Michael Dickson is the best punter in the NFL. He's also a pretty cool dude. *Last December I reached out to Seattle's All Pro punter, asking him for an interview. To my surprise and elation, he agreed and we kept in touch over the last couple months as he traveled to and from his home … Continue reading T*steful Discourse: An Interview with Michael Dickson
Scene: a sports bar, partially empty. Two dudes are sitting at a counter, separated by a single seat. They exchange a casual glance… Dude the First: So, Free Agency starts tomorrow. Kinda exciting, amirite? Dude the Second: Ha! No. Dude the First: ? Dude the Second: Imma Seahawks fan. Dude the First: Oh no, I’m … Continue reading Weird Free Agency: Wideouts
The Seattle Seahawks have a relatively large offensive staff, though three of their coaching positions are dedicated to offensive line play. Who, among this staff, is in charge of not just looking at the X’s and O’s of the Seattle offense, but those of offenses league-wide? Does Brian Schottenheimer have a staff extensive enough to … Continue reading On Football: Driving Organizational Change
Following defeats at the hands of Napoleon in the War of the First Coalition from 1792-1795 and the War of the Fourth Coalition from 1806-1807, Prussia found itself in an intractable situation. No one in the Prussian military could match the brilliance of France’s emperor/commanding general, or the organization of La Grande Armée. Much like … Continue reading On Football: Overcoming Generational Genius
Math Alert: This piece discusses draft value in terms of Marginal AV. Marginal AV measures the expected value of a draft selection based on how players at that position have fared in the past. The 'Marginal' bit just refers to the assumption that any warm body can earn about 2 AV a year so these … Continue reading Breaking down Seattle’s Round 1 strategy
With the 27th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Pete Carroll and John Schneider changed the course of their franchise. More importantly, they changed our lives. All of us -- you included! -- remember April 26th, 2018 like it was but a fortnight ago. A day of reckoning for the Seattle Seahawks and the Tasteful … Continue reading T*steful Historians: An Oral History of the Rashaad Penny Pick
Before coming to the United States, 21 year old N’Keal Harry spent the earliest part of his childhood on a small island in Saint Vincent, where the population was last estimated to be under 110,000. Like many other countries, the popularity of American football is nowhere near that of soccer and rugby. (Fun fact: you … Continue reading Smart, Tough, Reliable: The Story of N’Keal Harry
As the sun rose, John Schneider trembled with anger and stress. Paul Allen, normally cryptic but soft-spoken, had gone as far as he ever had to make it plain and as clear that Schneiz was on ice, and it was thin. Day Two of the Draft was Seattle's General Manager's favorite fucking day of the … Continue reading A Factual Oral History of April 26, 2018
