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November 4, 2011 at 8:13 AM

Flag football: Rising tide of Seahawks' penalties

Posted by Danny O'Neil

NFL PENALTY LEADERS

TEAMTEAMPENALTIESYARDS
1.Oakland69600
2.Carolina65560
3.Detroit61520
4.Seattle60435
5.Tampa Bay59493

The Seahawks have traditionally been one of hte league's least-penalized teams. They were called for the fewest fouls in the league in 2007 and in 2004 and tied for second-fewest in 2005.

That has changed this season. Seattle was the 11th-most penalized team in the league in 2010, Pete Carroll's first-year as coach when the Seahawks were penalized 101 times. This season, Seattle is rising in a category that no one wants to lead the league in. Well, no one but the Raiders that is.

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Comments (3)
No Tom, it is a function of not being a disciplined team, regardless of age. So that body slam last week was a "mistake"??  Posted on November 6, 2011 at 8:06 AM by Ronbo. Jump to comment
Penalties are a function of playing young players, young players are going to make mistakes. Its a side effect of the rebuild.  Posted on November 4, 2011 at 11:25 AM by tompage. Jump to comment
Between the commercial timeouts, the reviews, and the constant penalties, the games are becoming un-watchable.I wish the refs would go into a game...  Posted on November 4, 2011 at 9:41 AM by bigWhid. Jump to comment
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