Posted by DHarp75 on July 4, 2010 under PartyHawks Central | 
RB Quinton Ganther's grip on a roster spot is slipping following a DUI.
The last thing coaches tell their players before cutting them loose for several weeks between the offseason program and the start of training camp is to be careful and stay out of trouble. That message apparently didn’t stick with
Quinton Ganther, whose quest to make the opening day roster took a signifcant hit with a
DUI arrest near Sacramento on Saturday.
On a team that already leads the league in offseason transactions, it’s a bad idea to get arrested in the wee hours of the morning when you’re clinging onto the fourth spot on the depth chart. Ganther, signed from Washington in Match, is competing for a roster spot behind Justin Forsett, Julius Jones and Leon Washington. One thing Ganther has for him is being a straight-ahead runner who could be strong in short-yardage, which is the role LenDale White was slated for before he was released.
“We are aware of the situation, and in the process of gathering information,” the Seahawks said in a statement.
When that information is gathered, Ganther could be looking for a new job before training camp rolls around.
Posted by DHarp75 on June 2, 2010 under PartyHawks Central |
The last time Isaiah Stanback did anything of interest on a football field, he was playing at Husky Stadium.
As the Hawks remake their roster, they’re giving all sorts of players with ties to “the program” a chance to compete for a starting job.
Former Huskies stars Reggie Williams is competing for a roster spot, as is fellow receiver Mike Williams, who played for coach Pete Carroll at USC. Another former UW product, OL Joe Toledo, is on the roster. Carroll also traded – and released – former Trojan LenDale White and drafted TE Anthony McCoy, a sixth-round pick who signed his rookie contract Tuesday. Even former record-setting Central Washington QB Mike Reilly was given a brief look during the offseason.
The latest reclamation project is Isaiah Stanbeck, who was one of the few bright spots of the Tyrone Willingham era. A fourth-round pick by Dallas in 2007, the Cowboys switched Stanback to wide receiver with the hopes of developing a slot man and return threat. Injuries sidelined his Texas journey, however, and Stanbach wound up being cut before last season and spent most of 2009 toiling on New England’s practice squad.
The Cowboys did value Stanback’s athleticism, he just couldn’t stay healthy, including a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee during offseason workouts in 2009, just when it looked like he was poised emerge as a dangerous return threat and potentially crack the receiver rotation. He then injured his hamstring in training camp last August and eventually failed to make the final roster.
Can he make an impact in Seattle? He joins a deep group of medicore wide receivers, and is a longshot to be in the rotation next season. But if Stanback can stay healthy, there is an opportunity to carve a niche on the return teams.
It’s a big “if” on the injury front. Most likely he’ll stick around through the first roster cut or two, but don’t be breaking out those purple #4 jerseys just yet in hopes of seeing Stanback on the turf at Qwest Field come September.
