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It’s trickier, today.
Yesterday you were polled on backs. Quarterbacks, halfbacks, fullbacks. If there existed a .75back, you would have been polled on them too.
Today we level up. The lines are in play. Both sides. The trenches, where games are lost or won, unless the truism isn’t actually true, which happens a lot to be honest.
Interior linemen, tackles, defensive ends, defensive tackles, with tight ends thrown in for fun because they have to be. You get five polls, and as usual, the Seattle Seahawks shoo-ins are shooed directly in. You won’t be voting on Tez, Walt, or even Joe Nash. Also in automatically: Chris Gray, Jacob Green, Michael Sinclair.
Enough jibber jabber. That’s how you get ants. On to the voting, which is what you came for.
Centers (2)
Poll
Which of the following centers should be named to the Seahawks all-time 53-man?
This poll is closed
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4%
Blair Bush (1983-1988)
(99 votes) -
0%
Grant Feasel (1987-1992)
(7 votes) -
10%
Kevin Mawae (1994-1997)
(212 votes) -
1%
Chris Spencer (2005-2010)
(36 votes) -
46%
Robbie Tobeck (2000-2006)
(967 votes) -
35%
Max Unger (2009-2014)
(725 votes) -
1%
John Yarno (1977-1982)
(23 votes)
Guards (3 or 4)
Chris Gray already made the team. Congratulations Chris. Lots of other men besides Chris played guard for the Seahawks. Methodology note: I whittled it down by setting two standards for inclusion in the poll — at least four years spent in Seattle and at least 15 AV generated.
Poll
Besides Chris Gray, which guard should be added to the Seahawks all-time 53-man?
This poll is closed
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4%
Edwin Bailey (11 yrs)
(105 votes) -
0%
Darrick Brilz (5 yrs)
(1 vote) -
0%
James Carpenter (4 yrs)
(4 votes) -
0%
Andy Heck (5 yrs)
(13 votes) -
0%
Bill Hitchcock (4 yrs)
(3 votes) -
66%
Steve Hutchinson (5 yrs)
(1466 votes) -
1%
Pete Kendall (6 yrs)
(27 votes) -
0%
Tom Lynch (4 yrs)
(2 votes) -
2%
Bryan Millard (8 yrs)
(51 votes) -
0%
Bob Newton (6 yrs)
(4 votes) -
0%
Robert Pratt (4 yrs)
(1 vote) -
0%
Rob Sims (4 yrs)
(2 votes) -
20%
J.R. Sweezy (4 yrs)
(461 votes) -
3%
Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack (8 yrs)
(76 votes)
Tackles (3 or 4)
Walter Jones? WHERE IS WALTER oh yeah he’s already on the team, doofus. Same admittance standards to the poll as above: four years and 15 AV.
Poll
Besides Walter Jones, which tackle should be added to the Seahawks all-time 53-man?
This poll is closed
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0%
LT James Atkins (4 yrs)
(4 votes) -
11%
RT Steve August (8 yrs)
(190 votes) -
10%
RT Howard Ballard (5 yrs)
(176 votes) -
0%
LT Nick Bebout (4 yrs)
(1 vote) -
1%
LT Ron Essink (6 yrs)
(26 votes) -
30%
RT Sean Locklear (7 yrs)
(502 votes) -
0%
LT Ron Mattes (5 yrs)
(7 votes) -
41%
LT Russell Okung (6 yrs)
(695 votes) -
3%
LT Ray Roberts (4 yrs)
(63 votes) -
0%
RT Grant Williams (4 yrs)
(5 votes) -
0%
RT Mike Wilson (4 yrs)
(1 vote)
Tight Ends (3)
The history of Seahawks tight ends is... mixed at best. I hesitate to add Jimmy Graham to the poll after only a season and a half in Seattle, but he does hold some important franchise records already, and is the only TE from here to ever make a Pro Bowl, so my hands are tied, like on that catch he made last season. Standards? They are low. Five years or 12 AV accumulated is enough to buy you entrance into the poll.
Poll
Which of the following tight ends should be added to the Seahawks all-time 53-man?
This poll is closed
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4%
John Carlson (3 yrs, 137 rec)
(87 votes) -
0%
Carlester Crumpler (5, 88)
(8 votes) -
8%
Christian Fauria (7, 166)
(156 votes) -
47%
Jimmy Graham (2, 113)
(854 votes) -
5%
Itula Mili (9, 164)
(98 votes) -
17%
Zach Miller (4, 102)
(314 votes) -
1%
Jerramy Stevens (5, 130)
(35 votes) -
12%
Mike Tice (10, 92)
(218 votes) -
1%
Charle Young (3, 97)
(20 votes)
Defensive ends (4 or 5)
Jacob Green and Michael Sinclair are shoo-ins with their 97.5 and 73.5 career sacks, respectively, which ranks them nos. 1 and 2 in franchise history. Let’s add a few more from this fearsome list.
Poll
Besides Jacob Green and Michael Sinclair, which defensive end should be added to the Seahawks all-time 53-man?
This poll is closed
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11%
Cliff Avril (33.5 sacks, 89 tackles)
(200 votes) -
64%
Michael Bennett (30.5, 106)
(1155 votes) -
9%
Jeff Bryant (63.0, N/A)
(174 votes) -
10%
Chris Clemons (38.0, 110)
(190 votes) -
0%
Phillip Daniels (21.5, 107)
(5 votes) -
0%
Bryce Fisher (13.0, 71)
(4 votes) -
0%
Bruce Irvin (22.0, 96)
(11 votes) -
1%
Patrick Kerney (24.5, 87)
(30 votes) -
0%
Tony Woods (16.0, 543)
(12 votes)
Defensive tackles (4 or 5)
Pre-admitted: Tez and Nash. Needing your approval: everyone else.
Poll
Besides Cortez Kennedy and Joe Nash, which interior defensive lineman should be added to the Seahawks all-time 53-man?
This poll is closed
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22%
Sam Adams (23.0 sacks, 167 tackles)
(391 votes) -
15%
Rocky Bernard (29.0, 203)
(265 votes) -
5%
Red Bryant (3.5, 79)
(103 votes) -
0%
Robert Hardy (2.0, N/A)
(0 votes) -
0%
Tony McDaniel (2.0, 60)
(4 votes) -
46%
Brandon Mebane (15.5, 228)
(818 votes) -
4%
John Randle (23.5, 51)
(83 votes) -
4%
Manu Tuiasosopo (9.5, N/A)
(85 votes)
Tomorrow we make a run at specialists, returners and receivers. A couple really cool races await.