Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin showed again on Thursday night why he belongs on an NFL field. He entered the game in the team's second possession and made four tackles in a row. He finished the game with nine tackles including one for a loss.

After the game Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gave nothing but rave reviews for his rookie saying he was “fired up” about his debut.

“I am really fired up about it,” coach Pete Carroll said of Griffin's night. “This is what he looks like in practice. He's running around. He's really fast. By understanding the scheme, he's utilizing his opportunities to be on the attack. He's a weapon in that regard.”

As impressed as he was Carroll said that he would have to go back to look at the tape to see how well he actually played but on the surface he was really impressed.

“We have to see how accurate he was, if he was right if he was guessing a little bit, and how he hit it. We're really fired up. He was involved in nine or 10 tackles in his first time out. That's pretty good. He played quite a bit. He played a lot in the middle portion of this game, so we'll get some really good looks.”

The one thing that will have to wait another week for Griffin is to be on the field at the same time as his brother Shaquill. Shaquill played only the first series with the starters before getting the rest of the game off.