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"The format is really just to do everything I can to organize it and orchestrate so that they get a legit shot at showing what they can do," Carroll said of the Matt Flynn-Tarvaris Jackson battle. Obsessed with the notion of players "competing" for jobs, Carroll may make Flynn and Jackson duke it out for most of camp before naming a starter. Flynn is the heavy favorite, while Jackson is a release candidate following Seattle's third-round selection of Russell Wilson.