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BY ADAM MCFADDEN

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ne. Two.A� er another o� season full of

change, two players are all that are le� . from the Seahawks’ Super Bowl appearance at the end of the 2005-

2006 season.A lot has happened since then. Relative

success in the 2006 and 2007 seasons (19-13 record, two playo� appearances), rela-tive failure in 2008 and 2009 seasons (9-20 record, two coaching changes). � en there was 2010 and the arrival of Pete Carroll.

� at 2005-2006 season revolved around a dominant o� ensive line. Le� tackle Walter Jones and le� guard Steve Hutchinson each made the Pro Bowl and earned � rst-team All-Pro mentions. Center Robbie Tobeck also made the Pro Bowl. Add in a solid right guard in Chris Gray and right tackle Sean Locklear and the team’s o� ensive line combined for 79 of 80 possible starts.

� e consistency that made that team so good started to wane as players got older and grew out of their primes. Seattle changed coaches from Mike Holmgren to Jim Mora Jr., then a� er one season from Mora to Pete Carroll. With Carroll’s arrival,

more change.While faces came and went, the team’s

two biggest stars, quarterback Matt Hassel-beck and linebacker Lofa Tatupu, seemed to be ever-present. Until this o� season. Hasselbeck signed with the Tennessee Titans as a free agent, and the team released Tatupu a� er the two sides failed to reach agreement on a restructured deal.

Hasselbeck’s departure will leave the biggest questions. Hasselbeck had been in Seattle since 2001, led the franchise to its greatest heights and become the face of the franchise for many fans.

“� ere’s a great amount of respect that we have for Matt - it’s enormous,” general manager John Schneider said early in train-ing camp. “Everything he’s done for this team, this community, charities, and being the family man and strong Christian man he is, in addition to being a phenomenal

person. It was a really big decision, a very hard decision.”

All of that doesn’t even mention Has-selbeck’s place on the � eld behind center. While he battled injuries over the years (he played a full 16 games twice in the past six years), he was mostly e� ective when he was on the � eld. He did struggle with patch-work o� ensive line in 2010, totaling just 12 touchdowns to 17 interceptions.

� e team brought in 28-year-old quar-terback Tarvaris Jackson via free agency and almost immediately named him as the starter. Jackson never got the opportunity to start for a full season for the Minnesota Vikings, but he was up and down in limited action.

“� e quarterback and the head coach in my opinion are the most important people in the building,” Schneider said. “� e fur-ther we got into the lockout, the more sense it made to make a run at Tarvaris when the lights came back on.”

Jackson has one big advantage over backup Charlie Whitehurst – he knows the o� ense. Jackson worked with current Sea-hawks o� ensive coordinator Darrell Bevell while he played in Minnesota.

Familiar names will take over Tatupu’s spot. David Hawthorne will move over

from outside linebacker to middle line-backer. Hawthorne has seen quite a bit of action in his three years with the Seahawks and should be ready to take the role full-time.

“I think David Hawthorne is ready,” Car-roll said. “He’s been ready. When Lofa got hurt years ago, he took over for quite some time. When he saw his opportunities when Lofa couldn’t practice or something like that... he’s ready for this opportunity.”

Leroy Hill will take Hawthorne’s old starting spot at weak side linebacker. Hill was thought to be a critical part of the Seahawks’ future when he picked up 7 1/2 sacks as a rookie in 2005. Hill remained productive through but ran into injury and legal concerns the past two seasons. He played just one game in 2010. Now fully healthy the team will need him to return to the level he played at early in his career to help � ll the void le� by Tatupu’s departure in the middle of the defense.

One thing that’s clear is that this is a new team, a changed team. � e Super Bowl run six years ago seems like a distant memory. � e only players who remain are corner-back Marcus Trufant and Hill. With Hassel-beck and Tatupu gone the Seahawks will be searching for an identity in 2011.

Finding the right piecesiiiiRead all about the new-look 2011 Seattle Seahawks team inside. Also, don’t forget to visit RentonReport-er.com to fi nd all the latest Seahawks news through training camp and the regular season.

