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Eric D. Williams took over the Seahawks beat and Seahawks Insider blog in December. Williams has covered the Seahawks, Sonics and high school sports for The News Tribune since joining the paper in 2006. Eric lives in Tacoma with his wife and two children.

Tacoma News Tribune columnist Dave Boling also contributes to the Seahawks Insider blog.

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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Posted by Eric Williams @ 04:46:11 pm

The Arizona Cardinals finished off the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 for the team's first playoff home victory in 61 years. Many NFL observers thought the Falcons would beat Arizona in this one, but the Cardinals forced four turnovers and used trademark big plays offensively to take control of the game.

So can the Seahawks supplant Arizona next season as leaders of the NFC West? Or are the Cardinals here to stay?

Posted by Eric Williams @ 10:39:57 am

With the imposing figure of Mike Holmgren now headed to Arizona to begin his yearlong sabbatical, Seahawks president and GM Tim Ruskell is now the man in charge, writes our own Dave Boling. Ruskell now emerges from Holmgren’s long shadow, and his decisions will get even more scrutiny moving forward as Seattle tries to right the ship after a 4-12 season.

Boling points out Ruskell’s good decisions (drafting Lofa Tatupu, Leroy Hill and Brandon Mebane; finding Leonard Weaver; and signing key role players receiver Joe Jurevicius and defensive tackle Chuck Darby for the team’s Super Bowl run). And he also notes some not-so good decisions (the Steve Hutchinson fiasco; the Deion Branch trade, at least so for; first-round draft picks Chris Spencer and Kelly Jennings).

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