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| Name: | Talkin' Hawks | ||
| Short Name: | Talkin' Hawks | ||
| URL: | http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/football | ||
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Stacy Andrews, acquired by trade from the Eagles on Sunday, works at right tackle in practice Monday for the rapidly retooling Seahawks. (Rod Mar/Seattle Seahawks)
Everyone expected change when Pete Carroll and John Schneider took over the Seahawks following the firing of Jim Mora and Tim Ruskell, but few figured the overhaul would be so quick and massive.
After taking a round-robin approach to his running back situation throughout training camp, coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Justin Forsett will get the start in Sunday's regular-season opener.
General manager John Schneider says there's no doubt in his mind the Seahawks are "absolutely a more talented football team" after a weekend of roster churn that dramatically changed the squad's depth on its 53-man roster.
There were six new faces on the Seahawks' practice field Monday as the team began game-week preparations for its season opener against the 49ers, but one player few expected to see was running back Julius Jones.
Veteran defensive end Raheem Brock, who played the past eight seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, has signed with the Seahawks.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh's stint on the unemployment lines didn't last long as the Baltimore Ravens have signed the former Seahawks receiver to a one-year, $855,000 contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and other national reports.
One week before Pete Carroll officially kicks off a new era of Seahawks football, the franchise kicked a chunk of the old era off the roster in a Sunday shakedown at the team's VMAC headquarters.
Pat Ruel, who coached the offensive line for Pete Carroll at USC, will rejoin his former boss now in Seattle after the surprising resignation of Alex Gibbs.
Veterans Julius Jones, Jordan Babineaux and Kevin Vickerson are on the way out Sunday as the Seahawks continue remaking their roster.