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Don’t worry, you’re not crazy if you thought you saw Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant out and about this summer. Because of the NFL lockout, Trufant and other NFL players weren’t allowed in team facilities for much of this o� season. � at meant � nding alternative ways to keep in shape.

“You just have to stay in shape the best way you can,” Trufant said. “You go to local parks, go to UW, go to 24-Hour Fitness. Whatever you can do to get your workout

Wide receiver Golden Tate runs into the corner of the end zone after catching a pass at practice. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter

Lockout throws a wrench in offseason routine for veterans

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will last for 10 years. The deal also includes a new rookie wage scale that should prevent most rookie holdouts and dramatically lower guaranteed money for high � rst-round picks.The salary � oor will be increased. Collectively, teams must spend 99 percent of the salary cap in 2011-2012. That’s an average of $119.2 million per team.Padded practices will decrease. Two-a-days (both pad-ded) during training camp are banned. Teams can do one padded and one non-padded practice in the same day.

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Running back Justin Forsett runs to the outside during a scrimmage. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter

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in.”� e lockout stretched from March 11 to

July 25, lasting more than 18 weeks. While it threatened to take a bite out of the regular season, it never went that far. � e Aug. 7 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was the only game canceled. Teams were able to return to practice 15 days before their � rst preseason game. � e Seahawks started July 27.

So while the result ended up being similar, the path there was a little strange, especially for NFL vets like Trufant who’ve become ac-customed to a routine during the o� season. � e players didn’t have the luxuries of the team facility weight rooms or structured practices, yet still had to arrive ready to hit the ground running.

“You really had to hone in and get your workouts done,” Trufant said. “You had to try to do as much football stu� as possible and try to simulate the mincamps.”

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It turned into a waiting game. As soon as the NFL Lockout ended, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and General Manager John Schneider went to work, signing a number of big free agents.

� e only problem? Free agents couldn’t practice until the new Collec-tive Bargaining Agreement was signed. So they waited. � en waited some more.

“It was so boring,” said wide receiver

Sidney Rice a� er his � rst practice Aug. 4. “We hated it. Tarvaris (Jackson) talked about his back, complaining about his back the whole week just from standing around all day. He was pretty upset. I know he was happy to be out here today as well.”

Even that Aug. 4 practice didn’t start without a little more waiting. � e play-ers suited up and prepared to practice, only to be told the league wasn’t quite ready. A� er about a 20-minute delay, the players � nally got on the � eld.

“We thought we were being pranked

for a minute, with everybody just standing out there with their pads on,” Rice said.

For Jackson, every minute from the � rst practice will be crucial. Carroll named Jackson the starting quar-terback, but he will have had just a week of practice before Seattle’s Aug. 11 preseason opener against the San Diego Chargers.

“It’s a challenge but it’s just part of it,” Jackson said. “We just come out here, work hard every day and hope we’ll be all right and we’ll be ready.”

Patience key as new players wait to practice

ABOVE: Wide receiver Sidney Rice runs through a drill at practice. LEFT: Fans were � nally able to see new players practice Aug. 4. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter

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� e signing of wide receiver Sidney Rice gives the Seahawks a formidable set of weapons in the passing game.

Rice struggled somewhat with injuries his � rst four seasons (all with Minnesota) and missed 16 total games. But he � ashed his excellent potential in a breakout 2009 season. Rice played all 16 games, caught 83 passes for 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns. He’s already made an impression with his play during training camp.

“Sidney obviously is just crazy competitive about the football; he just can go a� er everything,” Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said in a press conference. “He’ already made a half-dozen circus catches in just a few days, so it’s going to be really exciting to watch him and see what he brings.”

Rice also brings experience with new quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, the two played together in Minnesota. Both of the players also have experience with

Seahawks o� ensive coordinator Dar-rell Bevell, who was with them on the Vikings.

“It’s great. It’s always good to be around familiar people you know well,” Rice said in a press conference. “Also, Bevell. I know the o� ense and didn’t have to learn anything new.”

Rice had hip surgery in August 2010 and wasn’t able to play with the Vikings until November. He was productive in six games (17 receptions, 280 yards, two touchdowns) before he su� ered a concussion in Week 16 and missed the rest of the season.

