Patrick Kerney Retires

by BrianL on Apr 13, 2010 1:13 PM PDT

This time it sounds like it's true tweets Danny O'Neil

dannyoneil: Defensive end Patrick Kerney will be retiring after three seasons with the #Seahawks.

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Drafting a DE in the first round twice in 3 years because of necessity does not entice

by Anticitizen_One on Apr 13, 2010 1:15 PM PDT reply actions

Oh, and thanks for that awesome 2007, Patrick!

by Anticitizen_One on Apr 13, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

They don't need to draft a first round DE.

Lo Jack at standard end and Curry at elephant end are the presumptive starters. Our depth is awful, but at least the starters are there.

by sev79 on Apr 13, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Remember Jimmy Wilkerson is coming in to save the season

At least we aren't the Raiders?

by Generzal Zod on Apr 13, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Nick Reed can play both positions, at the same time.

by B.B.Finnegan on Apr 13, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

and he has bigger guns and better hair

and Lisa Gangel too but don’t tell Patrick.

At least we aren't the Raiders?

by Generzal Zod on Apr 13, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Lisa ain't havin' Nick's size 8s.

by jacobstevens on Apr 13, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Plus Tapp for depth!

Where’s that ledge that was following me around?

by thebyron on Apr 13, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Goodbye Patrick, that was a really long sunset you faded into

At least we aren't the Raiders?

by Generzal Zod on Apr 13, 2010 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

A sunset made of biceps.

by PRIDEin253 on Apr 13, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

That dude was Gerard Butler in 300 levels of buff

At least we aren't the Raiders?

by Generzal Zod on Apr 13, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Was = Is

by DJ C-Raig on Apr 13, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Too many holes; not enough draft picks. Optimism on life support...

Congrats on a solid career and leaving the game on your own two feet and not on a gurney Kerney!! Thanks too for making your decision before the draft!!!!

by Kevaru on Apr 13, 2010 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

How will this affect our cap?

Are there any free agents now worth targetting?

by katal on Apr 13, 2010 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

I'd say our cap looks the same today as it did yesterday:

uncapped.

by SeahawksFanInNY on Apr 13, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

How will this affect our Budget?

Are there any free agents worth targeting?

It's a Casio on a plastic beach

by Roy Weaver Stuckey on Apr 13, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks for 2007 Kerney

You were awesome, but you’ll never be Nick Reed.

by Hancock.Brett on Apr 13, 2010 1:36 PM PDT reply actions

Curious timing.

Maybe this frees up a large sum of cash to go toward soon-to-be-acquired Brandon Marshall’s new contract?

Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Sam Bradford, OT Ciron Black*, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling**, RB Jonathan Dwyer

by Misfit74 on Apr 13, 2010 1:40 PM PDT reply actions

Perhaps he was just trying to do us a solid before the draft?

Or might have something to do witih mini-camp. Or maybe he made a killing on his Masters prop bets over the weekend.

by G'd Up on Apr 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

It would have been better for this to be announced after the draft.

This along with the Tapp trade could show our cards, so to speak. The less teams know about our ‘needs’ the better. That’s why I wonder if this isn’t related to another move.

Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Sam Bradford, OT Ciron Black*, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling**, RB Jonathan Dwyer

by Misfit74 on Apr 13, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

With the amount of glaring holes on defence from today alone, Marshall shouldn't even be a thought

I’m talking about Kerney and Hill most likely gone from the team. Swapping a draft pick or multiple picks on a wide receiver is a dumb idea, although Carroll/Schneider were Valedictorians at the School of Dumb Transactions. The Seahawks D and OL is tragically void of talent right now. At least WR has Housh and Branch. DE has LoJack, 2 Safety positions has Babs, OLB is Herring now that Hill is wearing an orange jumpsuit.

If we trade for Marshall we might score a few more points with Hass chucking 8 yard wobblers to his stud WR who is one domestic dispute away from being cellmates with Leroy, but we’ll be giving up 50 points a game to the Rams.

by Kevaru on Apr 13, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Kerney retiring doesn't really change our holes on D

We would have needed a DE regardless.

by cro-mag! on Apr 13, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

But if Kerney played a replacement could have been postponed until next year

and that could have possibly freed a draft pick to facilitate this type of trade.

by Kevaru on Apr 13, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Not really.

Who cares about this year? If nothing else this allows us to get our young DE’s more time in the game.

by djafrot on Apr 13, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

All one of them?

(LoJack). Reed may rush, but I don’t really view him as ever a starting-capable 4-3 DE.

Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Sam Bradford, OT Ciron Black*, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling**, RB Jonathan Dwyer

by Misfit74 on Apr 13, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions

What young DEs? We have LoJack and some dude we just traded off the Lions practice squad for a 7th rounder.

See this post Assessing Need: Standard Defensive End. If LoJack goes down, there is literally nothing there. And if Curry has to play OLB now that Hill is most likely gone that leaves another void at stand-up end, where it becomes a battle of unknowns plus Nick Reed for that position.

by Kevaru on Apr 13, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Jimmy Wilkerson is coming in for a visit (tomorrow?)

He’s not great but basically provides us with what we had with Kerney a pass rusher who can fill in adequately as a starter if injuries dictate it.

At least we aren't the Raiders?

by Generzal Zod on Apr 13, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree that we need one, but I don't agree that teams around the league thought it was an absolute necessity, yet.

We went from the perception of Seattle might need a DE to Seattle definitely needs a starting-capable DE. Kerney a situational pass-rusher, 3-man lines w/ Curry or Clemons as ‘Rush Ends’, along with Jackson might have been regarded as enough starting depth that DE wasn’t a need of paramount importance. Without Kerney, we really put the onus on getting a DE that can play sooner than later: most likely in this draft.

Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Sam Bradford, OT Ciron Black*, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling**, RB Jonathan Dwyer

by Misfit74 on Apr 13, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions