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Mike Pettine's daughter learned valuable lesson from Cleveland Browns tweet - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10341938/mike-pettine-daughter-learned-valuable-lesson-cleveland-browns-tweet)

damn browns lol

Anyone seen the 3 year old girl that knows the Seahawks whole roster??? Amazing

Amazing Brent got only 180 days in jail today after killing someone. Great country.

I wonder if his lawyer used the "affluenza" defense too. It's embarrassing. Way to "set the example" Texas.

Staff is set

Randy Jordan hired as Redskins' running backs coach - Washington Times (http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/redskins-watch/2014/jan/25/randy-jordan-hired-redskins-running-backs-coach/)

Randy Jordan coached Roy Helu Jr. his Freshman year. He has coached under west coach's Bill Callahan, Mike Sherman, and Mack Brown. He can develop young talent, having some success in college.

Notable running backs coached Mike Goodson, Cyrus Gray, and Giovani Bernard.
Jackson's running backs have been versatile weapons able to run and catch out of the backfield.

I mean the teams went in different directions for many reasons.

1. They are loaded with talent we r not
2. Pete Carroll has done a great job with this team and they love the guy, obviously ms didn't get that same treatment.
3. RW didn't have a horrible knee injury and miss all OS.
4. They have a dominant set of DBs, ours are as bad as it gets with Wilson starting.
5. Injuries killed us this yr, who was their big injury? NobodySeattle was not loaded before Pete Carroll and John Schneider arrived in 2010. They have done a much better job with the draft than Shanahan and Allen have. They only used one high draft choice on their excellent defensive backfield, Earl Thomas in the first round. Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor were both 5th round picks.
Saying that they had no injuries is also inaccurate considering that their top FA pickup, Percy Harvin, essentially missed the entire year. Bottom line, they've built the right way - excellent drafting and player development. They had a blueprint and stuck with it. I fear that this offseason will be a return of free spending like there is no tomorrow around here. That is no way to sustain success, as Snyder has proven over and over again.

Staff is set

Randy Jordan hired as Redskins' running backs coach - Washington Times (http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/redskins-watch/2014/jan/25/randy-jordan-hired-redskins-running-backs-coach/)

Who was hired as Special Teams Coordinator?

Who was hired as Special Teams Coordinator?
Ben Kotwica

Seattle was not loaded before Pete Carroll and John Schneider arrived in 2010. They have done a much better job with the draft than Shanahan and Allen have. They only used one high draft choice on their excellent defensive backfield, Earl Thomas in the first round. Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor were both 5th round picks.
Saying that they had no injuries is also inaccurate considering that their top FA pickup, Percy Harvin, essentially missed the entire year. Bottom line, they've built the right way - excellent drafting and player development. They had a blueprint and stuck with it. I fear that this offseason will be a return of free spending like there is no tomorrow around here. That is no way to sustain success, as Snyder has proven over and over again.

There's a big difference between Harvin's injury and RG3's injury. Seattle is defensive team, whose main offensive threat is the Lynch's running game. Seattle is not a passing team nor are they an "offensive juggernaut" (thanks to their defense) that could be easily affected by the loss of a WR.

Seattle has had their hits and misses just like any other team, they've just been fortunate in some aspects.

People forget how they paid $26 mil for Matt Flynn and didn't work out. They were lucky they had a competent starter in Wilson, otherwise they would have been up the creek without a paddle in terms of QBs.

Seattle has been fortunate that Marshawn Lynch worked out for them at all, after having such difficulties in Buffalo. He is their number one offensive weapon and one of the reasons they made the playoffs last year and this year.

They've done a good job in the past two drafts and have gotten good production out of low rounders. But they've been fortunate in other areas and haven't suffered through some of the catastrophes the Redskins have had to deal with (RG3 injury/cap penalty, etc., etc.).

Ben Kotwica

Thanks.


Great resume here:

Ben Kotwica Brought In For Special Teams (http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Ben-Kotwica-Brought-In-For-Special-Teams/307f42fa-6d39-41ad-823d-0db238bf2d4c)