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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Alge Crumpler in town today and tomorrow
Posted by Frank Hughes @ 03:43:35 pm

We just had a sit-down with Tim Ruskell, and I will do a post in a little bit about everything that we talked about. But I wanted to get out there right away that Alge Crumpler is in town today and tomorrow. He will sit down with Ruskell and he will meet with the Seahawks' doctors to check his full health. Tim said he does not know what the chances are of signing him. There obviously is other interest, but the Hawks are trying to do their due diligence on whomever is available. If I was to guess, I would say that they would not sign him because Ruskell seemed very high on the tight ends in the draft, and that they could get a long-term solution at the position in the early rounds. But he did not want to go without investigating Crumpler as a possibility. More to come.

Categories: NFL free agency • 16 comments

COMMENTS:

toymaker @ 15:55 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
His brother Carlester used to be a Seahawk..
jcoleman @ 16:00 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
How do we not sign this guy with the other needs that we can't solve in Free Agency. How about with get him and another TE in like the 3rd round.

SIGN HIM! Unless he's asking way too much, if the price is right, Sign Him! Come on Timmy! Holmgren better be a part of this.
Osiris33 @ 16:02 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
http://seahawkboys.blogspot.com/
I guess this is what happens when you dump your starting TE in 2006 with no plan to replace him other than "sign Daniel Graham."

This team needs a TE that can make a difference THIS year, not three years from now.

Sign Crumpler, you blithering idiot...

"Timmay!"
Surf Hawk @ 16:08 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Judging by the few comments already on this post, I'm very quite glad this is my first visit to the comments in a few weeks. You should try life without reading the comments posted on Seahawks Insider, it will actually have you living a happier and less dumbed down life.

flahawker @ 16:27 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
Surf Hawk,

Spot on!
airbags @ 16:31 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email

surf hawk - maybe so, but it can still be pretty entertaining.

maybe give "crump's brother" a one-year shot... this will give whomever we draft a year to mature, and we still have a serviceable TE on the roster in alge.

SupaFreak @ 16:47 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
Amen, surfhawk! Yeah, as if getting rid of Stevens wasn't a GREAT MOVE, even if you had to suffer for a year or so without someone with his "potential".

Hey, we did better in 07 than 06 overall, even without Stevens, but oh my, Ruskell is so dumb. Whatever. He tried to sign a really good TE, but that fell through, then signed Pollard, who wasn't awful, still better than a rookie would have been. And hey, bonus, Pollard matched Stevens in a clutch situation, dropping TD passes and 1st downs, just like Stevens did. Amazing. ;-)
cram @ 17:06 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008
I believe Ruskell will sign Crumpler. But he is keeoing his poker face. Just can't look desperate.
dlport @ 18:04 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
Crumpler may want too much. A better move is to sign Jason Dunn, late of KC, who is a good blocker, an ok receiver, and played for Solari, the new OL coach while at KC. Then you draft one of the deep group of TE's in this draft crop.

Or you overpay for Crumpler, with health issues the last few years, and who was a vocal complainer in Atlanta last year (although perhaps with good reason.)
BobbyK @ 19:13 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
"(although perhaps with good reason)." I agree.
c_hawkbob @ 20:09 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
Sign 'im up Tim.
SanDiegoHawksFan @ 20:29 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
I'd like to see the money spent elsewhere
dover5005 @ 22:00 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
sign him up!

get him to like a 2 or 3 year deal that is comparable to the market

draft a tight end on the first day and solve all tightend problems for the next decade

Sharpclaw @ 22:37 - Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Email
Who needs a TE anyway? We haven't had one for many seasons and we've
done fine. Use the money to re-sign our kicker, him we need.
bigmike04 @ 00:29 - Friday, February 29th, 2008 Email
What Te in the draft? The ND kid is gone go to New England because they pick up player that been in their system and that guy has been in their system with Charlie Weise. Basicility coaches that coach with Bill Billick put in good word for him about that guy than you will bet Bill Billick and company will take chance on that person.

Thought fred davis from what reports saying he horrible blocker and in my opion I dont think would be good fit for Hawks as they will need TE who can also catch and block.

Really no TE in draft might not be starting depend if they can get in playbook and study it. Thought what about just forgetting TE in draft because we got Joe Newtwen.
DSAhawker @ 08:07 - Friday, February 29th, 2008
http://www.freewebs.com/dsahawker
We also have the TE Alcorn (I think it is Alcorn, Acorn, something like that) kid who sounds very inticing. Guess he's not a good blocker but fast and has amazing catching skills.

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