Archives for December 2012

‘”They run their offense around him, and he’ll get even more activity now. And that means that there is a chance for them to score on every play, run or pass. So we’ll see if our defense can get ready for that.”‘

Buffalo offers potential ‘trap game’ for Seahawks (Seattle Times)

Keys to the game: Seahawks at Bills (Seattle Times)

Speedy Spiller next for Hawks (Tacoma News Tribune)

No single factor ignited Seahawks’ offensive improvement (Tacoma News Tribune)

Seahawks proving experts wrong with 2012 draft class (Everett Herald)

Surging Seahawks coming of age (Tampa Tribune)

Seattle signs WR Butler, places Martin on IR (AP)

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

A game with three-appeal (Seahawks.com)

‘”You look at the Blue Jays, you look at the Raptors, they do OK there but they’re not the Toronto Maple Leafs,” said Buono. “And they never will be. I don’t think they can compete with the popularity of the Leafs.”‘

‘”It would definitely be cool but, really, I’m not shooting for records, I’m just trying to play games for my team. But just the guys who have played here like (Andre) Reed, (Eric) Moulds, (James) Lofton, (Lee) Evans, (Don) Beebe, there are so many great receivers and if Fitz and I can pull this off it would be a pretty cool personal accomplishment.”‘

‘The Bills may have the defense to hold the Seattle offense for a little while, but the Buffalo offense have exhibited little signs of progress coupled with more signs of regression since the onset of the bye week. With such an imposing defensive front going against the Bills, it’s hard for me to see them coming away with a victory.’

‘Instead, after an early misstep (exorbitant ticket prices), a miscalculation (fans in Toronto like teams other than the Bills) and a misfit (those Bills have not made the playoffs since 1999, the NFL’s longest active drought), Toronto seems no closer to landing a team than it did when the agreement began five seasons ago. In some respects, it feels farther away – and not just for Williams, who will be making his Toronto series debut on Sunday.’

‘They’ve got the 10th-ranked run defense, but before Seattle whitewashed Arizona last week 58-0, the Seahawks defense allowed 151.2 rushing yards per game in their six contests prior.’

‘Although he was a star at the University of Miami, the fat paychecks were still years away when he managed to scrounge together enough money to buy his first set of wheels: a very used, mid-’60s Volkswagen Beetle. “It was all I could afford,” he says. “Being in Miami on the beach, the Beetle, back then, was cool. I mean everybody loved it. I didn’t just have AM radio in there; I had FM, which was pretty neat. But that was all I could afford and I liked it, and why not?”‘

‘Buffalo has 33 pass plays of 20 or more yards, which is tied for the third fewest in the NFL.’

‘”Our philosophy was to run the football and hammer the ball,” said Seattle coach Pete Carroll. “And when we went to chase to get him, that was what we had in mind, and he would be that guy. So we’re thrilled that it’s worked out, and he’s adapted. And he’s a big part of this program now.”‘

‘And now in 2012, there has been a step backward as the Bills enter Sunday’s game in Toronto against the Seattle Seahawks ranked 19th in scoring, 20th in total yards, 25th in passing yards and 22nd in first downs.’

‘Let’s face it, when the Bills turned to Fitzpatrick two games into the 2010 season after Edwards had won the starting job in training camp, it was a bit of a Hail Mary pass to an unlikely saviour. But 13 months later, Buddy Nix and Co. felt they knew a lot more, enough to give the Harvard grad a $10 million signing bonus as part of a six-year, $59 million package.’

‘To accommodate the event and the set-up, the following road closures will be in effect between 12:01 a.m. and 10 p.m., on Dec. 16.’

‘Spiller’s 6.6 yards per carry average this season is second in the NFL behind Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III among players with 50-plus carries, and the highest in Bills’ history for a single season. Yet, Spiller only has 144 carries.’