SEATTLE -- No sooner had Pete Carroll arrived at the podium for a virtual news conference on Monday than a PR staffer prompted a reporter to ask the first question. In no mood to wait, Carroll followed with an immediate prompt of his own:
“Go.”
The sense of urgency is obvious as the Seattle Seahawks, on a short week, try to fix an inept run defense before it drags them down any further out of the NFC playoff standings. With the division-leading San Francisco 49ers and their resurgent run game coming to Lumen Field on Thursday night, it has to happen now.