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January 5, 2009 11:04 AM

Blog to go by the book: "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis

Before last year's draft, we selected a book the discuss. It was "The Draft" by Pete Williams. I thought that the participation went pretty well, and have decided to resurect that for this year. The first book will be "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis. I finished the book in December and found it to be absolutely great for two reasons:

1) Lewis does a great job of explaining why left tackle became such a prominent position in the occupational hierarchy of the NFL.

2) The personal story of Michael Oher of Memphis is both gripping and improbable.

The book has the added bonus because Oher is one of the players the Seahawks will undoubtedly be looking at leading up to the draft. He just finished his senior season at Ole Miss, which defeated Texas Tech in its bowl game. He is regarded as a first-round caliber prospect.

We'll set the discussion for the final week of January, and I'll also be trying to do a live discussion of the book in addition to a Q&A forum here on the blog.

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i keep hearing where Oher, at times..looks absolutely abominable and over matched. and im worried about Crabtree's injuries. is there a... Posted on January 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM by TomDelay'sID. Jump to comment

Just bought this book on Saturday. Amazing read! I'm 120 pages in, and I don't fashion myself the readiest-reader in readerville. Lewis... Posted on January 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM by SeahawkAddicts.com. Jump to comment

This is a great book. I've read it twice and I absolutely agree that it is a fascinating analysis of the rising importance of the LT. It also... Posted on January 5, 2009 at 11:53 AM by DawgAlum. Jump to comment

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