Bruce Irvin suspended 4 games

Source: Draft Sharks

The league has suspended Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin for 4 games for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy.  That will likely leave Seattle's defense without its top 2 sack guys from last year to open the season.  DE Chris Clemons is working his way back from an ACL tear he suffered in the playoff win at Washington.  The Seahawks added DE Cliff Avril and DL Michael Bennett in free agency, so one could slide into Irvin's pass-rushing role to open the season.  The plan has been for Bennett to man the 3-technique tackle spot.  It's also a significant blow to the IDP prospects for Irvin, who would have carried serious sleeper potential.  At least the Seahawks open with Carolina, San Francisco, Jacksonville and Houston -- not

Bruce Irvin: Suspended Four Games

Source: RotoWire.com NFL

Bruce Irvin: Irvin has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy, the Everett Herald reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Seahawks DE Irvin suspended 4 games for PEDs - Bruce Irvin | SEA

Source: Rotoworld Football

NFL suspended Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin four games for violating the league's policy against performance-enhancing substances.

Seahawks' Irvin Suspended Four Games

Source: RotoWire.com NFL

Bruce Irvin: Irvin has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy, the Everett Herald reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Seahawks | Bruce Irvin suspended

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Seahawks | Bruce Irvin could see time at LB

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider is not ruling out the possibility of using DE Bruce Irvin at outside linebacker at times next season.

Michael Bennett gets 1-year deal in Seattle

Source: Draft Sharks

The Seattle Seahawks have brought in former Tampa Bay Buccaneers DE Michael Bennett on a 1-year, $5 million deal. It's a much smaller pact than expected for one of the market's best D-linemen, same as DE Cliff Avril's Seattle deal. In Bennett and Avril, the Seahawks add 2 players who spent the past 2 seasons as full-time left ends. Bennett looks more the part of the typical strong side DE and plays the run much better than his fellow signee. Avril has produced many more sacks than Bennett and seems the more likely fit for Chris Clemons' role at right end. Clemons, of course, suffered an ACL tear in the playoff win at Washington. Bruce Irvin, the 1st-round pick a year ago, looks like he'll stick with his situational-rusher role.

Seahawks | Will use all three pass rushers

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said the team will use DEs Chris Clemons, Cliff Avril and Bruce Irvin on third downs and defensive sub packages. He said they will all see time to make sure they are fresh later in the game.

Cliff Avril heading to Seattle

Source: Draft Sharks

Former Lions DE Cliff Avril has reached a 2-year deal with the Seahawks. It's a surprisingly short contract for a 26-year-old pass rusher with 29 sacks over the past 3 years. Seattle gets a guy to help fill the void while DE Chris Clemons works back from an ACL tear. Avril might not slot into Clemons' RDE role, which could go to 2012 1st-round draft pick Bruce Irvin. Avril played LDE for the Lions and made his living off his speed. That's much the same game that Clemons and Irvin play. Clemons, who will turn 32 in October, could be a candidate for release. His $8.17 million cap number would drop to $4.3 million in that case, and the Seahawks could choose to spread it over 2 years. Either way, Avril should be set up to approximate his

Seahawks | Looking for pass rusher

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said the team will focus on adding a consistent pass rusher this offseason. The team will also count on DLs Greg Scruggs, Jaye Howard and Bruce Irvin improving in the offseason. Carroll would not say if the team is interested in re-signing DL Jason Jones.

3TFO: Seahawks @ Falcons, NFC Divisional

Source: ProFootballFocus.com by John Maney

After losing Chris Clemons to injury, the Seahawks must use Bruce Irvin efficiently to limit Matt Ryan's effectiveness in the NFC playoffs.

Breakfast Table: Slay the Favorite

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

For the last decade or so, Michael Salfino and Scott Pianowski have been putting together an email exchange centered around (but not limited to) the NFL. You might enjoy listening to them haggle. You might prefer a swift kick into the stomach. The Table isn't for everyone; we hope some of you enjoy it.

From: scott pianowski
Date: Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Subject: divisional breakfast
To: Michael Salfino

There aren't many letdown weeks in the NFL season, but the Wild Card round would qualify. The first three games were boring and sloppy, and the fourth game became one big morality play. I have no intention of looking back. I have nothing new to add on these

Bruce Irvin - Seahawks' Irvin ready for starting role

Source: The Huddle

Seattle Seahawks LB Bruce Irvin is ready for the first start of his NFL career in the Divisional Round playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 13. He set a franchise rookie record with eight sacks this season. He'll not only be called upon to continue pressuring the quarterback, but he'll need to help stop the run, too.
Huddle Up: The rookie will be counted on in a big way Sunday with the team's leading sacker, Chris Clemons, being lost to a knee injury in the wild-card round. The Falcons haven't been an especially effective running team, but they'll be sure to test Irvin with some traps, draws and power runs to his side of the field.

