Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskellis a former team president and director of player personnel for the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears, and current scout for the Tennessee Titans...
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As a scout you have to look at the hands so the guy doesn't come off the field when it's a passing situation.
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It was almost like fate, ... Like it was meant to be.
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But as far as copying the blueprint, your team is your team. You have strengths, you have weaknesses. You have to figure out what your identity is as a team, make sure that stays the same, and then build strong around it.
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The big blowout deals are probably a thing of the past for this period. You still have the understanding that there may be some teams and some cap casualties that come along the way, but you really focus now on the draft in terms of what needs you have left.
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You can't have a harder situation in your life than what his family went through,
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There was a little bit of divisiveness in the locker room that was preventing our team from coming together.
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I want the guy to be everything, ... I want him to do the little things. Catching the football. Pass protecting for the quarterback. Being a good receiver out of the backfield because then the defense can't focus on, 'We've got to stop him running.'
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He is a selfless player who understands what it takes to win in this league.
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It's amazing to be back. I've been very fortunate.
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Given all this information on Warren and what is true and what is not true. Ultimately, we said this guy loves playing football, he is an impact player, he wants to play in this state, and he will raise the level of our defense.
given guy impact information level loves playing raise true wants warren
Given all this information on Warren and what is true and what is not true. Ultimately, we said this guy loves playing football, he is an impact player, he wants to play in this state, and he will raise the level of our defense.
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Stuff still gets out. (The media) are able to predict, almost to the T, the first 15 picks (of the first round). But you try your best to keep it in-house.
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This is my job. I've got some friends on the Atlanta team, and they will always be friends when that's appropriate. So really, the emotion part comes with the players and coaches. You have to be emotional to win the game and they know it.
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The important thing to take from this is we very much want to keep Steve a Seahawk and our goal is to ultimately re-sign him. This is the best avenue for achieving that.