"I'm not wanting to offend anybody, but college football, offensively, has gotten to be really, really bad fundamentally," Cable said Tuesday on 710 ESPN Seattle radio. "Unfortunately, I think we're doing a huge disservice to offensive football players, other than a receiver, that come out of these spread systems.
"The runners aren't as good. They aren't taught how to run. The blockers aren't as good. The quarterbacks aren't as good. They don't know how to read coverage and throw progressions. They have no idea."
Because of those issues, Cable sometimes likes to move a defensive lineman to the offensive line. J.R. Sweezy, Seattle's starting right guard, was a defensive lineman at NC State. Kristjan Sokoli, a sixth-round draft choice by the Seahawks last week, is moving to center after playing defensive tackle at Buffalo.
"I can go get a guy who runs a little faster, jumps a little higher and has an aggressive streak in him on defense and start with him," Cable said. "I'm going to have to retrain an offensive lineman out of college anyway."
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Interesting quote. And although I wouldn't go so far as to refer to JS as a snake, I think the flaws in his approach are beginning to show. Or perhaps he needed PC more than anyone knew. That said, building a roster isn't easy. There's a cap, and you're trying to fit everybody under it.Donn Beach wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:34 pm
"I can go get a guy who runs a little faster, jumps a little higher and has an aggressive streak in him on defense and start with him," Cable said. "I'm going to have to retrain an offensive lineman out of college anyway."
And although this team had some very frustrating moments last season, they still managed to garner a 10-7 record with a rookie HC and an entire coaching turnover.
When one looks back at the LOB days, that team really was lightning in a bottle. It's unfortunate that they couldn't have won another title, but a team is usually never at the top for long.
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There are flaws in his approach, and the fact that all he does about it is fire coaches and continue with the same approach? Is exactly why I think he's a snake. It's is nothing but a deflection of blame. He continually doubles down by saying shit about how they believe in the guys they have, we just need to scheme it up, bullshit like that. Then they fire an OC and an OL Coach, and the same shit repeats. The problem is? No one calls him out on his shit.
That 10 and 7 record also marked three out of four years they failed to make the playoffs. That's kind of hard to do in todays NFL. It is also year ten of the decline since we were the youngest and most talented team in the NFL. The only person remaining from that fall from the top is JS.
Yes, the LOB was lightening in a bottle, but a egomaniacal stubborn as shit refusal to change is a big reason we have never come close to getting back to that level. They decided that trading back and loading up on middle of the draft talent for less money and then over paying their own aging vets was the way to go. The team was built by being young and hungry, but the only part they remembered was the part that made them look like the smartest people in the room. Trade back, devalue the O Line, blah blah. It's utter arrogance.
Some time other teams don't do something, like turn their back on College O Lineman and always trade back, because it isn't the right thing to do. We refused to change because we loved the attention we got for being trend setters. Loved it more than actually winning football games it would seem. Remember when this organization was "uncomfortable" winning that way at 8 and 2? I believe they finished that season 11 and 6 after a 1st round playoff exit. But at least they were comfortable. So, 8 and 2 was less comfortable than 3 and 4? Genius. The next two years they were 7 and 9 each season. I am sure they were at least comfortable since they were losing games in the style they liked. Fucked up shit right there.
Good coaches and organizations win games with the players they have playing a style that works. Or? They add the players that fit their style. We know one style, and then add players that don't fit, and try to make them fit. That is the one thing I am holding out hope with MM about, but I don't trust JS to build a winner. Not once bit.
That 10 and 7 record also marked three out of four years they failed to make the playoffs. That's kind of hard to do in todays NFL. It is also year ten of the decline since we were the youngest and most talented team in the NFL. The only person remaining from that fall from the top is JS.
Yes, the LOB was lightening in a bottle, but a egomaniacal stubborn as shit refusal to change is a big reason we have never come close to getting back to that level. They decided that trading back and loading up on middle of the draft talent for less money and then over paying their own aging vets was the way to go. The team was built by being young and hungry, but the only part they remembered was the part that made them look like the smartest people in the room. Trade back, devalue the O Line, blah blah. It's utter arrogance.
Some time other teams don't do something, like turn their back on College O Lineman and always trade back, because it isn't the right thing to do. We refused to change because we loved the attention we got for being trend setters. Loved it more than actually winning football games it would seem. Remember when this organization was "uncomfortable" winning that way at 8 and 2? I believe they finished that season 11 and 6 after a 1st round playoff exit. But at least they were comfortable. So, 8 and 2 was less comfortable than 3 and 4? Genius. The next two years they were 7 and 9 each season. I am sure they were at least comfortable since they were losing games in the style they liked. Fucked up shit right there.
Good coaches and organizations win games with the players they have playing a style that works. Or? They add the players that fit their style. We know one style, and then add players that don't fit, and try to make them fit. That is the one thing I am holding out hope with MM about, but I don't trust JS to build a winner. Not once bit.