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These three individuals currently lead their respective positions in NFC Pro Bowl Fan Voting.
There’s not much to like about how the Seattle Seahawks’ season is going. While it’s easy to get lost in doom and gloom over Russell Wilson’s performance and what may come next offseason, it shouldn’t overshadow some of the fine work Seattle’s other players are doing.
These three individuals currently lead their respective positions in NFC Pro Bowl Fan Voting.
Michael Dickson is one of several Seahawks players who deserve a Pro Bowl vote this year.
Michael Dickson is one of several Seahawks players who deserve a Pro Bowl vote this year.
In addition to being very good at his job, Dickson has an A+ social game. Earlier today he shared this brilliant Michaelangelo-inspired meme to ask for Pro Bowl votes for him and his fellow special teamers.
Special #ProBowlVote @mdcksn @NBELLORE54 @Ottomatic82 @JayMy_31 @DallasDeejay pic.twitter.com/892EJRLQHl
— Michael Dickson (@mdcksn) December 2, 2021
You can cast your ballot here.
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While the Seattle Seahawks may not be doing well in the standings right now, they still have several players on their roster who are worthy of a Pro Bowl vote.
The NFL opened fan voting for the 2022 Pro Bowl yesterday. While the game itself is nonsense for casuals, it is important that the right players get recognized for their performance. Like it or not, the number of Pro Bowl nominations a player gets are a factor in whether or not they eventually get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame when their career is over.
While the Seattle Seahawks may not be doing well in the standings right now, they still have several players on their roster who are worthy of a Pro Bowl vote. Here are four of them.
It’s still only October and there is plenty to celebrate about this team despite their current circumstances.
All of that agony has somewhat over-shadowed one of the coolest plays we’ve ever seen.
Thursday Night Football was a disaster for the Seahawks, who fell behind further in the NFC West standings and lost their franchise quarterback for at least a month to a finger injury.
All of that agony has somewhat over-shadowed one of the coolest plays we’ve ever seen. This 60-second breakdown of Michael Dickson’s amazing double punt is hysterical and worth a watch (NSFW).
a quick breakdown of the double punt in the Seahawks Rams game pic.twitter.com/YEJ1n7SYgT
— Mike Camerlengo (@MCamerlengo) October 8, 2021
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The greatest punt ever?
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Oh, I am dead serious. No snark here.
Michael Dickson pulled off a play no one had ever seen done in an NFL game on Thursday night: In the third quarter of the Seattle Seahawks’ eventual loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the punter had his initial kick blocked.
Somehow, he had the presence of mind to run after the ball, grab it — with one hand! — and PUNT IT AGAIN! THE DOUBLE PUNT LIVES!
It turned out to be legal, and NFL fans everywhere learned an important lesson, that you can punt it twice as long as the player is behind the line of scrimmage. You know who didn’t know that, either? Michael Dickson, who said so to the News Tribune after the loss.
So why is it among the all-time greats?
Because look at what Dickson did. He stuck with the play. He calculated in real-time what he could do and how it might affect the team — if it was illegal to kick it twice, a re-kick would result in a better outcome than if the blocked ball was downed. If it was legal? Well, the former Aussie Rules player tapped into his incredible skill set and turned it into a 68-yard punt.
Although this isn’t up there with, say, the Helmet Catch or Philly Special or the Immaculate Reception or Malcolm Butler’s Super Bowl INT, it deserves to be in the conversation with all-time great plays.
We don’t give punters enough respect, even the one who’s a punting god. Time to do it now.
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What a play either way!
It was the play that blew the minds of NFL fans everywhere: The DOUBLE PUNT, in which the Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Dickson had a kick blocked and then had the awareness to scoop it up and punt again.
It was initially ruled an illegal move … but the refs picked up their flags when they realized it was legal to punt a second time if the player was behind the line of scrimmage.
But here’s the, er, kicker: Dickson also had no idea that double-kicking was legal!
Here’s what the former Aussie Rules player told the News Tribune after one of the greatest punts in NFL history:
“I didn’t know the rules about double-kicking,” Dickson said, echoing just about everyone who was watching and not believing what they were seeing. “I just had always thought if it even gets blocked behind the line of scrimmage and I can’t advance it, I was going to do some Aussie Rules stuff and try to hit it, punt it down the field and do whatever I can.
“That was always in the back of my mind. And then I had the opportunity. And I just did it.”
The brilliance here is Dickson thought that if it WAS illegal, it would have been better than dealing with a blocked kick that would have given the Los Angeles Rams terrific field position. So either way, it was the perfect play and kudos to Dickson for having that kind of awareness.
Michael Dickson told me: "It was just bodies everywhere. I was like, ‘I’m just going to re-kick it, and then if they make by re-kick it that’s better than getting a block.
"I cut back and was ready to get, like, smoked. But no one was around, so I got the kick off pretty clean.” https://t.co/3i6t8ogiPU
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) October 8, 2021
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DOUBLE PUNT FTW!
There have been A LOT of weird things in Thursday night’s tilt between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.
But this BY FAR tops them all.
Seahawks punter Michael Dickson had a punt blocked in the third quarter … but the bouncing ball ended up in his hands, so the Australia native did something NFL fans didn’t know was possible: HE PUNTED IT AGAIN!
DOUBLE PUNT! FROM THE PUNTING GOD!
The initial reaction was, basically, “HA that’s not legal!”
But officials pocketed their flags and everyone went searching through the rulebook to find out why it was a completely legal play. Let’s break it all down:
Hard to believe Michael Dickson got away with it, but he had a 68-yard punt on a play his first boot was blocked
Michael Dickson might have gotten away with a fast one for the Seattle Seahawks in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday.
One of the best punters in the game, Dickson saw his attempt in the third quarter blocked.
However, he never gave up on the play, picked the ball up, and started to run.
Then, Dickson loaded his leg again and hammered a second punt on the same play.
The ball took off down the field and didn’t stop until he had a 68-yard punt to his credit.
Michael Dickson’s punt is blocked, so he picks it up and punts it again pic.twitter.com/bgOAcud1Yx
— Main Team (@MainTeamSports) October 8, 2021
The second punt on one play had the FOX broadcast team believing it would be a penalty.
However, rules expert Mike Pereira said the penalty of 10 yards would only be in effect if Dickson and/or the ball had crossed the line of scrimmage.
After a series of replays, it looked like the officials whiffed on the call as Dickson was over the line of scrimmage when he punted the ball a second time.
Earlier, Dickson had a classic punt in a much more normal fashion.
This punt by Michael Dickson 👀🔥@NFL | #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/c7jeW4Y0OQ
— FanSided (@FanSided) October 8, 2021
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