Lofa Tatupu, John Carlson, Aaron Curry and Marcus Trufant were the subjects when 710 ESPN Seattle's Mike Salk and Brock Huard joined me Wednesday in discussing "crossroads" players for the Seattle Seahawks.

They expanded on the subject during a recent blog post.

710ESPN Seattle has subsequently posted audio from our conversation.

A sampling from our exchange regarding Tatupu, a three-time Pro Bowl choice slowed by injuries in recent seasons.

Mike Sando: It’s been pretty clear the last few years that he has worn down. When you have two surgeries on your knees coming out of the season, that is not a good sign. That is usually a marker for issues with your knees that are going to be there and not get better in the future. He brings a ton to the table in terms of running the defense and just being the type of guy you want on your team. But at a certain point, the salary and the career trajectory and the injuries come together to force hard questions.

If there is one thing we have seen from John Schneider and Pete Carroll, those questions aren’t hard for them. They will make decisions and be unapologetic about them. I don’t know what that means for Lofa. They love him and Pete Carroll loves him and at his best, when he is healthy, he is still a good starting linebacker. But he was playing on one and no legs last year. He can’t play to his ability when he is like that physically. I don’t know what you think, but do players usually get healthier later in their careers?

Brock Huard: Entropy. Not normally a good thing, the law of thermodynamics, that things usually wear down over time. And especially an undersized linebacker and guy that has been torn pec and hamstring and knees, let alone the number of concussions that he has battled through. Warrior spirit, captain of the team, unquestioned off the field in everything else and all the intangibles he brings. But I think I am agreement with you.