Archives for December 14, 2012

‘Oh, we talked ourselves into Ryan Fitzpatrick for a while there. That’s what happens after run in which the Bills were led by Trent Edwards, J.P. Losman, Kelly Holcomb and the tattered remains of Drew Bledsoe. In 2009, Fitzpatrick – he’s from Harvard, did you know? – stepped in mid-season and went 4-4 as the starter, hardly revelatory but a far sight better than the 2-6 put together by Edwards and (shudder) Brian Brohm. The following season, perhaps because they weren’t all that enthused about making a 28-year-old journeyman the face of the franchise, the Bills went back to Edwards, and it took two games for them to remembered that he sucked.’

‘”I just gotta take what they’re gonna give me, and if a big one breaks I have to hopefully take advantage of it,” he added. “I can’t go into the game pressing. That’s going to be the biggest thing. I can’t go in there pressing for it.”‘

‘”It’s kind of like a bowl game,” Carroll told Buffalo-area reporters on a conference call. “Here, go play at somebody else’s place and see what happens.”‘

‘”We saw him play (in 2011) and we thought he might (play more in 2012), but George was doing so well in the offseason,” said Gailey. “He’s a captain, he’s playing well, and he’s such a great communicator back there, so we thought it would be great if Searcy could get some playing time. But the more he played the better he played so now we’re at the point where we’re splitting time with them. We realized this guy deserves time to play.”‘

‘”John probably called (the Bills) back 10 times to get this done. There were a number of times when John would go, ‘Look, I just called them last week!’ We were very persistent about it.”‘

‘Wilson has thrown 20 touchdown passes: That’s more than either Luck or Griffin have managed as rookies. His average completion goes for almost 7.6 yards. Brady’s average completion is 7.7 yards. He’s thrown nine interceptions, half the number Luck has tossed and, more than anything, while he may be too short by the accepted standards of his profession, his comprehension of the game, his instincts, his feel, to use a scouting term, are through the roof.’

Seahawks plan to keep feeding the ball to Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Times)

Seahawks’ desire for speed helps LB Smith (Tacoma News Tribune)

Opportunity knocked, Seahawks’ Smith answered (Everett Herald)

Wilson’s way winning battles for Seattle (Vancouver Sun)

Seattle’s 2012 draft class paying off on the field (AP)

Seahawks’ Carroll says former CFL player Browner’s absence a big one to fill (CP)

Can Seahawks take care of business against Bills? (KIRO-AM)

Where Seahawks stand after beefing up pass rush (KIRO-AM)

What makes Wagner defensive rookie of the year (KIRO-AM)

Seattle in good company with record-setting 58-0 win (CBS Sports)

Buffalo Gave Up On Marshawn Lynch, Who Became A Star For Seattle (KSTW-TV)

Confidence vs. coverage (Seahawks.com)

12th Fan View – vs. Arizona Cardinals (Seahawks.com)

‘Barnett has not missed a game this season, and it’s unclear when he was hurt.’

‘Seahawks 17, Bills 14.’

‘Bills QB Tarvaris Jackson will be reunited with his former Seattle teammates this weekend at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. That reunion will have to take place before or after the game, however, because Jackson’s chances of actually playing Sunday are slim to none.’

‘”He was in more today, made more progress today,” Gailey said. “It’s encouraging to be ready for this week.”‘

‘Until last season the atmosphere for that game was awful and there were always more fans for the Jets, Dolphins and Bears than the Bills. It’s a sterile environment in a baseball stadium. It’s inside, with no chance of the roof being open.’

‘In my opinion it all starts on the defensive side of the ball. That’s where the Bills spent a lot of time and Ralph Wilson’s money this past off season to improve a unit that was one of the worst in the NFL last season.’

‘”He was in more today, made more progress today,” head coach Chan Gailey said following Thursday’s practice. “It’s encouraging [for him to potentially] be ready for this week.”‘