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  1. RiverDog

    Long Article About Russell Wilson's Beginnings

    Since there's a paywall, I copied and pasted this story from The Athletic. I live in the Tri Cities and had read something similar on the weekend before SB 48. Prior to his becoming an NFL QB, Russell Wilson was a baseball player for the local Class A team. It's a long article, but I think...
  2. RiverDog

    Hawks May Not Host The Season Opener

    For the past several years, its been an unwritten rule that the reigning SB champion kicks off the following regular season opener, lately occurring on the first Thursday following Labor Day. But scheduling complications and a desire to get into the Labor Day weekend of which they ditched over...
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    PFF Player Rankings Going Into Week 17

    Here are the player rankings by position for our guys along with the top ranked at each position going into Week 17. The number in parathesis represents the number of players that have enough snaps to qualify for a ranking: Offense QB (41) Sam Darnold, #9. Top Ranked: Mathew Stafford, Rams...
  4. RiverDog

    PFF Position Group Rankings Going Into Week 16

    In an effort to milk as much out of my PFF subscription as possible, I have put together some team rankings by position group. This one didn't take as long as the player rankings. Hopefully it's a good discussion topic. Let's see if they meet the eye test: PFF Team Grades Ranking Offense...
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    PFF Player Rankings Going Into Week 16

    Here are the PFF player rankings for our guys along with the top ranked by position going into Week 16. The number in parathesis represents the number of players that had enough snaps to qualify for a ranking, necessary information in order to put the rankings into their proper perspective...
  6. RiverDog

    "I'm Just Here So I Don't Get Fined"

    That line should be familiar to every Seahawk fan. It was Marshawn Lynch when he appeared in a post-game press conference, a requirement for every player and coach that are asked to appear. Obviously, Beast didn't want to do the presser and was being completely honest when he appeared at the...
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    PFF Player Rankings Going Into Week 15

    Here are the rankings by position for those Hawks who met the minimum snap count to qualify for a ranking. The number in parathesis is the number of players who qualified for a ranking, necessary information to put the rankings in their proper prospective. QB (40) Sam Darnold, #6. Top...
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    Week 15 Afternoon Start Times

    This could fall into the category of useless trivia or who gives a rip, but I noticed something odd about this weekend's afternoon kickoff times, ie the 1pm PT window. First of all, there are 5 games in this time slot, which is more than usual, and secondly, they all scheduled for a 1:25pm...
  9. RiverDog

    Christmas Day games on Netflix and Prime Video

    This Christmas Day, which falls on a Thursday, there will be a triple header. The first two games, Dallas vs. Washington at 10am PT and Detroit vs. Minnesota at 1pm PT, are televised live exclusively on Netflix. The nightcap, Denver vs. Kansas City at 5:15pm PT, are on Prime Video, my favorite...
  10. RiverDog

    PFF Rankings Going Into Week 14

    I realize that not everyone is enamored with PFF and their grading system and I certainly don't consider it to be the Holy grail. But it is noteworthy and gives us a heads up. Here's the PFF rankings by position for our guys along with the top ranked player for each position going into Week...
  11. RiverDog

    HOF'ers That You Have Shook Hands With

    I have just two. The first one was Bob Feller, one of the greatest if not the greatest pitcher in MLB during his era. I was in Pony League, ie 13–14-year-old youth baseball, in Walla Walla in 1968, and our coach, a gregarious lawyer at the Corps of Engineers, took us to a luncheon where Feller...
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    PFF Player Rankings Thru Week 9

    I haven't done this for a while. I hope this is a worthwhile endeavor as it takes a bit of time to compose, so any comments good or bad would be appreciated. Here's how our players stack up according to PFF's player rankings by position through Week 9. The number in parathesis next to the...
  13. RiverDog

    PFF Team Rankings after Week 4.

    Just a FYI. Here's how PFF has ranked our team according to their metrics. These simply are how our players as a whole graded out irrespective of final scores or statistics. Please note that this includes last night's Rams-Niners game. Passing: #3. Top Ranked: Rams Pass Blocking: #10...
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    PFF Rankings after Week 4

    This took quite a bit of time to put together, so if you guys like it, I'll keep posting it. If you think it worthwhile, please give me some feedback. If you think it garbage, then say so. All comments are welcome. Below are the Seahawk players that had enough snaps to qualify for a ranking...
  15. RiverDog

    PFF Rankings after Week 2

    Edit: The thread title should say after Week 3, not Week 2. I haven't done this for a while, but since I subscribed to Pro Football Focus, I need to get my money's worth. This took quite a bit of effort sorting all of this out, so some feedback would be appreciated. Also, if you have a...
  16. RiverDog

    Football Boards and MNF

    I saw this AM that today is the 55th anniversary of Monday Night Football, and it reminded me of a time when you could walk into any bar in the country and find a betting board with a grid of 100 squares with one team on the vertical axis and the other on the horizontal. You could buy a square...
  17. RiverDog

    Mac Can't Manage the Game

    Here's the game situation: First half, Pittsburgh has the ball inside the Hawk's 10, 1st and goal, clock running with just over 3 minutes left in the half. Hawks have all their timeouts. Steelers call a running play, Seahawks tackle the runner at the 3-yard line at 2:15 left in the half, so...
  18. RiverDog

    A Football Tragedy: My First Experience With Death

    This is a long post, and I've condensed my remarks as much as I could. The year was 1971, and I was a junior at Walla Walla High School. I was very proud of the fact that I had made the varsity football team as we had a very large high school of 1650 students in 3 grades. I was a backup...
  19. RiverDog

    ESPN Acquires The Red Zone

    Boy, the NFL TV landscape is changing fast: https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/espn-to-acquire-nfl-redzone-nfl-media-assets-in-billion-dollar-agreement-report-180100167.html I love The Red Zone. My wife thinks I'm nuts. On the typical NFL Sunday, I'll have a network-televised...
  20. RiverDog

    2025 NFL Schedule Release

    It's become a big event. One of the things that the NFL has done over the years has been to squeeze every dime possible out of us fans, and although none of this are paying to watch the event, it will attract a large audience, ie advertising revenue. They've done the same thing with the draft...

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