The Seahawks are getting back a bunch of injured starters.
The Panthers, meanwhile, still have all kinds of injury issues.
Ron Rivera called the offensive line “a catastrophe.”
The Seahawks are going with Bradley Sowell at right tackle.
Here’s a full preview of #CARvsSEA.
Richard Sherman called this season “karma” for Cam Newton.
With Thomas Rawls back, Pete Carroll said the Seahawks are “in a good situation” at running back.
Rawls is so pumped to return that family members are telling him to relax and “breathe.”
C.J. Prosise’s big hit after a big gain vs. the Patriots had everyone talking this week.
Here’s a preview of this week’s game, plus more to watch as the Seahawks and Eagles meet for the 15th time.
After the Seahawks lost a winnable game in New Orleans, the coaches decided it was time to let a heathier Russell Wilson make plays again.
The Eagles’ defense ranks as highly as Seattle’s in almost every category and will be a big challenge for Wilson and Seattle’s offense.
Meanwhile, Seattle’s defense has slumped a bit without Michael Bennett.
Pete Carroll said the offensive coaches “cut ’em loose” against Buffalo, plus other observations.
Jimmy Graham was simply awesome vs. Buffalo.
Richard Sherman showed everyone a great photo of him touching the ball on his premature field-goal block attempt.
Kicker Dan Carpenter’s wife went Donald Trump on Sherman. Nasty woman.
Tyler Lockett looked back to health vs. Buffalo, and Tyvis Powell gave him a hell of a block, too.
Russell Wilson talks fatherhood and playing through yet another injury.
Wilson, limited in practice for the first time ever, said he plans to play in New Orleans.
Looks like Kam Chancellor and Kevin Pierre-Louis will be out again this week. Chancellor has missed the past two games.
Sherman Smith basically called out Christine Michael for running out of bounds and not bringing the physical attitude the Seahawks prefer.
Tom Cable said Germain Ifedi made a “big jump” last week and Garry Gilliam needs to be more physical.
K.J. Wright says playing Madden made him a smarter player and he played his best game of the season at Arizona.
Bobby Wagner says hot yoga is part of his recovery routine and he is taking better care of his body than he ever has.
Coincidence or not? Tony McDaniel comes to Seattle in 2013 and the Hawks win the Super Bowl in his first year and put themselves in position to win in his second year.
Then he gets cut — and the Hawks fail to make their third straight Super Bowl.
OK, so it probably is mostly coincidence. But, then again, maybe he is the Super Bowl lucky charm.
Either way, there is no denying the unsung impact he has had on the Seahawks’ top-ranked defense this season — despite being a last-minute re-addition.
Continue reading McDaniel has been ‘the quiet MVP of our defense’
Michael Bennett says he will play at Arizona on Sunday night. Frank Clark is expected back as well, but Kam Chancellor’s status is unknown.
Luke Willson had arthroscopic surgery Tuesday and expects to be back “in no time.” Expect him to miss 2-4 weeks.
The Seahawks also put Garrison Smith on IR and brought back Sealver Siliga.
Pete Carroll said Richard Sherman’s outburst sidetracked the defense for a bit but they recovered and “are stronger for that.”
The Arizona Cardinals look to be hitting their stride as they prepare to host the Hawks on Sunday night.
Russell Wilson was mic’d up for the Atlanta game and was every bit the positive force he always is.
The Seahawks hopefully learned a big defensive lesson in their narrow win over the Falcons: Don’t get too fancy.
While Kris Richard did a great job dialing up blitzes and putting pressure on Matt Ryan, who was sacked four times and hit 13, the one part of the game plan that nearly cost the Hawks was the Richard Sherman-Julio Jones matchup.
The big problem: The Hawks moved Sherman around too much and he sometimes ended up covering a tight end or some other receiver on the wrong side of the field. Whether they intended to or not, the Hawks looked to be playing a hybrid man-zone at times in the third quarter — and it was a total failure.
They should not have moved Sherman unless it was to shadow Jones — wherever Jones lined up. But they let the Falcons dictate their coverage, and it nearly cost them the game.
“U mad, bro?”
That was one question no one needed to ask Richard Sherman on Sunday, when he brought back his 2012-13 incarnation with a tantrum that had everything but Tom Brady and Erin Andrews.
Outside of using his fame to make money and social statements and rip the NFL, Sherman had been pretty quiet ever since getting paid in 2014 and then having a baby last year. But he gave us all a little Retro Richard on Sunday, conjuring memories of his attention-seeking days as he put himself in the middle of two controversies in Seattle’s nail-biting win over the feisty Falcons.
His big sideline explosion – a hair-on-fire reminder of his blowup to Andrews after the 2013 NFC title game – and the non-call on his pass interference against Julio Jones at the end will elicit all kinds of chatter this week.
But that’s all for drama queens and grumpy losers. They’ll get over it and “chill,” just like Sherman did.
Continue reading Throwback Sherman gives drama queens plenty to gossip about
Russell Wilson rallied the offense and the defense stood stout at the end as the Seahawks beat Matt Ryan and the Falcons 26-24.
Wilson pulled off his usual magic, proving once again he is one of the elite.
Earl Thomas played his best game of the season.
Cliff Avril’s big game helped his parents’ home country of Haiti.
Michael Bennett should be OK despite leaving the game with a knee injury, but Luke Willson’s status is unclear, pending tests.
Bennett was irate over the cut block by Jake Matthews that knocked him out.
Richard Sherman blew his top over blown coverages.
It seems as though Kelcie McCray – filling in for injured Kam Chancellor — was the culprit on the first blown coverage, missing a defensive call.
Sherman should have been called for pass interference on the Falcons’ final pass play. But he wasn’t. And that’s that.
Kam Chancellor and Frank Clark are game-time decisions for ATL-SEA.
The weather is expected to be a big player in the game.
The Seahawks had great things to say about Dan Quinn, their former DC who brings the Falcons to town this weekend.
Julio Jones vs. Richard Sherman is the matchup everyone wants to see.
But K.J. Wright said this “is a linebacker’s game,” and Bobby Wagner said he thinks he and Wright are up to the big challenge of stopping Atlanta RBs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman.
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