Rubin played one of his best games in Sunday’s playoff win over the Vikings. Coach Pete Carroll said he didn’t realize how well Rubin played until he watched the film.
RENTON — Pete Carroll The Clairvoyant appeared in August while discussing his new defensive tackle, Ahtyba Rubin.
“He has a knack, if you guys keep watching him, he chases the football,” Carroll said. “He will go, and that’s a big body rumbling to make a hit. Sometimes he’s going to make a big play for us on the perimeter that will surprise people.”
Five months later, Ahtyba Rubin, the 325-pound man they call Tuba, did indeed rumble and make a big play on the perimeter.