Finally, a Seahawks rivalry to write home about

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is all grown up and ready to take on the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick.
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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is all grown up and ready to take on the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick.

Peeking through my fingers at the infected blister of the Monday night TV game between Tennessee and the New York Jets, I saw something other than wretched pro football. I saw what Pete Carroll was talking about.

Watching Titans quarterback Jake Locker, the former Huskies' stalwart, bravely flinging himself, upper body first, into Jets tacklers, it was easy to imagine the Seahawks coach pulling together videos of Locker's rushes, followed by a lecture to his quarterback, Russell Wilson:Crosscut archive image.

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