There's a matchup between a 5-9 team and a 4-10 team coming up on Sunday, which makes it all the more evident that Seattle is a bad team this year. EJ Snyder of Bootleg Football and Windy City Gridiron joins the show to talk about things he watches for toward the end of the season when cheering for a potential playoff team is off the table. We discuss rookie quarterback Justin Fields and how his offensive line hasn't helped him much in his development this season. EJ also ranks him among the other rookie QBs in this year's class based on what we've seen. Finally, would a trade between the Bears and Seahawks still be on the table based on the play of Fields and Russell Wilson this season?

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Pete Carroll met with the Seattle area media on Wednesday following the team's loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday. He said that in all his talks with the NFL that they were not thinking about canceling games. He also described why Russell Wilson showed up on the injury report with ankle injury this week. Carroll also talked about the upcoming matchup with the Bears and how he liked coaching Jimmy Graham.

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The Seattle Seahawks continue to struggle against Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams. The chance for a Russell Wilson comeback down 17-10 ended with a missed pass interference penalty on 4th down. Quandre Diggs talked about his approach going forward now that the Seahawks are out of the playoff race. Russell Wilson addressed what happened on his deep throw to Metcalf that came up short. Finally, Pete Carroll says what Seattle has to play for now that they're out of the playoff picture.

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In their meetings with the media this week Gerald Everett talked about finally being able to play against his former team. Will Dissly has coined a term for a unique position on the team and the player he's turning over the reigns to for that position. Russell Wilson says he talked to Tyler Lockett on the phone this week after the team's star receiver tested positive. Shane Waldron talked about the challenge of facing the Rams defensive line, and Pete Carroll shares his thoughts on the NFL's decision to shift the game to Tuesday.

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With the Seahawks needing another win to continue any hope of making the playoffs this season,  Phil brings back a chant from his childhood when he was rooting for the Portland Trailblazers to beat the Lakers. In this edition of 'What If?' we get into our thoughts on things the Seahawks may want to do differently so they don't end up with a similar result from their previous outings against the Rams. If there's one thing the Seahawks could do that would help ensure a victory over the Rams, what would it be (apart from scoring more points)? We discuss all this and more in this unique Seahawks vs Rams preview show. 

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Why did Rashaad Penny seem like a completely different running back than we're used to seeing prior to Sunday's matchup with the Texans? Pete Carroll says he thinks the the arrival of Adrian Peterson and seeing the effort the future Hall of Fame running back puts in provided motivation for Rashaad Penny. Carroll also provides injury updates to Brian More, D.J. Reed, Gavin Heslop and others.

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You can't touch Rashaad Penny! At least the Texans defense couldn't as he racked up a career game on the road in Houston. While Penny got the glory on the first touchdown of the day, it was a key block that we dive into among the nooks and crannies. On the OUT side of the ledger, Clinton kicks an Army man while he may be feeling down about the result of this weekend's Army-Navy game. It was a big game for 'Thigh Arms' Al Woods, so you can expect to hear his name on the IN side this week. All that and a huge 'Flock the Flock' section with a lot of notable performances from the 33-13 victory by the Seahawks.

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The Seattle Seahawks had their best outing of the season with Russell Wilson under center, defeating the Houston Texans 33-13. Former first-round pick Rashaad Penny had the best outing of his career with just his third game going over 100 yards and his first time rushing for two touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Al Woods received some recognition after he was in on one of the sacks of Texans quarterback Davis Mills. Tyler Lockett and Russell Wilson linked up for a big day and it helped to earn Lockett a historic achievement for the franchise.

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At this week's press conferences, Shane Waldron talked about one thing they have to be especially concerned with when facing the Houston Texans defense this week. Duane Brown gets a chance to return to play Houston for the first time since his trade to Seattle. Russell Wilson gave his thoughts on the latest rumors surrounding his future in Seattle. Tyler Lockett was nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and he also shares what motivated him to speak to the team ahead of the 49ers game. Finally, Pete Carroll offers some injury updates on some key players heading into the game against the Texans.

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At 4-8 with five games left to go on the schedule, the Seahawks cling to a slim percentage of making the playoffs. Another win going into next week's matchup against the Rams can give those postseason hopes another lift. In this episode, Phil launches us into space to consider the 'space eaters' for this upcoming matchup. We also go into our safe spaces to take about some dark topics to consider when facing the Texans and we even reflect on a former social media enterprise. We discuss all this and more in this unique Seahawks vs Texans preview show.

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