2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

McNeal, the first of his career. 9/29 Chris Warren’s 59-yard punt return touchdown, the first
by a Seahawks player since 1986, sparks a 31-3 win over the visiting Indianapolis Colts. The
defense limits the Colts to 137 yards and records five sacks. Rookie first-round draft choice
Dan McGwire starts and plays the first half, engineering a 50-yard touchdown drive on his
first possession. 10/6 The Seahawks defense stops the Cincinnati Bengals on a 4th-andfour
inches short with 29 seconds left to preserve a 13-7 win at Riverfront Stadium. Dwayne
Harper and Nesby Glasgow combine for the tackle, which comes at the Seattle 22. 10/20
Dave Krieg returns from missing six games on injured reserve to lead Seattle to a 27-7 win
at Pittsburgh. Krieg throws for 266 yards, completing 25-of-31 passes, and two scores.
10/27 John Kasay equals an NFL record with two field goals of 50-or-more yards in a 20-9
win over the San Diego Chargers. Kasay connects from 54 and 51 yards. The 54-yarder
equals the team record. 11/24 The defense forces four turnovers and has five sacks, three
by Rufus Porter, in a 13-10 win over the eventual AFC West Champion Denver Broncos in
the Kingdome. Additionally, the defense twice holds on downs inside Seahawks territory
in the game’s last 4:49. 12/22 Seattle finishes their 16th season with a 7-9 record after
defeating the Los Angeles Rams, 23-9, in the Kingdome. It was the first win by the
Seahawks over the Rams in five regular season games. James Jones rushes for a pair of
scores, while the defense keeps their third 1991 opponent out of the end zone. 12/27 The
Seahawks and Head Coach Chuck Knox agree to mutually end Knox’s nine-year tenure as
head coach. Knox leaves having compiled an 80-63-0 (55.9%) regular season record. He
guided the Seahawks to four playoff appearances, including an AFC West title in 1988 and
a berth in the AFC Championship Game in 1983.
1992 — 1/6 Seahawks President/General Manager Tom Flores is named President/Head Coach.
Flores coached nine seasons, 1979-87, with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and compiled
an 83-53-0 (61.0%) regular season record. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl
Championships, XV and XVIII, the only Super Bowls won by the AFC in the decade of the
1980’s. 1/8 Larry Kennan, Coach of the Year in the World League of American Football in
1991, is named Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Coach. Kennan guided the London
Monarchs to an 11-1 record and WLAF Championship in the league’s first season. Kennan
served as an NFL assistant with the Los Angeles Raiders (1982-87), Denver Broncos (1988)
and Indianapolis Colts (1989-90). 1/9 Seahawks defensive assistants George Dyer (line),
Rod Perry (secondary), and Joe Vitt (special assignments), along with John Becker (offensive
coordinator/wide receivers) and Chick Harris (running backs) leave the Seahawks to
join Chuck Knox with the Los Angeles Rams. 1/11 Seahawks Assistant Head Coach Tom
Catlin announces he will stay with the Seahawks as assistant head coach/defense. In addition,
Rusty Tillman is promoted from special teams coach to defensive coordinator, Russ
Purnell from tight ends and assistant special teams to special teams and tight ends coach,
and Paul Moyer from
staff assistant to
defensive backfield
coach. 1/21 Offensive
Line Coach Hudson
Houck and Running
Backs Coach Clarence
Shelmon are added to
Tom Flores’ staff.
Both coaches come to
the Seahawks from
the Los Angeles
Rams. 1/22 Bob
Bratkowski, offensive
coordinator at the
University of Miami
for the past three sea-
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