can he kick in the northwest, though?

Two year deal? I hope this is to just create competition for whoever they end up drafting in April, otherwise this is a serious downgrade from Josh Brown.

Anyone else a bit concerned about signing a long snapper? Please, no more Boone debacles.

Olindo Mare for his career is 15 of 35 from 50 yards plus in 11 seasons while Josh Brown is 13 of 22 in 5 season from 50 plus.

Isn't his nick name old sponge foot? Norm Johnson still lives in these parts, what kind of shape does a kicker need to be in anyway?
Anybody remember Blanda of the Raiders, think he played until he was like 45 years old, quarter backed and kicker, that man took the hits and came back for more to win the games.....one hell of a player!!!!!!!!

hmm..

maybe we need veteran kicker while we are in search for good rookie kicker from draft to pay it off in long run..

I hope Robinson (snapper) will return but last time he said he's done.. *sigh* hope he comes back because he was able to give us boost at the near end of season / playoff - he's currently living in Tri Cities I think..

Not sure why we didn't make a serious push for Elam. Hopefully we'll spend a low pick on a kicker to challenge Mare.

I think this was the worse signing of the offseason for the Seahawks

Posted by setht
11:06 PM, Mar 27, 2008
I think this was the worse signing of the offseason for the Seahawks

Yes that's possible but also depends on how much they're paying him..

I'm still disgusted about Josh Brown taking 14.2 million from St. Louis while Seattle offered 14 - WTF? *scratching head* something fishy here if he knew Seattle is the team to root for past years..

The continous mistakes by Ruskell are just piling up - what more will it take for fans to understand he is a grossly overrated GM.

If he is still capable of kicking the ball into the end zone then that WILL be an upgrade. How often did Brown do that? I could never understand how he could connect easily from 50+ yards out yet with a running start couldn't get the ball in the end zone.

Hopefully we draft a kicker that can both kick with accuracy and distance PLUS put the ball in the end zone on kickoff.

84 hawk, I'd wait to see what the signing bonus is before ripping Ruskell. Do you have a problem with the Wahle signing and locking up young all-Pros like Tatupu and Trufant for 6 years? What about Kerney? He nearly led the NFL in sacks!

puttin the ball in the end zone is a plus but how many kickers made tackles like josh brown i must have seen him take down at least half a dozen guys last season once with a great spider monekey impression. 50 plus field goals versus puttin it in the end zone????

Dumb pick up...hope he proves me wrong. I do not like this not one bit.

I'm sure they will draft a young kicker and see how the competition is in camp. May even keep an eye on any camp cuts as well, you never know. Someone ripped Ruskell for the signing, I'm not thrilled with it either but it is too early to jump on him, the cap number could be very low and he could be easily gone if someone beats him out in camp. Bottom line is we had NO kicker at all, and the pickings were slim to say the least - If the improved O plays the way its capable, and we know the D is solid, the kicking game may not come into play as often
GO Hawks

I definitely don't think Mare is the answer. I doubt he will make the squad unless we can't find a good rookie. Sometimes you have to protect yourself and there is no guarantee that a rookie will be any better. I think thats all Ruskell is doing here. I haven't heard any talk about a bonus, so if we cut him before the season starts we won't owe him anything. Lets not all lose our minds over signing a kicker.

p.s. Josh Brown is a ho.

Tim Ruskell has stated many times this off-season that he would like to sign a vet kicker and draft a late round kicker and let them go head to head at training camp. Mare is no josh brown, but he brings some decent experience at a fair price that,should he be cut, wont hurt the hawks cap numbers. Remember, kickers are a fickle bunch and have their ups and downs. Some older kickers have improved their game, some not. Seems to me to be a decent move my Tim.

84 Hawk- Josh Brown had one tackle, one and everyone remembers it but its still one.

As for Ruskell I will give him the benefit as long as we keep winning the division.

Mare will compete with a rookie and there are some good ones to choose from. I hope we don't waste a high pick on one when there will be some rookie free agents we can try out.

