#blair bennett / starter.

[persephonyed]

open to: anyone !

"i've been warned to stay away from you," blair said shyly, only having encountered them a couple of times before in passing, interest always piqued. "but you don't seem all that bad, not like what the others say about you."

[thechaosmuses]

Below the cut is a list of all my original characters, from every fandom, organized by such. I figured I would go ahead and put this up, as well as a canon muse one, for my oc and canon starters so that way it's easier for y'all to see who is included without going to every separate muse list.

The Vampire Diaries

Elizabeth Haven Mikaelson Roman Ryker Mikaelson Erik Flynn Mikaelson Kareena Dawn Mikaelson Thyra Selene Mikaelson Karsyn Devyn Mikaelson Mateo Maxwell Mikaelson Serenity Faye Mikaelson Sawyer Finch Mikaelson Aurelia Nova Mikaelson Felix Ares Mikaelson Willow Luna Mikaelson Tobias Floyd Mikaelson Zephyr Raven Parker Zariyah Dove Parker Kennedy Taylor Parker Myles Zane Parker Mariana Joy Parker Paisley Juniper Parker Braeden Talia Salvatore Holden Atlas Salvatore Ezra Grant Salvatore Liberty Faye Salvatore Jensen Graham Gilbert Easton Reed Gilbert Jesse Jonathan Gilbert Elias Rhodes Gilbert Jazmyn Sophia Gilbert Atlas Rowan Petrova Titus Izaiah Petrova Kamen Maverick Pierce Natalie Adrianna Pierce Eleanor Marie Bennett Salem Elijah Bennett Gabriel Graham Gustin Belladonna Sharie Bennett Seraphina Rose Ward Theodore Joseph Brickenden Kaia Asherah Halloran Carter William Forbes Cameron Myles Lawrence Jameson Tyler Rosza Tatum Jaxson Lockwood Tatiana Jade Lockwood Taylor Jacob Lockwood Axel Madden Hughes Ashton Malik Hughes Sebastian Sawyer Sharpe Niall Nash Novak Montgomery Felix Langston Ophelia Esme Lovell Sapphire Lee McGuire Rami Calder McGuire Warren Jaxon Kingsley Jeremiah Michael Kenner Cecilia Jaklyn Labonair Rosemary Belle Whitlock Hadley Kamryn Fuller Kamryn Avery Marshall Lorella Diane St. John Andrew Kolton Rogers Blair Lilith Walsh Zachariah Cole Norwood Matthias Lucien Delacour Matias Camilo Garcia Cyrus Boyd Mikaelson (spn to tvdu) Harmony Iris Johnson (tw to tvdu) Chandler Matthew Rawlins (tw to tvdu)

Containment

Jubilee Fawn Ellison Carson Elijah Mayes Maddox Rhett Lancaster Malia Rayne Lancaster Makai Reid Lancaster Delilah Anne Malone Austin Blake Coleman Damian James Taylor

Teen Wolf

Aspen Bella Stilinski Adrian Archer Argent Addison Athena Argent Lyla Sage Martin Amaia Tala Alexander Malik Elias Hale Madelaine Emery Hale Isaiah Parker Lahey Amadora Constance Sharpe Callum Tate Raeken Dawson Cole Reynolds Jared Taylor Parrish Stephen Ezekiel Hemming

Supernatural

Amelia Mae Allen Melody Athena Hayes Lucilla Marie Nightstar Eden Faith Cruz Elijah Luke Cruz Valentina Rosalie Hart Adaliah Ember Darhk Alexandria Skye Earp Lillian Dahlia Campbell Adriel Xavier Grant Talon Colt Ashford Silas Kai Parker Josephina Jazmyn Walker Elyza Alice Pierson (tvdu to spn)

DC Comics

Kiera Jaylin Davis

Marvel

Kailee Elizabeth Holtz (hero and villain verse) Kaiden Edward Holtz (villain and hero verse) Camelia Waverly Maximoff Kaleb Jonas Barnes Maxine Josephine Rogers Melody Elizabeth Young Anastasia Sloane Lenkov Wren Nika Volkov Wynter Nadia Volkov Cordelia Ara Odinsdottir Amora Delphine Brantley Celeste Juliet Livingston Nikolai Nathaniel Novak (tvdu to mcu) Charmeine Ayla Hanlon (spn to mcu)

Stranger Things

Stella Blake Russell Scarlet Ember Ward Valerie Mae Henderson Mitchell Elliot Mayfield Meredith Eleanor Mayfield

Misc

Ambrosia Nyx Tartarus Acacius Nile Tartarus Duncan David Dalveron Damien Dawson Dalveron Brantley Cole Kline Rosalie Grace Anderson Rowena Greyson Andrews Ryker Grant Andrews Aviana Summer Archer Dylan Bryce Thatcher Sterling Atlas Ward

9-1-1

Evelyn June Buckley Ethan Jace Buckley Hazel Jayne Walker Hayes Jesse Walker Izaiah Edison Hendrix Waverly Chloe Hendrix Matilda Iris Monroe Fallon Pierce Richards

Book Babes

Cyra Lux Vespara Wilder Blaze Hawthorne Dion Ignis Vanserra Pyralis Jax Vanserra Warren Forrest Hayward Solana Aruna Meridian Anatole Cyrus Solari Althea Zaria Cadlawon Tynan Kerrell Visita Kirsi Gwyneira Nieves Lyall Colden Whittaker Caspian Calder Conway Maribelle Aelia Sommer

Zodiacs

Wyatt Keegan aka Aries Kianni Phoenix aka Sagittarius Leon Cyrus aka Leo River Mira aka Cancer Dylan Lucas aka Pisces Josephine Nova aka Scorpio Conrad Atlas aka Taurus Kailynn Amelia aka Capricorn Taron Sage aka Virgo Alice Skye aka Libra Aaron Micah aka Aquarius Adelaide June aka Gemini Arianna Rose aka Gemini

[jadedembers-moved]

like for a starter! please specify who you’d like the starter from, and if you’re a multi, who you’d like the starter for! mobile muse list under the cut!

