Tim Ruskell given the boot just weeks before his contract ends like somehow his departure will save the team. I’m not sayin’ he should stay but at this point it’s like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Not really gonna help much.
After twenty years as a scout Ruskell will never be remembered for it. Reverse Engineering might fit. Letting a Pro Bowl talent like Steve Hutchinson go to free agency, that’s gonna leave a mark.
I’m thinking he should have spent a few seasons in the Fantasy League and maybe the idea of gathering talent would have sunk in.
Seattle Seahawks ownership has done it again. They let Ruskell come in before the 2005 season and let him be the committee of one to reshape the team. He makes a smart move drafting Lofa Tatupu and suddenly he’s a genius.
