The two hefty takeaways from the Seahawks’ signing of Eddie Lacy were: (1) They want him to pound the ball; (2) they want him to drop some pounds first.
To that end, the team instituted $385,000 in weight clauses for the running back — giving him specific targets from May through the season.
As Pete Carroll said, “We have a real plan for this or we wouldn’t have done it.”
Weight clauses are nothing new in the NFL, but the way they are handled certainly has changed — for teams like Seattle anyway.
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The league owners meetings next week are in Phoenix, which is apropos considering a couple of the proposed rule changes come right out of a game last season between the Arizona Cardinals and the Seahawks.
Among the many topics Doug Baldwin covered 
John Schneider likes to make unexpected blockbuster deals in odd years.
John Schneider surely knew this was a possibility: Marshawn Lynch wanting to come back.
One of the things the Seahawks absolutely must do if they are going to become a Super Bowl team again — and stop their slow but steady slide — is get their heads straight.
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