Updated Dec 3, 2012 - 2:19 pm
Carroll calls Seahawks' late rally 'a big group effort'
Leading late touchdown drives of 97 and 80 yards and playing perhaps his best game yet naturally made quarterback Russell Wilson the focus of coach Pete Carroll's praise after the Seahawks' overtime win over Chicago on Sunday.
But during his conversation with "Brock and Salk" on Monday, Carroll made sure others were recognized for their efforts, too.
 Golden Tate broke three tackles before diving into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. (AP) |
"That was a beautiful dance that went on out there, and everybody was part of that."
There's no denying Wilson's brilliance, especially while leading two long touchdown drives in crunch time – and doing it on the road against a good defense.
He deserves all the praise he's received, but he certainly didn't do it alone.
Others made key plays during those final two drives, starting with Anthony McCoy leaping for a first down on the second play of the first one. Doug Baldwin made an 11-yard reception on third down, cutting down the distance Seattle would need to gain on fourth down. That's when Wilson found Zach Miller for a 7-yard gain to keep the Seahawks alive. Sidney Rice's 27-yard catch put them on Chicago's 14, setting up the go-ahead touchdown.
Golden Tate caught a slant pass at the 10-yard line and found his way into the end zone despite five defenders in the area who could have brought him down.
It was more of the same on the overtime touchdown drive.
There was Marshawn Lynch picking up 14 yards on the second play, then Michael Robinson catching a pass in the flats and running over a defender for a 13-yard gain, giving Seattle a much easier third-and-2 after a delay of game penalty made it second-and-15. Baldwin's leaping catch near the sideline gained 12 yards and set up Rice's winning touchdown.
The Seahawks went with another read-option play, and Rice sold the run action by pretending to set up for a block. Cornerback Charles Tillman hesitated, allowing Rice to break free across the middle. Rice held on just long enough to cross the goal line before taking a huge hit from Chicago's Major Wright.
Wilson's numbers on those final two drives were stellar: 9-of-12 passing for 115 yards and two touchdowns and five carries for 47 yards.
"Russell, he's the guy that's getting all the focus and all of that and he'd be the first to tell you that it was a big group effort," Carroll said. "It was really marvelous execution by the whole [group]."
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock also works for ESPN as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. He makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
Tom Wassell has produced the show since 2011 and also co-hosts "Seattle Sports at Night" with Colin Paisley and Matt Pitman. A native of Connecticut, Tom came to 710 ESPN Seattle after working at ESPN Radio's headquarters in Bristol, Conn. for five years. Tom studied communications at Indiana University, is color-blind and has a weak sense of smell.
