Here's Jerry in The Seattle Times today writing about the Seahawks:
Pete Carroll, who is always the sun shining above the Seahawks, walked away sprinkling giddiness. Of course he did. Carroll could make a wart seem like a beauty mark.
As the Seahawks coach reviewed a fruitful offseason Thursday, he was so merry he managed to refer to struggling backup quarterback Brady Quinn as “next to perfect” at his job, even as the team worked behind the scenes to bring back Tarvaris Jackson.
Blah must sit next to perfect.
What’s really next to perfect is the momentum the Seahawks have right now. They followed an 11-5 season and second-round playoff exit with an epic offseason featuring a trade for versatile wide receiver Percy Harvin and including a free-agent bonanza of affordable pass rushers Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. Add in a typical solid draft, and general manager John Schneider has the Seahawks in the enviable but pressure-packed position of prime Super Bowl contender.
Consider it a next-to-perfect rebuilding job.
And now that the phase is over, get ready for one of the most important and dangerous seasons in Seattle sports history.
The next time we see the Seahawks together, they’ll be in training camp in late July, preparing feverishly for a year on Front Street. They’ll receive more premature love than they ever have, but they’ll set franchise records for scrutiny, too. Every little thing will be a big deal.
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