Leonard Weaver To Sign

by: Michael Steffes

Frank Hughes at the TNT is reporting that Leonard Weaver will sign his second round RFA tender tomorrow. No breaking news here. Tomorrow is the last day he can be signed to an offer sheet. So, much as predicted, he waited it out, nobody wanted to give up a second rounder and he will therefore be a Hawk again next year.

I expect Ruskell to take a wait and see approach to signing him long term. Basically, this is what his agent told Frank. They will make sure he is a capable full back before committing long term. Especially with all the backs currently vying for time and a possible change in scheme on the horizon. END Read More!

The Poison Pill

Hopefully, by writing this, I don't stir up too many bad feelings from the 06 offseason, but this is starting to bug me. Why no poison pills?

I read this on PFT this morning, about the lack of movement on restricted free agents. Also, there was this article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, about Max Starks.

At the time that Starks was hit with the transition tag, I wanted to post something, however if I recall, I had more posts that I knew what to do with. So lets discuss this now. Why no poison pills?

To continue.....

The NFL essentially ruled that using the poison pill was legit. The Seahawks were really the team that had to pay the biggest price for the league to figure this out. But, all of a sudden, everybody is playing nice and doesn't want to use any poison pills. All of a sudden the transition tag gets used again, and it is no big deal. Any team who wants a RFA, should insist on including this. Why not? It is a legal tool in contracts.

I am not absolving Tim Ruskell of the mistake of only transitioning Hutch. He should have franchised a player of that magnitude. Maybe it because of the increased cap, teams have mostly had enough money to re-sign the players they want to keep. However, if this is a tool teams are free to use, it sticks in my craw that once again, it was really only the Seahawks who suffered through this. And if the rest of the league thinks this is inappropriate, where were they when the Hawks were doing everything they could to find a way to match Hutch's deal.

It is a shame. I for one am glad it hasn't turned into an epidemic in the NFL, but once again, it is starting to feel like the Hawks got the short end of the stick. Actually, it kinda felt that way at the time too.






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The Next Bobby Engram

According to this article in the Chicago Tribune's Bears Blog, the Hawks have shown strong interest in Rashied Davis.

Several years ago, the Bears let a semi successful receiver they under-appreciated leave for the Seahawks. His name was Bobby Engram. History could be repeating itself.

Last season Davis caught 17 balls for 165 yds. He is a restricted free agent, but was undrafted, so the Hawks would not have to give up compensation.

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E.D. Does Mock

NFL Hall of Famer and all time single season rushing leader has decided the time is now to show what he is all about. Erik Dickerson, running back, becomes Erik Dickerson draft expert.

Personally, I wouldn't give it much play, except not only is he an all time class act on and off the field, but he did a pretty good job on this Mock Draft. I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of these picks come to fruition. Check it out right here.

For those too lazy, he has the Hawks taking.....Fred Davis, someone I know he personally is very high on and has seen play a lot down here in So Cal.

And a side note, to the crazed Ben Utecht fan club, I am on the look for any ties to the Hawks. So far, it seems he has been linked to the Bengals, Jets, and Saints.

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Restricted Free Agents--UPDATED!

According to Danny O'Neil, Weaver has been tendered. Apparently what level of tender has been classified as top secret info. Why? Got me.

UPDATE-- Weaver got the 2nd round tender. Now was that so hard. He will be a Hawk next year.

Also, no word on whether or not Alvin Pearman, the Hawks other RFA, has been tendered.

UPDATE-- Pearman was not offered a tender. Good luck to you Alvin, hopefully we didn't end up having to give a pick for your brief contribution.


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Barber Given High Tender

Despite speculations, MBIII was given the highest tender possible, This essentially takes interested bidders out of the running. it would take a 1st & 3rd and a truckload of cash to get him. I bet Rosenhaus isn't happy, but for the Cowboys, it was the right thing to do. Read More!

Ben Utecht Available

The Colts tendered TE Ben Utecht with the lowest possible tender. He was undrafted, which means the Hawks could sign him to an offersheet with out giving up a pick. Some people really like Utechts potential and feel he has been stuck behind Dallas Clark. It will be interesting to see if the Hawks show interest, and how much competition there might be. He is 26yrs old and goes approx. 6'6'', 260. For a scouting breakdown.....

2007 Scouting Report - Scouts Inc.
Grade: 65 | Key
Alert: B

Comment: Utecht is a three-year veteran out of Minnesota that was signed as a free agent by the Colts in 2004. He has excellent size to go with smarts, competitiveness and adequate speed and athleticism. He will line up at both TE as well as H back in the Colts spread offense but is used primarily as a blocking TE. After two years of primarily riding the bench he became an integral part of Indianapolis offense this year and came away with 37 catches. He is surprisingly agile and fluid for such a big TE but he lacks instant acceleration off the line and is susceptible to being pressed by a good LB. He has a long stride length that eats up ground and allows him to sneak up on the secondary and surprise them now and then. He is not a real strong blocker but is getting better as he matures and gains functional strength. He does a pretty good job of position blocking and staying in the way, but does not finish blocks off well. He struggles a bit with low passes but can reach out and pluck the ball away from his body with soft, natural hands. He fits the bill for a backup that does not hurt you when he has to play. Read More!

Anybody Need a Haircut?

Well better get a Barber. Uh oh! Let the time of rumor and specutlation begin. The first part of this rumor is that the Boys are only putting the first round tender on Marion Barber. That means a team who signs him to a deal has to give up a fisrt round pick to Dallas. Then, this blog post from from the Dallas Morning News goes on to speculate that the Hawks may be involved. If you are drooling on your keyboard....

A possible suitor? Take a look at Seattle. Shaun Alexander could be cut, Mike Holmgren's going into his final year, and the Seahawks have a history of using poison pills to pursue restricted free agents (i.e. Nate Burleson.)

The first- and third-round pricetag might be prohibitive. The first-round tender might not be. The Seahawks are slotted 25th in the first round. Some think they'd take a running back, like Oregon's Jonathan Stewart, in that spot. Considering that, signing Barber and forking over the 25th pick wouldn't seem crazy.

At first, this seems silly to me. Why give up or 1st pick and a huge deal? However I must say, last year, watching Shaun made me dream of back like Barber. He truly is the anti Shaun. This is as tough a cookie as you can find. I think that a backfield of Barber and Weaver would bring the hardhats back in vogue at Qwest field.

So tell me what you think? Why take a chance that one of the rookie backs (Stewart or Mendenhall) falls? Just go get that position sewed up. I have to admit, from what I have read about Solari, he dreams of backs like this at night, but who knows, at this time of year, its all rumor. Read More!