The Seahawks had five players picked to the Pro Bowl, although none is likely to play because the Hawks are on a collision course for another Super Bowl win.
The Seahawks’ announcement (click to enlarge):
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Defensive leaders explain resurgence
The Seahawks’ late surge was born of roster health, leadership and camaraderie — things that were missing at midseason — and the Hawks have emphasized for the past three weeks that they are playing for each other more than ever now. And, because of that, they are able to play smarter and faster.
With every win, they reinforce the reborn mantra that they will continue to win if they trust each other.
After the 24-14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Kam Chancellor was asked if the defense had sent a message. He said yeah, “but the message wasn’t to anyone outside of this team. The message is to each other.”
How much will Bobby Wagner cost?
“Him coming back has really changed our defense.”
— Michael Bennett, on Bobby Wagner
Bobby Wagner has been a major reason the Seattle defense has put the clamps on Arizona, San Francisco and — most impressively — Philadelphia over the last three weeks — and teammates are singing his praises.
“He’s the heart of the defense,” cornerback Richard Sherman said. “He cleans up a lot of mistakes made by guys, and other guys clean up mistakes like Earl (Thomas) and Kam (Chancellor). We’ve got a lot guys who are erasers out there, and he has such an instinctual game. He believes what he sees, he plays what he sees. On top of the immense talent and speed that he has, that makes for a fantastic football player that I hope everybody recognizes.”
Wagner’s agent obviously hopes general manager John Schneider recognizes it and will be ready to pay Wagner in the next two years.
Given the chance to do it again, Pete Carroll said he would have challenged tight end Tony Moeaki being ruled down at the 1-yard line on a 63-yard play last week against the 49ers. Plus, more highlights from Carroll’s media gathering today.
The Legion of Boom could be whole for the first time all season, with Jeremy Lane seeming likely to play at Philadelphia.
For the second straight week, the Legion of Boom won the NFC defensive award.
The Eagles say they won’t give Richard Sherman the Deion Sanders respect.
Mark Sanchez says he is not mad at Carroll for decrying his decision to go pro early in 2009.
Trent Cole says he did not mean to end Russell Okung’s season when the Eagles played in Seattle in 2011.
Chris Maragos, who was with the Seahawks from 2011 to 2013, talks about going from one great franchise to another.
After Arizona lost Sunday, the Seahawks control their destiny (except for the No. 1 seed, where they need an unlikely loss by Green Bay).
More scuttlebutt about Marshawn Lynch retiring — or, laughably, leaving Seattle to join Tom Cable elsewhere. Really? Who is going to hire Cable as a head coach?
The media keeps thinking Lynch not talking is a big story.
The pass defense has returned to form, which explains the Seahawks’ rediscovered dominance, Jerry Brewer says.
Per Sports Press Northwest, Richard Sherman is the first player in 30 years to tally 23 interceptions in his first four years. The last two to do it? Everson Walls and Seahawks Ring of Honor member Kenny Easley.
This could be the first year without a flexed “Sunday Night Football” game. The Seahawks play Arizona on Sunday night, Dec. 21.
Hawks suddenly look like strong contender
A week ago, the Seahawks were coming off a tough loss in Kansas City, sitting at a precarious 6-4, with a muddled team identity and facing the toughest finishing slate in the NFL. Needless to say, there were plenty of doubters.
It’s funny what five days can do to change a team’s image.
Thanks to an attitude adjustment on defense and the league’s top-ranked running attack, the Seahawks are suddenly looking pretty good for the playoffs.
A second straight 19-3 domination of a contending NFC West foe proved the Hawks are back to their 2013 form and ready to make a charge into the postseason.
Hawks should finally win in San Francisco
Is this finally the year the
Seahawks win at San Francisco?
They haven’t done it since 2008, going 0-4 in Pete
Carroll’s trips to his hometown. But a lot of things seem to be going their way for their first game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
1 — This has been a home-dominated series between Carroll’s Hawks and Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers, but the Hawks have gotten closer and closer to winning in the Bay Area. They lost by 19 in 2010 and 16 in 2011, and with Russell Wilson they have lost by seven and two. Extrapolate that improvement out and the Hawks seem set for a three-point win this time.
2 — The Seahawks are 11-1 in prime time under Carroll — a major reason they were shorted on night games this season despite winning the Super Bowl. Granted, the loss was in San Francisco on a Thursday night in 2012, but the Hawks have won seven straight night games, averaging 31 points.
These Cardinals are better than the group that beat the Seahawks in Seattle last season. And these Seahawks aren’t as good.
Are the Seahawks really desperate? No, because they have more than minus-38 dollars in their bank account.
A look at some keys to the game by Seahawks.com. And some more from AZCardinals.com.
“This is a big blitzing team and we need to do a good job of handling it,” Pete Carroll said.
Seattle’s defense is almost as healthy as it can get at this point (with the major exception of Brandon Mebane).
No surprise: Teammates love Marshawn Lynch.
1% chance to win Super Bowl? Why the Hawks can buck those odds
As disappointing as the last two weeks have been for the Seahawks and their fans — two tough losses, lots of injuries and the shocking trade of Percy Harvin — there’s still plenty of time for the Seahawks to overcome their 3-3 start and turn into the Super Bowl team everyone expected them to be.
History apparently says the Hawks have a 38 percent chance of making the playoffs and just a 1 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl. But nobody makes the playoffs or wins the Super Bowl in October.
Among the reasons to be confident:
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Carroll relays what NFL said about last play
Pete Carroll said the NFL called him Monday to talk about the last play of the Seahawks’ 28-26 loss in St. Louis.
With about one minute left, the Rams fumbled the ball on the play and Richard Sherman appeared to recover the ball for the Seahawks.
“I got a call from them this morning, just to see if I had any questions about it,” Carroll said. “What I was concerned about was: It was such a crucial moment in the game, it was such an unusual situation, why wouldn’t they take all the time that they needed to make a clear-cut decision?
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