seattletimes.nwsource.com - 12/5/2008
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The Seahawks got the business end of the stick with Deion Branch. They have paid a $7 million signing bonus and nearly $9 million in salary for the first half of Branch's contract while his receptions and the number of games declined because of injuries to his foot, his heel and most seriously, his knee.
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boston.com - 12/4/2008
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boston.com —
The strained conclusion to Deion Branch's tenure with
the Patriots will be forgotten this weekend, Branch said,
when his former team travels to Seattle to face the Seahawks for the first time since Branch, the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX, was traded there ...
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Branch harbors no hard feelings
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Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 12/05/08
Pats Pulpit —
... previews New England vs. Seattle.
Alex Marvez (Fox Sports) calls for Detroit to raid the Patriots of Scott Pioli to resuscitate their franchise.
VIEW FROM SEATTLE
Clare Farnsworth (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Cassel finds his helmet, steps into the spotlight.
Frank Hughes (News Tribune) Patriots' visit stark reminder for Branch.
Danny O'Neil (Seattle Times) Seahawks' Deion Branch has been a questionable investment.
Jose Miguel Romero (Seattle ...
National Football Post Diner News
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
... another new blitz, he can learn from it and it won’t affect him later in the game or the next week. Â The Falcons have been so good in their protections and so good with their understanding of how to make people pay greatly when they blitz. Â You have to make throws down the field against pressure or else you will get it all the time. Â Teams that strike fear into defenses are the ones that can work the ball up the field and do not have to throw it hot when the blitz comes. Â FROM DANNY O’NEIL OF THE SEATTLE TIMES… And after the Seahawks signed Branch to the six-year, ...
FRIDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... with a quadriceps contusion on Thursday. Panthers DE Julius Peppers has been named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Month for the third time in his career . Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez told QB Tyler Thigpen they needed to watch film together . Says Broncos LB Jamie Winborn, “More guys want to play than can play. That’s just a fact of life in this league. You can take it or leave it, but you’re going to have to deal with it .” Seahawks WR Deion Branch hasn’t been a good investment . 49ers C Eric Heitmann is getting ready for a big test . Said ...
Around the NFC West: Martz lets praise fly
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks wanted Branch to become a leader after watching Darrell Jackson miss practices and skip offseason workouts. ...
Audibles at the Line: Week 14
Football Outsiders —
... a three-way tiebreaker that the Jets win solely because they haven't played as many division games yet. Mike Tanier: A three-way tiebreaker sounds like a muddle to me! Aaron Schatz: Right, but just that division, not the whole conference. The NFC is a bigger mess because all the teams in the South and East have winning records. New England Patriots 24 at Seattle Seahawks 21 Vince Verhei: Just to drive Doug crazy, here is an actual headline in last Friday's Seattle Times : " Seahawks' Deion Branch has been a questionable investment ." Doug Farrar: The only thing I have ...
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Branch harbors no hard feelings —
Boston.com -- Football news 12/4/2008
The strained conclusion to Deion Branch's tenure with the Patriots will be forgotten this weekend, Branch said, when his former team travels to Seattle to face the Seahawks for the first time since Branch, the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX, was traded there ...
Wahle goes on Seahawks' IR —
Boston.com -- Football news 12/5/2008
The Seattle Seahawks placed starting left guard Mike Wahle on injured reserve Friday. Wahle is out for the rest of the season. He has missed the last two games after he reinjured the same right shoulder on which he had surgery in 2006.
