December 29
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The idea was sound. The execution was even pretty good. The end result? Not so much. The Seahawks decided to have veteran cornerback Marcus Trufant shadow wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald in Sunday's season finale against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium -- rather than staying on the left side, as Trufant usually does. And why not? Fitzgerald is 6 feet 3 and weighs 220 pounds. He is a mismatch waiting to happen if they tried to defend him with either the too-short Josh Wilson (5-9) or the too-slim Kelly Jennings (180 pounds). When Anquan Boldin was named inactive because of a sore shoulder, the 5-11, 197-pound Trufant vs. Fitzgerald matchup made even more sense. Until ..."