Jul 17th 2008 9:00AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Seahawks, NFC West
Boys finally freed from the albatross that is Shaun Alexander. I’m guessing Mike Holmgren feels like a gigantic weight has been lifted from his chiseled physique with the departure of the former superstar. A franchise QB will help the offense move forward, along with the freedom to actually play whichever running back runs the hardest.

The Breakout
Just like I said in the Browns preview about Donte’ Stallworth, we’ve been down this road with Nate Burleson before. And just like I said there, I’m ready to gamble again. It’s a problem, I know. He did have a breakout season in ‘04 with the Vikes where he racked up 1006 yards on 68 catches … nine of which went to paydirt. Since then he hasn’t been playing full-time whether injury or being buried on the depth chart was the culprit. Last year he found the end-zone nine times again, and he didn’t play near full-time. This year he will, with Deion Branch scheduled to miss some possibly significant time. I expect a baseline of 1000 yards on 75 catches to go with 8 TDs. Anything after that is gravy, considering his current ADP (48th WR).Continue Reading