Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Signings

[Hawk Sista]

I’m pleased to see a couple fullbacks get picked up. It irritated me not having one last year.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsspo ... place/amp/

John Franklin III, WR, Florida Atlantic
Khalid Hill, FB, Michigan
Poona Ford, DT, Texas
Jason Hall, DB, Texas
Chris Hawkins, DB, Southern California
Easy Anyama, DB, Texas State
Marcell Frazier, DE, Missouri
Taj Williams, WR, TCU
Tanner Carew, LS, Oregon
Skyler Phillips, OL, Idaho State
Brad Lundblade, C, Oklahoma State
Eddy Wilson, DT Purdue
Marcus Martin, FB, Slippery Rock
Troy Williams, QB, Utah
Caleb Scott, WR Vanderbilt
Emmanuel Beal, LB, Oklahoma

[NorthHawk]

I really like the following pickups and think they have a good to maybe better than good chance of sticking:

Khalid Hill - a true FB to get back to the run game of a few years ago
Poona Ford - a player that is shorter than many DT's but gets great leverage and in college got a surprising amount of penetration.
Skyler Phillips - depth at Guard and may surprise people. He'll push Roos at the very least and maybe Odhiambo, too.

The Seahawks know what they like at DB, so maybe the 3 UFA's have a chance to stick
In all, this might be a pretty good UFA class.
It's quite obvious to me that they are going back to competition for every spot like it was prior to the post Super Bowl years.

[idhawkman]

I agree NorthHawk, about the FB. Hate Harbaugh but he does believe in a FB and TE offensive schema so this kid should have some smarts about it.

I can't wait to watch Penny running with a FB leading the way. This could get real good, real quick.

[NorthHawk]

I watched as much of Penny as I could find, and he was very good as using the blocking from a good fullback and a good blocking TE.

I did the same and noticed he has some pretty good patience and reads the blocks quite well before bursting through the hole.
I think his vision is pretty good and you can see that on his ST runs. Maybe it's because of his return abilities that he's developed better vision when handed the ball on Offense.
He's also a pretty good receiver out of the backfield which is something we haven't done a lot of in Carroll's tenure. I didn't see him on screen passes, but he might be a real terror
for the opposing Defenses if they get that part of the game going.

[Seahawks4Ever]

Pete had an epiphany and has said that our running game would be much better if we had decent FB play. PC even pointed out how good Shaun A. did with Mack Strong as FB and how Lynch had Mike Robinson and our running game hasn't been the same since he retired.

Wow Pete, YOU WERE in perfect position to do something about it and only now you have awoke to the fact that better blocking leading to better rushing out comes???

Oh well, I do hope this means Pete is going to put a real emphasis on the running game and just not talk about it.

[NorthHawk]

Pete had an epiphany and has said that our running game would be much better if we had decent FB play. PC even pointed out how good Shaun A. did with Mack Strong as FB and how Lynch had Mike Robinson and our running game hasn't been the same since he retired.

Wow Pete, YOU WERE in perfect position to do something about it and only now you have awoke to the fact that better blocking leading to better rushing out comes???

Oh well, I do hope this means Pete is going to put a real emphasis on the running game and just not talk about it.

Well, they drafted probably the best blocking TE and signed another good blocking TE in FA, so we should have the equivalent of 6 OL blocking for the run. If FB Khalid Hill makes it at 260+ lbs, you might be able to make the comment they had 7 OL blocking. We used to have Mike Robinson block for Lynch and have Zach Miller blocking at TE. This looks like a return to that philosophy.

[Hawk Sista]

I really was never sure why we didn’t have an FB last year. Maybe there weren’t any? I’m not one to question moves much and have put my faith in John & Pete. But the Kicker and the FB were head-scratchers.

I hope we bring in some kicking talent to compete. Janikowski is almost as old as I am.

[NorthHawk]

I really was never sure why we didn’t have an FB last year. Maybe there weren’t any? I’m not one to question moves much and have put my faith in John & Pete. But the Kicker and the FB were head-scratchers.

I hope we bring in some kicking talent to compete. Janikowski is almost as old as I am.

During one of the post Draft conferences either Pete or John said they drifted away from what worked a number of years ago both in the draft and on the team.
I'm hoping this is part of the correction that's needed to get back to the top.

[idhawkman]

I'm not one for dancing around the problem so I'll call it like I see it.

1. The INT in the SB was to promote RW to MVP over Lynch. This was the first indication that Seattle wanted to go toward a passing attack over rushing. We just thought it was about Lynch and the P.R. problems he would create if he was the MVP.

2. Our offensive scheme tried to make RW the focus of our offensive attack.

3. Our OC was an idiot who had no idea how to implement a quick passing attack or how to use a JG type player.

4. Cable was an idiot who couldn't teach how to pass block for a mobile QB in a passing scheme that had all receivers in routes that took too long to develop.

So to go back to a run first scheme and have power blocking as the backbone of that scheme is a good decision. It will even make our QB more effective for when he does throw or have to scramble.

[RiverDog]

1. The INT in the SB was to promote RW to MVP over Lynch. This was the first indication that Seattle wanted to go toward a passing attack over rushing. We just thought it was about Lynch and the P.R. problems he would create if he was the MVP.

I disagree, completely. After the whistle blew when Beast was tackled at the one, Bevell had 5-7 seconds to make a decision as to what play to send in. You can't tell me that the eventual play call (as stupid as it was) was the product of an objective something other than trying to win the game.

[HumanCockroach]

Interesting, everybody in the WORLD knew what should happen there, run, followed by run, followed by timeout to discuss what type of run should happen if the first two didn't succeed.... just Bevell knew different... lol

[RiverDog]

Interesting, everybody in the WORLD knew what should happen there, run, followed by run, followed by timeout to discuss what type of run should happen if the first two didn't succeed.... just Bevell knew different... lol

Unless New England called a timeout, there wouldn't have been enough time for two consecutive runs then a timeout on 4th down. That was the rationale they cited for calling the pass play, that they wanted enough time to run 3 plays from the one.

Pete wasn't even consulted on that play, Bevell just advied him after calling it that they were going to throw the ball, which is what makes this conspiracy theory so perposterous.

[idhawkman]

I disagree, completely. After the whistle blew when Beast was tackled at the one, Bevell had 5-7 seconds to make a decision as to what play to send in. You can't tell me that the eventual play call (as stupid as it was) was the product of an objective something other than trying to win the game.

That's exactly what I'm saying. Lynch knew it too. I believe that's why he never had his heart in the game for our team after that.