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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 SPORTS Seahawks defense peaking at right time Bevell and Cable share in running Seattle’s offense but I really feel like when there’s no egos involved and nobody cares who gets the RENTON, Wash. — The credit, then you’re able to do titles that go along with the great things.” The distinctive setup of roles Darrell Bevell and Tom Cable hold working for the the Seahawks offense has Seattle Seahawks would in- gained notoriety this season dicate a hierarchy. because of the success Se- Bevell is the offensive co- attle has had led by quarter- ordinator. Cable is an assis- back Russell Wilson. tant head coach in charge of In a season where there the offensive line. were protection and run What those titles don’t tell JDPH LVVXHV IRU WKH ¿UVW is the unique partnership be- half, the Seahawks ended tween the pair, forged when up setting franchise records WKH\ZHUH¿UVWSDLUHGWRJHWK- for total yards gained, yards er in 2011 as part of Pete passing as Wilson became Carroll’s plan for moving Se- WKH ¿UVW 6HDWWOH TXDUWHUEDFN attle’s offense forward. to pass for more than 4,000 They are equals, each \DUGVDQG¿QLVKHGLQWKHWRS ZLWK VSHFL¿F UHVSRQVLELO- ¿YHLQWKHOHDJXHLQWRWDORI- ities that join into a col- IHQVHIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFH laborative effort that this 2005. season has helped Seattle It was an unexpected turn- experience wild swings of around after Seattle slogged failure and struggle, as well WKURXJKWKH¿UVWHLJKWZHHNV as record-setting success as before going on a record run the Seahawks prepare for that had not been seen here in Sunday’s wild-card game at a decade. Minnesota. “I think Tom and Darrell It’s a decision-making have done an incredible job VWUXFWXUHWKDWLVQ¶WVSHFL¿FWR again, not just now, again,” Seattle, but over time has be- Carroll said. “They’ve con- come a winning formula for tinued to maximize the talent the Seahawks. that we have. You’ve seen “I think it’s unique. For our guys blossom as players. me, it’s a really cool relation- “You’ve seen young play- ship that we have,” Bevell HUV ¿W LQ \RX¶YH VHHQ WKH said. “We get to collaborate quarterback just continue all week as we’re preparing to get better throughout the for the game plan. We com- process, which really encom- municate during the week, passes all aspects of what we have to communicate on we’re doing.” the runs, we have to commu- The decision to go with nicate on the protections and that type of structure was make sure that’s all squared &DUUROO¶V LGHD ¿UVW KDWFKHG away, and then we do a great when he brought both Cable job on game day. and Bevell to the staff after “It’s easy to say for me, the 2010 season. By TIM BOOTH Associated Press Ready for Sunday clash with Vikings By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — The questions and concerns that dogged the Seattle Seahawks’ vaunted defense in September and October were silenced by the end of the season. That’s because the Sea- hawks accomplished some- thing that hadn’t been done since the 1950s. Seattle heads into Sunday’s wild-card game at Minnesota on a roll defensively. The pin- nacle of their late-season suc- cess was holding Arizona to six SRLQWVLQWKHUHJXODUVHDVRQ¿- nale to end up leading the NFL in scoring defense for the fourth straight season. According to 67$766HDWWOHLVWKH¿UVWWHDP since the Cleveland Browns (1953-57) to lead the league in scoring defense in four or more consecutive seasons. 2YHU WKH ¿QDO ¿YH JDPHV of the season, the Seahawks allowed only 55 total points. And two of the touchdowns scored during that time were special teams and defensive scores by their opponents. However long this postsea- son run lasts for Seattle, it will be a new, but somewhat easier task for the Seahawks defense. After playing all their NFC playoff games at home the past two seasons, the Seahawks will be exclusively on the road this time around where it’s far easier for Seattle to communi- cate on the defensive side. “Maybe we focus better on the road, I don’t know what it is. I just think we’re a better road team than we are a home team this year,” Seattle line- backer Bruce Irvin said. Seattle also led the league in rush defense at 81.5 yards per game, giving up the exact same amount of yards it did a season ago when the Seahawks were third-best in the league at VWRSSLQJ WKH UXQ 7KHLU ¿UVW task in the playoffs could be 7A Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) celebrates a stop against the Ari- zona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game on Jan. 3 in Glendale, Ariz. WKHLU PRVW GLI¿FXOW WU\LQJ WR slow down Adrian Peterson, who led the NFL with 1,485 yards rushing this season. But Seattle’s already stopped Peterson once this sea- son, holding him to 18 yards on eight carries in Week 13. “You can’t expect a guy like that to get eight touches again. 