I really do understand why so many of the 12 are still struggling with the Seahaws deciding to drop Christine to make room for younger up and comers, at a time when Christine, in spite of his best efforts, was on a steady decline performance wise.
Christine had a history with the Seahawks, and a bit of a Cinderella comeback story underway, through the end of last season, and even more at the beginning of this season. There was a noticeable decline underway thru the last few games before they finally decided it was time to cut bait, reel up and head for shore, before the boat sank completely, hoping that something would give and he'd get his game back on track.
Its not easy with Running Backs, their career ends don't usually develop over a long period of time, they are like shooting stars, brilliant and beautiful to watch and then almost in a flash they are done. From managements standpoint its always a difficult time when you have to make that call. There is sentiment there, a debit of gratitude that goes both ways, but because this is ultimately a business and everyone involved are professionals, the understanding of what has to be done is there.
I comment sometimes in my post that some players take their position on the roster more seriously than another, and that they are pushing themselves beyond the norms of the day to day training and conditioning efforts that all the players involve themselves in. I recently had someone asked how I could possibly know which players were doing what, and inquiring if I might be in some position with the team where I would be privy to that kind of information.
The answer to that is no, I could only wish that I had a job that would allow me to be involved with the Seahawks on any level. The reason I have these insights, is really simple. I'm a Seahawk junkie, I search and watch and or read everything I can find on the team and on each player. I have a good memory and I pay attention to details. I don't restrict my self to NFL involvements either, with many I look at their college involvements and even highschool, whenever that info is out there for the taking.
Because of my own background experiences, I have some good reasons to believe that those athletes who grasp the importance of pushing themselves to higher levels of wholistic conditioning, in order to compete at a higher level than others on the field, are most likely going to be more successful in their efforts and will also be more likely to extend their NFL careers well beyong the averages.
I am also aware that I'm more than a bit long winded in my post. It is, primarily because when I am not, many of my post followed by replies, from folks who want to read things into what I have to say, or are left wondering how or why I feel qualified to have the opinions I share. I try to answer most of those question and concerns before they arise. Its the salesman in me I suppose.
The truth of the matter is, at the end of the day, what I have to say is just another opinion, no better or worse than anyone else's. If you don't agree with or like what I have to say, or feel like I'm to long winded for your reading preferences, you do have the choice to not read what I have to share, in fact I think that there are options you can deploy that will allow you to ignore what I have to say all together.
That is not something I've ever done or ever will do. Long or short, I respect and appreciate everything that all of you share in this forum, even though I don't always agree.
Alex Collins is exactly where he should be on the roster. George Farmer may prove to be an asset in the event that Rawls or Collins gets injured and can't play, or until Pope and Prosise can return to active.
Go Seahawks !!
