Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Aftermath. Browse more photos » Prime numbers do not make for good headline writing, I guess. Brian Burke projects Seattle as underdogs , but not decided underdogs on the road against Arizona. Seattle is as healthy as it's been in two seasons. Arizona is not. It's not fashionable to rip Steve Vallos after he proved himself an able backup...
Talkin' Hawks (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... will start on the left side of the offensive line as opposed to the combo of Kyle Williams and Steve Vallos.Additionally, cornerback Marcus Trufant has returned to health to help cover Arizona's All-World receivers and Leroy Hill is back at linebacker now in place of Will Herring.And perhaps most promising of all, the NFL has promised to start the game with the scoreboard at 0-0 instead...
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Wade Philips runs a single-gap 3-4. It emphasizes disruption. Seattle ran out Steve Vallos at center last season against the Cowboys . Dallas nose tackle Jay Ratliff didn't so much disrupt as unfold a lawn chair in Seattle's backfield. Vallos became reeling, beat down and beaten evidence that, in football, it is often your weakest link that matters most. Chris Spencer will fly...
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... A rickshaw starting at left tackle grounds the run game. Seattle imported a healthy left tackle. A Steve Vallos mucks everything up. Rob Sims has been a full participant in practice. Sunday is Seattle's get-healthy game. Whoever Seattle signs, cuts, draft, promotes, loses or restructures this offseason, and whomever does it, the team that takes the field this Sunday is nine-tenths...
