play after terrible play, is no longer on our team. To us that is awesome, and further remarkable because of how unexpected it was. Leave it alone.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
by Eegah on Sep 5, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously?
All I originally asked was if John actually thought this was the best news of the offseason. I never said you shouldn’t celebrate, in fact I said you should if you want to. Quit overreacting.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you enjoy have dickish qualities?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
BURN!!
Scolari with the 5th grade logic BURNS!!
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
You've made your point
No one’s going to convince you and you’re not going to convince us. At this point, its just raining on our parade and getting close to trolling.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
I'm done like I said
Someone said my question was stupid so I asked why. That carried itself out and that’s it, I’m not trying to convince anyone of anything. Nothing wrong with celebrating.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 5, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Cut the dude a break
For the record, I don’t think Brendan’s questions have been out of line. What’s with people calling him a dick? Not everyone around the country understands that Seahawk fans feast on the flesh of our own when we perceive they have outgrow their usefulness.
I never called the guy a dick
Almost everyone is excited about the move and Scolari spent a long time questioning whether we should be excited. He’s a good guy, but sometimes he gets an idea in his head that he won’t let go (the whole LBs issue, etc). I just wanted to give him a gentle reminder not to rain on our parade.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
trolling.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
09/05
Terminated contracts
S Brian Russell
by Wayward Llama on Sep 6, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Brian Russell is cut and we're going to argue?
Jesus, laugh, get drunk, find someone to fuck. The world is now in color. Death has been solved. The Cold War is over. BRIAN RUSSELL IS NO LONGER A SEAHAWK!
by John Morgan on Sep 5, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Does this mean that I can visit East Germany now?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Damn you are right
I WILL NOW PRANCE IN A MEADOW OF DAISIES WHILST WHISTLING A JAUNTY TUNE
You're confusing offseason NEWS with...
Offseason moves. Granted, in this case, it’s the same thing, but it’s the news that excites more so than the move itself.
Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.
by Carl Shinyama on Sep 5, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Three years from now
We’ll still be loving Curry and hopefully enjoying Denver’s first round pick. But right now cutting Russell for Seahawk fans reason to celebrate. The guy was horrible. A huge defensive liability.
Inside joke, I gues buddy.
If you watched Brian Russell embarrass himself week in and week out, you’d be happy to see him go too.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never quite understood what was so bad about his play in that clip
Although he didn’t wrap up for the tackle, he did knock the runner back a yard or two where the other Seahawks were waiting. Would you rather he’d tackled him instead?
Plus he did it after coming in sideways, instead of from in front of the runner.
OTOH, there’s that other infamous clip where he interferes with a teammate’s play on the ball…
He bounced off Desean Jackson.
Desean Jackson.
This guy 
by John Morgan on Sep 5, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's a HEAD tackle
And it really is funny now he’s gone!
He makes no attempt to wrap up and hits so hard he bounces off 175lb DeSean Jackson
If he does that in the open field instead of 5 yards from the line of scrimmage…..
I'm on!
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like a beautiful pre-season hatrick
Curry
Denver 2010 1st rounder
Cutting Brian Russell
Love it
Oh, and I'll be skipping beer tonight and drinking some 24 year old scotch
WOO!
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
YES YOU ARE GONE
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Who do I bitch about now? Kelly Jennings? Jon Ryan?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Terrill.
Assuming he’s made the team. Do we have a list of cuts yet?
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah yes, Terrill
I deem you “Most Bitch-able Player of 2009”
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Now if Locker throws 5 TD tonight...
…One of the best Seattle Sports days in my lifetime.
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I'm on antibiotics for an ear infection, so I'm not allowed to drink.
(goes and opens a beer, drinks beer)
WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
(goes and opens another beer…)
Good news
You CAN drink unless you’re on Metronidazole. You should be on Amoxicillin, or Augmentin for an ear infection and you can drink on those! Cephalexin too
Too right
They should really keep closer track of those books!
Congratulations
You’re my new Doctor.
Thanks!
I'm on vicodin from nose surgery on thursday
And I can’t drive to Seattle to get my Huskies student season tickets and go to the LSU game tonight :(
Now this is riskier...
Tons of people drive on Vidocin as long as you know how it’s affecting you. They suggest not driving when you first start taking it, but the sleepiness side effect wears off after a few days. You should be able to recognize how much sleepiness you’re getting and base your decision on that. Maybe take 1/2 the dose or just take Ibuprofen instead of Vicodin (works better for pain from swelling anyway) and watch our Husky’s get stomped! You could combine 1/2 vicodin with ibuprofen,,,
Thanks but I'll just stay home today
And go to the Idaho game next weekend!
I’ve only been taking 1 pill at a time though to take the edge off, there’s no swelling or bruising from the surgery anyways. Just had a deviated septum that they fixed, and removed some scar tissue.
