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Russell Wilson said the ultimate goal is to feed the beast

PHOENIX -- Every team that faces the Seattle Seahawks tries to figure out how to handle the zone-read plays between quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch.

Wilson says it isn't all that complicated.

"In terms of our zone read, I'm honestly trying to give the ball to Marshawn 99 percent of the time," Wilson said. "That one percent, I'll take if it's just wide open for me. I want to feed the beast. I want to hand him the football."

And when defenses focus on Lynch, it opens up Plan B for Wilson.

"It really helps us," Wilson said. "If they get Marshawn, we try to mix it up and have great balance passing. I think it makes it very challenging for a defense to figure out who to stop."

But Wilson said one thing never changes in the Seattle offensive plan: "The ultimate goal is to hand the ball off to the best running back in the National Football League."