Video: Pete Carroll on defending the Lions’ offense on Monday night

In the video above, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll talks to the media about Monday’s matchup with the Lions and defending against their offense.

Below are additional quotes from his session.

(On Matthew Stafford and Detroit’s offense) “They’re a committed throwing team because their strengths are really there. [Ameer] Abdullah has looked really good in the numbers of carries that he’s had. He’s a very special addition to those guys. Golden [Tate] is fitting in great in the slot for them, Calvin [Johnson] is such a dominant football player that it draws your focus. Matt Stafford can throw everything. He has every throw that you need, and they go after you. That’s all that potential to put a ton of yards on the board. You can cover guys and they can still make plays and they can run and catch with it after. All of that makes them very difficult.”

(On how rare Tate’s physical style is) “He is rare. That’s why he stands out. I think he had one of the best run after catch group of numbers the last couple of years. He’s good at that because maybe the running back in his background was part of it, his nature of making guys miss and not giving up on a play. He’ll really finish runs and we see him so often spin and turn and put his hands down and find a way. That’s what really good players do.”

(On the growth and development of the offensive line over the past three weeks) “That’s it. They’re growing and they’re working at it hard. Their confidence is gaining and we’re going to see them continue to improve. I don’t think we’re going to know for another four, five weeks, maybe the halfway point of the season. They’ll have some background, some history to figure things out and make evaluations and the communication will have been through a lot of stuff by then. If we can keep them together, it’ll really help us. They’re just progressing.”

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