aria montgomery (pretty little liars)

beth greene (the walking dead)

blair waldorf (gossip girl)

bloom peters (fate: the winx saga)

bonnie bennett (the vampire diaries)

caroline forbes (the vampire diaries, the originals, legacies)

damon salvatore — alt fc (the vampire diaries)

dean winchester (supernatural)

elena gilbert (the vampire diaries)

emily fields (pretty little liars)

hanna marin (pretty little liars)

harry "opie" winston (sons of anarchy)

hayley marshall (the vampire diaries, the originals, legacies)

hope mikaelson (the originals, legacies)

jax teller (sons of anarchy)

jeremy gilbert (the vampire diaries, legacies)

jo harvelle (supernatural)

josie saltzman (the originals, legacies)

katherine pierce (the vampire diaries)

liv parker (the vampire diaries)

lizzie saltzman (the originals, legacies)

malia tate (teen wolf)

sabrina spellman (the chilling adventures of sabrina)

spencer hastings (pretty little liars)

tyler lockwood (the vampire diaries, the originals, legacies)

[callmeblare]

closed starter for @bennettbanner​

She’d heard enough about this friend of Nik’s to grow curious. When that happened, she went to her phone to do a little research. And so, of course, when she realized that all of his social media was private. After a tumble down a social media rabbit hole, her curiosity simply could not be satiated. Even having found his girlfriend’s social media didn’t give her much more information. And so, with a few $100 bills in her pocket and a mission in mind, she went to Bennett’s room. “Hi,” she said once he’d opened the door. “Eleanor Blaire, lovely to meet you. Can I come in? I’m a friend of Nik’s, I heard how smart you are and I’m, like, so in need of some help. You make robots, right? Like, how much would it cost to either teach me how to make one or, like, make one for me? I need something to sharpen my knives.” 

[fairietale]

STARTER CALL MASTERLIST:

fandomless

gabriel sharp briar sharp freya sharp seraphina cordelia kaswell callista cassidy unknown sierra scarlett arienne jasper zoe avery jemma kingsley kira tatum nora royal kali adrian ophelia river “mitch” mitchell violet darkwell leisel soren dario fallon rowan alessia rose - deluca stella viktoria rose - deluca cassiel margaux sharp zinnia elora azariah zelphar axilia killian noah isaacs vi mara bennett aurelia arwen jase valois margaux valois cassius king elena seren raven zhi anya piper xavier asteria wisteria hali celeste thalia  &  lennox madden zafira edric darian cain gavin “chaos” danvers lilith grace gold kieran nox  /  death azriel eldrin theodore vaughn lana zenovia ripley savage commander cleo arden rothschild natharia kendall constance

the vampire diaries

zarya angelov juliet winters dakota riker joy “jj” jenner

supernatural

emery stone

shadowhunters

blair belmorte henry nolan aiden swift tatiana volkova nathaniel novak

teen wolf

cj o’connor devin holland

buffy the vampire slayer

saige winters

twilight

austin maddox

lost girl

xiomara ruiz

greek mythology

chloe aviva  /  persephone prometheus

crossed out  =  reserved  /  private character no link  =  unfinished character

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 086: MĀORI]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 120+ Māori faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and iwi denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Kiri Te Kanawa (1944) Maori / Unspecified European - singer.

Mahia Blackmore (1949) Maori - singer and guitarist.

Whirimako Black (1961) Te Whakatōhea Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Maori, Ngāti Ranginui Maori - actress and singer-songwriter.

Moana / Moana Maniapoto / Moana Maniapoto-Jackson (1961) Maori - singer-songwriter and filmmaker.

Rena Owen (1962) Maori, some Welsh / Danish, French, English - actress, director, producer, and writer.

Vaitiare Hirshon-Asars / Vaitiare Bandera (1964) Tahitian, Maori Cook Islander, German, English, French - actress.

Emma Paki (1968) Ngāti Manuhiri Maori - singer-songwriter.

Boh Runga (1969 or 1970) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori / Chinese Malaysian - singer-songwriter.

Rachel House (1971) Ngāti Mutunga Maori, Ngāi Tahu, Unspecified European - actress.

Nancy Brunning (1971) Ngāti Raukawa Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori - actress and director.

Deborah Mailman (1972) Bidjara, Te Arawa Maori, Ngāti Porou Maori - actress and singer.

Megan Gale (1975) 1/4 Maori, 3/4 English - actress and model.

Simone Kessell (1975) Maori, Unspecified Other - actress.

Keala Settle (1975) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāi Tahu Maori, Rangitāne o Wairau Maori, Ngāti Raukawa Maori / British - actress and singer.

Bic Runga / Briolette Kah Bic Runga (1976) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori / Chinese Malaysian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer.

Chanel Cole (1977) Maori - musician.

Jade MacRae (1979) Maori, English - singer.

Anika Moa (1980) Ngāpuhi Maori, Te Aupōuri Maori, Unspecified European - singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and percussionist.

Jaime Passier-Armstrong (1981) Maori, Dutch - actress.

Mahara McKay (1981) Maori / Swiss - model, DJ, and producer.

Ria Hall (1882/1983) Maori - singer and presenter.

Kristy Brooks (1983) Ngati Haua / French - actress.

Maisey Rika (1983) Ngāti Awa Maori, Tūhoe Maori, Te Arawa Maori, Te Whānau-a-Apanui Maori,

Pania Rose (1984) Maori / Dutch - model.

Ricki-Lee / Ricki-Lee Coulter (1985) Ngāi Tahu Maori, possibly other - singer-songwriter, tv presenter, and radio presenter.

Katy Steele (1985) Maori / Russian, Belarusian - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Jodi Anasta (1985) Maori / Unspecified - actress and model.

Lizzie Marvelly (1989) Te Arawa Maori - singer-songwriter and journalist.

Keisha Castle-Hughes (1990) Maori / English - actress.

Mali-Koa Hood (1991) Maori / Scottish - singer-songwriter and fashion blogger.

Jessica Clarke (1992) Maori, Russian - model.

Cody Yerkovich (1992) Maori, Croatian, German - Miss New Zealand 2010.

Sasha Lane (1995) Maori, Unspecified European / African-American - actress.

Courtney Eaton (1996) Maori Cook Islander, Chinese / English - actress and model.

Talea Tatupu (2000 or 2001) Maori / Samoan - model.

Marie Te Hapuku (?) Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti Maori - singer.

Bridgette Allen (?) Maori - singer.

Marcella Edgecombe-Craig (?) Maori, Irish - actress.

Ngatapa Black (?) Tuhoe Maori, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Maori, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori - singer.