I NEED NEW UNDERWEAR!
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
Wait wait wait...
My brain cant accept this until its official… Why didnt this happen earlier? Why didnt we sign Milloy a week ago instead of Ness?
Is he going to step right in for game 1? Somehow this all sounds toooo good to be true…
But seriously Brendan, this is why cutting Russell is the best move of the offseason
He isn’t just bad in a vacuum, he undoes what good players do.
Man, this is just piling on after the fact
which is ENTIRELY appropriate.
Hee hee hee.
Its funny how what was once such an excruciatingly painful moment
is now hilariously funny in retrospect.
It was hilarious in an awkward, soul crushing kind of way last season.
Now that he’s gone it’s absolutely delightful!
When Captain Caveman from KSK knows of this
The party will really get started.
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
I need to start posting here more
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According to TNT a source familiar with the Seahawks confirms he has been axed
And it will be announced in 23 minutes.
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
But Kory Sheets had the 3rd most rushing yards in the preseason!
And Bear Pascoe is the greatest name ever!
Beverly Hills 90210.......Denver Broncos 7.
Kory Sheets greatest preseason rusher EVER.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
And here I thought Justin Forsett was the greatest preseason rusher ever
but I guess records are made to be broken. ;-P
Yeah, but he play(ed) for the 49'ers
so no one really cares.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
John, obviously your favorite Seahawks moment as a blogger?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Drop the mic, its over
Gotta leave like game at the top like Jay-Z.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
Now if we can just hear Bennett=yes
And Terrill goes on to a very successful music career – all the best Craig!
"Dunn recently declined an offer from Seattle while waiting for the right situation"
This from an Aug 31st Steve Wyche blog where he mentions Milloy turned down an offer from the Lions. I hadn’t heard that before. Interesting that Dunn was Seattle’s first choice, and they settled for Edge.
You never know if the source of those rumors is the agent, trying to drive up interest/salaries
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
Enjoy being unemployed, loser.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Rest of the cuts to be announced soon.
We’ll see if there are any more surprises.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
Yeah, great idea
We end up 3-deep at receiver (with one guy coming off an ACL injury and another a rookie 3rd-round pick) , only saving $1 million in cap space.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
by ninjasocks on Sep 5, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But....we have Jordan Kent.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
But . . .
Jordan Kent sucks. Courtney Taylor has amazing potential and is a great special teams gunner.
Courtney Taylor sucks. Logan Payne has amazing potential and is a great special teams gunner.
Logan Payne sucks. Jordan Kent has amazing potential and is a great special teams gunner.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
by ninjasocks on Sep 5, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Now it's...
Courtney Taylor sucks. Ben Obomanu has amazing potential and is a great special teams gunner.
And rec’d
The reports are that he's not being cut
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They already said he wouldn't be cut
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
possible trade partner?
http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/09/05/roster-moves-leave-ravens-thin-at-receiver/
… just stirring it up a bit ;-)
Branch for Reed and a #1
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Long as they are baked lays.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Some guy on ESPN is debating me, saying we should have cut Kerney instead, saying he has lost his motor. I think we all know what time of game Kerney gets his sacks. Gotta love Lions fans.
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Don't ever argue with idiots
They drag you down to their level and then beat you from experience.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
Don't go to ESPN's conversation crap
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
Not on the conversation page.
Main page
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I have nowhere else to go
I’m not welcome here and that other Hawks blog sucks. Like KJR, if you disagree with the main idea, you get blasted like a mo fo
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Everyone is welcome here.
Except for that one Raider guy….and seattlesucks, and anyone who doesn’t attend the Church of Morgan.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah his B-Russ arguments were ludicrous
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
How could anyone forget VBJohnson?
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Easily, in the heat of Russell-less action.
VBJohnson has been banished to the wastelands of the TNT and ESPN boards.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Life lesson:
Don’t even bother talking to the people on the ESPN forums.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone have a .gif of a patented Brian Russell blitz?
Those were always good for a laugh.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
Hum?
This is an interesting move (if it is realy true). The one thing I will never get though, is after his first year here everyone was loving this guy (when the Hawks had a pass rush). Then last year (when the team had no pass rush) he along with the rest of the DB’s were getting burned left and right. My point is, Russell was never a “great” SS, but he did his job ok/good. Are there better options out there, yep, but did he deserve to be talked about like he was some kind of monster, no.
I think this move is good if true, but remember, Brian was never as good as some thought his first year, and he is not as bad as what happened last year, he is just an average NFL player. Lets hope the team looks at some castoffs tonight, because they need some depth behind Babs (I’m not sold on Greene, and really not sold on Adams).
Did I miss something?
Last I checked the team was pretty good against the pass in 2007. Also I never said he was a god, I said he was ok/good. He was not awful, if you think that (really), then there is nothing I can say because I saw the same games as you did, and he did ok, not awful.
