Oldskool Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 DUCKETT SIGNS WITH SEAHAWKS by Michael David Smith Free agent running back T.J. Duckett has signed a five-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks, SpartanNation.com is reporting. Duckett, a 6-foot, 254-pounder, carried 65 times for 335 yards and three touchdowns last year as a backup for the Detroit Lions. The Seahawks will be his fourth team in the last four seasons; he spent 2006 with the Washington Redskins and played for four years before that with the Atlanta Falcons. The addition of Duckett in Seattle will raise more questions about whether Shaun Alexander is done with the Seahawks. Although Alexander is only two years removed from an MVP season, he has averaged just three and a half yards a carry the last two years, and he'll turn 31 before the 2008 season begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacoby6644 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvEZYNehauw237dddFJcJ6NDubYF?slug=ap-seahawks-duckett&prov=ap&type=lgns DETROIT (AP)—T.J. Duckett is heading to play for the Seattle Seahawks with a 5-year contract, the free agent running back told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Duckett, who played for the Detroit Lions last season, has 2,642 career rushing yards and 36 TDs. He previously played for the Redskins and the Falcons, who selected him 18th overall in the 2002 NFL draft after running for 3,379 yard at Michigan State. When he wasn’t slowed by injuries, Duckett was productive in limited opportunities in Detroit’s pass-happy offense. Last season he carried the ball 65 times for 335 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 what are the seahawks thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 what are the seahawks thinking? Desperation and they know that Alexander is sliding downhill on a banana peel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Duckett needs to get more carries. I don't understand why he got 5 years though. Seems a little long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyron Biggums Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Desperation and they know that Alexander is sliding downhill on a banana peel. :applause: So true. He was never a really tough runner, but the last couple of seasons he seems to be scared of the contact now.:2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hope TJ does well. Always liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 i guess they wanted someone who would practice hard and be comfortable not playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Desperation and they know that Alexander is sliding downhill on a banana peel. I always said that he was overrated... Once Hutch left, he was a scrub. If you watch him play he is not a tough runner, he is not an agile runner, he is not a quick runner, he is not a fast runner.... Product of the line, and they WAY overpaid for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBurgundy&Gold Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I always said that he was overrated... Once Hutch left, he was a scrub. If you watch him play he is not a tough runner, he is not an agile runner, he is not a quick runner, he is not a fast runner.... Product of the line, and they WAY overpaid for him. He sure does appear that way on television. I feel the same way as you but a part of me can't grasp that all those touchdowns a few years ago were all because of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwilliams76 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ha ha ha ha ha ha What the heck are those SeaHags thinking?!?!?! :laugh: :laugh: Proof positive that the free agent class sucks this year. Chris Clemons and Duckett getting huge deals?! Gibril "Portis trucked me" Wilson getting 37 mil!!! Thank you Zorny for staying away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigroddy76 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Douchet just signed a deal with seattle 5 yrsmillions of bucks etc. i havent heard of warrick dunn signing anywhere...is ducket better than warrick? didnt he back up dunn in atl? where did he go after he warmed the bench, and robbed us? Is he even that good...or did we misuse him? It would really suck if he goes out next year and outrushes portis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Duckett out rush portis ? I don't think Duckett can out rush sellars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggs8508 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Is he even that good...or did we misuse him? Kind of hard to misuse him when we didn't use him at all. But no, he is not that good. In my opinion, he's too slow and he doesnt even run that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins:Victory_or_Death Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Douchet just signed a deal with seattle 5 yrsmillions of bucks etc.! Good for him - Hope he's worth it. The reason he was able to run for as well as he did for the Lions is that everyone covers their passing game. Of course your running game is going to be semi-good if nobody bothers to stop it! i havent heard of warrick dunn signing anywhere...is ducket better than warrick? didnt he back up dunn in atl? where did he go after he warmed the bench, and robbed us?! Does this really matter where Dunn signs? I heard he might go to the Cowboys, but even that isn't exciting. Does nothing for us. No, Duckett is not better than Warrick. Ummm...since you're to lazy to research for a second (lol), he was signed by the Lions and used sparingly, but did semi-well for the times he actually got the ball. (5.2 YPC average) Is he even that good...or did we misuse him?! Nope, he isn't. He's got nothing left really in the tank. Duckett just benefitted from a pass-happy Lions team. It would really suck if he goes out next year and outrushes portis! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *faints from lack of oxygen* :thud: Are you insane? Oh, and this thread really belongs in ATN. *smack* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins:Victory_or_Death Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Duckett out rush portis ? I don't think Duckett can out rush sellars. I don't think Duckett could out rush a corpse on downers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 He sure does appear that way on television. I feel the same way as you but a part of me can't grasp that all those touchdowns a few years ago were all because of the line. O-line is half of a RB's total. Without it, even the best RB's in the league are sub 4.0 ypc. Look at Edgerrin James. His last year in Indy where he played 16 games was 2004. That year he had 334 attempts, 1,548 yards and 4.6 YPC. 2 years later he is in Arizona, plays 16 games, 337 attepts 1,159 yards and 3.4 YPC. Not saying that he didn't have a better YPC in Indy versus Arizona because of the QB situations for each team but O-line makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins:Victory_or_Death Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 O-line is half of a RB's total. Without it, even the best RB's in the league are sub 4.0 ypc.Look at Edgerrin James. His last year in Indy where he played 16 games was 2004. That year he had 334 attempts, 1,548 yards and 4.6 YPC. 2 years later he is in Arizona, plays 16 games, 337 attepts 1,159 yards and 3.4 YPC. Not saying that he didn't have a better YPC in Indy versus Arizona because of the QB situations for each team but O-line makes a difference. OL is definitely part of it. The fact that teams like Indy and Detroit are pass happy is another (also see the Bungles). It's much easier to get running yards when teams are committed to stopping the air game. Edgerrin James benefitted from that as well, as did Duckett. Not to say that EJ isn't good, because he is, but his numbers did suffer some because he went to a team with a more balanced attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigroddy76 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 i dont think he would outrun portis i think he was a waste and dont think he was good enough too get those millions....i might act crazy but im not insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tizzod Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I don't think Duckett can step in anywhere and be a #1 back. But then again, I'm not an NFL scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFoRcEr_uPu Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Who wants to bet they convert him to a FB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm8899 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 This is a good pick-up for the Seahawks. I think TJ is underrated, age is against him though. Alexander can't be that much older than Duckett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Who wants to bet they convert him to a FB? They have a very good FB on their roster. He is there to run between the tackles and save Alexander for the finesse plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Who wants to bet they convert him to a FB? They did just lose their longtime probowl FB, Mack Strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 They have a very good FB on their roster.He is there to run between the tackles and save Alexander for the finesse plays. Weaver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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