Friday, September 2, 2011

Three Seahawks to Consider Hating in the post-Kelly Jennings era

With Kelly Jennings gone, so too is our number one method for relieving stress and anxiety. I mean, come on, you know exercise, stress balls, or even masturbation will never come close to the proven method of screaming Kelly Jenning related slurs/insults at the TV. So instead of resorting to hitting your significant other*, I want you to consider three Seahawks you should use to fill that empty void of hate:

Tavaris Jackson - At first during the preseason, I was happy to make excuses for TJ due to the terrible pass-protection and poor play in general from our young offensive line that got screwed from the lockout. On the other hand, he has thus far not been holding up his end of the bargain when it comes to dealing with pressure packages. In pressure situations, QBs are also responsible for either throwing it away or dumping off to an open player in the flats. The past games he's started we've seen a lot of him holding onto the ball way too long and retreating backwards for lost yardage instead of rolling out of the pocket. If Jackson maintains the starting position with below-mediocre QB play (just not bad enough to justify Charlie Whitehurst), he should be a top candidate for directing your Seahawk related fury at.

Aaron Curry - If Mr. Magoo was black, had a more intimidating posture, and played football, they would call him Aaron Curry. He is one of the most aloof players on defense; always in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Tricking Curry with play-action is a lot like pretending to throw a ball for your dog and quickly putting it behind your back - you know, when the canine briefly chases off only to stop for a whole minute and realize something is not right. Fortunately, management has finally caught onto this and re-structured his contract to make this season his last. This could very well be his last year as a Seahawk unless he finally starts making some plays.

Golden Tate - When he's not stealing maple bars or pissing off NASCAR fans (but does anyone really care about NASCAR?), he's dropping passes. One of Tate's latest bobbles in preseason against the Vikings first-string defense resulted in a interception TD. Even though PC & Schneider have shown that they won't hesitate to cut their losses with respect to personnel, I have a hard time believing they won't give a roster spot to a player they gave a first-round grade to in the draft.



Your thoughts? Other nominees?


*The views expressed in this post do not necessarily the represent the views of the Unique Sports Themed Name blog. They could very well be pro-domestic violence, but I've always been a writer that goes against the grain.

2 comments:

  1. Golden Tate, problem solved. Literally everything about Golden Tate, from his attitude to off-field antics to college of choice to playing ability (especially compared to his draft position), makes me want to hate him. At no point have I ever thought Jackson would be usable, so I don't feel any disdain there, and Curry is an incredibly nice guy who doesn't seem all that bad really. Golden Tate though, is awful.

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  2. Not only did Kelly Jennings leave, but offensive lineman Sean Locklear is also gone. With those two missing a lot of complaints are going to have to be directed elsewhere. I dont know who my new whipping boy will be. I am sure someone will step up to the platfrom and fill the void.

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