Tim Ruskell and the Seattle Seahawks Needed This Offseason

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Published: May 11, 2009

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... defense and received tons of credit as the team reached the Super Bowl for the first time, his star had begun to fade amid a series of failed draft picks and veteran deals, and many fans were wondering whether he was the guy to lead the Seahawks in the post-Mike Holmgren era.

But he put down many of those doubts with a stellar performance this year—his best job, in fact, since he became team president.

Ruskell recently told reporters it's too early to evaluate the personnel moves, but he was obviously happy with what he and his people were able to accomplish in the wake of a shockingly disappointing 4-12 season.

"I will say this; when I evaluate what our plan was and how it came through, I can easily say we did well," the fifth-year team president said. "We had some targets coming out of the season, and we hit a lot of those targets."

It started in free agency, when the Seahawks signed 330-pound, space-eating defensive tackle Colin Cole and the...

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