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Deals For Guys

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:03:06 PST

An email showed up in my Hawk Blogger inbox a few weeks ago, asking if I would be interested in an affiliate marketing program for some company called Dealometry. I get these now and then, but what...

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Greatest Ever? Don't Bet Against Doug Baldwin

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:20 PST

Doug Baldwin was deeply depressed and fighting for his football life. Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh had relegated him to the scout team at the start of his junior season, and there was little...

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Suck It, San Francisco

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:45:16 PST

The average San Francisco 49ers fan will wake up this morning disappointed to have come so close to the Super Bowl without making it, but buoyed by an undeniably strong season. Nationally, the story...

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Podcast With Softy: Season Review, Off-Season Preview

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:54:35 PST

Sports Radio KJR host Dave "Softy" Mahler and I recorded our regular conversation about the Seahawks. This time we talked about the 2011 season, and started debating how the QB, running back,...

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Most Improved Since 2009

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:50:36 PST

After comparing the improvement of teams from last year to this year, I was curious which team has improved the most since Pete Carroll and John Schneider came aboard following the 2009 season. The...

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2011 Most Improved Teams

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:47:08 PST

The Hawk Blogger final power rankings of 2011 were posted earlier this week. Each year, I like to compare the final rankings from the previous year to see which teams rose and fell the most. Here are...

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2011 Seahawks Progress Report: Season's End

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:21:04 PST

PREVIOUS 2011 PROGRESS REPORTS: - Quarter-Point Progress Report - Mid-Point Progress Report - Three-Quarter Progress Report Where to begin? First, be aware that there will be more season review...

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Evaluating The Rookie Season Of K.J. Wright

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:16:59 PST

Well once again I have the pleasure of contributing to hawkblogger.com thanks to Brian asking me to perform another analysis. This time, we're looking at K.J. Wright and the season that he had as a...

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Pass Rush May Not Equal Defensive End

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:58:16 PST

Seattle ended the season in the Top 10 of just about every meaningful statistic on defense, from scoring to yards per play to opposing passer rating to turnovers. They finished tied for 19th in...

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Final Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:40:10 PST

PRIMER Power rankings are always debatable. I don't buy into the gut feel methods most places use to determine their rankings, so I developed a formula a few years back that attempts to take at...

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Matt Flynn To Seattle? Think Again

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:05:17 PST

Matt Flynn put in three hours of great work this past Sunday, and probably earned himself $30M-$40M. Not a bad hourly wage. Throwing for six touchdowns and 480 yards before heading to free agency is...

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2012 DRAFT: Finding A Trading Partner

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:55:35 PST

Seattle will draft either #11 or #12 in the 2012 draft. The ideal situation would be for there to be enough great quarterbacks available that they could stay where they are and draft a guy worth of...

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The Morning After: Seahawks Lose 23-20 to Cardinals

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:40:43 PST

That was weird. Some fans wanted a win, others wanted a loss. Some players were fiery, some were going through the motions. Call it the Indifference Bowl. Neither team was playing a meaningful game...

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Seahawks Key Stat: Time Of Possession

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:15:14 PST

Time of possession was once the chic stat to talk about in a football era now long gone. The last few decades have emphasized it less as the NFL has become more of a fast-break offensive show that...

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Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings - Week 16

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:22:01 PST

Highlights Of 2011

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:44:06 PST

It has been among the most eventful years in Seahawks history, and it seemed worth some reflection. Here is a collection of stories that capture some of the highlights of the last 12...

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2012 Seahawks Quarterback Options

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:36:41 PST

John Schneider and Pete Carroll could make another 300 transactions next season, but only one will have the undivided attention of the fan base. Everyone wants to know how the quarterback position...

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Seahawks Long Odds This Sunday

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:53:43 PST

Seattle and Arizona have had similar seasons. Both started 2-6, before going 5-2 in their last seven games. The Seahawks have enjoyed some amount of national recognition for their resurgence, helped...

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The Irrelevant Arizona Cardinals

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:12:06 PST

It may be hard to believe that the Arizona Cardinals were a 10-win team only two years ago, and in the Super Bowl three years ago. The last time the Cardinals had won as many as 10 games in a season...

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2012 DRAFT: Cost Of Trading Up

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:03:15 PST

Danny O'Neil did some homework to find out that the Seahawks could wind up picking as high as No. 10, or as low as No. 19 in the 2012 NFL Draft. You can see the types of players Rob Rang, a fantastic...

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Game Managers Don't Need To Suck

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:03:42 PST

No topic generates more discussion amongst Seahawks fans than quarterback. People throw around terms like "franchise quarterback," and "elite." Pete Carroll caused reverberations by promoting the...

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The Morning After: Seahawks Fall 19-17 To The 49ers

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:49:37 PST

Just like fifteen weeks ago, one team dominated the first half and the other dominated the second. Just like fifteen weeks ago, special teams played a huge role in the home team's late lead. Even the...

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Franchise Stock Market: Comparing 49ers & Seahawks Futures

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:57:32 PST

Saturday is going to be celebration of what has been a remarkably transformative season for the Seattle Seahawks. The team that played the 49ers in Week 1 no longer exists. It has been replaced by a...

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Hawk Blogger On Sports Radio KJR With Softy

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:24:01 PST

Sports Radio KJR host Dave "Softy" Mahler invited me into the studio today to talk Seahawks. He was worried. It took weeks of podcasts and numerous bloody mary's Sunday morning's before the...

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What's Changed Since Week 1 For The Seahawks & 49ers?

hawkblogger@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:28:26 PST

Fifteen weeks ago, on September 11, 2011, the Seahawks opened the season playing in San Francisco versus the 49ers. Alex Smith was still getting booed by his home crowd. Charlie Whitehurst was a few...

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