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Alexander could be Seahawks answer to Bettis
By Joe Cronin and Ken Gimblin January 25, 2006 |
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Shaun Alexander, after missing most of the playoff game at Qwest Field on Sunday January 15th's NFC playoff game against Washington, had a refresher course when he entered the NFC Championship game last Sunday January 22nd against the Carolina Panthers when he got game initiated by Carolina safety Mike Minter. For Alexander it was a wake up call to the concussion he suffered when he was stuck by a hit that took him out of the game against Washington. Alexander who hasn't played a complete game since December 24th, when Seattle played against the Indianapolis Colts says each game you play can put things in prospective, "when he hit me, it kind of brought me back to, 'we're back in this thing' it was probably better for me to get knocked out early. After that, I knew I could take a pretty good hit because it was helmet to helmet." Alexander said. Alexander, who played the entire game on last Sunday against the Panthers, was his old self putting up some Pro Bowl numbers going 80 yards in 18 carries in the first half of the game and then finishing off the game with 34 carries in 132 yards. Alexander appreciates coming back at full strength from his concussion and finding his rhythm again something he hopes to continue to restore in Super Bowl XL, "it was me just getting back into the flow of the game and getting the trust back in my legs and feet and my vision." said Alexander. Alexander ever so popular told the throng of media inside Ford Field that he was greeted with all sorts of requests at the conclusion of Sunday's game at Qwest from family members, some members of the media, and fans. Alexander got 87 congratulation text messages. Then there was Alexander's childhood friend asking for 10 tickets for the game and that his friend’s groups are all Steelers fans brought Alexander to say, "Why am I going to get you ten tickets so you can bring all your Steelers friends." Maybe Shaun if you did that they'll change their allegiance. JC and Kenny G's footnotes: Head Coach Mike Holmgren of Seattle had Seneca Wallace Seattle's number two quarterback working out with the receivers and quarterbacks at Ford on Tuesday morning as Wallace was throwing around footballs and running routes with the other wide receivers. Wallace who has been listed as a back up receiver, and played the wide out position in Seattle's 11th offensive play in last Sunday's game making a stop and go route and Wallace then made a fantastic one handed on the shoulder catch from quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Wallace has been backing up banged up receivers Darrell Jackson and Bobby Engram. "I would hope we can use him more, I wanted to do that this year, but it didn't workout that way, and so it was rather unfair to Seneca. However, he has been a loyal soldier, and just a great young man. He'll do what we ask him to do, but he really is a good enough football player to be on the field playing.," said Holmgren. Last Note: The announcement by Ford to lay off 30,000 employees couldn't have come at a worse time during the Super Bowl and in Detroit or Motown which it has been known for years because of its auto industry. The stadium the Super Bowl is being played in is called Ford Stadium and the major Ford plants are in Detroit. Players have said the layoffs are tough but in this situation, it couldn't have been at a worse time with all the publicity surrounding the Super Bowl. Henry Ford Jr. the grandson of the founding automaker will be at the Super Bowl and although he feels bad about the lay offs he needed to trim the budget to stay in business according to Ford officials. Ford employees and some who are holding Super Bowl XL tickets are worried about how their going pay their mortgage and their employee car discount payments now will have to look for another job at maybe another competing plant. Making this announcement was something Ford didn't want have happen before the big event in Detroit, and the employees say Mr. Ford should have at least waited until after the Super Bowl to lay us off. Budgetary constraints forced the announcement of the lay off now. Ford employees plan not to go quietly into the night over the layoffs and plan to use the public stage of the Super Bowl and Detroit as a sounding board as some members of the media have turned that story with relation to Super Bowl XL. Joe Cronin and Ken Gimblin are covering Super Bowl XL and both co-host Sportstalk on 1110 KLIB Sacramento and 1430 KVVN San Jose. |
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