until you consider the offense he was just signed into. Samie’s greatest skill is and was pure, straight-line speed which is one of the most under-utilized skills in the WCO. Add in that Hasselbeck’s arm is less than laser-like and it’s hard to image Samie doing much in Seattle. Hell, he was cut in the pre-season by Denver because they didn’t think he fit in their version of the WCO. And then there are his iffy set of hands. Overall I don’t really seem him making much of a dent. Maybe he gets lucky on a busted deep coverage and scores a bomb or two.

What the Seahawks badly needed was a return man and I don’t remember Parker ever returning in college. I remembered Phinisee taking punts back then and can’t recall who was taking kicks. Anyone have any recollection of him ever taking kicks?

Were Jordan Kent and Samie at all close while they were at Oregon? It’s really the only reason I can see for Seattle picking Samie up since he doesn’t fit the offense and doesn’t return punts/kicks. I know that in the offseason someone offered Kent a contract and he turned it down to remain with the Seahawks. Employing an old college friend could go a long way in keeping him around. Even that’s a stretch though, given how badly off the Seahawks WR corps is for the next couple weeks.