Seahawks | Bruce Irvin ready for starting role

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks LB Bruce Irvin is ready for the first start of his NFL career in the Divisional Round playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 13. He set a franchise rookie record with eight sacks this season. He'll not only be called upon to continue pressuring the quarterback, but he'll need to help stop the run, too.

Chris Clemons tears ACL

Source: Draft Sharks

The Seahawks feared right away that DE Chris Clemons tore his ACL on the demolition derby course that passed for FedEX Field on Sunday. That fear has reportedly been confirmed. Clemons tore the ACL and meniscus in his left knee. It's a devastating injury for anyone (not named Adrian Peterson). It could prove particularly detrimental to Clemons, whose game is predicated on speed rushing. For now, IDP owners have to assume he'll be worthless in fantasy next season. We'll see where he is come summer. The injury could propel 2012 1st-round pick Bruce Irvin into a potential breakout situation in 2013. Irvin proved just the kind of pass rusher the team believed in limited duty as a rookie.

Confirmed: Seahawks DE Chris Clemons does have torn ACL

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

On Tuesday, Dr. James Andrews may deliver some bad news to the future of the Washington Redskins. On Monday, he delivered some bad news to the team that just dispatched the Redskins from the playoffs. As the Seahawks feared, defensive end Chris Clemons has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. He also has a torn meniscus. The injury was confirmed by Clemons' agent to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. Clemons, 31, leads the team with 11.5 sacks and 37 hurries. FANTASY ANALYSIS: Of course, Matt Ryan will like not having to deal with Clemons, but rookie Bruce Irvin, who will now replace Clemons in an every-down role, has eight sacks and 23 hurries, second-most on the team. Unless Clemons is able to steal Adrian Peterson's

Seattle DE Clemons suffers torn ACL

Source: FFToday

One of three players with 10+ sacks in three straight seasons

Defensive end Chris Clemons' season ended Sunday on the shoddy turf at Washington, Seattle's top pass rusher suffering a knee injury that will require surgery. He led Seattle with 11.5 sacks this season, his third consecutive year with double-digit sacks. Dallas' DeMarcus Ware and Minnesota's Jared Allen are the only other players in the NFL who have had 10 or more sacks each of the past three

Seahawks | Bruce Irvin likely to have expanded role

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin will assume the every-down role as the team's weakside defensive end in the base defense should DE Chris Clemons (knee) miss an extended period of time.

Seahawks DE Chris Clemons could have torn ACL

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

The Seattle Seahawks escaped with a narrow victory over the Washington Redskins, but may have lost defensive end Chris Clemons for quite some time. Pro Football Talk is reporting that the team believes Clemons tore his ACL. The 31-year-old leads the team with 11.5 sacks. He will have an MRI done on Monday. He was injured during the third quarter and was not able to return. Results should be conclusive very soon. FANTASY ANALYSIS: Not only is Clemons a solid pass-rusher, he performs well against the run. After a hot start, the Redskins fizzled on offense and that is partially due to Clemons. His numbers (two unassisted tackles) certainly did not jump off the page though. Rookie Bruce Irvin will need to step up against Atlanta next week.

Seahawks | Bruce Irvin sets franchise mark

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin set the franchise rookie sack record with his eighth sack last week.

Learn your Lions: Joique Bell, RB of interest

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

On Sunday, Detroit running back Joique Bell again served as the Lions' closer, taking nearly all the backfield touches in the fourth quarter. His team escaped with a win ,28-24, as Bell gained 35 yards over the final 15 minutes.

While Bell was doin' work, Mikel LeShoure was on the sideline, doin' not much of anything.

LeShoure may or may not have been injured in the second half -- his head coach said no, but anyone who was watching in the third quarter will tell a different story. After LeShoure's final carry, a toss to the right that gained seven yards, the running back picked himself up slowly, hopped in place, waved to the

Week 7 IDP – DL Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Photo By: Jason O. Watson / US PRESSWIRE

Both Jeremy Mincey and Matt Shaughnessy have terrific matchups as the Jaguars and Raiders face off in Oakland this week. Both have had their ups and downs in their careers but we should put them in the lineup this week.

When playing, Shaughnessy has proven to be a DL1 option and we should expect that production going forward.

