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RENTON, Wash. - Everyone has seen Percy Harvin take the quick screen or a handoff on a fly sweep and turn a play that starts at the line of scrimmage into a gain of 20 or 30 or more yards.But after five games this season with the Seattle Seahawks, questions remain about whether Harvin can be more of an option as a pass catcher down the field.Well, we know hes got speed and we know he can go down the field with speed, Seattle offensive co-ordinator Darrell Bevell said. Hes got great quickness so we can use him in that. The test always is, is to make sure some of those guys get the ball in their hands.The Seahawks are still trying to figure out how best to use the unique talents of Harvin within a run-first offence. Seattle never got its trial and error opportunity with Harvin last season following his trade from Minnesota because of hip surgery that limited him to one regular-season game. His on-field influence was never fully felt until the Super Bowl.So that process is happening for the first time now. The difficulty in fitting Harvin in was most evident last week in Seattles 30-23 loss to Dallas.I just think they overall had a great defensive game plan just taking away the bubble screens, some of the sweeps they took away, Harvin said. Overall (their) defensive co-ordinator had a heck of a game plan. It slowed us down. It threw us off rhythm.Marshawn Lynch finished with only 10 carries and just two in the first half. Seattle attempted to throw three wide receiver screens to Harvin that went for zero yards and he had three rushes for (minus)-1 yard. The fact Harvin finished with nearly as many overall touches as Lynch had carries had fans in an uproar that a run-first team was not leaning on its workhorse. It didnt help that Seattle finished with only 48 offensive plays and was 5 of 13 on third downs.We want to get the running game going, we want (Lynch) to be a big factor, and we want you to have to deal with that running game that number 24 brings us. And when were not, were not quite the same and we dont want it to be that way, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.This season, Harvin has 22 receptions, with 12 of those coming behind the line of scrimmage. He has only one catch on a ball thrown more than 10 yards, according to STATS Inc. Harvins average of 6 yards per catch is last among all wide receivers in the NFL averaging at least two receptions per game.The average point where Harvin is catching the ball through five games is 1.1 yards past the line of scrimmage, also the lowest number in the NFL. Against Denver, Harvin finished with 42 yards receiving, with 41 coming after the catch.Harvins numbers are slightly skewed because of big plays that have been called back due to penalties. He had a 40-yard touchdown catch against Washington called back because of a penalty. But for the most part, Seattle has simply thrown the ball to Harvin immediately and asked him to try to break a big play.While the clamour is for Harvin to be used more down field, the track record throughout his career is that Harvin is not much of a threat down field. Harvin has 303 career receptions and only 11 of those came on a throw that travelled more than 20 yards, according to STATS. More than half of his receptions — 241 total — have come within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage and 115 of those behind the line of scrimmage.Im just staying within the offence. When my number is called, Im trying to do it to the best of my ability, Harvin said. When I dont have the ball, just try and affect the game in the same way.___AP NFL website: Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! and Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! 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Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wanted to keep Logan Mankins with the team for a long time.Carson, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Alan Gordons late second-half tally proved to be the difference on Saturday as the Los Angeles Galaxy clinched a postseason berth with a 2-1 win over FC Dallas at the StubHub Center. Los Angeles entered the match in fine form, riding a seven-match unbeaten streak and collected goals from Robbie Keane in the 62nd minute followed by Gordons winner with six minutes to play. The win extends the Galaxys unbeaten run to eight, clinches a playoff berth in the Western Conference and moves the club level on points atop the conference with Seattle on 54 points. FC Dallass lone tally came from Blas Perez, but it wasnt enough to get the club three points. FC Dalllas remains in fourth place in the West with 45 points.dddddddddddd After a scoreless first half, the visitors struck first in the 54th minute as Perez got on the end of a free kick from Andres Escobar and nodded it into the top right corner, leaving Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo with no chance for a save. Los Angeles battled back to equalize in the 62nd minute when Keane collected a deft layoff at the top of the box from Gyasi Zardes and fired it home with ease. The winning tally came six minutes from time as Keane shook his defender and served a great ball into the box for Gordon, who nodded the ball back across the face of goal and into the bottom left corner. ' ' '