I'll keep this short and sweet.

SENECA WALLACE IS THE BACK UP FOR THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AND CHARLIE FRYE IS THE THIRD STRING!!! TALK ABOUT YOUR #### POOR JOURNALISM WITH IT'S SECOND RATE RESEARCH!

Interesting game here are some of my thoughts.

The pass interference call was in my mind ticky tacky but homerism aside you dont get away with it when you are out of position as Hobbs was. The arm drapped over the shoulder was too much contact for him to get away with it and he was rightly penalized. Great effort to try and make that play and im willing to bet 4 or 5 times out ten no flag is thrown.

Charlie Frye in his second start in a Seattle uniform proved my su####ions that he was in a bad situation in Cleveland and he could succeed on a different team. His arm strength surprised me he was zipping passes in all game. Also, his performance has left me to believe that the Hawks have the best group of QB's in the league.

On Sproles performance its great to see a young small guy take it to the house and he definitely has talen but lets not forget that the Chargers have one of the most complete O'lines in the league and minus a bad snap the back up center didnt inhibit them. Like chargersone has alluded to teams dont play their hands in preseason and somebody as seasoned as Mike Holmgren and the Hawk defense is no different.

On the negative side Justin Forsett had his first pedestrian outing of the preseason and left me unimpressed with his returning skills. What happened to the fair catch in the NFL?

Olindo Mare missed a 50 yarder and honestly its not much cause for concern taking the distance into account but I would like him to hit a couple in preseason if i am to take him over the youth of Coutu.

Lastly, these nagging little injuries don't appear to be horrible, but the thing with nagging injuries is they persist and possibly inhibit performance the Hawks need to heal up in the next two weeks.

I've read a couple blogs dissing this year’s NBA draft and the common problem I see is people applying football draft logic to basketball this is problematic. In football, the draft is used for the most ready players in college and rarely are draft picks used on speculation of their potential...In basketball the draft is solely on potential rather than being NBA ready. Being truly ready is secondary this is because of the youth of the draft picks etc as many allude to. You have to keep this in mind as you are watching the draft.

In addition, the beauty of the NBA is the ability to not need to draft based on need. It seemed like every other pick I was seeing teams go against the "sexy" what the team needs pick. Take Seattle and Portland for example. Seattle needed a big man and a distributing PG. The last three big men they have taken haven’t panned out so it understandable that they stayed away from that. At this point they don't need a shutdown perimeter defender and they most certainly aren't looking for Westbrook to be an elite point guard they are looking for a guy to spur the lacking defense of the Sonics. I liked the pick and wished they had made a move to take R. Lopez as well (a defense oriented big). Portland’s pick of Brandon Rush is the best example of teams not going for need...they essentially picked the second coming of Roy and used him as trade bait which seemed to have worked out because they got a more PG oriented prospect.

So, to conclude just keep in mind that NBA is always drafted with a focus on potential not being ready and that makes the picks make more sense and prevents some negativity. And as always after the draft nowadays you have to keep up on the constant shuffling of players via trades and see where the guys end up. I'll leave with some award predictions:

Steal of the 1st round- Robin Lopez, I think he'll surprise people with his offensive contribution and learn a lot from the Shaq and Amare people seem to think he will steal minutes away from Amare...do these people think Shaq doesn't need a blow? Robin will make huge contribution on a surprisingly good team that I didn't expect to be so good after D'Antonii's leave.

Bust of the 1st round- O.J. Mayo, The most hyped player out of high school since LeBron and sadly it is overhype...He just isn't that good quite honestly...he leaves a ton to be desired I believe he is in Memphis by now and he won't will be overhyped a la Melo Anthony in his career (and quite possibly follow in his off the court missteps).

Surprise of the 1st round- Kevin Love, I wish this was Darrell Arthur that would be awesome. I hate Love I agree that he is un-athletic and more or less a poormans mix of Linas Klieza and Nick Collison...I don't know how many time they show him out letting into the hoop...ok great he isn't going to be doing that in a game and quick outlets don't help if you still are four on five because he can't run the floor consistently. Having said that I think Love has a lot more to offer than I have seen so far and I like his work ethic.

Best draft- Sonics, I wouldn't consider this a homer because I think they are more than likely moving but I think they made some really great pickups and moves. The more I look at the Westbrook pick the more I like it. He defends well and if he can distribute the ball with any consistency, he will be perfect for the Sonics. The Serge Ibaka pick also was shocking and the only thing I can say is at least he is young...The trade of DJ White was predictable...I still wish they moved for Robin Lopez instead but DJ White works hard and is a real grinder.

Worst draft- Aside from the Atlanta Hawks (No picks) Pacers...Roy Hibbert...Really? Seriously? He was good in college...but at the next level I just think his ceiling is really low. A trade for Brandon Rush? If he turns into his brother than this move makes no sense...having said that Brandon Rush? He may have been a great team leader in college but what is he going to bring that to the table for Bird? I don't think so.

Would you just pick who you want!-Trailblazers, seriously...you could have just picked Bayless than you picked and got rid of Arthur? I like the moves but come on...pick who want!

Dear Hibernating Mariners,

Please wake up. It is May and while it is still early I can see you desperately aren't up to the challenge. You get me excited every year because of the expected potential and it seems every year you seem to disappoint. I'm not asking for 2001...I'm not asking for Gar to hit a double or for Griffey to round third (ok, maybe I want the second one).

All I'm asking for is some competitive baseball. Your errors are through the roof your bats are as cold as ice and for once since 2001 the pitching is there, what a waste. You took my young stud away (A. Jones) and I forgave you. I watched intently opening day as our new guy pitched a galant no-decision and thought my M's are back. I looked at Ichiro, Beltre, and Lopez and said that is the most solid 1-2-3 we could possibly ever have...ever. Our defense once again was pre-empted as the best in the league and you became the sexy pick for the west, the pennant, the title...you got me excited.

Where are you now? The bottom of the West? You are better than that. Always have been, you made me proud last year with your improbable run that fell short. You told the world you were more than an All-World Outfielder. 

What will it take for you to wake up and play like it's 1995? Can we bring the Kid back and he can lead us to the promised land once again? Please oh please, take away the pain of seeing our Sonics stripped from our grips and give us hope that sports in Seattle aren't dying. The Hawks, our last vestige, can't hold the load forever.

With all our love,

Your adoring and die-hard fans