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Dysfunctional, washed up, overrated, figured out. The Seattle Seahawks were all but written off as Super Bowl contenders after their Week 5 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, dropping them to 3-2. The loss marked just the second defeat at CenturyLink Field since 2012 for the Seahawks, who were previously seen as unbeatable at home. In the 30-23 upset, the Seahawks offensive multi tool, Percy Harvin, was held to -1 yards on three catches and three rushing attempts. It marked the fourth straight game Harvin had been held to 50 yards or less and his third straight game without a score. In order to fix what was rumoured to be a troublesome locker room situation, general manager John Schneider traded Harvin, whom he acquired a year and a half earlier for three draft picks (including a first rounder), for just a conditional fourth-round pick. The move stunned the football world, and some members of the Seahawks, a few of whom voiced their displeasure for the move. Then, while in a state of free-fall and with Harvin on the other side of the country in New York, the Seahawks watched as the lowly St. Louis Rams pulled out every special teams-trick they had in a 28-26 upset the following Sunday. At 3-3 and with the Arizona Cardinals beginning to take a stranglehold on the NFC West, the Seahawks looked like a wild card team at best. The team relied on their defence to defeat the Carolina Panthers 13-9 in Week 8 and held off a late charge by the Oakland Raiders for their second straight win in Week 9. In Week 11, the Kansas City Chiefs used their dominant run game to wear down the Seahawks defence in a 24-20 win. That loss, however, would prove the Seahawks last of the season. The Seahawks defence regained their shutdown form and Marshawn Lynch led the ground attack as Seattle won six straight games to claim the NFC West title and the NFCs top seed. The Seahawks held opponents to 14 points or less in each of those final six games, and seven or less points in five of those games. Though Russell Wilson passed for more than 300 yards just once in the win streak, the Seahawks gained at least 124 yards on the ground in each game and topped the 150-yard mark on four occasions. The Seahawks were the beneficiaries of a schedule back-loaded with divisional games, facing both the Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers twice in those final six games to reclaim the NFC West lead. In gaining home field advantage through the playoffs, the Seahawks received help when the Green Bay Packers suffered a surprising defeat to the Buffalo Bills in Week 15. As things began to head south, the Seahawks parted ways with their most versatile threat and one of their most valuable assets for almost nothing in return. At first glance, the move could have been seen as the Seahawks throwing in the towel on the 2014 season. But Schneider is smarter than that and the Harvin trade, in time, appeared to save the Seahawks rapidly fading Super Bowl repeat hopes. Without Harvin and without drama, the Seahawks got back to their roots as a run first team – Beast Mode was reborn with Lynch, who was quiet during the teams early season struggles, climbing the ranks and joining the games elite runners by years end – and now have a chance to become the first repeat champions since their Super Bowl opponent, the New England Patriots, accomplished the feat in Super Bowl XXXIX. Meanwhile, Harvin is already a month deep in the offseason program. Air Jordan 1 Cheap Australia . - Kevin Labanc and Joseph Blandisi were a potent combination for the Barrie Colts on Friday night. Air Jordan 1 Australia Outlet . Bozak and Clarkson suffered the injuries in pre-training camp workouts, according to Carlyle, who said they made "small amounts of improvement" from Friday to Saturday. 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Buy Air Jordan 1 Australia . -- The Val-dOr Foreurs made it to the Memorial Cup semifinal thanks to their workhorse goaltender and their ability to hang around like a bad cold.Every day, Dan Hawkins encounters something new in the Canadian Football League. The 52-year-old former U.S. college coach took over the Montreal Alouettes this season with plenty of enthusiasm but little knowledge of the 12-man game. "Its a very fun game," said Hawkins. "Its because of the pace, and all the situations. "Its a long way from your sideline to the other, especially when your bench is at one end and youve got to run guys to the other side. But thats the joy of it." Hawkins is the only truly new head coach in the eight-team league this season. There is a new man with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Kent Austin, but he knows the CFL inside out as a former quarterback and coach. Austin was last seen in the CFL in 2007, leading the Sakatchewan Roughriders to a Grey Cup. And while Tim Burke replaced the fired Paul LaPolice as interim head coach in Winnipeg last Aug. 25, it will be his first start to a campaign with the Blue Bombers in that role. Back for their second seasons are Scott Milanovich of the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts, Mike Benevides of the British Columbia Lions and Corey Chamblin of the Edmonton Eskimos. Kavis