Richard Sherman

Is listed as the 2nd punt returner on the Seahawks official depth chart. http://www.seahawks.com/team/depth-chart.html . That one caught me off guard.

I wonder if Percy Harvin can return punts next season if Tate signs elsewhere. He was a great punt returner in high school.

With our defense there are going to be a lot of punts. I think Percy Harvin would be a very tired and injured man if he had to do both punts and kick returns as well as serve as our play maker WR. Does Richard Sherman have a background in punt returning?

Can Lockett catch a punt? Might want to start working on that...

I'd love to see him develop into a returner. Sanders anyone?

I'd love to see Sherman return punts. You know how pissed off the 49ers would be if he broke off a punt return TD against them? :devil:

The problem is tate is very good at punt returns. If tate was gone.. maybe he'd get a chance? Certainly he deserves more of a chance at returns before Turbin does (one of the few major gaffs made in coaching this year).

Grahamhawker":hfhcfft5 said:

Can Lockette wreck a punt returner? He's good at that...

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fixed.

I seem to recall Sherman returning a punt, or at least going back to receive a punt (that might have gone out of bounds or something), in 2011 or 2012. Maybe it was preseason?
I'm reminded that Kenny Easley was the Seahawks' #1 punt returner for a while.

While it doesn't matter much what i think or anyone else for this matter, this is one of the reasons why I value Tate slightly ahead of Baldwin, I would hate to be the FO, it would be so hard to make these decisions.

Either Baldwin or Michaels could do it next year without too much of a dropoff, id think. ADB is squirrelly enough with the ball in his hands to handle it, and Michaels is very good in the open field IIRC. Might not be a position of need this offseason and id be willing to bet whatever WR we draft will also get plenty of time in pr.

Sounds more like Turban returning kickoffs.. A complete No-No!

NFSeahawks628":15cua3gt said:

While it doesn't matter much what i think or anyone else for this matter, this is one of the reasons why I value Tate slightly ahead of Baldwin, I would hate to be the FO, it would be so hard to make these decisions.

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But Baldwin is a competent kick off returner, as evidenced by returning a kick off for a TD against Denver in preseason his rookie year, and more importantly, having a great kick off return against the niners in the NFCCG to shift the momentum of that game. Baldwin is good insurance for kick off returns if Harvin is ever injured.

RolandDeschain":pbvcn2iw said:

I'd love to see Sherman return punts. You know how pissed off the 49ers would be if he broke off a punt return TD against them? :devil:

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How pissed off would we be if he got smacked and taken out the game?

I don't get summayous obsession with putting the best corner in the game in harms way

Throwdown":2p605ytp said:

RolandDeschain":2p605ytp said:

I'd love to see Sherman return punts. You know how pissed off the 49ers would be if he broke off a punt return TD against them? :devil:

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How pissed off would we be if he got smacked and taken out the game?

I don't get summayous obsession with putting the best corner in the game in harms way

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:13: My Graham brutha speaks the truth!

Escamillo":1nrfzcdq said:

I seem to recall Sherman returning a punt, or at least going back to receive a punt (that might have gone out of bounds or something), in 2011 or 2012. Maybe it was preseason?
I'm reminded that Kenny Easley was the Seahawks' #1 punt returner for a while.

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People forget this about Easley. He was a good return man. In today's weight /sizes.. he returned punts and was as big as Kam.

No way do we ever put Harvin back there. He don't have the mentality for it and will get hurt sure as hell. Harvin thinks he's Kam's size.

Baldwin is real good, but I'd sure like to use someone less valuable than Doug or Tate. Tim brown did it for forever, but how many others have?

As fun as punt returns can be...there's something to be said about fair catches. Don Shula had his return men (my bro Jake Scott) fair catch more times than not. That reduced injury, penalties and turnovers. Shula's belief was that his offense was more than adequate when it came to moving the ball.

IMO, that 72 Phin offense (minus Warfield) wasn't much better, if at all, than our Hawks today. I'm not suggesting we fair catch everything, but as you know, that Shula team went undefeated and as good as their D was, they weren't as good as ours.

As an aside, it would be interesting to know how many net yards are actually gained on punt returns after the deduction of penalties and turnovers. We were very fortunate this year with Tate. He was awesome. But it might be eye opening when you take injuries into consideration...not just the return man...but to others involved as well. Seems someone is always slow getting up after a punt.

Just put Big Red out there and watch all the TDs he racks up

please stop with the percy as a punt returner talk. he does not return punts.

Throwdown":35hwbefx said:

RolandDeschain":35hwbefx said:

I'd love to see Sherman return punts. You know how pissed off the 49ers would be if he broke off a punt return TD against them? :devil:

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How pissed off would we be if he got smacked and taken out the game?

I don't get summayous obsession with putting the best corner in the game in harms way

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Don't be such a wuss. Deion Sanders returned all the time. Oh no, let's not use one of our best toys because he might get a boo-boo. :roll:

That's a loser's mentality.