The Seattle Seahawks Vs. The Arizona Cardinals

The Seattle Seahawks 58-0 win over the Arizona Cardinals was monumental for several reasons. With the score being that lopsided the issue of "running up the score" came up with every form of the media imaginable. The announcer, it was either Tim Ryan or John Lynch, started railing on the Seahawks continuing to pass the ball after they put backup QB Matt Flynn in the game. The announcer did not note in his diatribe (I went to Grad school- I have to act educated once in a while with the use of big words) that Russell Wilson was removed rom the game about halfway thru the third quarter and these were the first snaps that Matt Flynn had taken all season. I think Pete Carroll did the right thing. The standard rule in any sport is that the backup is only one play away from being the starter. The Seahawks are fighting for their playoff lives and if Russell Wilson gets hurt, Matt Flynn would go in after not having played for about 4 months. The speed of the game is much different in game situations than in practice. Pete Carroll also emptied the rest of his bench as well and what else were they supposed to do? The Cardinals QB by committee is not working and John Skelton has killed the Seahawks in his brief NFL career. They turned the ball over 8 times and it seemed that the ball bounced right to the Seahawks. An example of this is when the Cardinals muffed a punt and LB Malcolm Smith had the ball bounce off of Jeremy Lane's foot and right into his hands as he is running into the end zone. By the end of the game the announcer was backtracking his earlier statement of running up the score. The Seahawks did take a few shots into the end zone towards the end of the game, but Matt Flynn needs the practice.