Originally posted by NinerGM:Originally posted by RedWaltz24:
mattbarrows
In 2009, Solari's Seahawks gave up 41 sacks, one more than the 49ers. They finished 26th in rushing offense, one slot behind the 49ers.
The losses of left tackle Walter Jones, left guard Mike Wahle, and center Chris Spencer have decimated the Seahawks' offensive line. No member of Seattle's projected Week 1 unit returns at the same position, and three are new starters. Let's have a look:
LT Sean Locklear - Injury-prone right tackle playing out of position on left; undersized at 6'4/301.
LG Rob Sims - Started 16 games in '07, but deemed ineffective and lost job to Wahle in 2008.
C Steve Vallos - 2007 7th-round pick forced to start five games in 2008 for 4-12 Seahawks.
RG Mansfield Wrotto - Former college defensive tackle has seven career appearances, all in '08.
RT Ray Willis - Ten career starts in five seasons, all in '08 due to Locklear, Jones injuries.
** Jones is supposedly due back 4-6 weeks after his August 20 knee surgery. The optimistic end of that estimate would have Jones back for Week 2, but the odds are heavily against him. He's 35, already had microfracture surgery on the same knee this offseason, and is also dealing with a bad back. The Seahawks will be lucky if Jones is effective by Week 6.
** Wahle has retired.
** Rookie Max Unger has not cracked the lineup.
** Spencer has a torn quadriceps. Throughout his career, the 2005 first-round pick has never demonstrated the ability to recover quickly or stay healthy, making it through one 16-game campaign in four years. His timetable is 4-6 weeks, but again we see that as very optimistic.
Week-to-week shuffling on the Seahawks' offensive line all season appears inevitable.
http://blogs.rotoworld.com/Fantasy_Football/2009/08/the_sky_is_falling_in_seattle.php
..... and this article was written right after TRAINING CAMP!! WOW!
Wow if that happened to our o-line, we'd have 90 sacks.
