During their final day cleaning out lockers at the Seahawks team headquarters, Seattle players remained hopeful that head coach Pete Carroll will keep this young group together, giving them a chance to make a postseason run in 2012.

"This team took a turn this year from last year," fullback Michael Robinson said. "It went from the coaches pretty much directing us to this year we kind of took ownership of the team, and it became our team. And that's what you like to see at this level. Nothing else can motivate you more than your peers."