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Camp Carroll: Day 3 (A.M. Edition)

Posted by Danny O'Neil

Happy birthday to Golden Tate, who turned 22 today. His gift was more of a charge. A veteran asked for doughnuts. Not Krispy Kreme, not Safeway. Yeah, Top Pot, and it wasn't cheap. $150 or so with an extra emphasis upon maple bars.

Linebacker Aaron Curry was absent from practice. He watched practice Sunday, too, and coach Pete Carroll said Curry suffered a "ding" Saturday evening and had headaches, probably residual from the pair of whacks he delivered to Justin Forsett on Saturday afternoon.

Tight end Jameson Konz also remains out.

With Russell Okung still unsigned and Ray Willis getting the morning practice off on Monday, you're first-string left tackle during drills was ... Mansfield Wrotto.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh got the morning practice off, part of the schedule for dialing back the repetitions of some veterans. When Carroll took over he talked about believing in younger players, giving them a chance, and that is certainly evident through the first three days of practice. The depth chart is not rigid, veterans get plays and practices off. For instance, Charlie Whitehurst got most of the practice repetitions during the team drill as opposed to Matt Hasselbeck. On the defensive line, Lawrence Jackson is currently behind Red Bryant in the pecking order at left defensive end, but Jackson was getting some repetitions at defensive tackle in the Seahawks' nickel package during Monday's morning practice.

"If you're about competition then you've got to give guys a chance," coach Pete Carroll said. "You've got to show what they can do. It's our job to find the reps so that guys can get a look out there so we know where they fit in and all that. Right now, we're not even concerned about the depth charts being settled at all. So there is a lot of fluctuation. A lot of guys getting put in with the first group, in and out, so we can get a look at them, and get a sense from them how they fit in with the top guys."

Whitehurst was vastly better during today's practice as opposed to Saturday evening.

• Deon Butler ran a beautiful fly pattern, got behind cornerback Marcus Trufant and quarterback J.P. Losman put the pass right on the money ... only to have Butler drop the ball on what would have been a touchdown.

Milloy's Blueprint

''I got the blueprint for how you last in this league,'' Milloy said. ''It's a very simple formula: You've got to be consistent in everything you do. ... Go out there and make plays. Be humble. Respect yourself. Respect others around you. And always stay hungry.



now if only more people in his postion would emulate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

No doubt!! Now if ALL the players on the Seahawks team - and the coaches - could get this right!! Hmph.

And WTH is up with Russell Okung? C'mon kiddo...sign on the dotted line and get yo ass to camp.

LadyHawk wrote:No doubt!! Now if ALL the players on the Seahawks team - and the coaches - could get this right!! Hmph.

And WTH is up with Russell Okung? C'mon kiddo...sign on the dotted line and get yo ass to camp.

he had better quit holding out.. he is missing so much already & will be starting w/a handicap...

Thanks Baglady!! The signing of Okung was VERY welcome indeed!!

what do ya think HG.. special ordered doors from the tall man store :O)

Not the prettiest win Saturday night, but the Hawks pulled off a victory against the Tennessee Titans. What touched my heart was - sadly - one of the Titans players got injured (fractured ankle from what I heard). Seahawks HC Pete Carroll coached the kid when he was at USC, so Carroll went out onto the field and gave the player some encouragement...then Carroll and Titans Coach Jeff Fisher chatted it up on the field while they were waiting for the player to be placed onto the cart and the players were gathered in prayer. That was just great sportsmanship and you could tell there is tremendous respect between the coaches there...despite the injury, I loved seeing that part of the game.

Thank you CK. Anything is possible for any team.

The funny thing was...there were a few fights among the players during the game Saturday night. LB Aaron Curry was in one of the scuffles. I thought "WTH? Fighting at a preaseason scrimmage? C'mon!!"

But I also watched the Seahawks pregame show and they had a lot of footage from training camp. Pete Carroll definitely knows how to make camp FUN for the guys, yet push them to do better. The sportscaster who reported on it said its definitely a different "vibe" there this year from last year. And Pete Carroll is a huge reason for it. Let's hope it helps during the regular season.

Agreed!!

LadyHawk wrote:FIRST GAME OF THE PRE-SEASON IN SEATTLE: SEAHAWKS v TITANS. Kick-off at 7 pm. Temperature expected to be around 90 degrees. GO SEAHAWKS!!

i think playing on a tilted field gives the Seasquawks an unfair advantage...

dredwak wrote:

LadyHawk wrote:FIRST GAME OF THE PRE-SEASON IN SEATTLE: SEAHAWKS v TITANS. Kick-off at 7 pm. Temperature expected to be around 90 degrees. GO SEAHAWKS!!

i think playing on a tilted field gives the Seasquawks an unfair advantage...

Get your eyes checked, dred...

Packers got a win over us last night - 27-24. Despite the loss, it was a good game.

TryThinking wrote:

LadyHawk wrote:Packers got a win over us last night - 27-24. Despite the loss, it was a good game.

and ......... nobody hurt? which is the main thing in pre-season beside getting a good look at the newbies.

Sadly, Russell Okung (our #1 draft pick) has an apparent ankle sprain. An MRI is scheduled for him. None of this was mentioned at the game last night; you miss alot when you attend a game vs watching it on TV.

Oh, and this woman behind us? She slept through the entire second half. Unreal. She slept through "the wave" which rolled around the stadium 3 times; she slept through a couple of scores and a turnover. That place is LOUD. She musta been seriously tired...cuz she didn't wake up until her friend woke her because she wanted to leave at the end of the night. LOL

Oh, and Leon Washington did pretty well for us last night. It was a good game.

It is definitely an ankle sprain. The MRI showed nothing more serious than that (according to the local news)

LadyHawk wrote:It is definitely an ankle sprain. The MRI showed nothing more serious than that (according to the local news)

That's a relief huh?

16Forever wrote:

LadyHawk wrote:It is definitely an ankle sprain. The MRI showed nothing more serious than that (according to the local news)

That's a relief huh?

I guess. While I've seen Coach Carroll do a good job addressing the depth of our team, there is still room for improvement (our WRs need work, as well as our defensive secondary - what else is new?)