Archives for December 17, 2012

‘But here’s the best thing that can come out of the Hawks beatdown of the Bills at the Rogers Centre. You can only hope Rogers Communications and Larry Tanenbaum now realize these games are just a bad idea and that they discontinue the series.’

In second straight rout, Seahawks rocket past Bills 50-17 (Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson’s legs adding another dimension to maturing offense (Seattle Times)

Suddenly, Seahawks playing like they have no limits (Seattle Times)

Pete Carroll explains fake punt was ‘automatic,’ not attempt to run up score (Seattle Times)

2 Minute Drill (Seattle Times)

Photo gallery (Seattle Times)

50 shades of gray for Seahawks (Tacoma News Tribune)

Clemons, Thomas shine for defense (Tacoma News Tribune)

Bills, Carroll have hard time defending Seahawks’ fake punt (Tacoma News Tribune)

Business as usual for Lynch against his old team (Tacoma News Tribune)

I told you these guys were good (Kitsap Sun)

Coach Carroll tackles change for children (Vancouver Sun)

Seahawks rookie QB Wilson turning heads (Sportsnet)

Seahawks run away with win over Bills (KIRO-AM)

Russell Wilson closing in on rookie TD record (KIRO-AM)

Photo gallery (KIRO-AM)

Wilson, Seahawks run record to 9-5 (Seahawks.com)

Primed for primetime (Seahawks.com)

Photo gallery (Seahawks.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘Wilson scored on runs of 14, 25 and 4 yards and then hit Zach Miller for a 4-yard touchdown in helping the Seahawks score 31 points on their first five possessions. The defense then took over by forcing three consecutive turnovers to start the second half, including Earl Thomas scoring on 57-yard interception return.’

‘Buffalo is also missing defensive back/punt returner Leodis McKelvin because of a groin injury.’

‘The series has given the Bills a huge financial boost. They’re receiving more than double what they’d make if the games were in Orchard Park. N.Y., while being allowed to establish a foothold in Canada’s biggest market.’

‘”We played bad, we played poorly and if you play poorly against a good football team, you’re going to look extremely bad and we played poorly and we looked extremely bad. We did,” he added.’

‘”It was something I could have called up and I didn’t. It was an automatic for us and I didn’t do it. We’re trying to make first downs so I let it go. It’s unfortunate that it comes across that we’re doing something wrong there. That’s my fault totally for not stopping it from happening.”’

‘Four white-clad dancers accompanied him, strutting their stuff in front of tall red, white and blue inflatables that waved in the air. The Buffalo Bills cheerleaders took up position in front of the stage, which was also surrounded by a star-like array of amateur dancers who followed PSY’s dancing lead.’

‘Russell Wilson became the first Seattle quarterback to run for three touchdowns in one game in the Seahawks’ 50-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills at Rogers Centre in Toronto.’

‘”We played bad,” Bills coach Chan Gailey said. “We played poorly. If you play poorly against a good football team, you are going to look extremely bad. We played poorly and we looked extremely bad.”‘

‘The disparity between the raw talent and the skill level of Wilson and the more experienced Ryan Fitzpatrick is shocking. In Wilson, the Seahawks have a dynamic young quarterback who has inspired his team and their fans while leading them to the playoffs. In Fitzpatrick, the Bills have a mistake-prone quarterback who makes bad reads, bad throws and doesn’t appear capable of leading his team to the playoffs.’

‘The way the Bills presented themselves in that game, it reeked of unpreparedness and a defeatist attitude.’

‘Gailey is 15-31 as Bills coach and he has been blasted so many times it’s hard to keep count. The biggest thing about a Chan Gailey team is it seems like they’re unprepared more than they’re prepared.’

‘What kind of an operation is this?’

‘All this, and we haven’t even gotten to everybody’s favorite punching bag, Ryan Fitzpatrick. As long as he’s the starting quarterback, the Bills are not going anywhere.’