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[100027]

Both those last two vids are great.  Did Christine Michael have any other runs and is there a vid of all his carries?  I had to miss the last few minutes for a work coffee.

 

[DB Cooper]

Thanks for posting CHECKS!

 

[checks grossman]

Thanks for posting CHECKS!

 
Both those last two vids are great.  Did Christine Michael have any other runs and is there a vid of all his carries?  I had to miss the last few minutes for a work coffee.

He had 8 carries for 33 yards, excluding a long 30-something yard carry that was called back due to a Lockette hold. His burst is asinine 

Good find, BruceWayne.

 

[elpablo21]

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listen Listen: Carroll says win over Falcons was Seahawks' most complete game
Coach Pete Carroll joins "Brock and Danny" to review the Seahawks' 33-10 win over Atlanta, which he said was Seattle's most complete game of the season.

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By Brady Henderson
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says cornerback Brandon Browner could miss extensive time due to a groin injury that forced him to leave Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Carroll gave a prognosis that was neither definitive nor optimistic when he joined 710 ESPN Seattle's "Brock and Danny" on Monday.

"Browner's hurt. He's going to be down for a bit," Carroll said. "We don't know how extensive it is, but it could be quite a while."

Browner felt what Carroll said was "a significant pop" in his groin during the first half of Seattle's win over Atlanta and didn't return. Carroll said Monday that the team was still awaiting MRI results.

Walter Thurmond, normally Seattle's nickel cornerback, moved outside once Browner left and finished the game with seven tackles – including two for loss – and forced a fumble that he recovered himself. Byron Maxwell also saw time at cornerback and broke up a pair of passes, one of them in the end zone.

"Those guys can play," Carroll said of Thurmond and Maxwell. "They're indoctrinated into the system. Technique-wise, they're absolutely sound. We've seen them play in other games. We have total confidence in those guys going. So we feel fine about going to the next guy and the next guy."

Offensive linemen returning

Carroll said tackles Russell Okung and Breno Giacomini will return to practice this week and have a good chance to play Sunday against Minnesota. Add in the likely return of center Max Unger and Seattle could have its ideal starting offensive line intact for the first time since Week 2.

Okung is eligible to play Sunday for the first time since he was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return after sustaining a torn toe ligament in Week 2. Giacomini hasn't played since Week 3 because of a knee injury.

"They have to make it through the week of practice and make sure that they're healthy and fit and can do that, but that's a major boost," Carroll said. "It seems like we've been waiting a long time. We've endured it and we're fortunate by it and we're stronger for it, but it's also really exciting to have those guys back out there in the huddle."

Unger missed Seattle's win over Atlanta due to a concussion, as did defensive end Red Bryant.

"Max is fine. He really bounced back really well late in the week but too late after the process," Carroll said. "Red was not quite as far along so we'll have to wait and see on that one."

Harvin deadline arrives

Monday is the deadline for Seattle to activate wide receiver Percy Harvin from the Physically Unable to Perform list to the 53-man roster. Doing so wouldn't guarantee that Harvin makes his Seahawks debut next week against Minnesota, but it's a requirement if he is to play this season.

Carroll have no indication that Harvin won't be activated.

"He has made great progress," Carroll said. "He's really excited about getting back on the practice field. We're quite a margin closer than we've been."

Note

• DT Tony McDaniel also left Sunday's game – a hamstring injury forcing him to leave in the second quarter for good – but Carroll said he may have been able to return to the game had Seattle needed him to.

Amped for the Minny game

 

[checks grossman]

Definitely am pumped as well. Percy making his debut, AP in town, we get a full game of Thurmond at CB...hopefully he continues to flash. Sucks that Browner is out for a while but I figured when he pulled up after pulling his groin it looked serious. Excited to see guys like Maxwell get their chance, too. He played solid in spot duty throughout the year and last week in ATL.

 

[tee eye ehm]

Juiced to see Percy, Thurmond, and Maxwell and the Baggy Jersey for extended time!

 

[a55a5in11]

Juiced to see Percy, Thurmond, and Maxwell and the Baggy Jersey for extended time!

