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Russell Wilson had ‘em right where he wanted ‘em.

And the quarterback didn’t want anything to do with his play caller, either.

Tie score, 1:49 left in last weekend’s regular-season finale against Arizona. Wilson was in his most comfortable and often most successful mode: hurry-up, improvisational offense going for the win. The Seahawks had just converted a third down and were hurrying to the line. Sixty-two seconds now remained, and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer wanted to talk to his quarterback through his helmet speaker between plays.

“He waved me off,” Schottenheimer said Wednesday.

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