Well, there you have it, Seahawks fans: your 2008-09 scapegoat.
Tim Ruskell is gone. And Jim Mora is officially on the hot seat for 2010.
CEO Tod Leiweke told reporters that Mora will be back next year. But, if RuskellÆs departure confirms one thing, itÆs that Mora has to win or heÆs most likely out.
Whether the new general manager is Mike Holmgren or someone else, Mora will have little leeway. Leiweke seemed to make that clear by stressing that the team had not won enough in the last two seasons and had to do much better than eight wins in 27 games.
Ruskell took the fall for that deteriorating record, and he certainly deserves blame for a few things: poor first-round draft picks, a few bad contracts andùmost of allùletting the offensive line det ...
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Tim Ruskell Is Seattle Seahawks’ Scapegoat, Jim Mora’s on Hot Seat
Posted: 4th December 2009 by Chris Cluff in NFLComments Off on Tim Ruskell Is Seattle Seahawks’ Scapegoat, Jim Mora’s on Hot Seat