Reed is entering his third campaign with Saskatchewan, while John Hufnagel is now the longest-serving coach with one team in his sixth season with the Calgary Stampeders. Hawkins replaced Marc Trestman, who left the Alouettes to become head coach of the NFLs Chicago Bears after five years and two Grey Cups with Montreal. Trestman also entered the league with no CFL experience, but at least he had many years working with pros as an offensive co-ordintaor and quarterbacks coach in the NFL. Hawkins made his name as head coach at Boise State University, but then posted a 19-39 record over five difficult years at Colorado. He spent the last two years as a football analyst on television. It seems a sketchy background for a new leader of a perennial Cup contender, but general manager Jim Popp saw potential in a coach known as more of an overseer than a hands-on boss. Hawkins calls his style "situational leadership." "I can micro-manage if I need to, and I will, but to me, its fine-tweaking everything and co-ordinating everything, and knowing its not just offence or defence or special teams," he said. "Its how do you win as a football team." To ease the transition, Popp has expanded the coaching staff to 12, and brought in veteran Doug Berry as senior adviser to the head coach. Berry was an assistant in Montreal from 1999 to 2005 and was head coach in Winnipeg for three years. "I think we learned our lesson with coach Trestman," said Popp. "It helps to have some experienced CFL people. "To have Dougs voice in that room, having been a co-ordinator, offensive-line coach, quarterbacks coach and head coach, he has a wealth of experience that he can bounce off people. And hes been in different cities. He can explain about going out west, how the wind is and how the stadiums are. You cant replace that." Already, Berrys been helpful. Hawkins recalled how before a pre-season ggame, he was overseeing warm-up and wondering when the officials would come over for the pre-game meeting, as they do in the U.ddddddddddddS. Berry told him that in the CFL, it is the coaches who go to the referees at midfield for the meeting. "So everything is an adjustment," Hawkins said with a laugh. "We call ourselves the adjustment bureau." Hawkins has large boots to fill after Trestman, while Austin has the weighty task of turning Hamilton into a winner. The talented Ticats have threatened to become an East Division power in recent years, but now they need to win games on the field. They were 6-12 under George Cortez last season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008. They were first in the league in both points scored and points allowed. The 49-year-old Austin, who is also vice-president of football operations, has the credentials for the job. His 10 seasons as a player included leading the Roughriders to a Grey Cup victory over Hamilton in 1989. He was offensive co-ordinator on a Grey Cup winner in Toronto. After coaching Saskatchewan to a Cup he left to become offensive co-ordinator at the University of Mississippi, his alma mater, before becoming head coach at Cornell. Not long ago, there was a coaching carousel in the CFL, with mentors like Dave Ritchie and Don Matthews moving from team to team. Now Austin is the only one who has ever been head coach of another team in the league. Milanovich was Trestmans right hand man in Montreal before he jumped at his shot for a first head coaching role with Toronto last season. The 40-year-old whose specialty is quarterbacks has set the bar high after winning a Cup in his rookie campaign, but will have a chance to repeat with star pivot Ricky Ray behind centre. Burke fulfilled a long-standing dream to be a head coach when he took over the Bombers last season and was confirmed as head coach on Nov. 1. There will be pressure from the outset for the former Alouettes defensive co-ordinator with the team moving into the new Investors Group Field. The Bombers were 6-12 last year and were crushed in both of their pre-season games this year. Hufnagel, another former CFL quarterback, is 59-30-1 in his five seasons in Calgary, including a Grey Cup in his first year in 2008. The 61-year-old was offensive co-ordinator for the Stampeders in the 1990s, then went to the NFL before moving back up north as a head coach. Benevedes had the thankless task of replacing the respected Wally Buono, who remains general manager. All went well in a 13-5 regular season, but the former Lions defensive co-ordinator is 0-1 in the playoffs after losing to Calgary in the West final. The 40-year-old Reed is another who is under the gun in Edmonton. All went OK in his first year as they lost the West final after an 11-7 season, but last year, the Eskimos dropped to 7-11 and were bounced in the first round. Chamblin is charged with bringing the Roughriders back to respectability after an 8-10 campaign as a rookie head coach on a team with a lot of rookie players. Hell have Cortez as his offensive co-ordinator. China NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Online Stitched Hockey Jerseys Wholesale Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Outlet College Jerseys For Sale Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys For Sale Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '