Waiting in the Wings

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren hopes his rookie tight end can provide stability at a position that has lacked stability in Holmgren's tenure as head coach.

Entering his last season as Seahawks head coach, Mike Holmgren believes he has finally found the prototypical tight end for his west coast offense in rookie John Carlson. Mike Sando writes on ESPN.com that Carlson possesses the ability to stretch the middle of the field and open up the strongside running game, qualities essential to be a successful tight end in the west coast offense.