Trufant was excellent in 2007, Grant was good, Jennings was also solid in coverage.
The pass rush also helped the pass defense and the team played against some awful QB’s, Russell was bad in 2007.
Logic.
Your going to have to use some logic here for me. I never saw a guy out of place, I saw a guy that was not as athletic as alot of WR’s. Also he was part of that defense, so that means something to me. It’s 11 on 11 so he has to make plays also to help the team be as good as they were in 2007.
Also everyone is saying he was a major reason the D sucked last year (which is fine). So what is it, did he play any part in a good D in 2007-08, or is he one of the main reason they were god awful in 2008-09. He really can’t be both (in my book, he is one or the other). He is an averavge player, not terrible, you have to have some talent to be in the league since 2002.
Russell is slow and bad.
That should sum it up.
He tackled like a 15 year old girl
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
No thanks.
I’m sure you have a good write-up that makes your points (and that’s cool). I just don’ have the hate that alot of others like yourself have for Russell. No big deal, you have venom for the guy, and I just see a guy that would make a good backup, not a starter. Like I said, I never thought the guy was great, I just never thought he was terrible. Like I said, you have to have some talent to be a starter in the NFL since 2002 (you do).
We saw it with our own eyes
Mora and Ruskell saw it too.
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
Yep.
Like I said he was not a starter. The team has some younger, cheeper guys and he would be way to overpaid to be a backup.
Like I said to start, this is a good cut, I just don’t hate the guy, he was just alright, nothing more nothing less, thats all I was saying.
He is terri-bad
Maybe he did average in 2007 or the pass rush and other members of the secondary were good enough to cover up his badness. But he was never oustanding.
You know what the worst part is? He had Deon Grant playing out of position. Deon Grant is a free safety that is good in coverage. He should have never been playing strong safety. That is the worst part of Brian Russell being here.
I’m glad he’s gone. He didn’t ruin us in 2007. Lucky for him that Kerney was such a monster on the D-line that he helped our secondary look better than they were.
Yeah, he's not an average NFL player
He’s actual simply a terrible NFL player.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
actually (damn it)
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
I leave for an hour or so and this happens!?
I mean, I know who we signed to replace him, but wow.
Sounds good to me
Does that mean Babs FS with Grant SS?
From what I've read, the difference between the FS and SS
is less in this system anyway. I’m just happy that the front office are no longer Russellblind.
Our team needs a strong safety
When a run gets past our front seven, it’s almost always going long because our secondary doesn’t have a smashmouth run stuffing safety. Grant is not that guy and never has been.
Milloy may well be that guy.
Yeah, Milloy has been a FA forever.
I ca’t possibly see him coming in and starting.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
GTFO, Craig Terrill.
by Wayward Llama on Sep 5, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
FTA:
Russell provided what the Seahawks asked him to provide when they signed him two years ago: assignment-correct football designed to prevent big plays by the opposition. Switching to Babineaux suggests the Seahawks might be more concerned with making their own big plays than simply preventing their opponents from making them.
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
There are so many things wrong with that paragraph.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea...
I’m only ok with this, if the team is using Milloy for depth, and not as a starter. I like Babs as a starter better, at this point in both of their careers.
The 5 year deal (I never knew Russell's contract deal)
Irked me now that I’m reading it for the first time.
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
NFL contracts are never as big as they appear at first glance
Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.
I am perfectly okay with Mr. NotBrianRussell
Lawyer Milloy may be 36-years-old and washed up, but since he’s NOT BRIAN RUSSELL, I feel confident that the Seahawks won’t START HIM EVERY F**KING SNAP IN EVERY F**KING GAME of the season. Unless he’s really good, that is.
Also, he’s a former Husky, and that matters a very, very little bit.
93 tackles on a playoff bound Atlanta Falcons team isn't bad
I keep hearing Milloy got burned against Arizona. I can’t help but think who didn’t get burned by Arizona? Larry Fitzgerald set an NFL record with his postseason play and had the least number of yards against Atlanta.
Milloy may have one good year still in him. And Grant is pretty damn good in coverage. If Milloy can prevent the big runs and Grant the big pass plays, we’ll be set on defense.
Set?
Corner isn’t exactly set. I’d be happy if it were even league-average.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
We take about a million steps forward with Russell gone
And 999,999 back with Tru on the PUP list
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 5, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
The way he raises his arms makes it great
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
Thank you so much for finding this.
Rec’d for the sheer blitzing brilliance contained within.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Redskins cut DJ Hackett
He’s done for.
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
Too bad. I'll always have good memories of him catching the winning TD against Washington.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Ravens also dumped Cedric Peerman
9/5/2009: The day the Seahawks cut Brian Russell and set off worldwide jubilation.
I feel bad for him
He sure played his hand wrong though.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Sep 5, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions