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Seattle Seahawks News and Rumors

Are Seahawks asking too much from their defense? Not yet

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says he expects his defense to continue to improve. The Seahawks' defense has not allowed a touchdown the past two games.

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Apparently, the television announcers suggested that Jon Ryan had time to still punt the ball away in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter after leaping to catch a high snap.They missed the point: Seattle didn't want Ryan to punt on that play."…

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What we learned about Russell Wilson, Zach Miller and Seattle's ability to defend Cam Newton, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers and whoever else happens to be throwing the bean against Seattle's defense.

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

Sophomore slumps are common among NFL quarterbacks, but few second-year signal callers are causing more consternation after an amazing rookie campaign than Cam Newton. After setting several rookie records in 2011, Newton's been far less effective and ef…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Seahawks safety Earl Thomas said after Sunday’s 16-12 win over the Panthers that the Seattle defense knew how things would play out for Cam Newton. “We know he’s a great dual-threat quarterback, but once we bottle it up and frustrate him, we know he…

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Russell Wilson's performance paradoxBy Danny O'Neil | The Seattle TimesCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nothing was given more emphasis last week than Seattle's third-down production.That's also the area where the Seahawks demonstrated the most improvement, which is …

ESPN.com

What is shaping up as the greatest defense in Seattle Seahawks history wasn't going to defeat the Carolina Panthers by itself. It would need at least some help from an offense still in its formative stages. Quarterback Russell Wilson would have to impro…

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Coach Pete Carroll didn't emphasize the way his team started Sunday, but its finish.