RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For one of the rare times since coming back to the NFL, Pete Carroll saw the exact style he wanted the Seattle Seahawks to play with in their 27-7 rout of Dallas.
The Seahawks were aggressive, physical, controlled possession and wore down the Cowboys Sunday. While it may draw him a fine, no play was more emblematic of the physical style the Seahawks tried to impose than Golden Tate’s flattening block on Dallas linebacker Sean Lee. While it didn’t draw a flag, it has drawn plenty of debate about its legality. Carroll said Monday he believes the block was completely legal, but will leave it up to others — namely the league — to determine if it’s worthy of a fine.
