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NWSB Insider And Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp weighs in today on the Week 3 NFLX matchup between the Seahawks and the KC Chiefs. He looks in depth at the QB battle between Matt Flynn and Russell Wilson, and tells fans why its OK for Wilson to be starting Week 3. These are professional football players; they don’t need to start preseason week three to be prepared to start a regular season game.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Reggie Gill tells us what is going on during training camp with regards to Tarvaris Jackson and the Seatle QB competition. He states truth be told, Jackson doesn’t really project as the long term answer for the Hawks, but should he at least be retained for one more year? Russell Wilson and Matt Flynn and Josh Portis will all have something to say about this.
NWSB Insider Reggie Gill brings us his first 2012 KNOW YOUR ENEMY pre-season post. This first topic focuses on the 2012 NFC West division champs the San Francisco 49ers. Reggie’s five 49ers weapons are Randy Moss, Vernon Davis, Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, and Alex Smith. He then goes on to say the Seahawks can stop them with Red Bryant, Bruce Irvin, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Richard Sherman and K.J. Wright.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Matt Church weighs in with a Seahawks post about the five toughest 2012 NFL matchups that await the team this season. In particular the week 16 game vs. division foes the San Francisco 49ers and Alex Smith. It is very likely that this will be the most important game on the Seahawks’ schedule. Will it be Matt Flynn or Tarvaris Jackson at the helm for Seattle?
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens tells us the Peyton Manning recruiting adventure began Friday with a visit to the Denver Broncos. Now it seems the Seahawks are out of the running for his services. Brett points out Seattle has Tarvaris Jackson and Josh Portis, but could look at Matt Flynn now, Kyle Orton, Chad Henne, Rex Grossman or just wait till April and draft a kid.
Seattle Seahawks nostalgia in this weeks Moments In Time. In 2010, the 49ers came to Qwest Field to play the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 of the season. Pete Carroll is named the new head coach after letting Jim L. Mora go after just 1 season. Mike Williams had 4 catches for 64 yards and John Carlson had 3 grabs for 36 yards. Just Forsett had a big game.
State of the Seattle Seahawks. Brett B our man with his pulse on the Seahawks football beat is back with another edition of the Notebook. The December 22nd, 2011 edition. This week the Seahawks face their NFC West rivals the San Francisco 49ers. The big question on the minds of Seahawks nation this week is can Marshawn Lynch, Justin Forsett, Leon Washington or Michael Robinson score a TD vs. the vaunted 49ers run defense.
The Seattle Seahawks are still mathematically alive in the NFC wildcard race, but realistically only one team in the NFC west has a shot at the playoffs, the San Francisco 49ers face the Arizona Cardinals this week, and the St. Louis Rams fly to Seattle to play the Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Marshawn Lynch vs. Steven Jackson, and Alex Smith vs. Kevin Kolb. Here’s our Week 14 NFC West previews.
