Monthly Archives: September 2016

CHAWK LINES, Week 2: At Los Angeles
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Pete Carroll developed transcendent credibility on and off the field in L.A.

Russell Wilson will not be limited vs. the Rams.

The Rams have been a tough matchup for the Seahawks, mainly due to their defensive line’s dominance of Seattle’s offensive line.

Bob Condotta’s Seahawks to watch include most of the offensive line — J’Marcus Webb is questionable.

Jimmy Graham “had his best week” and is “ready to play in all situations.”

No. 1 pick Jared Goff was promoted to second string by the Rams.

Tharold Simon is the latest failure from Seattle’s 2013 draft class.

Fun & games, It's bigger than football

Lynch talks retirement & more on trek with Grylls

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lynch-with-gryllsMost Seahawks fans can’t get enough of Marshawn Lynch, even in retirement, and he provided one of the best glimpses into his character yet during his appearance on “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” earlier this week.

Lynch was alternately hilarious and philosophical, opening up to Grylls — who obviously knows little of American football and was not out to get anything from Lynch beyond his cooperation — as they bonded on a two-day trek through the Corsican Mountains.

During one rest stop along their journey, Grylls asked Lynch why he retired from the NFL.

“I’ve been doing this since I was 12, 13 years old. It starts to add up. Wear and tear,” Lynch said. “Full body. And mentally. Having to wake yourself up to go and put in all the work that it’s going to take. You know, the physical, the mental. The media starting to wear — all of it. It just all come together.”

Asked the highlight of his career, he said, “Most people don’t get to walk out or get to go out the way that I did, so that’s probably the biggest highlight.

“When it’s time, it’s time.”

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State of the team, Week 2: At Los Angeles

Rams have lost clock edge on Hawks

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rams-clockIt’s going to be a big party in Los Angeles on Sunday when the Rams and Pete Carroll return to play an NFL game there for the first time since 1994.

Carroll and the California Seahawks are excited to make the return for obvious reasons, but there’s another, more significant, factor that makes the Seahawks very happy and gives them a better chance to win.

As Darrell Bevell said, “I think we get to play at a normal time.”

That’s right: No more 10 a.m. starts for the Hawks when they play the Rams. This game will be played at 1:05 p.m., and every other game going forward will be no earlier than 1 p.m.

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CHAWK LINES, Week 2: At Los Angeles
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Russell Wilson said he will be “ready to roll” against the Rams.

The trip to Los Angeles will be special for Pete Carroll and all of the California Seahawks.

Carroll explained this week’s roster decisions at corner and fullback.

Earl Thomas said he was so upset about his play vs. Miami that he quickly left without showering.

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Franchise history, NFL history

Remember the Seahawks’ L.A. story?

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behringIt’s only appropriate that the Seahawks are going to be the first team in 22 years to play the Rams in Los Angeles.

L.A. fans are excited – or were before Monday’s debacle — about the return of the Rams, and plenty of people are making a big deal of Pete Carroll’s return to the site of his USC glory.

But this also marks a pretty major anniversary for the Seahawks, who actually were the last franchise to reside in Los Angeles – if only for a couple of unauthorized months 20 years ago.

As you may or may not recall, Ken Behring tried to move the Hawks to L.A. in 1996, just a year after the Rams and Raiders left. And it was that move that basically led to Paul Allen buying the team – and leading it to three Super Bowls and counting.

Here’s the Seahawks’ L.A. story from my book, “The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Seattle Seahawks”:

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State of the team, Week 2: At Los Angeles

Hawks ‘have a lot of stuff to clean up’

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After Week 1, the Seahawks look like the third-best team in the NFC West. The good news is they face the fourth-best team this week.

The Rams melted down Monday night in San Francisco, which means either the 49ers are much better than we thought they would be or the Rams are much worse.

Of course, the Seahawks had their own issues – almost all on offense — in their nail-biting win over Miami, and they will need to fix those if they are going to beat the Rams in the first game in Los Angeles since 1994. (It will be Seattle’s first game vs. the Rams in L.A. since 1988.)

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CHAWK LINES, Week 1: Miami
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“You can hardly tell anything is wrong with” Russell Wilson, Pete Carroll said.

Cliff Avril sent Wilson a message praising his toughness.

The Seahawks have been in contact with Tarvaris Jackson. They also signed Jake Heaps to the practice squad.

Thomas Rawls and Jimmy Graham are going to get more playing time.

Cassius Marsh rebounded from a big mistake to have his best game as a pro.

Seattle’s running game stumbled in the opener.

Here’s everything Pete Carroll said in his Monday media session.

The Seahawks will wear all-neon green for the “Color Rush” Thursday night game in Week 15.

Marshawn Lynch went “Running Wild with Bear Grylls.”

Injury report, State of the team

‘How could you think’ Wilson will miss a game?

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Seahawks bandagesIf you think Russell Wilson is going to miss a game with his sprained ankle, you underestimate his moxie, his toughness, his drive, his resilience.

Remember, this is a guy who has never missed a practice or a meaningful play.

As Pete Carroll told 710 ESPN on Monday, “He will make it through. How could you think otherwise?”

Wilson himself tweeted out, “See you in L.A.”

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It's bigger than football, Week 1: Miami

Boyer: Players planning ‘powerful sign of unification’

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nate-boyerThe more patriotic Seahawks fans have become alarmed over the possibility of the players pulling some stunt during the anthem that disrespects America and its patriots. But there seems little reason to worry.

Nate Boyer, the most well-known patriot to have played with these Seahawks, says Doug Baldwin and his band of socially conscientious teammates are planning something much more honorable Sunday before they play the Dolphins.

Boyer, a Green Beret veteran who was with the Hawks in camp last year, told FoxSportsRadio (via The Seattle Times): “I spoke with the players, and they realize that 9/11 is a very important day in our nation’s history. The Seahawks, and probably every team, will be honoring those who serve in camouflage and also those in blue who served on such a difficult day.

“Shortly after 9/11 our country seemed more unified than I had ever experienced and was the most unified it has been since I have been alive. Since that date, we have grown farther apart in our unity. Standing together this Sunday is key to making progress. What the team will do is a powerful sign of unification.”

We’re not getting worked up about any of this anthem nonsense; but, for those who are, it sounds like there is no reason to be worried Sunday. And these young guys just might make the super patriots in the crowd real proud. We shall see …