tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post8345405630112922253..comments2024-03-11T20:55:07.393-07:00Comments on 17 Power, A Seattle Seahawks Blog: Second Opinions on Ryan MallettUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-62143576107357934542011-06-02T09:44:51.228-07:002011-06-02T09:44:51.228-07:00We will probably find out sooner rather than later...We will probably find out sooner rather than later. If there's nothing to Mallett, Belichick will drop him like a hot potato. I suspect, however, that Mallett will be more of a Matt Cassell. Maybe not a great player, but enough for Belichick to turn that third-round pick into a future second or first. <br /><br />I still find it interesting that individuals' language and judgment run to the extreme when evaluating Mallett--it's not as if he is UDFA material, but the panning is off the charts: in this telling he is slower than Joe Namath after knee surgery, nastier than Ryan Leaf, and panics worse than, well, Matt Hasselbeck on a bad day in the twilight of his career. I suppose a comparable situation is if I didn't like Cam Newton's slow reads in a simple offense and announced he was going to flame out like Ryan Leaf. I could be right, but it's more crazy than not.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-82118079508030218872011-05-31T09:53:59.722-07:002011-05-31T09:53:59.722-07:00The Patriots are a team with proven veterans, grea...The Patriots are a team with proven veterans, great leaders, and a track record of success. Some punk-ass quarterback with an attitude won't amount to any more than a tempest in a teapot in that locker room.<br /><br />The same cannot be said about the Seahawks. This is a roster that had 250 plus transactions last year, that has few veterans to provide leadership, and is trying to build into something that resembles the Patriot's winning ways.<br /><br />That same punk-ass quarterback might cause more turmoil in the locker room than he's worth.LouieLouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-54430401537498012952011-05-30T15:50:35.449-07:002011-05-30T15:50:35.449-07:00*Favre won more than he lost. Duh.*Favre won more than he lost. Duh.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-6407329246439661432011-05-30T15:49:53.526-07:002011-05-30T15:49:53.526-07:00Kyle, I agree that Matt and Mallett share a panic ...Kyle, I agree that Matt and Mallett share a panic tendency. Favre was a gambler, he lost more than he won. Simple as that. Dan Marino had a quick dropback from center, and moved laterally in the pocket as quickly as anyone, he just had a slow run ability. Mallett looks slow going back from center.<br /><br />The only reason that Teel and Greene make such good analogies is that after the Hawks let them go, Belichick gave them a go. And then let them go. If Mallett actually has a drug problem, he will last as long as they did. <br /><br />As for pulling the trigger, 32 teams passed on the guy twice, and a few three times. So either his tangibles are less many have speculated or his intangibles are nonexistent. I think his extra special arm has made quite a few overvalue the rest of his tangibles.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-10545964113731477512011-05-30T09:09:35.666-07:002011-05-30T09:09:35.666-07:00Nice post. I don't love Mallett, but was intr...Nice post. I don't love Mallett, but was intrigued by him. I don't get the extreme detractors, however, and why he polarized people so much.<br /><br />Panicked throws? Under that definition in the dictionary I'd have to put Matthew Hasselbeck's picture (see Super Bowl XL after the phantom Locklear hold--pure panic--or any number of INTs the past two seasons). But in the same category I've seen Brett Favre appear a number of times, it's just that with Favre they say it's Brett being Brett. So on that charge, check. If he tosses 3 TDs to every panicked throw, you can live with that, with the right team and system.<br /><br />Slow feet, check. So did Dan Marino.<br /><br />Cocky and confident? Check. Yes, you could have Jeff George with it, but without it, you're Jason Campbell. (Philip Rivers isn't the best poster boy for a counter-example, BTW, as he has little playoff success and hardly unifies an underachieving team.) All that falls into the "intangibles," and when the tangibles work well, I can't see how you don't pull the trigger.<br /><br />As for accent, Colt McCoy's was worse. Brett Favre was a lot country with his little bit rock and roll. I don't think that put off any GM with a brain. (Of course, that may eliminate a few GMs.)<br /><br />The Seahawks believe in system guys, and Mallett wasn't a part of their system. But he will not be, never be, David Greene or Mike Teel. Bank that.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-25209867288283309392011-05-30T06:34:00.466-07:002011-05-30T06:34:00.466-07:00Anon, you are right about his tools. But you didn...Anon, you are right about his tools. But you didn't mention slow feet, panicked throws like the one that cost his team the bowl game (though I admit the throws his receivers dropped early in that game were things of beauty), and the fact that he didn't drop to 74 because his accent put off a few GMs. The talent is there, the brain is the liability <br /><br />Cocky and confident only matter if others buy into it and call it leadership. Put the three together and you have Philip Rivers. Cocky and confident alone, you get Jeff George.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-13000825797577906082011-05-29T18:18:48.901-07:002011-05-29T18:18:48.901-07:00Ryan Mallett would have been one of the greatest t...Ryan Mallett would have been one of the greatest things to ever happen to this team. I wish we would have picked him up. In fact, there wasn't another QB in this draft that is better than him. Yes he does rub most people the wrong way with his accent and confidence. Yes he is cocky and somewhat arrogant. But when you can throw the ball with supreme accuracy 67mph and throw the ball 87 yards, it's alright to be a bit cocky. You wouldn't want a QB that wasn't cocky and confident anyway. I hope that he will be traded to us next year. Hopefully Brady will not go out with an injury and Mallett take his spot and never give it back. I would hate for RM to be a patriot for the rest of his career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-85805666841144222432011-05-29T10:13:40.722-07:002011-05-29T10:13:40.722-07:00Well written. I don't agree entirely. Be care...Well written. I don't agree entirely. Be carefull 2x6's are on 24" centers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-74765772976852242382011-05-29T10:11:59.607-07:002011-05-29T10:11:59.607-07:00Ryan Mallett is a non-issue as far as it concerns ...Ryan Mallett is a non-issue as far as it concerns the Seahawks. Whatever the reasons for his fall in the draft, the only thing that matters is the Seahawks didn't want him. <br /><br />I still think that Carroll and Co have have more faith in Whitehurst than most people think. Bringing in a 2nd tier free agent QB to compete with him is what the Hawks will do (I predict). If Whitehurst or Free-Agent-Veteran-To-Be-Named-Later pan out; GROOVY! <br /><br />If not, then it should be easier to get a QB next year with the high draft pick that we'll have because we didn't trade it to someone else for a non free agent QB.LouieLouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-72212504385564645242011-05-28T14:34:32.771-07:002011-05-28T14:34:32.771-07:00Hopefully we'll see something this year.. He&#...Hopefully we'll see something this year.. He's only 22 so you have to really give the kid time, plus he's a qb so it might take him longer to develope so maybe he should play the backgound for some time?Jonhttp://bleedfootball.com/noreply@blogger.com