Every time i see Maxwell he looks like he grabbed his jersey from Champs before the game

 

[elpablo21]

Nice write up on Bailey.

Good to see him finally get some PT and showing some results

He's got plenty of praise from Pete and co for weeks now

[h2]Seahawks' OL Alvin Bailey making a case for more playing time[/h2]
By Mike Chan  @karatemanchan37 on Nov 13 2013, 9:58a 27

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Many Seahawks fans (myself included) have been recently complaining about our offensive line play for the past few weeks. Of course, my frustration isn't with the fact that our left tackle, right tackle and center are all hurt - injuries happen to every team in every season - but rather with the concept of relying on seventh round draft picks as depth and placing our trust on our left guard to be our backup left tackle. It's questionable logic, and the only saving grace for this is that those seventh round picks have done much better than what I had expected, based on reputation, them to be.

Entering week 11, I'm glad to be mostly proven wrong. Michael Bowie has been solid at the right side after taking over for Breno Giacomini, decently holding his own against a slew of pass rushing defenses such as Houston, Arizona and St. Louis. We'll talk more about him later.

The focus today though is on Alvin Bailey, the undrafted guard out of Arkansas. Once the Seahawks took him they did not hesitate to convert him into left tackle, which was curious and exciting because it speaks of his athleticism as an offensive lineman. As I mentioned previously, you need girth as much as you need quickness to survive in the zone blocking scheme. And at 6'3, 319 pounds, Bailey fits the bill - he brings a lot more size and toughness than you want to see in the 298 pound J.R. Sweezy, but he's not as slow or sluggish as Paul McQuistan along the edge.

It's important to also remind ourselves that Bailey was rated highly within the Field Gulls team. Danny and Davis wrote some great highlights here during the preseason when Seattle played San Diego, and I'll put some more of the interesting quotes down below:

"Many players would hesitate here with the corner/safety blitz here and end up blocking no one - letting both players through for a sack. Instead, Bailey stays on point - is pushed back briefly but quickly and athletically re-gains his balance. I'm impressed with his ability to kick-step back and hand fight his way into a 'win' on this play."

"Here's what I really like about Bailey - and I'm no offensive line expert - but he seems to easily control oncoming pass rushers because he locks onto them with his long arms and just swallows them up from there. Bailey appears light on his feet - almost nimble even - and that's a great trait to have in a left tackle. Bailey never lets #58 get into his body - not even close - and controls the exchange."

"You can see Bailey has power in his upper body, and good arm length, as he extends and rocks the edge defender back rather easily."

Similarly, Hawkblogger aka Brian Nemhauser wrote this last week upon hearing the news that Bailey will be rotated in to the starting spots:

"It was over a week into camp before I noticed Alvin Bailey. I had never heard of him, and given my obsession with the Seahawks, that is saying something. He was doing team drills at the time, and I first was confused because he looked like Russell Okung in his stance, and I didn't understand why Okung was taking snaps with the third-string line. I quickly realized he was not Okung, but his footwork was terrific. I watched more. I watched him in pass rush drills each day, going against every LEO they could throw at him. I watched him climb the depth chart ahead of Mike Person at left tackle. I watched him dominate during his first game at San Diego during the pre-season. He and Jermaine Kearse were the surprises of camp for me. The only time I ever saw him get beat in pass protection was one time during the Oakland pre-season game when he got fooled on an inside spin move.

I have watched a lot of rookie lineman over the years. The only two tackles I ever saw that looked this calm, collected, and consistently successful so early in their careers were Walter Jones and Okung. Does that mean Bailey is that caliber of player? Of course not. It simply means his potential is intriguing and rare."

Then there's this:

Ryan McQueen @RYAN_C_M Follow

According to @PFF Alvin Bailey did not allow pressures on any of his 16 pass-blocking snaps.

8:53 AM - 11 Nov 2013

(He was also in the running for "Stars of the Week" for Football Outsiders' Week 10 DVOA analysis).

Now of course it's way too early to say weather or not Bailey has Walter Jones/Russell Okung potential, let alone play well enough for time on the field. But as you can glean from the multiple sources above, Bailey is a natural athlete that, with good coaching, can turn into something special. And after reviewing the film, I have to agree - the progression is there, and the prospect of him becoming a starter is exciting.

I picked out a couple of plays here that highlights his potential and his diversity with shifting in between right guard and left tackle. I have also, for your convenient pleasure, categorize them into different aspects of his game:

Pass Blocking

One thing that immediately drew my attention was Tom Cable and Pete Carroll's confidence in sending out Bailey to block the blindside. Before he saw a majority of the snaps in the second half, Bailey was rotated constantly at left tackle on a strict third down basis. While the Atlanta defense is pretty bad, the fact that you're placing your trust on a undrafted rookie to keep Russell Wilson upright on a probable passing down speaks volumes.

The first play comes on a 3rd and 3 early in the 2nd quarter, when the Seahawks are yet again driving for another score. Aside from the (uncalled) false start, Bailey does a solid job here. From the onset, the Falcons are placing out three defensive rushers on two offensive lineman - himself and left guard McQuistan. From here, Bailey has to make a decision as to who he will block.

As soon as the ball is snap, he commits to stepping inside to ward off the move by DE Osi Umenyiora. Essentially, he notices that one of the third rusher is going into coverage. Because of that, it now becomes a two-on-two scenario, meaning that Bailey needs to quickly pass his man off to McQuistan (who is already sliding to his left for the protection) to get the delayed blitz by the safety Thomas Decoud. Bailey doesn't win this matchup here (in fact, if Wilson had hesitated throwing the ball it probably would've been a sack), but I like his pre-snap recognition.

Here's another good play on another key third down situation that's right after the two minute warning. Here you can see staying square in front of his man and use those massive arms to gave him and the DT Jonathon Babineaux some space. I like that he again had the pre-recognition before the snap to know that TE Luke Willson has his outside help, so he that can subtly backpedals slightly inside to prevent Babineuax from beating him with an inside move without worrying that he can stunt outside.

A few minutes later, the Seahawks are at it again. Now that he had a series or two to run through, Bailey looks more comfortable at the blindside. I'm particularly impressed with this play for a number of reasons, but the most important is the amount of space given between the LT and Umienyora. If the DE doesn't decide to necessarily check the TE off the line, then Umineyora has a wide open lane to get towards the quarterback. Fortunately, Bailey athleticism pays dividends here: he beats the DE to the outside edge and gives Russell Wilson an escape lane to boot. (Wilson uses this to his advantage at the next play and scrambles for another first down.)

The kick-step that Danny mentioned is also evident. The hand position of Bailey's block - inside of the DE's left shoulder to prevent him from swimming inside - gets the job done.

From a quick glimpse, I think he does just as well in pass protect at right guard as he did at left tackle. Unfortunately, there aren't many plays of him pass blocking (as the Seahawks were already up 23-3 by the time he was rotated in there), and the Falcons didn't blitz much at all at the time, so I will withhold judgement until more film shows up.

Run Blocking

Now run blocking is Bailey's forte, just like any good ZBS lineman. Like I said earlier, his body type makes him stand out from a Paul McQuistan or J.R. Sweezy - he's athletic yet holds enough of his own to give the "umph". In essence, he's like Russell Wilson in terms being able to play two systems, being able to power block and zone block at the same time. And that's pretty scary.

Let me show you what I mean. This is an 11 yard run from Marshawn Lynch, and it's a traditional wide-zone run play towards the left side. Lynch manages a big gain from the cutback lane, which Bailey, now playing right guard, is lead blocking. The flow of the offensive line is cascading towards the left side, and Bailey helps out the center Lemuel Jean-Pierre before latching on to the middle linebacker, #55 Paul Worrilow. Watch how he stays on his man, uses his arms to keep the separation in the block and drives him literally ten yards from where he originally starts. Worrilow had no chance of making the play, and the block is key for allowing Lynch to break the second level.

Another 13 yard gain here. Its again a wide-zone run play to the left side, a ZBS staple. This time, Bailey is at left tackle, and he now has the responsibility to set up the lanes which Beast can run towards. At the point of the snap, he attacks the DE out. While he doesn't completely win on the block and beat the outside corner, Bailey does a great job of holding and driving the LOS out. The fact that manages to turn his body 90 degrees facing outward is enough for Lynch to blast through. I also love that Bailey manages to finish his block and crumple the guy on the ground.

And finally, just for pure enjoyment, here's what happens when you align Bailey at left tackle and James Carpenter at left guard, then call a run play with Christine Michael. I'll let it speak for itself.

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So there you have it. For all the good things that Bailey has done in his limited playing time, it's would be jumping the gun to automatically put him as an upgrade over Paul McQuistan or J.R. Sweezy (though I am leaning towards that way). What matters, though, is that Bailey has proven that he can play under the spotlight, and if Carroll and Cable have as much sense as I do, I believe Bailey has earned the opportunity to play more. And for a team that has preached competition and embracing opportunity, sometimes that's all a drafted rookie needs to rise to the top.

 

[Peep Game]

Maxwell and Philip Rivers' jerseys rustle me

 

[uknowbigearl]

the last thing the seahawks need is someone asking for more play time, honestly this team is good enough to dump his *** 

 

[elpablo21]

the last thing the seahawks need is someone asking for more play time, honestly this team is good enough to dump his *** 

wait..what?

 

[100027]

 
the last thing the seahawks need is someone asking for more play time, honestly this team is good enough to dump his *** 

This guy is a lineman, we've needed him to come and play a meaningful part all season!  

Anyway, I wonder if he can find a place once Okung and Breno come back.  Hope so.

Wouldn't be a Schneider draft without a late-round superstar.

 

[twozerosix]

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-phot...e7-cbc6fea433a9?campaign=sea:fanshare:twitter

good watch sherman on turning point

 

[checks grossman]

Every time i see Maxwell he looks like he grabbed his jersey from Champs before the game

&  Alvin Bailey will be a starter on the line by next season. 

 
Two players who could upset Seattle’s depth chart in 2013 from an under-the-radar perspective are seventh-round pick Michael Bowie and undrafted rookie Alvin Bailey. Bowie has looked pretty solid in practices, but it’s Bailey who’s really caught the eye of those in the know — he first hit my radar six months ago, when Greg Cosell of NFL Films and ESPN’s NFL Matchup pointed him out to me as one of his favorite guards in his pre-draft analysis.

Bailey started his time at Arkansas with a bang. In 2010 and 2011, the Razorbacks won a total of 26 games against just six losses, and capped off what turned out to be the end of the Bobby Petrino era with a Cotton Bowl triumph over Kansas State in January 2012. But Petrino’s most recent embarrassment-filled departure  from an organization put Arkansas’ offense in a vice, and John L. Smith wasn’t able to turn that around. Bailey’s team dropped to 4-8 in 2012, and Bailey fell from a potential mid-round pick to an undrafted prospect pretty quickly. Despite three years of outstanding performance and second-team All-SEC honors in 2012, Bailey was getting calls from NFL teams as the draft was running out.

http://nfl.si.com/2013/08/16/seattl...starter-status-after-the-draft-passed-him-by/

 

[dakid23]

Can't wait for this weekend .

I hate the NFL Season... its the only time i look forward to Sundays

 

[booradley]

Over/under on how many plays Harvin gets on Sunday? I'm saying at least 20 snaps. I say he takes a bubble screen to the house.

 

[uknowbigearl]

Can't wait for this weekend

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I hate the NFL Season... its the only time i look forward to Sundays

You'll only feel that way if you go to church 

 

[a55a5in11]

so quiet in here

 

[checks grossman]

so quiet in here

Calm before the storm. Hawks win 42-3.

 

[elpablo21]

Mebane

 

[JCMojica24]

Mebane letting that gut hang

 

[a55a5in11]

BS call

 

[checks grossman]

More inability to get off the field on 3rd down. 

 

[checks grossman]

Sweezy in mid-season form, I see.