In an offseason littered with uncertainty, the Seahawks front office has continued to push towards the future; focused on continuing to breed an innovative, competitive culture surrounding the organization and the society of Seahawks fans, the 12th man.
Pete Carroll and Co. stated their offseason goal, loud and clear, in a thank you letter to the 12th man dated January 21st, signed by Pete Carroll. A few excerpts:
"There were many proud achievements to take away from the 2010 season. Winning the NFC West in our first season together was awesome, but it is just the start of a plan to own the division for years to come. We reached that goal by competing like crazy each and every day in all that we do on and off of the field."; "¡one thing remained consistent (in prior reference to the teams midseason struggles) all season long and that was you, the 12th Man¡"; "As John Schneider and I strive together to build this team, we will work tirelessly to continue and give you reason to believe in this team.you will need to get an
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With the lockout, the team has had very little opportunity, minus the draft, to actually keep building the team. However, the coaching staff was more involved in the pre-draft process given the labor situation; "we've had more opportunity to really dig in draft-wise and do special projects and go back and evaluate and re-evaluate." The Seahawks believe this is an advantage.
The personnel moves to this point are not the topic of discussion, nor are the variety of opinions towards the team's failure to re-sign Matt Hasselbeck prior to the lockout or the approach to the draft. What is important to note is that the team has remained tireless in their competition to field the best team in 2011.
A plan in place to weather the lockout
During an interview with Pete Carroll on 950 KJR on May 3rd, he had this to say in regards to what transpired when the lockout was lifted for one day¡ªthe second day of the NFL draft¡ªand what could happen if the lockout was lifted again:
"Well, let me give you an example¡ªwhen it was lifted for a few hours the other day, we had about a 10-minute meeting with the staff, and it was like 'OK, everybody get ready to just crank it up, burn those phones up, get everything sent out, get the word out that we want the players to come by the area.' I mean, we cranked it up.Welcome to the official Facebook Page about
Ripcurl. Within about a half hour, we were a machine pumping out stuff to everybody because we knew it could close at any time. So we did a great job¡the teaching, the mental side, all of the stuff that we can get going, we would jump into it and we would be ready to have a mini-camp next weekend. So if we had that opportunity, then we're ready to go."
In my opinion, Carroll and his staff have done nothing but remain firm on their promise to deliver the best product possible on the field next season, and his comments only re-enforce the organization's will to adapt to the situation and to be ready to adopt one of their many plans to put in place. They are ready for a variety of scenarios regarding how, and when, the season may start.
Strength coach Chris Carlisle, a USC transplant from Carroll's former staff, has a program awaiting the players when they return to work. A physical regimen focused on functional movement, longevity, and winning championships.
He's hoping the players will adopt his mentality but also offered,Our Polymax
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It's appropriate to note here that the Seahawks are one of six organizations that promised not to cut pay to coaching staff, this stated as of May 24th, even if the lockout persists into the scheduled season, The Giants, Steelers, Colts, Eagles and Cowboys the other five teams that pledged the same; the Patriots have not made a decision and the Packers have a contingency plan in place.
Interestingly enough, the Steelers and Giants were on a five-team list in an ESPN Football Outsiders article I analyzed in this piece, highlighting the Seahawks' ability to weather a lockout; the Packers and Patriots were other two teams on the Football Outsiders list.
The three other teams highlighted above that aren't on the ESPN FBO list are strongly driven to win championships.The name "
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Enhancing the home-field advantage
Recent comments by Seahawks President Peter Mcloughlin on 950 KJR re-enforced the Seahawks are focused on maintaining their competitive mindset, as both an organization and team, through times of standstill.
