Coffee and Cigarettes: Seahawks Links for Gameday

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Bernie: Rams brace for relentless Seattle pass rush : Stltoday
"Obviously, watching that, you just realize how talented they are on defense, how good they are up front," Bradford said. "It just means that I've got to be able to get the ball out of my hands quick this week. If something's not there, I can't hold it. Probably be a little quicker in the progressions this week."

Keys to Seahawks-Rams matchup | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
Keep the pass-rush coming. Seattle totaled two sacks over the first eight quarters it played this season. The Seahawks had eight sacks in the first two periods of its game Monday night. The Rams have allowed 12 sacks, tied with Cincinnati for second-most in the league. With Rams starting left tackle Rodger Saffold out, defensive ends Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin will have great opportunities against a group of suspect offensive tackles.

NFL sends memo to teams on faking injuries | SI Tracking Blog –
The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams this week detailing what would happen if a player fakes an injury so their team could avoid stopping the play clock without burning a timeout, reports NFL.com. Although there are no obvious examples this season, last year the St. Louis Rams accused the New York Giants of faking injuries.

Chris Clemons, Bruce Irvin fuel Seahawks devastating defense - Peter King - SI.com
Seattle, coming off the bizarre 14-12 "win" over Green Bay on Monday night, is first in the NFL in scoring defense (13.0 points allowed per game) and fourth in total defense (272.3 yards allowed per game. The run defense (3.1 yards per rush) and stingy 75.6 opposing passer rating are also among the league's best. Seattle pitched an eight-sack, first-half shutout against the formidable Pack, with Clemons getting four of them. Pretty good for a guy in his eighth season who entered the game with 43 career sacks.

Peek at the Week: Giants-Eagles, Pats-Bills top slate of big division battles -
The story: I'll tell you why this call makes me nervous: Because Steven Jackson didn't practice again Thursday, and without Jackson the Rams lose their best playmaker. But let's be honest, people: Both teams here will be handicapped on offense. There won't be many points, and there will be a lot of defense.

NFL Football Expert Picks - Week 4 - CBSSports.com
CBSSports.com Senior Writer Pete Prisco predicts the score of each NFL game every week.

K.J. Wright – Knew QB Russell Wilson was something Special | Yahoo Sports Radio
Seattle Seahawks LB K.J. Wright talks about the replacement referees during their game against the Green Bay Packers. K.J. says he didn’t even know the catch was questionable until he arrived home.

NFL 'not overly concerned' Green Bay-Seattle game affects playoffs | National Football Post
"We are not overly concerned," Anderson said. "That was the third week of the season. We have 13 more weeks to go. There are a lot of things that impact how teams do overall, including their own performances. We will let that natural laws of the NFL take care of themselves and we’ll see where we are at the end of the year."

'Chalk Talk' video: Torrey Smith beats the Browns | National Football Post
Breaking down the WR's TD catch vs. Cover 2.

What to watch for: Seahawks at Rams | Seahawks Blog | The Seattle Times
Keep the pass-rush coming. Seattle totaled two sacks over the first eight quarters it played this season. The Seahawks had eight sacks in the first two periods of its game Monday night. The Rams have allowed 12 sacks so far, tied with Cincinnati for second-most in the league. With Rams starting left tackle Rodger Saffold out and his backup Wayne Hunter questionable, defensive ends Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin will have great opportunities this game.

Passing yards won't tell the story for Russell Wilson - Blog - MyNorthwest.com
Three weeks into the season, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks have the fewest passing yards (383) of any NFL team. But in the video below, Brock Huard and Mike Salk explain why that's not the best way to evaluate Seattle's rookie quarterback while also warning that it's not safe to assume the Seahawks will take care of the 1-2 Rams on Sunday.

Seattle Seahawks: How the Team Will Avoid a "Hangover" Loss to the Rams - SB Nation Seattle
How and why the Seahawks must avoid overconfidence in Sunday's matchup.

Shame on the Angry Mob: Golden Tate’s Touchdown Was Legit
Enough already. The biggest travesty in the NFL this week comes from all the fans and media that have let a perfect storm of events shape the biggest overreaction ever to a call that was right, and a touchdown that was legitimate. When you take your emotions out of it, and only study the facts, then there is no denying the replacement referees got the ending right, and the NFL’s statement was correct in upholding the call.

Seahawks Roundtable podcast: Goodbye Green Bay controversy, onto St. Louis | The Brewery | The Seattle Times
I haven't promoted this enough, but after Danny O'Neil took an exclusive deal to be on 710 ESPN Seattle, I replaced him on the weekly Seahawks Roundtable on Sportsradio KJR. You can check me out with Mitch Levy, Hugh Millen and Dave Boling on Thursday mornings at 8:20 a.m. during the NFL season.