Locked on Sports: HAWKS SIGN ALEXANDER

Sunday, March 05, 2006

HAWKS SIGN ALEXANDER

The Seattle Seahawks have signed Shaun Alexander to an 8 year 62 million dollar contract. More details to follow……. Here is the link to the FoxSports Story.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Could this be a pre-cursor to a return trip to the Super Bowl? Should we book our tickets for Miami now?; 8:15 PM
Anonymous said...: I am happy they signed him. It means great things for this francise in the coming years. However, isn't 8 years is way to long? I really don't think Shawn has 8 years of productive playing left in his career. Maybe three years. I wonder if the money is guaranteed? If it is, the Seahawks will be paying Shawn long after he is gone.; 9:15 PM
Anonymous said...: This is a average signing at best.

They could have picked from an endless number of backs from free agency and the draft and replaced Alexander at 1/3 of the price.

I'm not saying this is a bad move, but it's an average one.

It's good from a PR standpoint and the runningback position is now set for atleast the next three years.

However, the market for Alexander wasn't going to fetch him this type of offer.

The length, doesn't matter. Sam Adams once signed a deal for 8 years and he was cut the very next off-season. They put that in place so they could put the nice big 62 million as the total. They do this all the time in the NFL.

Could they have gotten the same production out of Mike Anderson/Jerome Harrison/Weaver combination?

IMO, probably.

I like Alexander and he will likely retire as a Seahawk, and be the 2nd Seahawks inducted into the HOF.

I like that he's never missed a game. I like that he seems to be a good person.; 3:35 AM
Anonymous said...: Am I on crack?

I think they would total 1,800 yards rushing together.

I think they would be able to get around 15-20 touchdowns.

And I think Harrison may actually be able to catch a pass thrown to him.

All the rushing touchdowns aren't going to happen again, for shaun, or for anyone else.

The weak schedule helped pad alot of Alexander's crazy stats.

He's probably the 2nd best runner in the NFL but he's not historically one of the greatest to ever play which his statistics might suggest.; 4:32 PM
Mike Barer said...: I understand there are no guaranteed contracts in the NFL and the contract is probable backloaded like crazy.; 4:51 PM
Anonymous said...: Read what I wrote.

Mike Anderson has rushed for over 1,000 yards, and if they used Harrison as a change of pace back they could probably sneak another 500-800 yards of production.

I have alot of confidence in the best offensive line in the league.; 10:54 PM