Makaira Berry (?) Maori - singer.

Te Awhina Kaiwai-Wanikau (?) Maori - singer.

Miria Flavell (?) Maori - Youtuber.

Kirsten Te Rito (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine Maori / English - singer-songwriter.

Makeda Soper-Wirangi (?) Maori - model.

Ora Barlow (?) Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori / English - singer-songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, and ukulele player.

Rikitia Holloway (?) Maori - model.

Mere Arihi Pipi Takoko (?) Maori - actress and singer.

Kali Joyce (?) Te Arawa Maori, Tainui Maori, Nga Puhi Maori - model.

Rhys Carter-Coleman (?) Ngati Hine Maori, Nga Puhi Maori - model.

Shanice Whiley (?) Ngati Hine Maori - model.

Ngakiri Kershaw (?) Maori - musician (The Trio Gang).

Renee Rangikataua (?) Maori - musician (The Trio Gang).

Cian White (?) Maori - actress.

Honey Tahuri-Whakatope (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Haua Maori, Ngāti Whātua Maori, Tūhoe Maori - musician (NRG Rising).

Benita Tahuri (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Tūhoe Maori - musician (NRG Rising).

Anahera-Pono Tahuri-Whakatope (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Haua Maori, Ngāti Whātua Maori, Tūhoe Maori - musician (NRG Rising).

Miriama Smith (?) Maori - actress and presenter.

Elena Higgins (?) Maori, Samoan - musician (Indigie Femme).

M:

Eddie Low (1943) Maori - musician.

George Henare (1945) Ngāti Porou Maori, Ngāti Hine Maori - actor.

Deane Waretini (1946) Ngāti Whakaue Maori, Tūhourangi Maori - singer.

John Rowles (1947) Maori / Unspecified European - singer.

Frankie Stevens (1950) Maori / Scottish - singer and reality tv judge.

Jim Moriarty (1953) Ngāti Toa Maori, Ngāti Koata Maori, Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Pākehā Maori - actor and director.

Temuera Morrison (1960) Ngāti Maniapoto Maori, Scottish, Irish, English - actor.

Jon Stevens (1961) Maori / Scottish - singer.

Cliff Curtis (1968) Te Arawa Maori, Ngāti Hauiti Maori - actor.

Lawrence Makoare (1968) Ngāti Whātua Maori - actor.

iOTA / Sean Hape (1968) Maori / English - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor.

Manu Bennett (1969) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Te Arawa Maori, Irish / Scottish, English - actor.

Antonio Te Maioha (1970) Ngāpuhi Maori, Waikato Maori / Unspecified - actor.

Blair Strang (1972) Maori / Unspecified European - actor.

Julian Arahanga (1972) Ngāti Rangi Maori, Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi Maori, Estonian, possibly other - actor and director.

Jemaine Clement (1974) Maori / French, Irish, German, English - actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian, director, and writer.

Che Fu / Che Ness (1974) Maori / Niuean - rapper-songwriter, singer, and producer.

Taika Waititi / Taika Cohen (1975) Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori, distant French / Russian Jewish - actor, comedian, director, and writer.

Callan Mulvey (1975) 1/4 Maori, 3/4 Scottish - actor.

Tammy Davis (1975) Ngāti Rangi Maori, Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi Maori - actor.

Chong Nee / Matakite John Chong Nee (1975) Maori, Samoan, Chinese, British - singer-songwriter and producer.

Tiki Taane (1976) Maori - musician.

Ben Lummis / Isileli Junior Brown (1978) Ngāti Porou Maori - singer.

Horomona Horo (1978) Maori - musician (Waiora).

Mana The Polynesian Warrior / The Wild Samoan / Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina (1978) Ngāti Hauā Maori, Samoan - actor and wrestler.

Benjamin Mitchell (1979) Tainui Maori - actor.

Luke Steele (1979) Maori / Russian, Belarusian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, and synthesizer.

Jay’ed / Jade Goto (1981) Maori, Samoan / Japanese - singer-songwriter.

Te Kohe Tuhaka (1982) Ngāti Porou Maori, Ngāi Tuhoe Maori - actor.

Daniel Logan (1987) Maori - actor.

Pana Hema Taylor (1989) Maori - actor.

Stan Walker (1990) Ngāti Tūwharetoa Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori - singer, guitarist, actor, and tv personality.

Tai Hara (1990) Maori / Japanese - actor and presenter.

William Singe / Will / Willy / Willy Will / Liam Singe (1992) Maori / Scottish, possibly other - singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, youtuber, and producer.

Jayde Kanon / Cameron Jesse King (1992) Maori, unspecified Hawaiian - actor.

Jordi Webber (1994) Te Arawa Maori, Ngāti Pikiao Maori, Ngāti Raukawa Maori, Te Āti Awa Maori - actor and singer.

Alex Aiono (1996) Maori, Samoan / Danish, English, German, Scottish, Irish, Swiss, Welsh - singer.

Calum Hood (1996) Maori / Scottish - singer and bassist.

Tikirau Hathaway (1997) Tuhoe Maori - actor.

James Rolleston (1997) Te Whakatōhea Maori, Ngāi Te Rangi Maori, Ngāti Whakaue Maori, Ngāti Porou Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori, Tainui Maori - actor.

Kirk Torrance (?) Maori - actor, playwright, and swimmer.

Andy Stankovich (?) Maori, Croatian - singer.

Kevin Taumata (?) Maori - actor.

Rangimoana Taylor (?) Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori, Ngāti Ruanui Maori, Ngāti Porou Maori, Taranaki Maori, Unspecified European - actor, director, and storyteller.

Hori Ahipene (?) Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti Maori, Ngāti Raukawa Maori, Ngāti Kahungunu Maori - actor and director.

Scott Cotter (?) Tainui Maori, Ngāpuhi Maori - actor.

Korey Atama (?) Maori - musician (Waiora).

Joshua Henare Rogers (?) Maori - musician (Waiora).

Rob Kipa-Williams (?) Maori, Irish, Scottish - actor.

Jayden Daniels (?) Maori - actor.

Jared De' Har (?) Maori, French - actor.

Thibul Nettle (?) Maori, Yamatji, Bibulman, Unspecified Native American, Italian, Irish - actor.

Doug Brooks (?) Maori, European - actor and writer.

Jeremy Hill (?) Maori, Norwegian - actor.

