Seattle Ships Boulware to Houston for Jason Babin/Author Makes Googly Eyes at Tim Ruskell

by John Morgan on Sep 1, 2007 12:19 PM PDT

Awesome news, as Boulware was essentially on the chopping block; i.e. this is the something for nothing trade smart GM's make.

Here's what we need to know about Babin: He's 27, a former first round pick with big tools (28 reps on the bench, a very quick first step) who has been completely misused as an outside linebacker in Houston. Returning to his preferred position, he will help Seattle's pass rush for this year and work into being a long-term replacement in subsequent seasons.

Tim Ruskell once again scores with a savvy move, shipping off a player that was on his way out in Seattle for a former first round defensive end in his prime.

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wow

sounds good!

I also hope Boulware has success in Houston

Josh Brown is better than you.

by MFAN on Sep 1, 2007 12:05 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah, I don't like how Seattle's handling the...

secondary and it's too bad Boulware never got a shot, he was a real plus in run-support, but the writing was on the wall. The Hawk's are stacked with safeties and to get such value for someone they would have otherwise released it just astounding.

by John Morgan on Sep 1, 2007 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed

I would of liked to see Boulware contribute this year, but the he clearly fell out of favor and you could tell during the pre-season that he wasn't seeing any big time action.

I fully expected us to release Boulware, instead we get some needed help from a player in his prime.

Josh Brown is better than you.

by MFAN on Sep 1, 2007 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions

wow, I can't type for shit

I'll just say I was drunk...and move on.

Josh Brown is better than you.

by MFAN on Sep 1, 2007 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Time to watch some college football.

I'll hit the tape tomorrow and then we can transition to regular season Monday. Instead of breaking down game four, I'm going to do a best of for the preseason, including the top three plays by Brandon Mebane. We could all use a little good news about Hawk defensive tackle.

Actually, while we have a moment. What level of posting works for everyone here? I'm capable of 3,000 words+ a day (always been an alacritous writer), but I think at some point people just don't have the time to take down 3 or 4 posts a day. What's the limit, does anyone want to see more posting? Also, what features have you guys liked? Anything you would want to see more of? Now that it's mostly my blog, I've taken the kid gloves off and showcased more of my voice. I will also start doing regular podcasts preceding each game. I'm still not sure about WPA, I love the idea and understand how to do it on a field position level, but haven't figured out how to properly evaluate first downs and game situation. Regular WPA starts by analyzing every play of a few years of football and figuring out the probability of winning considering every game situation, I have neither the time, the resources nor the programming skill to do that, but I have a few ideas, it will be bastardized version, but it won't be inaccurate. I'll keep working on it, and if I make some sort of breakthrough--well, let's just say it might appear after a game sometime.

by John Morgan on Sep 1, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions

When I signed on:

They asked me to make a minimum of 9 posts per week, during the season. Personally I think the more posts the better. There's nothing wrong with more "lean" stories. But you're doing fine.

--Shrug

by Shrug on Sep 1, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions