Shaun Alexander was on KJR yesterday and here is a quote courtesy of the Seattle Times' Seahawks blog on the possibility of restructuring his contract:
"You don't really do that with your foundation people. You do that with the people you aren't sure about," Alexander said. "I just don't think that they [the Seahawks] would do that. They're too classy for that."
Players the Seahawks aren't sure about? I'm guessing that Tim Ruskell probably has Shaun Alexander at the top of that list. Guys like Alexander make it all the more impressive to me that Tiki Barber was able to retire when he did. I mean is Shaun's ego really so big that he still thinks of himself as the star of the team? Or does he legitimately believe he still has gas left in the tank?
At this point I see Alexander's career similar to a relationship. When you first start dating a girl and everything is going great, you find ways to overlook her flaws, even find them cute sometimes. Then when when you hit a rough patch and things aren't going so great, those flaws begin to drive you crazy and eventually you just can't stand her anymore. When Shaun was rushing for 1500+ yards per season people didn't call him soft, they said he avoided contact. It wasn't that he didn't hit the hole hard, he was just patient. Shaun wasn't slow, he was deceptive. Well now those flaws stick out like Horacio Ramirez in the Mariners starting rotation. Sometimes in relationships it's best to get out before things get really bad and you can still be friends. That's what the Seahawks need to do with Shaun. Cut him loose while we can still remember him as the MVP running back who led us to a Super Bowl and not Shaun Alexander the running back who couldn't catch a pass or pick up a blitz to save his life.
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