homerun1970
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Did you know he was so soft he once stopped to pick up a dread? What kind of tough guy cares about hair?
Yep.. Watters owned that backfield and Alexander spelled him for that brief time. Holmgren loved Watters and at the end he was very productive. His style at the end was a great mix of elusiveness and physicality.chris98251":fy6mvsja said:CPHawk":fy6mvsja said:chris98251":fy6mvsja said:We will never know for sure, but I would bet that Lynch would get the same touchdowns Shaun did given that line, I also bet he would have more overall yards because he would punish the second level defenders rather than go down easily. He would also have more receiving yards, Shaun could catch, but Lynch looks much more natural at it. I also think that Lynch would remain in on third downs and not get pulled because he would also pass block, which again would allow him to swing into the pattern and screens to happen.
Shaun in our current offense would be a disaster, if he even seen the field, I look at him as Christine Michael in a lot of ways, style a bit different of course but the blocking limitation being the same.
Are you joking? Alexander beat out Ahman Green and forced Ricky Waters out, and he was a top 3 RB during his prime. On Michaels best day he couldn't hold Alexander's jock, you sir should just stop now. SA would have been great in any O.
He didn't force Watters and it's spelled with two "T"s, Ricky got hurt, Green was a fumbler, if your going to remember history at least remember it right. Alexander could not make his own lane and would have been tackled for losses over and over again, Lynch beats first contact routinely, many times coming before he gets to the line, or don't you watch the games?
Won't happen.AbsolutNET":14w5zg4z said:I look forward to the thread in 6 years where you all bash Lynch for being the type of back that took a safety.
Hasselbeck":3snxfi76 said:Shaun is one of my favorite Seahawks of all-time, but there's no denying he was a finesse back with a keen ability to get into the end zone. That said.. I would have LOVED to see Lynch run behind two hall of famers, a perennial All-Pro at center, and a very experienced right side.
Our OL in the Holmgren days was truly incredible. Lynch would have hit 2000 yards with ease running behind that line.
chris98251":3nzq9uyc said:CPHawk":3nzq9uyc said:chris98251":3nzq9uyc said:We will never know for sure, but I would bet that Lynch would get the same touchdowns Shaun did given that line, I also bet he would have more overall yards because he would punish the second level defenders rather than go down easily. He would also have more receiving yards, Shaun could catch, but Lynch looks much more natural at it. I also think that Lynch would remain in on third downs and not get pulled because he would also pass block, which again would allow him to swing into the pattern and screens to happen.
Shaun in our current offense would be a disaster, if he even seen the field, I look at him as Christine Michael in a lot of ways, style a bit different of course but the blocking limitation being the same.
Are you joking? Alexander beat out Ahman Green and forced Ricky Waters out, and he was a top 3 RB during his prime. On Michaels best day he couldn't hold Alexander's jock, you sir should just stop now. SA would have been great in any O.
He didn't force Watters and it's spelled with two "T"s, Ricky got hurt, Green was a fumbler, if your going to remember history at least remember it right. Alexander could not make his own lane and would have been tackled for losses over and over again, Lynch beats first contact routinely, many times coming before he gets to the line, or don't you watch the games?
cesame":1dytfw21 said:There was no tougher runner in the red zone than Shaun Alexander.
The amount of hate he gets these days is absurd. Respect the only MVP in team history. His vision and cutback ability was amazing.
Let me know when Lynch rushes for 266 yards in a single game or matches any of Alexander's records
SA scored at least 15 TD's in 5 consecutive seasons
Back to back seasons of 1600 yards +
And you can call him soft all you want, but he carried the load a lot more than Lynch did. From 2001-2005 he averaged 330 caries a season, with the high being 370. The most Lynch has carried the rock in a single season is 315.
SA was a true workhorse beast who got better with the more carries he got. Stop diminishing him. It makes you look bad.
HomerJHawk":2gncn3nw said:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ex-seahawk-shaun-alexander-to-marshawn-lynch--don-t-change-your-style-135202995.html
Article is kinda funny, just for the fact that its coming from ol' Softy himself. I loved SA for what he did, but he really didn't like to take too many hard tackles. And he loved the sideline running where he could just step out when contact was about to be made.
During his playing days I could tell exactly why: he didn't want to sacrifice his body for the game--knowing that he's got a full life after football. Good for him, but it did get kind of annoying to watch at times.