Mincey on the other hand, had a disappointing day against the Bears, but the Jaguars fell behind early and it put the Bears in a situation to run more high percentage plays, and unfortunately Mincey didn’t get it done in tackles. That can happen even to the best defensive linemen so consider it just a bad day and get him in the lineup

Mostly NFL Notes: Reggie Wayne and luck

Source: Roto Arcade by deldon

Ryan Tannehill has got 9.8 YPA over the past two weeks with both games coming on the road. He's also taken a respectable 10 sacks over five games and has one of the weaker receiving groups in the league to throw to. Moreover, Jake Long has been a big disappointment so far. Tannehill's 2:6 TD:INT ratio isn't pretty, but there are plenty of other reasons for optimism, especially considering how raw he was entering the league. I didn't see that coming and certainly not so fast…Andy Dalton entered with an 8.8 YPA and eight touchdown passes over the first four games of the season, but Miami's defense held him to 5.4 YPA and a 1:2 TD:INT ratio. And the Dolphins' run D continues to dominate, allowing an NFL-low 2.7 YPC. This team is

Rodgers held at bay

Source: FFToday

Seattle defense sacks Rodgers eight times

Aaron Rodgers was held to 223 yards passing on 26 of 39 completions. The Packers QB was also sacked 8 times, all in the first half, by the Seahawks. Chris Clemons had fours sacks, Brandon Mebane had two, and rookie first round pick Bruce Irvin tacked on an additional two. Aaron Rodgers was held without a TD as his outside wide receiver options

Bruce Irvin - Seattle coach Carroll not worried about Irvin

Source: The Huddle

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said he is not concerned that DE Bruce Irvin has not recorded a sack or a tackle in the first three preseason games because he has done well in practice. 'Bruce was the most productive guy in practice throughout the camp,' Carroll said. 'We keep score of that stuff, and he was the highest-ranked guy in terms of productivity. That's in sacks and tackles for losses and knocking balls loose and all that stuff.'
Huddle Up: Right now, all of Carroll's skeptics, who blasted the coach for reaching for Irvin with the draft's 15th overall pick, are having a field day. Still, the games that count aren't even here yet meaning it's far too early to start writing off any player, let alone a

Seahawks | Coach not worried about Bruce Irvin

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said he is not concerned that DE Bruce Irvin has not recorded a sack or a tackle in the first three preseason games because he has done well in practice. 'Bruce was the most productive guy in practice throughout the camp,' Carroll said. 'We keep score of that stuff, and he was the highest-ranked guy in terms of productivity. That's in sacks and tackles for losses and knocking balls loose and all that stuff.'

Seattle Seahawks: Why the Defense Will Be a Top 5 Option in Fantasy

Source: Bleacher Report NFL

Fantasy football is just around the corner, and some leagues have already held their drafts.

While players are eagerly drafting point machines like Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Arian Foster, fantasy veterans know that the league is won by the gems you find and take gambles on. The defense of the Seattle Seahawks could be just that.

Most players in your league will be high on the

Peyton Manning: Fantasy Draft Value, Red Flags and Predictions for Broncos QB

Source: Bleacher Report NFL

There are certain things you can't project in fantasy football, and injuries are one of them. It's for that very reason that Peyton Manning is simultaneously the most intriguing and terrifying fantasy quarterback available for players this year.

Will he revert back to the elite form we came to expect during his years with the Indianapolis Colts? Or will he regress in his time with the

Marshawn Lynch - Marshawn Lynch looking sharp

Source: The Huddle

Seattle Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch appeared in midseason form during a team scrimmage Sunday, Aug. 5. He broke a 70-yard run during the work out.
Huddle Up: It's worth noting that Lynch was run down from behind on that 70-yard burst by rookie linebacker Bruce Irvin. No indication yet that Lynch's offseason off-the-field exploits will earn him a Roger Goodell vacation, and with Seattle unsettled at the quarterback position he's in line to carry the bulk of the Seahawks' offensive load.

Fantasy Football Rankings 2012: All 32 Defenses

Source: Bleacher Report NFL

Defense may not win Super Bowls as often as it used to, but it occasionally helps you win fantasy football leagues. 

Training camps are open, preseason games are around the corner and fantasy owners should be shaping up their cheat sheets. And while many fantasy owners are worried about ranking the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers, defenses should not be forgotten. 

Turnovers, sacks, defensive touchdowns and shutouts can help win fantasy games just as much as Aaron Rodgers touchdown tosses and Arian Foster 20-yard runs. So let’s look at all 32 NFL defenses and rank them

Juggernaut Index No. 26: The Seattle Seahawks

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

Marshawn Lynch's 2011 campaign was not exactly short on highlights, as he rushed for 1,204 yards and 12 touchdowns, accounting for a huge percentage of his team's total offensive production. Lynch shifted into full Beast Mode around Week 5, then found a new level — some previously undiscovered mode beyond Beast Mode — when the calendar flipped to November.

For me, the signature run of his ridiculous season was this first quarter TD run against the Eagles in Week 13. Lynch plowed into a gang of would-be/should-be tacklers at the line of scrimmage, was

Seahawks | Bruce Irvin predicts big rookie campaign

Source: Footballguys.com

Seattle Seahawks DL Bruce Irvin said he will record double-digit sacks in his rookie campaign, but added he doesn't want to pick a specific number in order to avoid jinxing himself.