Sea Hawkers Podcast

Top 15: #1 Strong Safety Kenny Easley

As we mentioned when we kicked this series off, we weren't going to get into the list of Hall of Fame players, well Kenneth Mason Easley should be a Hall of Famer. And you don't have to take our word for it, you can ask another one of the best safeties to ever play, and a member of the Hall, Ronnie Lott of the 49ers.

Mark Tye Turner, author of Notes from a 12 Man: A Truly Biased History of the Seattle Seahawks, joins us for the final show to share some of his memories of Easley and the 1984 season where Kenny earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. His 10 interceptions led the league and it helped lead the Hawks to the brink of winning their first AFC West title.

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Top 15: #2 Linebacker Brian Bosworth

The Seahawks have never had the number one pick in the NFL Draft. But in the 1987 supplemental draft Seattle was awarded the first pick and they used it to select a standout college linebacker named Brian Bosworth. At a time when Seattle wasn't heavily covered in the media, The Boz's style and ability to market himself skyrocketed him to one of the more well-known players in the league.

But the Boz couldn't replicate what he did in college at Oklahoma and though he had a decent rookie season, the game against the Raiders where he was run over by Bo Jackson seemed to define his career. Bosworth was never worth his 10-year NFL contract of 10 years, $11 million — the largest for a rookie at the time.

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Top 15: #3 Head Coach Mike Holmgren

The Big Show. In 1999, Mike Holmgren walked away from a deal with the Packers to be the highest paid head coach. But Holmgren wanted more than what Green Bay was willing to offer–he wanted to have full control over personnel. The Seahawks were willing to give that to him.

Despite having those general manager duties taken away, Holmgren delivered. He created a winning culture in Seattle, something that had been lost for a decade. Holmgren transitioned the team from the AFC West to the NFC West. He transitioned the team from the Kingdome to Seahawks Stadium.

He coached some incredible talent during his time with the Seahawks, too. Matt Hasselbeck held just about every important Seahawks quarterback record. Shaun Alexander held every rushing record. Walter Jones grew to become one of the most talented left tackles to ever play the game. And maybe most important of all, he took this franchise to its first Super Bowl.

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Top 15: #4 Running Back Shaun Alexander

If there's a former Seahawks player you should know as a fan, it's running back Shaun Alexander. No other Seahawk has scored more touchdowns, no Seahawk has run for more yards and he's the only guy in franchise history to earn NFL league MVP. For a short time he held the NFL record for the most touchdowns in a single season and when Alexander was inside the red zone, opposing teams knew who was getting the ball, but it didn't matter. When Shaun got near the goal line, he was going to do what he needed to score.

Adam and Brandan talk about how the guys around him helped contribute to his success and how his style as a runner was different from what most Seahawks fans have enjoyed in other eras. Thanks to a trade of star receiver Joey Galloway, the Cowboys gave the Seahawks two first-round picks. One of those picks was for the Alabama running back and future MVP.

In addition to talking about how his big payday soured some fans when he didn't live up to the contract, the guys consider whether or not Alexander should be considered for the Hall of Fame and how Alexander could fit in with the current Seahawks team.

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Top 15: #5 Defensive End Jacob Green

We're into our final five Seahawks every fan should know, and continuing with our theme of recognizing our favorite guys in the trenches, Jacob Green gets the nod in this slot. Officially listed at 97.5 career sacks, even more than that considering he played two season before sacks were recognized as an official stat.

The guys talk about how Green may not have received the national recognition he deserved. Part of that had to do with the fact that two first ballot Hall of Fame players were in the league at about the same time. Green didn't have a flashy nickname either, but he only trailed Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White in showing off his ability to get to the quarterback.

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