7KH\¶UHJRLQJWR¿QGGLIIHUHQW ways, whether handing the ball off, or getting him screens or checking it down to him,” Se- attle linebacker Bobby Wagner VDLG³,GH¿QLWHO\IHHOOLNHKH¶V going to try to have a bigger presence in this game.” Getting the scoring defense title was particularly import- ant, but seemed unlikely go- LQJ LQWR WKH ¿QDO ZHHN :LWK Cincinnati having allowed 16 WR %DOWLPRUH LQ LWV ¿QDOH HDU- lier in the day, the Seahawks could give up only eight points to Arizona to at least share the scoring title. Enter DeShawn Shead with the Seahawks holding a 36-6 lead in the closing minutes and Arizona deep in Seattle’s end. The Seahawks had already gotten one break when Chan- GOHU &DWDQ]DUR¶V ¿HOG JRDO DWWHPSW DW WKH HQG RI WKH ¿UVW half hit the upright and rico- FKHWHGEDFNRQWRWKH¿HOG2Q fourth-and-10 from the Seattle 12 with 5:25 left, the Cardinals opted to go for it rather than NLFNDPHDQLQJOHVV¿HOGJRDO Drew Stanton’s forced pass was intercepted by Shead, ig- niting a huge celebration on the Seahawks sideline. “I was not aware at all. I heard them talking on the sideline in the fourth quarter about it but I didn’t really pay no mind to it until I got the in- terception and I came back to the sideline and Earl (Thom- as) and (Richard Sherman) came up to me and were like, ‘Thank you, you saved the record,”’ Shead said. “I didn’t UHDOL]H XQWLO WKHQ KRZ VLJQL¿- cant the interception was. For P\¿UVWLQWHUFHSWLRQDWWKHODVW possible defensive drive in the regular season it could not have come at a better time. It’s a great feeling to know that I have legitimately been part of history.” SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Girls Basketball — North Mar- ion at Astoria, 5:30 p.m.; Seaside at Newport, 5:30 p.m.; De La Salle at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Vernonia at Knappa, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Country Christian, 5:30 p.m.; Ilwaco at Ta- coma Baptist, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball — North Mar- ion at Astoria, 7:15 p.m.; Seaside at Newport, 7:15 p.m.; De La Salle at Warrenton, 7:45 p.m.; Vernonia at Knappa, 8 p.m.; Jewell at Coun- try Christian, 7 p.m.; Ilwaco at Ta- coma Baptist, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 3:30 p.m. SATURDAY Girls Basketball — Stayton at Astoria, 5:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Riverdale, 4 p.m. Boys Basketball — Stayton at Astoria, 7 p.m.; Warrenton at Riv- erdale, 5:45 p.m. Swimming — Seaside at The Dalles Invite, 10 a.m. Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 10 a.m. Tower: Zilli believes new mock-ups from Verizon validate his concerns Continued from Page 1A One element The new monopole at Shively Park is one element in a long-sought agreement between the city and Verizon to move an outdated commu- nications tower off Coxcomb Hill near the Astoria Column. The city and Verizon would share a new communications tower off Reservoir Road, which would help improve the city’s emergency com- munications, while the new monopole at Shively Park and equipment atop the Astor Ho- tel building downtown would ensure Verizon’s wireless coverage. Zilli understands the city’s interest in improving emer- gency communications, but believes the city’s decision to sign off on the monopole at Shively Park was biased be- cause of the city’s role in the agreement. The City Coun- cil covered about $70,000 in expenses by the Friends of the Astoria Column to get a Portland telecommunications consultant to work with Ver- izon on relocating the exist- ing tower off Coxcomb Hill, and authorized an addition- al $20,000 in city money to help the consultant close the deal. Zilli, concerned about the City Council’s objectivity, asked the city for a change of venue for his appeals to an administrative law judge or other neutral decision-maker. But City Attorney Blair Henningsgaard, in a letter to Zilli Thursday, said neither the city manager nor the City Council could honor the re- quest. He said the only body with the authority to make a ¿QDO GHFLVLRQ RQ WKH DSSHDOV is the City Council. “The council cannot pass on this responsibility to oth- ers,” Henningsgaard wrote. Michael Connors, a Port- land attorney representing Verizon, urged the City Coun- cil in a letter last week to deny Zilli’s appeals. Both the com- pany and the city explored several alternative sites for the monopole before agreeing on Shively Park. “There is a strong con- Henry Spencer Olson Born: Dec. 22nd, 2015 (1:48 PM) in Salem, OR Height: 21.5 inches Weight: 7 pounds, 2 ounces Parents: Scott & Kimberly Olson Sibling: Eleanor Anne Olson Grandparents: Al & Carol Olson of Astoria; Joel & Vicki Giusti of Salem sensus that the proposed site is the best available site for the facility and the appellant (Zilli) has failed to identify a viable alternative,” Connors wrote. Zilli would have the option of appealing a City Council decision to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. Rosemary Johnson, a spe- cial projects planner for the city, said the company hired by Verizon to do the earlier photo simulations did a poor job. “Verizon did not realize they were not accurate, and so when Ron brought that to everyone’s attention, that’s when they hired a new com- pany to go out and do better photo simulations,” she said. Now, Johnson said, the PRFNXS ³GH¿QLWHO\ LV GLI- ferent. The height has never changed. It’s just the visual- izations were incorrect and we now have correct photo simulations which truly depict the 150 feet. “And, therefore, it is more visible from various spots around town.” Validate his concerns Zilli believes the new pho- tographic mock-ups from Ver- izon validate his concerns. “These new photos con- ¿UPWKHWRZHUZLOOEHYLVLEOH from many locations around the city and will be a dom- inant feature on the land- scape,” he said in an email. “This new information con- ¿UPV P\ DVVHUWLRQ WKDW WKH Historic Landmarks Com- mission and Astoria Planning Commission were unable to accurately weigh and consid- er the impacts to this historic landmark location. “There is now no doubt in my mind the proposed cell WRZHUZLOOFUHDWHDVLJQL¿FDQW adverse impact to Shively Park.” Deadline: January 8, 2016 Inserts: January 22, 2016 FR EE IN TER N PR ES EN C E E T A vailab le on a fo r an en ti ll 4 w eb sites re year IN CLU D IN G ELECTR O PA G E-TU R N IN G N IC VER SI ON Inserted into The Daily Astorian and Chinook Observer plus extra copies available all year long New this year! 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