Bobby Tau (?) Ngapuhi Maori - actor.

Lewis de Jong (?) Maori - musician (Alien Weaponry)

Henry de Jong (?) Maori - musician (Alien Weaponry)

Ethan Trembath (?) Maori - musician (Alien Weaponry)

Konan Snow (?) Maori - model.

Te Manava Syme-Buchanan (?) Maori - model.

Jerome Flood (?) Ngati Kahungungu Maori - model.

Jayden Flood (?) Ngati Kahungungu Maori - model.

Kimba Tipene-Riki (?) Maori - model.

Problematic:

Russell Crowe (1964) Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, 1/8 Maori, 1/16 Norwegian, 1/16 Swedish, 1/32 German, possibly distant Italian - actor, musician, producer, and director - Helped cover for Harvey Weinstein as well as has been charged with assault and accused of rape himself.

[vsplusonline]

Upbeat India hits the ground running in New Zealand

New Post has been published on https://apzweb.com/upbeat-india-hits-the-ground-running-in-new-zealand/

Upbeat India hits the ground running in New Zealand

Preparations for the World Cup on top of their agenda, India will take on an injury-hit New Zealand in a rare five-match T20 International series starting Friday during which seam-friendly wickets would be a major challenge for the visitors.

Unlike most overseas tours, this will be a quick start for the Indian team. In a tight season, the first T20 comes only five days after their last ODI against Australia at home.

The team arrived in Auckland on Tuesday and chose to rest on Wednesday. Thursday was when they hit the nets ahead of the tour-opening game.

On the plus side, this hectic schedule helps the team management maintain consistency in team selection as they continue experimenting across the available squad in a World Cup year. The T20 showpiece is scheduled to be held in Australia in October this year.

Despite injury issues to key white-ball personnel like Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar this past home season, the bench strength has come across adequate and raring to go for challenges ahead.

It begins at the top where KL Rahul has stepped up as a key part of India’s white-ball plans.

He did enough against the West Indies as Shikhar Dhawan’s replacement to merit a starting spot, and then formed a solid pairing when Dhawan returned while Rohit Sharma was rested. And now, India will once again start this T20 series with Rohit and Rahul pairing up at the top.

Skipper Virat Kohli dropped hints that Rahul’s newfound confidence in his dual role as batsman-keeper has given vital options to the team.

  According to Kohli, Rahul will continue to keep wickets in both ODIs and T20Is, but will open in the shortest format while returning to the middle-order in the 50-over format.

It could mean that Prithvi Shaw is being primed for an ODI debut and a potential pairing with Rohit when the three-match series begins on February 5.

The skipper also indicated a change in middle order plans. With Rahul keeping wickets, the fit-again Rishabh Pant could lose his spot in the playing eleven.

Manish Pandey is expected to play as the fifth specialist batsman and Shreyas Iyer will regain his spot at number four.

Pandey, Iyer and Pant batted together in the nets on Thursday, while Sanju Samson hung around, only to pad up later on. The Kerala batsman didn’t seem to be in contention for the first T20I.

Pant and Pandey could both fit into the playing eleven should India opt for five bowlers and leave out the sixth option in Shivam Dube. Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja are the other two all-round options.

The Yuzvendra Chahal-Kuldeep Yadav combination is yet to play a game together since the 2019 ODI World Cup, and it remains to be seen if things will change in this aspect.

In the pace department, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are assured starters, while the toss-up will be between Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini.

New Zealand had beaten India 2-1 in the T20I series last year. The Black Caps also won 2-1 in the T20I series during their Sri Lankan tour, and then drew 2-2 at home against England in a five-match series.

Despite the recent good record in the shortest format, there is a downbeat mood in the hosts’ dressing room thanks to the 3-0 shellacking received in Australia over the past month.

It hasn’t helped matters that the disappointing loss to their trans-Tasman rivals has raised questions about Kane Williamson’s future as captain.

For the moment, New Zealand’s leading batsman is happy to lead the side across all formats, but his position is up for review after the shattering defeat to Australia.

As always, they have a dearth of all-rounders to choose from but need to balance with pickings in the pace department, which is missing the services of Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson owing to injuries.

It remains to be seen if the Black Caps opt for two spinners in Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner given the really short boundaries at Eden Park, venue for the first two T20Is.

Teams (from):

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wk), Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin Munro, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Bruce, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Hamish Bennett, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner.

Match starts on January 24 at 12.20 p.m. IST.

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[thepresspodcast]

Week 15 vs LA Rams

The Press w/ Chris[tian] and Spense[r] Week 15 Gotta go 1-0. That's it. Win this week, start over. From here on out, the odds are against us. From here on out, Seattle controls their destiny, but it's absolutely win or go home, all the way through the end of the season. The loss to the Jaguars was tough, but the Jaguars are a good team. So are the Rams. No, I didn't think either of those teams would be great at this time last season, but here we are. Seattle came up a play or two short last week, from the late Graham drop to the Baldwin step-out on third down, to the completely unacceptable number of penalties at every phase of the game. When you have Kam, Sherman, Cliff and the rest of the defense healthy, you can afford penalties. You can come back from mistakes. But when injuries pile up and you have a young, hungry defense across the line from your offense, it isn't going to cut it. While I'll argue our defense late didn't play as disrespectful as most of the league and fans would argue, I'd say this game would still be one to forget. Multiple interceptions were at the fault of the receivers on the play, and the defense gave up back-to-back big scores, much like the road game against Tennessee. This is a team that can simply no longer make mistakes, be it through penalties, turnovers or coaching decisions. From here on out, Seattle must play perfect. And the rest of the league better hope Seattle slips up one more time, because our ceiling couldn't be higher. I love this team. Our offense with Russ playing solid has gone from miserable to magnificent in just a few weeks after a major line acquisition. Our defense is young and hurt but full of experienced veterans who aren't ready to quit. With the right circumstances we could be looking at multiple playoff victories. Of course, we could also miss the playoffs for the first time since drafting Russell Wilson. This is a huge home game, against a young and deadly division rival. The Rams have the offense and defense to beat Seattle, so the magic found against the Eagles (rip Carson Wentz) will have to be conjured once more. Seattle needs turnovers, mistake-free football, and no penalties. These are the factors that lose Seattle games--Seattle tends to beat themselves more often than other teams beat Seattle. They beat the Rams on the road--hopefully home field advantage makes up for missing pro-bowl defenders. I'll say Seattle keeps it too close for comfort and squeaks out a 28-27 win in this one, with a Michael Bennett sack/score. No Blair Walsh kicks (let's hope, right? we miss you, Hauschka). It sucks to see Russell play so well and see this team so close to missing the playoffs, but sometimes that's football. Just have to take it one week at a time. -C —- It’s that time of year again. Playoff football in December. Three weeks left. Win out and you’re in. Lose one and you still have a chance. Lose more than one and January starts to become a little bit too full of free time. The Seahawks control their own destiny, and it’s time to see how that’ll look. 

