Seahawks re-sign Bobby Engram

I talk alot of trash about athletes on my blog. I guess I'm just an angry guy. So I decided to write something nice about #84 Bobby Engram. According to the Seattle Times:

"The Seahawks re-signed Bobby Engram, the team announced on Friday afternoon.

Engram was an unrestricted free agent, who has played the past six seasons in Seattle. He caught a team-high 67 passes in 2005, the year the Seahawks went to the Super Bowl.

Engram, 34, visited the Saints as a free agent, but chose to re-sign with Seattle. The team announced it as a multi-year contract. Exact terms of the deal were not available."

Bobby Engram has been the most consistent receiver for the Hawks since he joined the team six years ago. He is Hasslebeck's favorite target on 3rd down and unlike many Seahawks of the past years (D-Jack, Koren Robinson, Jerramy Stevens) Engram can catch the ball on a consistent basis. Engram also brings a presence in the locker room.

"He has been an integral part of this offense in recent seasons," Seahawks president Tim Ruskell said in a statement released by the team, "and will continue to bring veteran leadership in the locker room."

Now the Hawks are free to trade D-Jack although I heard John Clayton on the radio today say the best we could get is a 3rd round pick. Not sure if that is worth it although Seattle has depth at WR with Deion Branch, Engram and Nate Burleson all under contract and D.J. Hackett as a restricted free agent.

Hawks Sign Veteran TE Pollard

Pollard is a proven pass-catching TE that should compliment Will Hellar as the priamry blocking TE. The Seattle Times reported:

Pollard, 35, received a one-year contract with guaranteed money, though exact financial terms of the deal are unavailable. The 12-year pro spent the past two seasons with the Detroit Lions and the previous 10 with the Indianapolis Colts.

Pollard gives the Seahawks a proven pass receiver. He has 321 receptions for 4,007 yards and 38 touchdowns in his career. Pollard has caught 40 or more passes in a season four times.
He had 46 catches for 516 yards and three touchdowns in 2005, but dropped off to 12 catches for 100 yards last season.

My main concerns are his age (35) and his drop in production from 46 catches in 2005 to 12 catches last season. But I guess a change in QB from Peyton Manning to Jon Kitna may have had something to do with that. But at least the Hawks have gotten rid of a serious problem in Jerramy Stevens.