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The Los Angeles Galaxy opens the second half of the MLS campaign with a trip to the Pacific Northwest and into the din of CenturyLink Field to face the reeling Seattle Sounders FC and a new head man calling the shots.It will be the first match ever for the Sounders without longtime manager Sigi Schmid on the bench. Schmid, whos coached Seattle since its inception in 2009, left the club after the Sounders 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on July 24 on mutual terms and was replaced by assistant coach Brian Schmetzer.This will be the third matchup between Seattle and Los Angeles this month, including a 4-2 win by the Galaxy on July 20 in US Open Cup play and a 1-0 victory by the Galaxy in Seattle in league play on July 9.Seattle was only 6-12-2 and had but 20 points this season under Schmids tutelage, and are in the midst of a stretch of five losses in its last seven matches.In their loss to Sporting Kansas City on Tuesday, the Sounders had only one shot and none on goal. Seattle has scored only 20 goals in 30 matches and its minus-7 goal differential is the worst in the league, by far.Los Angeles coach Bruce Arena said he would miss matching strategy against Schmid, his long-time rival.After all the success hes had there and what hes brought to that club, I would have loved to, obviously, seen Sigi stay -- I thought he earned that, Arena said Thursday.(Seattle) needed to do what they think is right for their club. I know the ownership group there, the management group -- theyre good people. I dont have to agree with that, but thats the way it came down.The Galaxy (9-3-8, 35 points) enter Sundays match in third place in the Western Conference. 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I dont really want to address the past and everything. Im really ecstatic Im here.Browns coach Hue Jackson told Pro Football Talk Live on Tuesday: We didnt draft Carson Wentz because we didnt think it was the right fit for our team at this time.Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta told ESPN.com in July the team didnt draft a quarterback -- he didnt mention Wentz by name -- because it didnt consider any player in this draft to be good enough to be a top 20 quarterback in the NFL.Cleveland signed Robert Griffin III in free agency and accumulated several high draft picks by trading down. Thats sound strategy for a rebuilding team. RG3 will be the 25th different quarterback to start for the Browns since 1999. The list includes Eagles coach Doug Pederson.Everybody is going to have their opinion, Pederson said. That is just the way this business is, but we are very comfortable with Carson and the direction he is headed.Jackson, by the way, later praised Wentz in a conference call with Philadelphia reporters.I think Carson Wentz can be whatever he wants to be. I really do, Jackson said. I think hes going to be a good player.Wentz arrived at thee teams practice facility at 5:15 a.ddddddddddddm. along with backup quarterback Chase Daniel. They beat Pederson to the building -- he got there at 5:45. Practice started at 11:30.Wentz is spending more time cramming for his debut after being promoted from No. 3 quarterback to starter last Saturday when the Eagles traded Sam Bradford to Minnesota.Extra preparation is pretty normal, Wentz said. This is just the beginning of the new normal.Part of the reason some teams didnt value Wentz as highly as Philadelphia was the fact he played at a Division II school. Wentz made 23 starts at North Dakota State, leading the Bison to consecutive FCS championships.Coming from a smaller school, you kind of have a chip on your shoulder so to speak, he said. It doesnt matter where you come from, if you can play, you can play.Clevelands defense is wary of Wentz, even if he missed the last three preseason games with injured ribs.He didnt play at a D-I school, but they obviously see a lot in him, Browns cornerback Joe Haden said. We are definitely excited to go out there and try to mix it up. He is not really experienced and hasnt seen too many different defenses, so just going to try and disguise and go after it.---AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddi ' ' '