Unless he comes in, tail tucked, this week, Kam Chancellor will do irreparable damage to himself, his teammates and the franchise. He’s the most foolish man in sports.
Author: Art Thiel
Art Thiel
Never having met a metaphor he could not twist beyond recognition, Art has been illuminating, agitating, amusing and annoying Puget Sound sports readers for a long time. Along with Steve Rudman, he co-founded Sports Press Northwest because it didnt seem right that the Google monster should aggregate daily journalism into oblivion without at least a flesh wound from somebody. Thiel and Rudman labored under the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe until the print edition died an undeserved death in March, 2009. Art continued on at its online successor seattlepi.com while working on SPNWs creation. His radio commentaries can be heard Friday and Saturday mornings and Friday afternoon on KPLU-FM 88.9. In 2003 he wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University as well as two dead papers and a live one, the News Tribune of Tacoma, he has become a fan of entrepreneurial online journalism because it allows him to continue a lifelong passion to take the English language to places it rarely visits willingly, and does not involve the cleaning of kennels or stables.
The World’s Most Interesting Team begins its 2015 season Sunday. Here’s a great way to get a behind-the-scenes look: A happy hour Thursday with Art Thiel at the World Trade Center.
RB Fred Jackson spent much of his eight seasons in Buffalo mastering pass blocking and pass catching, two skills the Seahawks concluded were lacking in Christine Michael.
Part of the reason Washington’s rushing game was non-existent in Boise was the Broncos knew frosh QB Browning wouldn’t throw deep. Coach Chris Petersen plans to change that.
Third-string RB Christine Michael, a former second-round pick, was traded to Cowboys, meaning Seahawks backups to Lynch will be Fred Jackson and rookie Thomas Rawls.
The Seahawks added safety Kelcie McCray via trade, cut 17 players and put three on injured reserve. Rumors grow that a trade of holdout Kam Chancellor is under consideration.
Nearly blown out in the first half, Washington’s defense and special teams kept the upset at hand. But the young offense, led by frosh WB Jake Browning, fell short, 16-13.
First time the University of Washington played football in the state of Idaho, it didn’t go well. More than a century later, Huskies coach Chris Petersen is dreading the second game.
Rookies Frank Clark and Tyler Lockett lit it up again, but the Legion of Whom was still vulnerable as the Seahawks closed the preseason 2-2 with a 31-21 win over the Raiders.
By appealing Tom Brady’s court victory, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has let his arrogant lust for control undercut his judgment. He’s not fixing problems, he’s becoming one. Time to go.