Should the Seahawks part ways with experienced – and expensive -- backup quarterback Matt Flynn? General Manager John Schneider, in a burst of transparency by NFL standards, acknowledged last week that Flynn might be shopped in the coming months since Russell Wilson has practically achieved icon status in this town.

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One Seattle way to look at the the arrival of the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl -- other than plunging a finger down the nearest available throat -- is that it sets up the 49ers-Seahawks twice-a-year meetings in the NFC West as happenings, not just games.

Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick did Sunday virtually the identical thing to Atlanta as Seahawks QB Russell Wilson did a week earlier in the Georgia Dome -- come back from a big early deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter. They've been twinned up a lot.

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The Seattle Seahawks named University of Florida defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as their new defensive coordinator, replacing Gus Bradley, who was selected the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday. The Seahawks made the Quinn announcement on their Twitter account just hours after Bradley agreed to coach the Jaguars.

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Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley accepted the head coaching job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bradley, who presided over the NFL's No. 1-ranked scoring defense this past season (15.3 points per game), replaces Mike Mularkey, who was fired after the Jaguars went 2-14, the worst record in franchise history.

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As with thousands of Seahawks fans, general manager John Schneider was searching for coping mechanisms. The high of the Seahawks' comeback to a 28-27 lead in Atlanta was so high, and the low of losing the playoff game 30 seconds later was so low, that many this week feel as Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner did in his October free fall from space -- only without the parachute.

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Thirty-four seconds away from moving on to the NFC Championship Game Sunday, the Seahawks couldn’t exert any pressure on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and allowed two huge completions that put the Falcons into position for the game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining.

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Thirty-four seconds away from moving on to the NFC Championship Game Sunday, the Seahawks couldn’t exert any pressure on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and allowed two huge completions that put the Falcons into position for the game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining.

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Images from Sunday's divisional playoff game.

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Images from Sunday's divisional playoff game.

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ATLANTA -- Despair was thick in the Seahawks locker room, profound as any I've seen. Thirty minutes after the game, many players were in full uniform with towels over heads, staring into the floor as if solace might erupt from the concrete.

Richard Sherman, the verbose cornerback who is fated to die in mid-sentence, waved off reporters. Safety Earl Thomas shook his head no to questions. A third Seahawk All Pro selection, center Max Unger, almost got away before I stepped between him and the exit.

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ATLANTA -- Despair was thick in the Seahawks locker room, profound as any I've seen. Thirty minutes after the game, many players were in full uniform with towels over heads, staring into the floor as if solace might erupt from the concrete.

Richard Sherman, the verbose cornerback who is fated to die in mid-sentence, waved off reporters. Safety Earl Thomas shook his head no to questions. A third Seahawk All Pro selection, center Max Unger, almost got away before I stepped between him and the exit.

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Russell Wilson spent the majority of his rookie season bumping into and occasionally trampling history. But Sunday, he nearly stood it squarely on its head, leading the Seahawks back from a 20-point halftime deficit to an improbable 28-27 lead, only to watch Matt Bryant drill a 49-yard field goal with eight seconds left to win the game for Atlanta 30-28 at the Georgia Dome.

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Russell Wilson spent the majority of his rookie season bumping into and occasionally trampling history. But Sunday, he nearly stood it squarely on its head, leading the Seahawks back from a 20-point halftime deficit to an improbable 28-27 lead, only to watch Matt Bryant drill a 49-yard field goal with eight seconds left to win the game for Atlanta 30-28 at the Georgia Dome.

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ATLANTA -- Upon arrival here Saturday night, the music on shuttle bus to the hotel was playing the theme song from "The Andy Griffith Show." Honest.

Could have been worse. No one aboard was a lightly-toothed banjo player.

When I reached my hotel room, whistling continued -- from me, watching the final quarter of the San Francisco 49ers' 45-31 slapdown of the Green Bay behind the 181 yards rushing by quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Not to mention two touchdown passes -- three, if you count the pick six he threw to the Packers.

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ATLANTA -- Upon arrival here Saturday night, the music on shuttle bus to the hotel was playing the theme song from "The Andy Griffith Show." Honest.

Could have been worse. No one aboard was a lightly-toothed banjo player.

When I reached my hotel room, whistling continued -- from me, watching the final quarter of the San Francisco 49ers' 45-31 slapdown of the Green Bay behind the 181 yards rushing by quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Not to mention two touchdown passes -- three, if you count the pick six he threw to the Packers.

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GAME: Seattle Seahawks (11-5, 2nd, NFC West; 1-0 playoffs) at Atlanta Falcons (13-3, 1st NFC South; 0-0 playoffs). TYPE. NFC divisional playoff. WEEK: 19. WHEN: Sunday, 10 a.m., Georgia Dome, Atlanta. MEETING: 18th (Seahawks lead 8-5 regular season; 0-0 playoffs). STREAKS: Seahawks W 6; Falcons L 1. HEAD COACHES: Pete Carroll, Seattle; Mike Smith, Atlanta. LINE: Falcons by 2½. TV: FOX. RADIO: ESPN 710 AM, KIRO 97.3 FM.

Throughout the week, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll made little secret of the fact that his primary strategy for the up-tempo Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome is to keep their offense off the field.

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GAME: Seattle Seahawks (11-5, 2nd, NFC West; 1-0 playoffs) at Atlanta Falcons (13-3, 1st NFC South; 0-0 playoffs). TYPE. NFC divisional playoff. WEEK: 19. WHEN: Sunday, 10 a.m., Georgia Dome, Atlanta. MEETING: 18th (Seahawks lead 8-5 regular season; 0-0 playoffs). STREAKS: Seahawks W 6; Falcons L 1. HEAD COACHES: Pete Carroll, Seattle; Mike Smith, Atlanta. LINE: Falcons by 2½. TV: FOX. RADIO: ESPN 710 AM, KIRO 97.3 FM.

Throughout the week, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll made little secret of the fact that his primary strategy for the up-tempo Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome is to keep their offense off the field.

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A league source has told ESPN that the Philadelphia Eagles, without a head coach since ousting Andy Reid, interviewed Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley Saturday on the eve of the Seahawks' NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome. Under Bradley, the Seahawks averaged a league-low 15.3 points per game during the regular season and blanked the Washington Redskins last Sunday for the final three quarters in a 24-14 win.

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Four members of the Seattle Seahawks -- RB Marshawn Lynch, C Max Unger, CB Richard Sherman and S Earl Thomas -- were selected first-team All-Pro by The Associated Press Saturday, a day before the quartet will face the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC divisional playoff game at the Georgia Dome. The four first-team selections matches the franchise record.

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