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It is a sad day for me. I am upset because seemingly for the twentieth straight year, I did not win anything in Super Bowl Squares. I am also upset because after last night’s entertaining Super Bowl, it means we have to go MONTHS with no football! What is a single guy supposed to do during that time? Well for starters, the NFL Draft is not that far away… and if you did not know that, you do now after watching the promo for it during the Super Bowl. And to whet your appetites until then, The Sports Debates is already looking forward to the 2010 campaign and taking an in-depth look at which team has the most to fix. Obviously, many teams have things to fix, even the defending champion New Orleans Saints, but I think the team with the biggest offseason coming up is the Seattle Seahawks.
First and foremost, we all know who is in charge up in the Northwest now. Head coach Pete Carroll makes his long anticipated return to the NFL and he has decided to make that return in Seattle. Big Pete had built a dynasty at Southern Cal, and now he comes to a team not all that far from a Super Bowl appearance, with that game taking place only four years ago. A lot has changed since then, though. Former coach Mike Holmgren now works in the Cleveland front office, and the most recent coach, Jim Mora, has joined millions of Americans on the unemployment line.
One of the first things Carroll and rookie general manager John Schneider have to do is decide what to do with the offense. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is seemingly older than the 34 years he actually is, and that is because he seemingly has suffered some type of injury every year since that Super Bowl run. Will the Seahawks spend their first round pick, the sixth overall, on a quarterback? Sam Bradford and Jimmy Clausen could be available.
My personal opinion is that running back needs to be addressed first, either through the draft or through free agency. Can you name the leading rusher for the Seahawks last year? It was Julius Jones. Is he a running back capable of handling the full load? Is Justin Forsett that answer? Carroll has brought renowned offensive-line coach Alex Gibbs and his sometimes controversial cut-blocking schemes to town. This new approach will surely improve the run game. But do the Seahawks currently have the personnel to run behind cut blocks? However it happens, the Seahawks definitely need to improve on offense, as scoring 280 points in 16 games is not going to win a lot of games in the NFL.
Fans in Seattle have high expectations for Pete Carroll and his bunch. Perhaps they are a little too high. There is a lot of work to be done to improve that team and get Qwest Field, home of the NFL’s 12th Man, rocking. Whether or not Carroll can work his magic remains to be seen. But all football fans will definitely be watching!
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