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RENTON, Wash. -- For the first half of the season, Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett and the rest of the Seattle Seahawks defensive line were able to create havoc, getting into the backfield and making opposing quarterbacks aware of their presence.Through eight games, Seattle had recorded 27 sacks and at one point Avril was leading the NFC in sacks.But for the past five games, the pass rush and the ability to sack the quarterback has gone missing. And as Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers showed in Sundays 38-10 thumping of the Seahawks, if given enough time due to the lack of pressure its possible to find holes in Seattles secondary.I am concerned about that. We would like to get those numbers back to going like they were, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.Over the past five games, Seattle has just five sacks, highlighted by the complete lack of pressure on Rodgers. Seattle recorded one sack -- late in the third quarter when Rodgers fell down -- and had just three quarterback hits. The lack of pressure allowed Rodgers to pick apart Seattles secondary to a passer rating of 150.8, the highest ever allowed by the Seahawks since Carroll took over.Its a growing concern not so much for the final three weeks of the regular season when Seattle faces the other three NFC West teams, all headed for losing seasons, but whether it will be an issue when the postseason arrives.Im disappointed in that because our numbers were rolling just before in the last few weeks, Carroll said. In this game, we tried to keep him in the pocket and we did and he hung around and made the most of it. He did a great job, talking about Aaron (Rodgers). We were surprised coming out of the game that we werent able to get him down.While the Seahawks were upset with the lack of penalties called on the Green Bay offensive line, the trend was pointing downward in pressures for the previous few weeks. Seattle had two sacks each in wins over New England and Philadelphia, but was shut out in a loss at Tampa Bay and a blowout win over Carolina. If not for Rodgers falling down, Seattle would have gone three straight games without a sack for the first time under Carroll.Avril had a huge month of October and second-year defensive end Frank Clark played extremely well in the weeks that Bennett was out with a knee injury. But in the past few weeks, their impact has diminished. The trio of Avril, Bennett and Clark has a combined 10 quarterback hits and one sack in the past four games.Seattle does not blitz extensively, putting most of the onus on the defensive line to get to the quarterback. In passing situations, Seattle has regularly chosen speed over size, using Cassius Marsh and Bennett on the inside, with Clark and Avril rushing from the edges. Its worked in stretches this season, but not recently.Theres no excuse. Weve got to get there, Avril said. (Green Bay) did some good things stalling us out in a sense. There are so many things you could blame it on but at the end of the day Im a professional athlete and I get paid to get to the quarterback. I have to get to the quarterback no matter the circumstances.Game notesSeattle placed FB Will Tukuafu (concussion) and RB Troymaine Pope (ankle) on injured reserve and signed RB Kelvin Taylor and LB Ronald Powell to the 53-man roster. Taylor had been on Seattles practice squad briefly earlier this season. Powell was signed off of Chicagos practice squad.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFLKarim Benzema France Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Olivier Giroud Jersey . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. 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Ill be all right, though.Did X-rays show anything?Im going to defer all those questions to the medical staff, he said. They will take a look at them and let me know what they find out.Can you play next week in Miami?That is my plan, he said.However, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter that McCowns shoulder injury sounds like something more serious than soreness or a bruise. McCown will undergo an MRI on Monday on his shoulder, sources told ESPN, confirming a Cleveland Plain Dealer report.McCown played in place of Robert Griffin III, out for a minimum of eight games, and late in the first quarter, McCown left for the locker room to have his left shoulder examined. At that point, his return was described as questionable.McCown returned for the Browns first possession of the second quarter and did not miss another play -- although at times, it appeared he might have to.Several times after being hit, McCown grimaced. At one point, it seemed he might not be able to return, but he did.The scene was reminiscent of last season, when McCown tried to play through broken ribs. McCown eventually missed two games, returned and was lost for the season with a broken left collarbone.McCown said his plan is to play Sunday in Miami. But thats the same thing Griffin said after the season opener, that he planned to play.The Browns face the very real possibility that they will start three different quarterbacks in their first three games.As of Sunday evening, McCowwn and rookie Cody Kessler were the only two quarterbacks on the roster.dddddddddddd Rookie Kevin Hogan is on the practice squad. Going into a game with Kessler and Hogan seems risky, but not a lot riskier than going in with Kessler and a player signed off the street during the week.The options on the street are not great. Michael Vick is available, and Aaron Murray is on the Eagles practice squad. Names such as Matt Flynn, T.J. Yates, Charlie Whitehurst, Tarvaris Jackson and Jimmy Clausen also might circulate. And the Browns could try the long-shot move of talking Jason Campbell out of retirement; Campbell played for coach Hue Jackson in Oakland.But with Jimmy Garoppolo injured and Tom Brady suspended, the Patriots also are looking for a quarterback, so the Browns would have competition for the top free agents.The Browns might need to add someone with experience no matter McCowns status. The thought of two rookies behind an injury-prone starter is not exactly comforting.There is one truth: If McCown is able to play, he will.I have a dad and an older brother who get up and go to work, and sometimes they dont feel great and they go, said McCown, 37. They go and they grind.I have two little boys that are playing football now. They get hit and they get banged up, and I am trying to teach them what toughness means.For me, it is those things and just knowing the window for me right now and understanding that I dont want to miss snaps. I dont want to be out there without my guys. Unless it is going to fall off, lets try to make it work and make it go.That is my mentality. ' ' '