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Matt Calkins

Matt Calkins: Seahawks’ run-defense woes appear to have even Pete Carroll stumped

At some point, you’d expect the coach whose reputation was built on his defensive acumen to solve — or at the very least, moderately mitigate — this running-game wreck.

Over the span of four games, you’d hope that the man who oversaw one of the stingiest defenses in a generation could stop — or at the least slow — opponents from grinding him up on the ground.

But from what we’ve seen the past few weeks, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is as stumped as his team is stagnant. There are simply no answers as to how Seattle is going to stop opponents from running right through its front seven, and as a result, no sign it’s going stop anytime soon.

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