Tuesday, March 24, 2009

SEAHAWKS: Reading the field - Zone blocking will simplify, help offense

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The Saints made their no .14 selection in NSS's Joint Mock Draft.

Zone Blocking
Mike Sando reports Gary Kubiak's take on zone blocking. He says the simplicity of the scheme creates a shorter learning curve, and, with such a high turnover in the NFL, having the ability for new players to quickly adapt to a new offense is crucial.

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Week 1 Schedule
The league won't announce the full NFL schedule until April, but they did announce the week one primetime schedule games and the Thanksgiving games.

THUR: Ten @ Pittsburgh
SUN: Chi @ GB
MON: Buffalo @ NE
MON2: SD @ Oak

Thanksgiving:
Det @ GB
Oak @ Dall
NY G @ Den

Draft order
With compensatory picks named, the Seahawks now have their draft order.

Per Danny O'Neil:
First round (No. 4 overall)
Second round (No. 37 overall)
Third round (No. 68 overall)
Fourth round (No. 105 overall)
Fifth round (No. 137 overall) -- Acquired in trade from Detroit
Sixth round (No. 178 overall)
Seventh round (No. 213 overall)
Compensatory picks (Can not be traded)
Seventh round -- (No. 245, 247 and 248).


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