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Though the Texans barely missed out on a playoff berth in 2009, quarterback Matt Schaub had a breakout season with a league-high 4,770 yards, 29 touchdowns and 15 completions of 40 yards or more. Schaub will readily admit much of the credit goes to his receivers, who have continually improved over the past several years. While Andre Johnson remains a model of consistency and the embodiment of a complete receiver ...

As the Seahawks struggled with their zone-running offense during the 2009 season, fans searched feverishly for a solution in the upcoming draft. With electrifying speed and triple-threat capabilities as a rusher, receiver, and returner, Clemson RB C.J. Spiller became a popular choice on Internet message boards. Spiller, however, is not available, as the 49ers selected the Tigers runner with the 13th overall pick in the Featured Columnist mock draft. ...

Pete Carroll appeared cool and relaxed on the telecast of Thursday nightÆs BCS Championship. He calmly questioned Texas coach Mack BrownÆs decision toárun a shovel pass just before halftime, resulting in an interception for a touchdown and a 24-6 Alabama lead. The USC coach, though, did not seem on the verge of a major career move. Roughly 12 hours later, Carroll emerged as the leading candidate in the SeahawksÆ coaching vacancy ...

In a ritual completed in 19 other NFL locker rooms Monday, SeahawksÆ players removed their belongings for the final time this season in an attempt to cleanse themselves of a forgettable 5-11 campaign. Craig Terrill, a backup defensive lineman, and D.D. Lewis,ábackup linebacker, toted massive, plastic-covered posters containing the 2009 team picture upon their departure. Many of the players in the photo are unlikely to appear in next yearÆs version.áá ôI think ...

This article originally appeared on www.stadiumjourney.com The smell of freshly popped kettle corn is ever-present, as a 53-piece band marches through an alley outside the stadium hours before the game. You stroll by a fan with a lime green Mohawk and a menacing Batman design etched into his navy blue painted face. It is 38 degrees and the first weekend of December, but the man is dressed in a Seahawks jersey ...

Several times during his first season as head coach of the Seahawks, Jim Mora has referred to himself as an optimistùan assertion that has been continually tested during a 3-6 start. The team has lost Pro Bowlers Walter Jones and Lofa Tatupu to season-ending injuries, while 12 Seattle starters have missed a combined 43 games. But even in the teamÆs bleakest moment, a 31-20 defeat to the Cardinals that virtually sealed ...

Seneca Wallace can run. In the offseason, the SeahawksÆ backup quarterback has run with Seattle-born NBA stars Brandon Roy, Jason Terry and Jamal Crawford in informal pickup basketball games. ôI hold my own,ö Wallace told the Seattle Times in 2006. But with a makeshift offensive line that was without three starters in last SundayÆs loss to the Bears, Wallace was forced to run for his life. áFilling in for injured ...