Fisherhawk
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Jamarcus Russell got fat in order to be a secret weapon! And we can still get him!
zhawk":9pzyix9t said:and here's the thing, when I buy a jersey, or a ticket, my money is as good as yours. and when i'm in the stadium, my voice is as loud as yours. and because you have an opinion, its just that. an opinion. not a hater but I don't like how some debase others on this board.
zhawk":3t0pm5lh said:and here's the thing, when I buy a jersey, or a ticket, my money is as good as yours. and when i'm in the stadium, my voice is as loud as yours. and because you have an opinion, its just that. an opinion. not a hater but I don't like how some debase others on this board.
BlueTalons":35pjzxck said:Pete and John are Jedi Masters and play Jedi mind tricks on the other GMs. Russell is a Padwan. The VMAC is the Jedi Palace and the CLink is the Jedi battle arena.
Recon_Hawk":3ktuft1c said:I think ultimately its because of concerns about his knee, legit or not. Every year theres a a few good prospects who fall in the draft because of questions about it. Last year Lamar Miller lasted till the fourth and was scooped up by Miami. So far proven himself well and healthy and worth the possible risk pick.
I think there's possible question of fit to some teams as well as value of the role he plays. He's more a player in a 3-4 than 4-3 so I'm sure some teams simply had him off their board completely. For seattle tho, he's a great fit in the 2-down run-stuffing 3-tech and 5-tech role which not all teams value in a passing league.
Sources have told Shutdown Corner that while some teams were seriously concerned about the long-term viability of Williams' knee -- the word "arthritic" apparently came up in discussions -- others gave him a relatively clean bill of health. Beyond that, as round after round went past and no team took a gamble, it very well could be that Williams found himself in a nightmarish Catch-22. Those teams with interest, but legitimately wondering about his knee in the long term, may have backed away because he was still on the board.
In the end, Williams was a more-than-acceptable "risk" in the fifth round for Seahawks general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll, who are very aware of Williams' potential if he can retain full health.
"He’s had work done in the past, but we understand what the situation is, just like our other guys that we deal with, but he should be all right, and we’re expecting him to be full speed," Carroll said on Saturday. "He worked out at his workout in Alabama, and he’s ready to go."