Rice can go down� eld and also brings another dimension, height. He stands 6-foot-4, which teamed with the Seahawks’ leading receiver in 2010, 6-foot-5 Mike Williams, gives the Seahawks quite a duo.

Williams proved to be an excel-lent possession receiver – he had four games with eight or more receptions but scored just two touchdowns on the season. Williams and Rice complement each other well.

“I know what kind of receiver he is and I know he has a great knack for the ball and coming down with it and I’m looking forward to lining up on the opposite side of him,” Rice said of Williams.

� e team also has speedy wideouts in Golden Tate and Deon Butler. Tate played sparingly last season. He has excellent hands but struggled running routes, which is something that should improve in his second year. Butler was having a productive season before fracturing his leg in Week 14. He’s still working back from the injury.

THE LINEUP TARVARIS JACKSONAge: 286-foot-2/225 poundsLast year: Minnesota VikingsHow acquired: Free agent

ROBERT GALLERYAge: 316-foot-7/325 poundsLast year: Oakland RaidersHow acquired: Free agent

SIDNEY RICEAge: 246-foot-4/202 poundsLast year: Minnesota VikingsHow acquired: Free agent

JOHN MOFFITTAge: 246-foot-4/319 poundsLast year: WisconsinHow acquired: Third round of NFL Draft

JAMES CARPENTERAge: 226-foot-5/321 poundsLast year: AlabamaHow acquired: First round of NFL Draft

ZACH MILLERAge: 256-foot-5/255 poundsLast year: Oakland RaidersHow acquired: Free agent

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CHANGE IS A GOOD THING, RIGHT?Change is part of the NFL, but some fans might not recognize much of the 2011 Seahawks roster since many of the team’s biggest players from recent playo� runs are gone. Above are the number of players from each season’s 53-man roster still on the current roster. The years range from Seattle’s Super Bowl appearance during the 2005-2006 season to 2009, the year before Pete Carroll took over.

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When the Seahawks dra� ed John Carlson in the second round (38th overall) of the 2008 NFL Dra� , they did so hoping to lock down the pass-catching portion of the position for the foreseeable future.

Carlson came through and was very productive in his � rst two years. He averaged 53 receptions, 600.5 yards and six touchdowns in those seasons. Last year though his numbers dipped as he was called on to aid the o� ensive line and block more. He caught 31 passes for 318 yards and one touchdown – all career lows.

So the Seahawks made a move. When one of the top free agents, tight end Zach Miller, was still available a� er the initial blur of signings, Seattle didn’t waste any time and locked up Miller.

Miller, 25, led the Oakland Raiders in receiving yards each of the past three seasons and totaled nine touchdowns in the same span.

“Now we’ve got another weapon,” said o� ensive line coach Tom Cable. “� ey’re (Miller and Carlson) going to complement each other the right way. Zach’s all about winning and all about team.”

Cable coached in Oakland for all four of Miller’s seasons. He had focused on Carlson’s pass-catching ability as an opposing coach, but a� er seeing him in person Cable came away impressed with Carlson’s blocking too.

“With John just being around him for a week now he’s so impressive with how he works and how he learns,” Cable said. “He’s a very very prideful guy. Very detailed. � ose two are going to get along great because they’re like two peas in a pod.”

Miller was enthusiastic about the potential for himself and Carlson.

“We’re similar but we’re di� erent players too,” he said in a press confer-ence. “We can play o� each other. Any time you can put pressure on a defense with two tight end sets, you’re going to give them headaches.”

Miller adds more � repower to TEs

Tight ends John Carlson and Zach Miller stand and listen to the play call during scrimmage at practice. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter

Golden Tate gets tackled after catching a pass. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter

TOP LEFT: Sidney Rice runs into the end zone during a drill. ADAM MCFADDEN, Renton Reporter ABOVE: Mike Williams stretches to catch a pass during practice. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Mike Williams - 65 receptions, 751 yards, two touchdowns

Ben Obomanu - 30 receptions, 494 yards, four touchdowns

Deon Butler - 36 receptions, 385 yards, four touchdowns

Seahawks 2010 leading receivers

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