Quote:The Seahawks went through a total rebuild. Just like what we are doing. In fact, we are doing it, the SAME, EXACT, way. 

 

Daryl Smith didn't fit the scheme or the culture of the team. Caldwell made it clear that youth was going to be added to this team to build for the FUTURE. Having a veteran who didn't even fit the scheme of the defense being implemented and taking precious reps from possible future starters for this team is dumb. The Seahawks did the SAME exact thing, we did. They started a youth movement. We kept veterans. We just did it at different positions. 

 

Here's a breakdown of Seattle's first year of the rebuild that supposedly we're molding ourselves after.

 

Positions with the SAME starter in 2009 and 2010

 

QB-Hasselbeck, TE-Carlson, C-Spencer, T-Locklear, DT-Mebane, DT-Cole, LB-Hawthorne, LB-Curray, CB-Truffant

 

Positions they changed and how (notice the UPGRADES)

 

RB-Lynch (traded for him), WR-Buttler(on the 2009 roster), WR-Williams (Free Agency), DE-Clemons, Balmer (Free Agency), LB-Tatupu ( brought a guy up on the depth chart already on the roster), DB-Jennings and Miloy (already on the roster in 2009 moved up depth chart), Thomas (rookie)

 

So let's review of the 9 positions Seattle had new starters 4 where guys on the roster they moved up, 1 was a rookie, and 4 where free agents brought in from other teams.

 

The majority of Seattle 2010 team was on the roster in 2009, thus they worked with what they had until they could find upgrades the opposite of blowing it up.

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