No Sherman, Kam, Cliff, Wagner, Wright....a defense that was missing three pro-bowl caliber players, made it five last Sunday and it was just a bit too much. The defense continued to play at an above average level, but there’s only so much you can do without 50% of your starters. This week they’ll be missing one of their two LB’s (at least), and will be going against a Rams team that loves to pound the rock. You can talk about Goff all you want, the Rams are still a Todd Gurley led team. The Seahawks find themselves in unfamiliar territory, coming off a win against the Rams earlier in the season. In that game the Hawks defensive front was very annoying all day long, and Russ made enough plays to get the job done.

These keys to the previous game should be comforting for Hawks fans. Russ is in a better spot then earlier this season. The addition of Duane Brown, and a better then “league worse” rushing attack with Mike Davis can only help. The defense has lost many key players, but as a whole, Clark/Richardson/Bennett are still full-go. The ways Seattle won the first time around, have gotten relatively better throughout the year, and not worse. 

Injuries aside, missed kicks, bad picks, and poor performances... these guys will determine what happens in January over these next few weeks. No excuses, be a team that can do it, or miss the playoffs for the first time in Russell Wilson’s tenure. Clark gets the first sack, Wilson to Baldwin, Hawks win 23-17

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it wasn't an unfamiliar situation to find them in, and though blair's shock was lost months ago, it never hurt less to take in the blood and quickly budding bruises. as they stepped out of the bathroom, freshly washed clean, she pulled out the first aid kit they'd both become familiar with. "come on, let's get you all wrapped up," the girl said gently, nodding towards her room.

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3 In, 3 Out – The 3 Seahawks to Watch in 2017

by fellow 12 Clinton Bonner

Ohhhhhhh my, we’re getting dangeRussly close ladies and gentlemen of the Flock. It all begins in the valley of the cheeeeese in just a few short days from now. And yes, I am fired up beyond belief to inform you all that 3 In, 3 Out will be back for our 3rd installment, our 3rd season, our 3rd go-round if you will, and we’re planning on making it count! Check in each week to your favorite Seahawks podcast – the Sea Hawkers Podcast of course! – as we’ll be posting weekly, unique recap blogs exclusively written for the pod!

REMINDER – each week, during the game, tweet @SeaHawkersPod or/and me @ClintonBon, use the hashtag #3i3o and we’ll make sure your contribution gets at least an honorable mention in the recap blog post! Also this year, we’ll certainly be opening up the 3I,3O goodness to the Sea Hawkers Pod Ring of Honor on Facebook. This group is a TON of fun, fully suggest YOU get in the flock.

OK, enough with the housekeeping you say… and I agree, we gotta get going, we gotta get gone and into and around and through this post as only 12s can… So, this week’s post. It’s not a season preview. Hawkblogger already crushed that with this series here. This isn’t a pre-season recap… we’re healthy and we’re better than we were last year, there’s your recap!!! This is an aforementioned cranny. This is a buttery nook. These are the 3 Seahawks you really need to watch in 2017!!! Let’s go go go go go and dive right into the single most important Seahawk barometer of 2017.

The Rich Get Richer

And here you are thinking this is about Sheldon… I used that punny lead-in and this has to be about Sheldon right?… Wrong Flockers… this is about the other Rich… this is about the decadian buffalo, this is about our week 1 starter… this is about Mr. Paul Richardson.

On last year’s season preview pod, I had the honor of proclaiming to Brandan and Adam that my breakout player of 2016 was none other than Frank the Tank Clark. My spidey-sense was going off that he – Clark – could put together a really amazing sophomore year… My Mamma Cleo must’ve been on that day because ooooooof Clark was a FORCE in 2016.

This year… I’m getting the tinglies about P-Rich. Not only did I love the S-Rich trade for what it provided to our defense, I felt that clearing the swim lane for P-Rich to step in as a starter with the departure of Kearse would really improve the explosiveness of our offense too.

We all know the caveat. So knock on wood, do a rain dance, you do you. We know, P-Rich has to stay healthy.

If these key metrics for the season are achieved by P-Rich, we are going to the Super Bowl.

62 receptions, 6 TDs

  Britt-ish Empire

*image credit PBS.com

  I crafted but one article this entire off-season. I wanted to churn out more, but time, she is indeed a thief! I spent all my bullets on THE biggest mistake I felt we made during the offseason.

We failed to improve our O-Line enough, we took too many unneeded risks on reclamation projects like Joeckel, and we were living a FANT-asy thinking George could make a 2nd year leap to keep Russ upright in environments like Lambeau.

As crude as this sounds, I think we got better with the exit of Fant. I wish him nothing but a speedy recovery and a GREAT year 3, but for 2017, I think our line improved with his exit.

As we discussed at length in this article, as of August 7th, this team was NOT Super Bowl bound. Now, a few short weeks later, I’m starting to believe I was wrong.

The key, the keystone, the centerpiece… is Justin Britt. Not only did Britt ink a ‘good for both sides’ 3-year extension during the pre-season, he also looked pretty dang dominant! We haven’t had an extremely solid O-Lineman since the oft-injured Unger, and before that, well, Hutch and Jones were amazing of course.

With Britt as the anchor, this line has a legit shot to be decent! And if we’re just that decent, our Seahawks will be making the Super Bowl.

The key metric:

Britt is voted into the Pro Bowl (and is forced to skip it for better reasons)

Reed My Lips

The Forgotten Man. A campaign constant for President Trump. A really intriguing book by Amity Shlaes focused on the Great Depression, even a pretty decent rock tune, by legend Tom Petty.

Just last year, riiiiiight about this time, ‘Hawks fans were all abuzz about the prospects of one Jarran Reed. We traded up for him in the 2016 draft and grabbed what many touted as a whale of a 2nd round pick for our Seahawks.

