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04-22-2008, 10:49 PM
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#1 | | Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ames
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Credits: 200,100 | Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
Seahawks released RB Shaun Alexander after he passed a physical Tuesday. Like the end of his Seattle reign, Alexander's release was painfully slow. Alexander has been one the fantasy football titans of the decade, but he doesn't have much left in the tank. He could be given a shot for a backup-needy team like the Colts, Ravens, or Chargers. His best-case scenario would be in Detroit.
I wonder if he will be able to make an impact anywhere else - would you want him on your favorite team?
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04-22-2008, 10:50 PM
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#2 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Urbandale
Posts: 3,837
Credits: 454,117 NFL: Chiefs NBA: Bulls MLB: Cubs | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
That's a long way to fall in only a few years....MVP and TD record-holder to being cut. Sounds like he kind of became a cancer on the team.
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04-22-2008, 10:50 PM
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#3 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,510
Credits: 478,340 NFL: Cowboys NBA: Bulls MLB: White Sox | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
No. I think he's soft, he already has had injury problems, and he's at that age where running backs begin their decline. His decline has already begun.
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04-22-2008, 10:51 PM
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#4 | | All-Star
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Urbandale,Ia
Posts: 1,982
Credits: 633,489 | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
This story reminds me of eddie George
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04-22-2008, 10:53 PM
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#5 | | Legend
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Omaha
Posts: 13,091
Credits: 1,687,549 Degree: MSCE NFL: Patriots NBA: Warriors MLB: Devil Rays | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
Pretty bad when you are replaced by Duckett the Snowplow. Maybe the Chiefs can pick him up.
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04-22-2008, 10:54 PM
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#6 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ankeny
Posts: 4,874
Credits: 396,218 | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
Seneca to RB? :)
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04-22-2008, 10:55 PM
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#7 | | All-Star
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ames/Naperville, IL
Posts: 1,661
Credits: 434,333 | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
Right now he is just an older version of Cedric Benson. If he could somehow regain some youth I would love him on the Bears.
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04-22-2008, 10:57 PM
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#8 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Credits: 478,340 NFL: Cowboys NBA: Bulls MLB: White Sox | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | | Originally Posted by gocubs2118 Right now he is just an older version of Cedric Benson. If he could somehow regain some youth I would love him on the Bears. Better bring Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson with him because he's nothing without them.
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04-22-2008, 10:59 PM
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#9 | | Legend
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Omaha
Posts: 13,091
Credits: 1,687,549 Degree: MSCE NFL: Patriots NBA: Warriors MLB: Devil Rays | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
First Cedric the Entertainer, then Cedric the Bust. Shawn could look good in a Bears uniform.
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04-22-2008, 11:01 PM
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#10 | | Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 972
Posts: 2,114
Credits: 583,066 NBA: Pacers | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
I'd prolly give him a small, 1 year deal. He's only 30 so in theory he "should" have something left in the tank. He was miserable last year, though. :(
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04-22-2008, 11:44 PM
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#11 | | Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ankeny, IA
Posts: 454
Credits: 2,805 Year: 2000 Degree: Journalism/Mass Comm NFL: Packers MLB: White Sox | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
If he was somewhere with a solid line, he could be productive. I still don't think I'd have him in more than a backup role. He still has a year or two left in him.
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04-23-2008, 07:01 AM
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#12 | | Speechless
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grimes, IA
Posts: 21,706
Credits: 4,524,298 NFL: Cowboys | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
I agree that he runs very soft right now. It's really kinda painful to watch him.
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04-23-2008, 07:36 AM
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#13 | | Walk On
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 194
Credits: 427,981 Year: 1997 NFL: Vikings | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
Even without Hutch and Jones he seemed to quit trying after he signed his big contract. He has always rubbed me the wrong way with his comments and attitude. As a Vikings fan I would not care if he ended up in Detrioit, he would continue the legacy of lazy overpaid talent in Detroit. (Charles Rogers, Mike Wiliams, Shaun Rogers,...) You could almost see this coming when Seattle signed both Julius Jones and Duckett.
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04-23-2008, 07:47 AM
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#14 | | Facebook Knows All
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Des Moines
Posts: 8,808
Credits: 1,933,191 Year: 2004 NFL: Bears MLB: Cubs | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
This could be a pure coincidence but after he signed his big deal after his record breaking seasons, he went into the crapper.
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04-23-2008, 08:05 AM
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#15 | | Walk On
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 134
Credits: 607,441 NFL: Colts NBA: Lakers MLB: Cubs | Re: Shaun Alexander Released by Seahawks | |
With the Colts... I would much rather have Kenton Keith backing up Addai than Alexander. I understand last season Alexander was limited by injury but I would not spend $ on him.
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