At his core Pete Carroll is still a defensive coach, a tug that at times perhaps pulls harder than being the one that oversees the entire Seattle Seahawks operation.
The Wild Card weekend pits Seattle against their NFC rival San Francisco 49ers, 13 - 4, who defeated the Hawks in both regular season matchups. What can fans expect? Which team is more popular in the west?
Los Angeles Rams' Bobby Wagner vowed to handle that potentially fraught situation openly and maturely as well, even though the Seahawks are still “the organization that you feel gave up on you.”
What is on the docket of Geno Smith might be the most important, even if Smith tried to downplay the significance of starting against the New York Jets with the Seahawks' playoff hopes at stake.
The Seattle Seahawks are stumbling in the last part of the regular season. Despite the glaring issues, the Seahawks are having the postseason is still a possibility for Seattle.
Seattle twice drove into Kansas City territory, twice went for it on fourth down while trying to dig out of a 17-3 hole and twice came up short on the frigid field inside Arrowhead Stadium.