The Seahawks return to the scene of the Super crime this week, back in Glendale, Ariz., and Russell Wilson revisited the most infamous interception in Super Bowl history.
Wilson credits his durability partly to swimming and advice from NFL veterans such as Vinny Testaverde and Leon Washington.
Mark Glowinski is No. 1 on Bob Condotta’s list of players to watch vs. Arizona.
The Seahawks will see an old friend, Red Bryant.
Here are Seattle’s playoff scenarios.
Here’s a preview of the game from AP.
It turns out this big Seattle-Arizona clash might not be a very good gauge of where the Seahawks stand vs. the Cardinals, who are Seattle’s biggest hurdle to reaching the Super Bowl.
Half of Seattle’s key offensive players won’t be in the game, with J.R. Sweezy and Luke Willson (concussions) ruled out Friday — joining Marshawn Lynch, Jimmy Graham, Thomas Rawls, Paul Richardson and probably Russell Okung. That means the Hawks are down to second- or third-stringers at four positions.
Marshawn Lynch’s trademark was approved Wednesday for his infamous phrase, “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.”
Funny timing, considering he isn’t “here” in Seattle and won’t get fined for it.
Pete Carroll said Lynch might make it back for the first playoff game, and the coach also deflected concerns that the team is not controlling Lynch’s rehab as the running back recovers from abdominal surgery.
Lynch has been working with his personal trainer in the Bay Area, as he does every offseason, and Carroll has been relying on reports from that crew regarding Lynch’s progress.
“I would think he can make it back (for the playoffs),” Carroll said. “That’s what we hear. It’s really up to that day-to-day kind of progression that he’s making. There’s a lot of days between next week starting up. We’ll see what happens.”
Continue reading Carroll spins Lynch’s rehab choice, thinks he can make playoffs
“In this system, we’ve never not had a good back. Whoever it is can go for a thousand. I’m not worried about that so much. … Hopefully (Marshawn Lynch is) with us. If he’s not, then we move on. That’s fine.” — Tom Cable in June 2014.
Tom Cable was right: The Seahawks don’t need Marshawn Lynch. And it turns out they don’t really need Thomas Rawls either — as spectacular as he had been in relief of Lynch.
The Seahawks are a system running team — and, once the five linemen are in sync in their zone scheme, it is tough to stop the system. The Hawks proved that again Sunday, when they rolled up 182 rushing yards with two new backs — born-again Seahawk Christine Michael and Bryce Brown.
And, based on Pete Carroll’s comments Wednesday, Michael and Brown will be the ones to carry the Seahawks’ ground game into the playoffs, if not through to the Super Bowl.
Continue reading Michael & Brown might have to carry running game to Super Bowl
Russell Wilson and Doug Baldwin added two more TD connections, continuing their historic streak.
Pete Carroll said the Seahawks’ 182 rushing yards vs. Cleveland with new running backs were a “really good statement.”
Marshawn Lynch is in a “race against time” to see if he can play again this season, Carroll told 710 ESPN.
Appropriately, Ahtyba Rubin made the playoffs for the first time by beating his former team.
As fully expected, the Cardinals won the NFC West and the Seahawks will be a wild card.
Michael Bennett came out during pregame introductions wearing a Darth Vader mask.
Anyone hoping Marshawn Lynch will be back before the season finale in Arizona had better rethink that idea. In fact, it appears the Seahawks might be lucky to have Lynch back for the playoffs.
Pete Carroll said Monday he doesn’t know whether Lynch, who had abdominal surgery Nov. 25, will return before the playoffs.
“He went through a big surgery. He’s got a lot to get through, and he’s got to get past that, whatever impact that’s had,” Carroll said. “He’s got to get back into shape and get going. … He hasn’t been able to go yet very hard. He’s going to have to work through that and get himself going again and come back and show that he’s back and ready to go.”
Asked about the timeframe, Carroll said, “I don’t know. We won’t know until the work starts happening.”
It’s becoming harder and harder for the Seahawks to remain a running team.
With Thomas Rawls suffering a season-ending broken ankle in Baltimore and Marshawn Lynch unlikely to return until the playoffs — if then — this offense is all Russell Wilson’s now. But the Seahawks, who came into the game as the NFL’s leading rushing team, clearly are determined to keep running it.
Wilson continued to chew up depleted NFL defenses, throwing five more touchdown passes in a 35-6 win in Baltimore, giving him 16 TD passes and no interceptions in the last four games against San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Baltimore. He is the third player to do that in a season, joining Tom Brady (2007) and Peyton Manning (2013).
Wilson also has the 28th four-game streak with three TD passes since 1960; there have been seven streaks of at least five games with three TDs (per Pro Football Reference).
On top of that, Wilson is the first player to have at least three passing TDs and no interceptions while completing 70 percent in four straight games, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
The Seahawks might seem to have a bit of an identity crisis, but don’t be fooled by Wilson’s gaudy numbers: This is still a running team, and they will have to figure out how to keep it such.
Continue reading Wilson’s streaking & Rawls is out, but Hawks are still a running team
Jimmy Clausen will start for the Ravens — putting him in rare company in NFL history.
Jordan Hill and Demarcus Dobbs will sit out again today.
Former Seahawks WR Chris Matthews has been promoted to Baltimore’s active roster from practice squad for today’s game.
Despite a seemingly lopsided matchup vs. the Ravens, the Seahawks have plenty of motivation.
Russell Wilson’s dominance in the pocket has been crucial to the Seahawks’ offensive resurgence.
Pete Carroll, Darrell Bevell and Tom Cable explain the unorthodox way they run the offense.
Cable’s faith in the revamped offensive line has been rewarded during this offensive surge.
The Seahawks are still a run-first offense and will lean on Thomas Rawls.
Defensive back DeShawn Shead is the latest to claw his way into the Seahawks’ starting lineup.
Marshawn Lynch and Jimmy Graham are back in the Seahawks’ facility for recoveries.
Darrell Bevell said he is not pursuing the BYU job even though the school is interested in him. He said he is intent on helping the Seahawks reach a third straight Super Bowl.
Anthony McCoy is back with the Seahawks, replacing short-timer Chase Coffman.
Marshawn Lynch was back at VMAC on Wednesday, but Pete Carroll said Monday that Lynch is a “few weeks” away from being able to play. Sure sounds like Lynch could end up on IR.
Doug Baldwin is having his best statistical season and could end up as Seattle’s first 1,000-yard receiver since 2007.
Pete Carroll told NFL Network this game in Minnesota will show whether the Seahawks really have turned the corner.
Can the Seahawks replicate the 1998 49ers, 2001 Patriots and 2011 Giants — all 6-5 teams that won the Super Bowl?
Despite throwing the fewest passes in the league, Russell Wilson is on pace for almost 4,000 yards.
Tom Cable said the offense is helping Wilson much more: “He’s a special quarterback, and when you do it right for him …”
Gregg Bell says the Seahawks’ offensive line has been the key to the Seahawks’ season “U-turn.”
The Seahawks hopefully learned a lesson from the failed Drew Nowak experiment.
Doug Baldwin leads NFL receivers over the last three weeks — perhaps inspired by Marshawn Lynch’s comment that the offense had looked “unfamiliar.”
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