The excitement around Reed didn’t sharply fizzle so much as slowly fade, and Jarran didn’t underperform so much as not grab headlines with his consistent play. Our Run D was OUTSTANDING in 2016 and very often it was due to players like Reed filling their role – and their gaps – professionally and allowing others like Wagner, Clark, Wright and more to make big plays. Reed was more than above average last season against the run and on a line with the likes of Avril, Bennett, Clark, and now Sheldon … so what if he records only a few sacks?

While Nazair Jones was one of the darlings of pre-season – and deservingly so – Reed enters year-2, nearly as a forgotten man.

There’s no metric here to follow, this one is all about your gut. Watch the trenches with intent. If Reed is being consistent up the gut, consistently clearing lanes for our LBs and DEs to make big plays, consistently non-flashy but darn effective … our Seahawks will be marching on to Minnesota come February.

   What say you Flockers?

Love to hear your opinion and who you believe will be the gritty, unsung heroes of our 2017 season!!!

  1,2,3 … What’s Next!???

Well this is it. A long, and actually quite eventful off-season is now behind us. Marshawn gone… behind us. Sherman on the block… behind us. New contracts for Bam Bam and Britt, an emotional goodbye to Chop Chop and a warm hello to our second Richardson… all behind us.

What’s next? The not so frozen tundra.

While the game may rest on Russell or Sherman or Bobby … or even Blair, don’t forget your nooks and crannies and keep your peepers peeled for P-Rich, Britt, and Reed to contribute in big, big ways on Sunday, and throughout this 2017 campaign!

Go ‘Hawks!!!

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bonnie bennett

caroline forbes

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elena gilbert

emily fields

hanna marin

harry “opie” winston

hayley marshall

hope mikaelson

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jeremy gilbert

jo harvelle

jo wilson

josie saltzman

katherine pierce

liv parker

lizzie saltzman

lydia martin

malia tate

meg masters

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tyler lockwood

wanda maximoff

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Seahawks counting on new starters Eddie Lacy, Luke Joeckel to get offense on observe - Seattle Seahawks Web site

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Seahawks counting on new starters Eddie Lacy, Luke Joeckel to get offense on observe - Seattle Seahawks Web site

10:52 AM ET

Sheil KapadiaESPN Author

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The Seattle Seahawks could have as many as four new starters when the NFL year opens. Here’s a starting off lineup projection:

The Seahawks are hoping operating back again Eddie Lacy will give balance to their offense. Joe Nicholson/United states of america Today Sporting activities

Offense

Quarterback (Russell Wilson): The Seahawks struggled to guard him previous year, and Wilson battled by 3 distinctive accidents. He warrants credit rating for his toughness, but he wasn’t the very same man, rushing for a vocation-minimal 259 yards. The concentration for Wilson will be on keeping balanced and regaining his form from the second half of 2015, when he dissected defenses from the pocket and threw 25 touchdowns against two interceptions through an 8-match stretch.

Jogging back again (Eddie Lacy): The Seahawks aggressively pursued him in cost-free company, and specified that Lacy signed a one-year offer, he has a ton driving on this year. Assuming he keeps his bodyweight down, Lacy is the favourite to start in excess of Thomas Rawls, who will nevertheless have a job. At a minimum, C.J. Prosise will be the third-down back again and a significant element in the passing match.

Wide receiver (Doug Baldwin): He established vocation highs with ninety four catches and 1,128 yards a year ago. Only Odell Beckham Jr. and Antonio Brown have more touchdowns than Baldwin (21) in excess of the earlier two seasons.

Wide receiver (Jermaine Kearse): Previous year was a battle. Kearse caught just 51.three % of his targets, experienced one landing and was termed for a league-high six offensive move interference penalties. He’ll have to have to bounce back again to maintain on to the starting off occupation. Paul Richardson, who performed nicely down the stretch previous year, could make some noise here.

Wide receiver (Tyler Lockett): He suffered fractures to his tibia and fibula (correct leg) in December but should be ready for the start of the year. If balanced, Lockett has the ability established to be the Seahawks’ top rated vertical danger.

Tight conclusion (Jimmy Graham): He completed third among the restricted finishes with 923 acquiring yards previous year and led all players at his position with a yards-per-capture common of fourteen.two. But the Seahawks have to have to do a improved occupation of acquiring Graham in the red zone, exactly where he experienced just six receptions previous year.

Still left deal with (George Fant): He was place in a difficult location previous year, starting off 10 video games immediately after possessing barely performed any soccer given that the eighth grade. Fant bulked up to 320 lbs (from 296) in the offseason and is the favourite to guard Wilson’s blind side.

Still left guard (Luke Joeckel): He’ll contend at both remaining guard or remaining deal with. Joeckel performed four video games at guard with the Jacksonville Jaguars previous year and is coming off of a knee injury. Like Lacy, he’s on a one-year offer.

Middle (Justin Britt): He was effortlessly the Seahawks’ greatest offensive lineman previous year. Moving into the final year of his agreement, Britt will search to make an extension.

Ideal guard (Mark Glowinski): He’ll make the switch from remaining guard and will search to boost on an inconsistent 2016 marketing campaign.

Ideal deal with (Germain Ifedi): The 2016 initially-round choose will switch from guard to deal with and has to make the second-year leap. Rookie Ethan Pocic could press the two Ifedi and Glowinski for actively playing time.

Cornerback Richard Sherman intercepted four passes previous year. Joe Nicholson/United states of america Today Sporting activities

Protection

Defensive conclusion (Michael Bennett): He skipped five video games previous year but has been consistently one of the most disruptive defensive linemen in the NFL. Bennett plays DE in the Seahawks’ base protection and slides within to deal with when Seattle is in nickel.

Defensive deal with (Ahtyba Rubin): He does not get a ton of focus, but Rubin’s enjoy on the interior has been crucial to the Seahawks’ solid operate protection.

Defensive deal with (Jarran Reed): He started out five video games at nose deal with as a rookie and will search to create into a steady contributor in his second year.

Defensive conclusion (Cliff Avril): He has 20.5 sacks in excess of the earlier two seasons and has started out each match given that 2014. Avril, Bennett and Frank Clark give the Seahawks one of the NFL’s greatest move-rushing models.

