The haters who post on this site are perhaps the least educated about the game and business of pro football. Just getting signed by an NFL team and having a jersey and locker with your name on it is a herculean accomplishment in and of itself, let alone becoming a top-tier player, and for some of you mooks to have the nerve to make personal and hostile attacks against guys who have already beat nearly impossible odds to get where they are is beyond me. Your nasty and childish condescension towards any player says NOTHING about the player, and EVERYTHING about your own need for serious therapy.

Go Hawks!

Apparently he didn’t say anything too bad because SEA took him back! And his crying about the Bucs is only a concern for the Bucs, not the Seahawks who get him. And he will give him his best effort and appreciate them because they eased his concerns whereas his incumbent team passed up on that opportunity. I think it’s a good value win for the Seahawks to recruit this guy to THEIR cause together as mutual partners.

And maybe other good players on the fence in the future should follow his message and jilt the Bucs to help the Hawks. Bennett is having fun playing his game trying to plant a seed of suggestion to stay away from the Bucs and to help them identify a team that does care about people like the Hawks.

Many of us were not pleased when it happened. Damn Ruskell (known hereabouts as Numbskull) really screwed up this team. Glad John and Pete could turn it around so quickly.

Welcome home to the PNW Michael.

When did Seattle become a “destination” where players really want to come to play for the Seahawks?
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I’m glad you asked that.

First of all, they now have a QB in Russell Wilson that is capable of great things. Playing with Tavaris Jackson just lacked that same kind of appeal.

Second…and this is nothing personal against Tampa Bay….they will sell out every home game this year, guaranteed, and will probably be on national TV 3-4 times. Seattle used to be invisible on the national radar, but with Carroll and Wilson and Sherman and others, they’re starting to get recognized. See all the hate in any thread about Seattle? That’s a sign they’re on their way up in the NFL world.

Third, if you’re a defensive end looking to pad your stats in what is essentially a contract year, that home crowd is going to give you a nice edge when it comes to getting off the snap. Plus, with their secondary, you’re more likely to get a “coverage sack” than most other places in the NFL.

Fourth, if you want to play for a ring, they’ve got one of the youngest rosters in the league, and they just opened their window last year. It could be open for a while.

Fifth, Seattle is actually kinda awesome. Not many cities where you can get a spectacular view of both the water and the mountains, it’s not hot and humid all summer, and statisically, there are actually fewer rainy days per year than there are in Cleveland….go figure.

Washington state has no income tax.

Facts can be so inconvenient sometimes. So when they are, the best thing to do is ignore them, or make better ones up.

Smart signing. I will take 9 sacks/year for $5 million on a 27 year old one-year player, motivated to cash in after that season, any day. Dude plays the run well for his weight, works hard, and can play both DT and DE. Hawks will use him mostly as a 3-tech DT on passing downs, I believe.

Don’t know the Buc’s situation well enough to say whether they should have let him go or not. But for the Hawks, it was a good move. Bennett is not being signed to be the star. He’s a complementary piece on seriously good defense.

90% of you TB fans in this post just embarrassed your team and the rest of your fan base with these childish comments.

Stop it.

It’s not a coincidence that the first full year played by dominant Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy resulted in a nine sack career high season for Michael Bennett. McCoy is the leader of the defensive line, Lavonte David calls the defensive plays and Ronde Barber is the heart and soul. Michael Bennett was slated to backup Daquan Bowers last season until Bowers was placed on PUP to start the season. Bennett had some great games, and he’s good against the run, but when Bowers returned (and remember he returned at less than 100%), Bennett did not command the same attention that Bowers did when they would attack the QB, and neither player commanded the attention of Gerald McCoy.

Look, Michael Bennett for a one year five million dollar deal is a good signing. He should get you 6-8 sacks because like in Tampa, he won’t be the focal point of the Seahawks defensive line. For those knocking Bowers right now, it isn’t entirely fair to criticize a player who returned from a significant injury to command the same attention from the opponent as Michael Bennett. Watch some of the later season games (even the ugly losses) and you’ll see Bowers is more explosive at less than full strength than a fully healthy Bennett. Bowers was chasing down Cam Newton and Michael Bennett disappeared for stretches late in the year. Bowers is a 2nd round pick with elite potential while Bennett is arguably at his ceiling as a player.

Having typed all that, I have to credit Seattle for the signing. A one year deal at a reduced price will motivate Bennett, and surrounded by the talent of the Seattle defense, he should earn every dollar and then some this coming season.

GO HAWKS!!!

he was undrafted and they let him go and now to use his services for a year at minimum, they have to pay him five million. how much do you think a udfa gets coming in his first year?

sounds to me like a win all around. for him.

Um…really? Cries like a 5 year old when a team doesn’t show him enough love?

I wonder what he said about the Seahawks when they cut him four years ago.

Doesn’t really sound like teams were falling all over themselves with contract offers, either.

Just speechless…

Good luck in the future Bennett…thanks for your hard work…use some of your money to pay someone (me for instance) to punch Mark Dominik in the face repeatedly.

Dude, you got a 1 year deal, I would say the Seahawks did not want you all that bad either. You left Miami w/o a contract too…
Time to move on.