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Question: DG playing chess with Seahawks?

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Norwood is inactive again today. Unless the guy is a complete air head,  he should be up to speed on the offense by now. I believe the 6th round pick in the trade is based on the playing time. Could it be the plan to stash the guy this year to retain the 6th? What do you think?

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32 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Norwood is inactive again today. Unless the guy is a complete air head,  he should be up to speed on the offense by now. I believe the 6th round pick in the trade is based on the playing time. Could it be the plan to stash the guy this year to retain the 6th? What do you think?

Interesting question. I believe that this is definitely part of the equation in some form or fashion. I don't believe it is the determining factor however. I believe it simply comes down to the point that Norwood really hasn't necessary thus far in order for us to win football games. I also believe that the coaches feel that activating him is not worth taking away game time from Funchess who needs seasoning as he is suspected to be a larger answer to our needs long-term.

I mean, hell, we could cut him next season with the "understanding" that he will be re-signed at a later point in order to keep that sixth. I don't believe that he is going anywhere right now, as we still need a fail-safe due to injury, or in the event that others don't progress or show up like they should during this second half of the season.

In any event, I don't think that he's not playing because he sucks or hasn't mastered the playbook.

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