Seattle Seahawks Practice Squad Odds & Ends

by John Morgan on Sep 7, 2009 12:54 PM PDT Comment 5 comments

by John Froschauer - AP

Devin Moore, a couple flashy moments aside, struggled against Oakland's terrible second-string run defense.

It's Labor Day and I want to honor my former and forever brothers at Teamsters Local 162. Bend those knees! Field Gulls will be fully active again tomorrow, but today some light writing, barbecue and beer.

Seattle will announce its practice squad sometime this afternoon. When it's up I'll post it with all due commentary. Some names are confirmed. Logan Payne and Mike Hass made it. Payne has some small upside, but I wonder when that Biletnikoff sheen will come off Hass. He hasn't done anything as a pro since being drafted. He has eight receptions for 101 yards in 12 preseason games, and his production in the preseason has dropped three straight seasons.

Jamar Adams is in. It's good Seattle hasn't given up on his potential entirely, but he hasn't developed. Adams is quickly becoming an afterthought.

The final notable name of those announced is Devin Moore. Moore took my criticism of being a routine all-speed and no-size non-drafted free agent running back and turned it into 75 yards...on 22 carries. Eh. Buried in the hoopla of a couple nice cuts was that Moore ran eight times for no gain or negative yards. Oakland has had one of the worst rush defenses in the NFL for the last two seasons. Years of bad drafting has left their depth as thin as Al Davis' patience. Moore struggled against one of the worst rush defenses in professional football. Today he is a Seahawk, but he's no Lynell Hamilton.

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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 7, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like Hass

Not that I can point to anything quantifiable about my affinity for the guy. He was the one non-lock receiver that I noticed at 1 training camp practice I could make. He just seemed to be one of those guys that goes out and does his job like a professional.

Although it probably is just the name…

by timlin45 on Sep 7, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This is anecdotal...

…without the numbers in front of me, but I think Devin Moore was doing well when passes were getting mixed in with the runs. Most or all of those negative-yardage plays seemed to come in the fourth quarter, when I think Rowe threw approximately zero times. So we know he’s not the kind of back where “the other guys know you’re gonna run but they can’t stop it,” but I was pretty impressed with what he did with the first half of his carries, in the context of a balanced offensive attack.

by dagraham on Sep 7, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs