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Moment of Truth for Wahle

Written by Chris Sullivan | 31 July 2009

Sando is reporting that today may indeed be the most critical day in Mike Wahle's career. Wahle's first day of Training Camp physical may determine what he does for the rest of his career - and if that career ends today.Sando:

Wahle, 32, has struggled to recover from a shoulder injury and might be forced to miss the season or retire if he fails the physical exam Friday. Seahawks veterans are reporting to camp Friday, but the team has already bought some insurance against losing Wahle.

Losing Wahle is not the end of the world, but it certainly would be a blow to this line. Despite Wahle being the culprit of two back-breaking penalties in 2008, both calls were suspect (and both were claimed to be bad calls by the announcers, just for the record). Wahle played very well and, as I've said before, he made Walter Jones play much better. Playing next to a Pro Bowler like Wahle, someone who lives, breathes, sleeps the game is markedly different from... well, Rob Sims.

Cross your fingers, guys. Without Wahle, this line and this team gets a little worse. Your thoughts?

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written by LouieLouie, July 31, 2009
Wahle is not the long term answer for the Hawks at LG. I do think that answer may come in the form of an Unger. The other possibility would be a Spencer, because Unger is still wet behind the ears. Unger may need development time, I'll call that "Unger Management."
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written by STTBM, July 31, 2009
I would take Unger with one arm tied behind his back over Spencer at LG any day...
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written by Jdub, July 31, 2009
Wahle is going to announce his retirement today.
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written by Brian, July 31, 2009
I don't understand all of the hate on Spencer. He's a quality offensive lineman. He was just put into a position too early to be successful. If he can stay healthy, I think this will be a career year for him. Even if he isn't the answer at C, he has the strength and athleticism to move to LG. Taking the pressure of making calls pre-snap may be just what the doctor ordered. I could see Locklear-Spencer-Unger developing into a solid left side.
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written by Brian, July 31, 2009
make that *Taking away the pressure*
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written by nightwulf, July 31, 2009
Unger at LG, Spencer at C, Unger at C, Spencer at LG, it all works for me, if they both play up to their abilities...I'm thinking that this year, Unger will start at LG, but by next year (unless Spencer is a disaster) they'll switch spots...

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