Weakside linebacker (K.J. Wright): He built his initially Pro Bowl previous year. Teammates and coaches consistently point to Wright as one of the Seahawks’ smartest and most underrated defensive players.

Middle linebacker (Bobby Wagner): He led the NFL with 167 tackles previous year and plays a crucial job in obtaining the Seahawks lined up effectively pre-snap.

Strongside linebacker (Michael Wilhoite): This is a aspect-time position in the Seahawks’ protection that is changed by a cornerback when the workforce moves to nickel. Wilhoite and Terence Garvin will contend for the occupation.

Cornerback (Richard Sherman): Right after a tumultuous offseason that observed the Seahawks shop Sherman all around the league, he’s nevertheless with the workforce. Sherman will unquestionably be in the highlight this year, but he is nevertheless one of the NFL’s top rated corners.

Cornerback (Jeremy Lane): Most very likely, he’ll start on the exterior and slide within when Seattle is in nickel. But Lane will have to maintain off rookie Shaquill Griffin and other folks for the starting off correct cornerback occupation.

Strong security (Kam Chancellor): He is coming into the final year of his agreement and it will be appealing to see if Chancellor receives an extension before the start of the year. Chancellor is the chief of the protection and performed at a high stage in 2016.

Free security (Earl Thomas): He broke his leg on Dec. four and the protection fell apart without him, making it possible for twelve landing passes with one interception. He is forward of program in his restoration and will be ready to go for the start of the year, barring any setbacks.

Exclusive teams

Kicker (Blair Walsh): The Seahawks enable Steven Hauschka walk in cost-free company and are counting on Walsh to change him. He’ll have to confirm this summertime that he’s up for the challenge.

Punter (Jon Ryan): He is back again for his tenth year with the Seahawks and is in the second year of the four-year offer he signed previous offseason.

Extensive-snapper (Nolan Frese): He’ll have to maintain off Tyler Ott for the occupation.

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hiiiii cuties and happy friday! woohoo !! ♡

okay, it's that time again where i caught up on all of my drafts, and i'm finally allowing myself to get some new threads going. below the cut are muses that i really, really want to write with lately ( as well as a couple test muses ) + little descriptions of each of them. give this post a like if you're interested in writing / plotting / etc. with any of them and i'll come to you! you can even just treat this as a like for a starter even if u wanna. i'm really excited to write some new things and potentially find some new people to write with. ☺️

*** if u like the post, when i message u, i can and will ramble on and on about character descriptions and what everyone is like. i just didn't want to put it here because the post is already so long!

arden henderson — olivia cooke fc. late 20s, bisexual, forensic criminologist.

blair bennett — katie douglas fc. early 20s, bisexual, university student.

camille st. clair — jessica alexander fc. early 20s, bisexual, aspiring actress.

cora devlin — daisy edgar jones fc. mid 20s, bisexual, hair stylist.

darby davies — hailee steinfeld fc. mid 20s, lesbian, film & tv actress.

erin nichols — jessica chastain fc. mid 40s, bisexual, housewife.

eve lawson — willa fitzgerald fc. early 30s, bisexual, historian.

jillian "jill" walsh — alva bratt fc. mid 20s, bisexual, freelance photographer.

laia aguilar — fiona palomo fc. early 20s, bisexual, university student.

malia dixon — greta onieogou fc. early 30s, bisexual, indie film director.

margot jensen — sydney sweeney fc. mid 20s, bisexual, diner waitress and cult escapee / survivor.

maude morgan — ella purnell fc. mid 20s, bisexual, unemployed rich girl and secret drug dealer.

nora giuliani — victoria pedretti fc. late 20s, lesbian, true crime journalist and podcaster.

preston fox — rudy pankow fc. mid 20s, bisexual, university student, fraternity president, and lead singer / guitarist of his band.

palmer mckenzie — erana james fc. mid 20s, lesbian, professional athlete.

piper novak — samara weaving fc. early 30s, pansexual, coffee shop owner.

ramona "romy" park — adeline rudolph fc. late 20s, bisexual, professional concert photographer.

ruby brodsky — gideon adlon fc. late 20s, bisexual, arts grad student.

siena norwood — florence pugh fc. late 20s but is really centuries old, bisexual, vampire.

( the ones below this are all test muses ! )

bellamy caldeira — alba baptista fc. mid 20s, bisexual, will take any job that pays the bills.

katia garcia — camila mendes fc. late 20s, bisexual, competitive cheerleading coach.

penelope "penny" sosa — camila morrone fc. mid 20s, bisexual, team usa professional soccer player and secret onlyfans / cam girl.

valeria "val" quintero — rachel zegler fc. early 20s, bisexual, musical theatre university student.

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♡ — i'm finally chilled out and caught up after the big wedding weekend, and now i really want to get some new threads going with everyone, and also maybe meet some new writing partners! i've tossed some muses under the cut that i've been really wanting to write with since i've been back, so feel free to give this a like if you want a starter / want to plot with any of them. i'm down for all the dramatic, angsty, h*rror-y, crazy stuff you could throw at me, and also am including some canon/canon inspired/supernatural muses because the itch is there right now. pick your poison!

here are the ocs my muse is begging to write!

aylin ozdemir; 28, bisexual, she/her, bakery owner & witch. aslihan malbora fc.

blair bennett; 22, sometimes closeted bisexual, she/her, university student. katie douglas fc.

camille st. clair; 24, bisexual, she/her, aspiring actress. jessica alexander fc.

catalina "lina" velasco; 30, bisexual, she/her, flight attendent. melissa barrera fc.

eleanor "nell" tolly; 34, bisexual, she/her, children's book author. rebecca rittenhouse fc.

flora zhang; 26, bisexual, she/her, grad student & aspiring author. havana rose liu fc.

indigo edmunds; 26, bisexual, she/her, corporate recruiter. grace van dien fc.

ingrid edmunds; 36, straight, she/her, cardiothoracic surgeon. amanda seyfried fc.

imogen edmunds; 32, often very newly out bisexual, she/her, elementary school teacher. elizabeth olsen fc.

isabella "izzie" eriksen; 26, bisexual, she/her, paralegal or celebrity pr manager based on verse. alisha boe fc.

jude landry; 28, bisexual, she/her, law student. maddie phillips fc.

natasha voigt; 27, she/her, bisexual, actress. lili reinhart fc.

nora giuliani; 27, she/her, lesbian, paranormal & true crime podcaster. victoria predretti fc.

