An interesting trade
I’m sure by now you have all seen the wire.
The Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday acquired veteran safety Mike Green from the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
This is a pretty interesting pickup. Dare I say, intriguing? Green is a solid tackler, a fair Blitzer, and has decent coverage skills. Plus he has learned one of the more aggressive defenses in the NFL. The Lovie Smith Tampa Cover 2:
The Tampa 2 is player-friendly. Each player is assigned a gap, and he is to attack it. Chicago, Indy and Tampa like to stop the run with eight players near the line of scrimmage, and on passing downs drop into their Cover 2 zone. They like to play it safe in this scheme, so it doesn't call for a lot of all-out blitzing with zero coverage (no safety in the middle, corners one-on-one), instead preferring to rely on the defensive line to apply pressure on the quarterback (Sounds a lot like the Hawks Defense)
Under his existing contract, Green has scheduled base salaries of $1.385 million (2006), $1.615 million (2007) and $1.45 million (2008). That a pretty fair value for a backup with starters experience.
This allows the Hawks to look at Corner and DE in the draft. Don’t be surprised if a solid RB/FB drops that they might look that direction. Fullback you say? I think you might see Mack Strong’s Protégé in this draft.
The Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday acquired veteran safety Mike Green from the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
This is a pretty interesting pickup. Dare I say, intriguing? Green is a solid tackler, a fair Blitzer, and has decent coverage skills. Plus he has learned one of the more aggressive defenses in the NFL. The Lovie Smith Tampa Cover 2:
The Tampa 2 is player-friendly. Each player is assigned a gap, and he is to attack it. Chicago, Indy and Tampa like to stop the run with eight players near the line of scrimmage, and on passing downs drop into their Cover 2 zone. They like to play it safe in this scheme, so it doesn't call for a lot of all-out blitzing with zero coverage (no safety in the middle, corners one-on-one), instead preferring to rely on the defensive line to apply pressure on the quarterback (Sounds a lot like the Hawks Defense)
Under his existing contract, Green has scheduled base salaries of $1.385 million (2006), $1.615 million (2007) and $1.45 million (2008). That a pretty fair value for a backup with starters experience.
This allows the Hawks to look at Corner and DE in the draft. Don’t be surprised if a solid RB/FB drops that they might look that direction. Fullback you say? I think you might see Mack Strong’s Protégé in this draft.
posted by Goose at 11:11 AM
3 Comments:
I like the pickup....I like the Hawks.
What about Leonard Weaver as Mack's protege'? He showed some promise last year with some running skills....not sure about his blocking ability yet. I know that he developed a reputation as a workhorse in his rookie season, so that definitely tells you something about the guy.
I love the breakdown of the Tampa Cover 2. Fullback in the 1st Round... hardly. You probably will see a Mack Strong Protege selected on Sunday, rather than Saturday.
Plus, Goose, you gave us the cap numbers. I view you and Pasquerelli as equals, as far as football in concerned. Take that as you will.
I didnt say a FB in the 1st round Joe....
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