I’m going to do this, ‘ ” Carroll said.
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Though he’s never been on the Seahawks’ injured list, Carroll said this injury isn’t the first time Wilson needs extra care to get through a practice week.
“He nearly welcomed the challenge and had an attitude about, ‘Ok, here we go”.
“He was better the more he realized what it was, what was going on, what it felt like”, Carroll said.
The Seahawks’ defense had to hold on at the end for a final stop to put an end to the game and cling to their two-point lead Russell gave the team by tossing a two-yard touchdown pass to receiver Doug Baldwin with less than a minute left. He threw mostly over the middle on short dump-offs and crossing routes.
The concerns about whether Wilson would be able to play in Week 2 against Los Angeles seem to be at rest for now. While Wilson played with a sprained ankle they gained 157 yards on 34 plays – the same average of 4.6 yards per play – and scored, yes, six points.
In a career where Wilson has garnered the most success, Tannehill was on the cusp of winning on Seattle’s home field.
With Wilson having his reps in practice this week closely monitored, Carroll said the Seahawks may bring in another quarterback.
Yes, this will be a different preparation week for Wilson and the Seahawks. We had other opportunities other than that to make plays, … “There’s no question in his mind he’s not playing”.
Carroll said running back Thomas Rawls (22 of the offense’s 82 snaps against Miami) and tight end Jimmy Graham (17 snaps) came out of the game feeling good. Really courageous fashion, I thought it was great. Instead of the deep play offense that didn’t work, but more of a methodical approach that the Patriots employ. With another experimental offensive line to start 2016, the Seahawks suffered another blow when head coach Pete Carroll revealed that capable rookie offensive lineman Germain Ifedi would be inactive against Miami. “Then, to play that well, to be able to finish the game in that kind of fashion and make all the calls and do it all and elude the rush like he needed to, that was just fantastic”.
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NOTES: RB C.J. Prosise cracked a bone in his right wrist in the second half on Sunday that essentially ended his afternoon.