Sorry the comment about the tackle was meant for Alex A. It was a sweet tackle but don't get carried away with saying he had a half dozen. If that was the case then we should be seeking a new special teams coach because no one was able to tackle besides Brown.

Posted by Huskycrash

12:00 PM, Mar 28, 2008

84 Hawk- Josh Brown had one tackle, one and everyone remembers it but its still one.

As for Ruskell I will give him the benefit as long as we keep winning the division.

Mare will compete with a rookie and there are some good ones to choose from. I hope we don't waste a high pick on one when there will be some rookie free agents we can try out.

NO - 2 good tackles - not just one - I remember this very well..

*slapping* wake up and smell the coffee

Defensive
Tackles Interceptions
Year Team G Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int TDs Yds Avg Lng
2007 Seattle Seahawks 16 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 --
Now maybe not half a dozen but his stats from seahawks.com (although the lines dont match up here first 4 is total second is solo) says he got 4 solo tackles last season. So dont be so quick to throw me under the bus Huskycrash i was off by two.

84Hawk: Are you crazy, other than the Hutch debacle which was horrible, he has brought us our entire starting defense excluding Bernard. Look at his FA's: Kerney, Peterson, Grant, Russell, Wahle.
Draft Picks: Mebane, Tapp, Tatupu, Leroy Hill, Leonard Weaver.

Why does everyone freak out about a kicker we brought in to compete for the job. We lost Brown get over it. Brown is a good kicker but he's a kicker and if our team does there job this year hopefully we won't have to rely on a kicker to win us the game. The fact that Brown won us 4 games in a year doesn't negate the fact that he's a kicker and not worth 3 million per year.

Funny thing I was just thinking about when I was drunk last night...

we offered somewhere around 14 mill to brown to make him the highest paid kicker. He left for 14.2 mill in St. Louis. Good Riddens right... he's a kicker... a damn good one... but a kicker.

I looked up St. Louis's Income tax because ours is 0! Missouri has a 6% income tax and the city of St. Louis has an additional 1% and a .5% which brings it to 7.5% income tax.

Here he makes 14 mill or 14 mill potential whatever.
there he makes 14.2 mill * .075 = 13.135Mill or 13.4 Mill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a sucker...

If he (the ho) had kicked the ball deep into the endzone a little more often EVERYONE on special teams would have LESS tackles. This is a solid signing. There may be little signing bonus - there me be NO signing bonus.

I hope we take the first kicker in the draft (after we nab a TE with a high pick).

After the Tru and Lofa signing (and a few more) anyone that rips Ruskell should be entered into a race at Longacres as clearly they run with blinders on.

Good post sparkey

pattapit - he left because he got his feeewings hurt not cuz of the money.

Alex A,

Checking tackle stats from 2007, it's surprising to see who got credited for solo tackles:

Bobby Engram: 4
Burleson & Branch each had 3
Weaver & Morris each had 2
Alexander had 1

Not good to see so many offensive players making tackles-- obviously off fumbles/interceptions.

Josh Brown's tackles may also be credited to him kicking short directly to returners (not to mention coverage breakdowns), in addition to Brown's aggressiveness in getting downfield.

This kicker Charlie Hebert played in the CFL in Calgary more specifically and can handle the weather conditions in Seattle as well.
check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtZVHdh0qr0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNTRkVNN8g

he better make em!!!!!

No 12
your right it wasnt meant as saying brown was any better of a kicker for his tackles but to me (and as you pointed out) it did show a little extra aggression that some kickers dont have and your rite the reason he had as many tackles was because he was kicking it short. At the same time the thing we will be missing from brown is his ability to kick in clutch situations any problems he had in this last season can be attributed to bad snapping throwing his timing off. he is still a sucker for leaving the hawks im looking forward to dominating the rams again next year.

I'm so excited, I running around in circles! It will be nice on kick offs to see the ball go beyond the ten yard line....or something that does give the opposing team good field position right off the bat.