Author: tbillnw

  • Seahawks Draft Needs

    With the 26th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft the Seattle Seahawks select…wait, wait, wait, let’s back up just a bit. Going into the off-season John Schneider and Pete Carroll had some important decisions regarding a couple important starters. I identified 3 players who would dictate how Seattle went into free agency and the draft, Jermaine Kearse, Russell Okung and…

  • Key Seahawks Free Agents

    At the time of writing this NFL teams are able to contact and negotiate with agents of players but are not able to sign any player until Wednesday, March 9th at 4 p.m. Eastern. As with all NFL teams, the Seattle Seahawks have their fair share of free agents and will experience some roster turnover. It will be up to Pete…

  • A Beast Sized Hole

    “Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.” –Trey Parker The Seattle Seahawks and Marshawn Lynch are heading towards a divorce. At this point it’s nearly unavoidable. He is almost at the dreaded age of 30, which is when most running backs fall off a production cliff and with the…

  • Petersen’s Homecoming

    In a few short hours, the University of Washington Huskies kickoff their 2015 season with a short plane ride to Boise, Idaho. Chris Petersen begins his 2nd year as UW Head Coach, oddly enough, against his former school, Boise State. Petersen notched an astonishing 92-12 during his 8 season at the helm of the Broncos. I vividly remember his upset…

  • Young Dawgs

    In the 1st round of the 2015 NFL Draft, 3 University of Washington prospects were taken. This is the most selected in the 1st round ever for UW. In 1995, 2 Dawgs were taken in round 1,  RB Napolean Kauffman (Rd 1, 18th overall) and TE Mark Bruener (Rd 1, 27th overall). 2 Dawgs were also taken in round one…

  • Preseason Week 1: Denver vs. Seattle

    The Seattle Seahawks lost 22-20 against the Denver Broncos but the final score isn’t what’s important. Week 1 of the preseason is all about getting the feel back and building a solid foundation in which to improve upon.  What is important is for Pete Carroll to highlight the positives but to also shine a light on the negatives and figure…

  • Thoughts on Super Bowl XLIX: Pregame

    I truly believe this will be one of the best Super Bowl’s ever played. Both teams are so evenly matched which should make for a very interesting game. There are a couple match ups that I will be specifically which could swing the game in favor of one team or the other. 1. Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril and Bruce Irvin…

  • Don’t Make Me Choose

    The college football playoff system has been a huge success. I would have preferred 8 teams as oppose to 4 but that will happen eventually. Both semi-final games drew huge ratings, each one drew over 28 million viewers. The only problem I have with the playoffs is I don’t like any of the teams. I know it sounds kind of…

  • Near Perfection

    This past weekend was an almost perfect weekend for the Seattle sports scene. It started with the Seattle Seahawks beat down of Santa Clara on Thanksgiving night. Then, on Friday, Gonzaga won the N.I.T. Season Tip-off Championship against St. John’s in the most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden. Saturday was the Apple Cup which the University of…

  • Seahawk Week 8 Thoughts

    There is only one adjective which I can use to describe this game; ugly. The first quarter was a nightmare to watch and the offense couldn’t get anything going. I believe they ended the quarter with 17 total yards which is totally unacceptable. For some reason the Seattle Seahawks cannot get off to good starts on the road. This was a…