Seahawks go into bye week looking like playoff contenders

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  1. truebluefan

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    "Ten games into coach Pete Carroll's third season, the Seahawks are beginning to play like a viable postseason contender.

    Whether they fulfill that promise will depend upon the finish, though, which is why Seattle's fourth quarter against the Jets was so significant Sunday at CenturyLink Field.

    "We had the ball for over 12 minutes in the fourth quarter," Carroll said. "We ran the football like crazy, and owned it, and scored a couple of touchdowns."

    Seattle's 21-point victory was its largest of the season in terms of the final margin, and gave the Seahawks a 6-4 record and momentum into their week off, the latest bye they've had since 2000. The players return to work Nov. 19, and they'll come back hoping not to salvage the season, but to solidify it.

    "We're not going to ask more of our guys than what they've been doing," Carroll said. "We want them to come back to continue to play consistent.""

    Read more: http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2019670520_seahawks13.html
     
  2. Derick rick

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    There looking good. Nice to see it again.
     
  3. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    Agree. I'm a believer in the Legion of Boom, the Front Four, Russell Wilson AND Beast Mode. It's a nice feeling.
     

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