ruby brodsky; 25, bisexual, she/her, grad student. gideon adlon fc.

sawyer klein; 24, bisexual, she/her, professional figure skater. grace van patten fc.

sebastian hernandez; 31, straight, he/him, inspired by the musical repo man. sean teale fc.

and here are the canon & various characters i really want to write rn!

ginny weasley; harry potter 24, lesbian, she/her, professional quidditch player or student depending on the verse. abigail cowan fc.

jacqueline "jackie" knightley; historical 27, bisexual, she/her, writer & member of nobility. sophie skelton fc.

leila owens; leia organa coded 32, bisexual, she/her, princess. laura harrier fc.

lily evans; harry potter 26, bisexual, she/her, potions shop owner or student depending on the verse. kennedy mcmann fc.

nissa; very acotar compatible 28, queer, she/they, fae royalty. jessie mei li fc.

pansy parkinson; harry potter 30, bisexual, wizarding world fashion designer or possibly have taken over rita skeeter's column undecided yet. sofia carson fc.

rhiannon wynne; 26, bisexual, she/her, witch. ellie bamber fc.

harry potter canon fcs i often write as if hogwarts were university / if they went to a magical university instead, or write them post-hogwarts and just living their lives now. and over all, most verses for everyone are flexible and can be added to or bent whatever way within the realm of staying true to their characters. feel free to throw any kind of plot at them all fr!

ps i’m also suuuuuper open to making new canon characters for anyone i vibe with i’m such a ship chaser please come to me with your canon muses!

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A far too early 53-man roster for 2017

By Ross Bell, @RossBell1984 on twitter, and co-host of the UK Seahawks podcast The Pedestrian Podcast

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks (2) – Russell Wilson, Trevone Boykin

One of these goes without saying, the other could have lost his job earlier in the offseason especially with a certain former 49ers quarterback coming in for a workout. Having seemingly weathered that storm, and provided he can keep his nose clean, these two positions are locked in for the foreseeable future. We can't discount Austin Davis in all of this, but I feel Boykin mirrors Wilson much better and holds the advantage.

Running Backs (4) – Thomas Rawls, Eddie Lacy, C.J. Prosise, Alex Collins

I have ranked these guys in starting order and you may feel that Lacy has been bought in to be the starter, but I feel you have to go with what you know — and we know Rawls to be a light version of Beast Mode. The Lions game alone proved what the guy can do when fully fit and firing. The signing of Lacy is intriguing though, as once he recovers from his surgery and is a full participant we could have two legitimate number one running backs (which with the money they are both being paid this season is a nice problem to have). Prosise and Collins both are secure with their jobs with Prosise being primed for a 3rd down role to rival the best in the NFL.

Tight End / Fullback (3/1)  – Jimmy Graham, Luke Willson, Nick Vannett, Marcel Reece

Not much to say about the tight end room as these 3 guys are locked in. Fullback, however, is a different proposition. I think we could go into the season without a defined player here with the option, providing no one else picks him up, to bring back Marcel Reece to fill the role after he ably demonstrated last season.

Wide Receivers (6) – Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett, Paul Richardson, Jermaine Kearse, Amara Darboh, Tanner McEvoy

The first two are set in stone. The battle really comes from who's the third guy to fill that role. After holding the position down for most of his career to this point Jermaine Kearse saw a drop off in play which drew the anger of a lot of ‘Hawks fans last season, whereas P-Rich excelled in making spectacular, if suspicious (Lions game), catches after Lockett went down. I'm a big fan of McEvoy, but his toe surgery this offseason has left Pete sounding less than enthusiastic of his chances to make the final roster.

Offensive Line (9) – George Fant, Luke Joeckel, Justin Britt, Mark Glowinski, Germain Ifedi, Jordan Roos, Ethan Pocic, Oday Aboushi, Rees Odhiambo

I have placed the first 5 in position order so as unhappy as it will make Adam. George Fant will continue as the left tackle. The rest of the starting line fills itself in for me with healthy backups/competition for all roles with the versatile other 4 guys.

DEFENSE

Defensive End (5) – Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, Frank Clark, Malik McDowell, Cassius Marsh

Maybe the easiest group to pick. After initially being high on Dion Jordan when he was drafted, if a guy looks like a bust and plays like a bust he is probably a bust so unfortunately for him he misses the cut. McDowell makes it into my 53 at DE just for his sheer athleticism and Cassius is the best player on the team, I just need everyone else to catch up to my way of thinking here.

Defensive Tackle (4) – Jarran Reed, Ahtyba Rubin, Quinton Jefferson, Nazair Jones

Reed and Rubin are your clear starters here but its nice to have a some backup in the shape of space eater Nazair Jones and second year prospect Jefferson who if he can get fit can be in my opinion a real asset to the DL.

Linebacker (5) – Bobby Wagner, KJ Wright, Michael Wilhoite, Arthur Brown, Kevin Pierre-Louis

Bobby was and still is the best linebacker in the entire NFL. KJ Wright isn't too far from that level either. All we need is solid play from the other starter if we decide to go that way. Last season KPL failed to really establish himself as the clear starter so Pete and John went out to try and solve that problem bringing in numerous linebackers. I'd expect Wilhoite to make the role his this year.

Saftey (5) – Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Bradley McDougald, Tedric Thompson, Delano Hill

Along with defensive end, this is the clearest defined position group on the team with the best tandem of safeties still just in their prime. McDougald is a clear improvement on last seasons backups and can play both safety positions — that's a major upside. Two rookies make up the rest with Thompson having the higher upside of them.

Cornerbacks (6* 1 potentially on PUP) – Richard Sherman, Desahwn Shead (potential PUP), Jeremy Lane, Shaquill Griffin, Neiko Thorpe, Mike Tyson

The chances of Shead being back for the opener are at this stage 50/50, Lane failed to impress me personally opposite Sherman last season i can see a shock here with Griffin taking the starting spot if not by the start of the season definitely by the end of it.

Special Teams (3) – Blair Walsh, Jon Ryan, Tyler Ott

Not much to go in to here. Ott performed better than Freese when he took over last season and even with an arguably better kicker in Dan Carpenter still walking the streets it looks like we are going with the Jipp-Master Blair Walsh as our kicker this year. Remember last season when you were getting on Hauschka's back for missing kicks …… yeah that!

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