Russell Wilson’s perfect passer rating Sunday, the first in Seahawks regular-season history, is symbolic of so many things coming together on offense that even Carroll is surprised.
Author: Art Thiel
Art Thiel
Never having met a metaphor he could not twist beyond recognition, Art has been illuminating, agitating, amusing and annoying Puget Sound sports readers for a long time. Along with Steve Rudman, he co-founded Sports Press Northwest because it didnt seem right that the Google monster should aggregate daily journalism into oblivion without at least a flesh wound from somebody. Thiel and Rudman labored under the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe until the print edition died an undeserved death in March, 2009. Art continued on at its online successor seattlepi.com while working on SPNWs creation. His radio commentaries can be heard Friday and Saturday mornings and Friday afternoon on KPLU-FM 88.9. In 2003 he wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University as well as two dead papers and a live one, the News Tribune of Tacoma, he has become a fan of entrepreneurial online journalism because it allows him to continue a lifelong passion to take the English language to places it rarely visits willingly, and does not involve the cleaning of kennels or stables.
The first Seahawks coach, Jack Patera, cut a memorable figure — blunt, tough, intimidating. But he also put Seattle’s expansion team on the map with an entertaining style of ball.
At his request, Edgar Martinez is leaving his job as Mariners’ hitting coach for a less-demanding job in the organization. The club likely also wants a coach good with analytics.
At the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, the Seahawks were quiet, except for waiving WR Brandon Marshall, who started well but had some dropped passes.
The NFL suspension of LB Mychal Kendricks was changed from indefinite to eight games, meaning he will be eligible to return for the Seahawks’ final four regular-season games.
Chris Petersen is still trying hard to explain why he benched Jake Browning in favor of an inexperienced freshman. Meanwhile, 4 years of trust between player and coach is threatened.
The Seahawks accomplished many validating feats in the 28-14 win over the Lions in Detroit, but it was punter Michael “Big Balls” Dickson who drew all the conversation, and chuckles.
A 12-10 loss to Cal may be the low point of Petersen’s Washington tenure, especially after benching QB Jake Browning for two series, and getting worse than nothing for his trouble.
For the first time in a game, the Seahawks will get a look at their most spendy free agent signing, Ed Dickson. He’s the tight end with the grass stains, unlikely Jimmy Graham.
The mistake of the Percy Harvin trade cost the Seattle WR Golden Tate, who left in free agency for Detroit, where he’ll see the Seahawks Sunday. They haven’t recovered.