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Eric D. Williams took over the Seahawks beat and Seahawks Insider blog in December. Williams has covered the Seahawks, Sonics and high school sports for The News Tribune since joining the paper in 2006. Eric lives in Tacoma with his wife and two children.
Tacoma News Tribune columnist Dave Boling also contributes to the Seahawks Insider blog.
Mike Holmgren said in his weekly appearance with KJR's Dave "Softy" Mahler that he has not spoken with Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner about the possibility of becoming the team's director of football operations.
But he did say he would be interested in talking with Lerner, saying "I'd love to talk with Cleveland someday."
Don't think the Browns are the only team that will be calling Holmgren. Several teams will be interested in bringing him on in some form.... But will one of those teams be the Seattle Seahawks?
It hasn’t happened since 2000, largely due in part to the presence of future Hall of Fame offensive tackle Walter Jones on the roster, but the Seattle Seahawks are in danger of being shutout of the Pro Bowl for the first time in almost a decade.
Currently, no Seahawks is among the top five in their position in fan voting, with five weeks remaining. Players are voted into the Pro Bowl Pro the coaches, the players themselves, and the fans. Each group’s ballots count for one third of the votes.
With the Seahawks at 3-6 and not meeting expectations made at the beginning of the season, there’s reasons why no Seahawks are on the list. But that doesn’t mean that there are not some deserving candidates.
Swedish Hawks, Cidhawk and Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, Wash. tied for the top spot this week with 11 correct.
In the overall standings, Chimacum Hawks vaults ahead to the top spot with a good week, and now has 103 correct, followed by Silverton Hawks with 102 overall.
I only picked seven correct, and stand at 92 correct, while Ryan Divish had a solid week, picking 10 correct, and now has 90 overall.
Two days after Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner reportedly met with former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren, Lerner was unwilling to discuss it when contacted by The News-Herald, which covers Northern Ohio.
“I have no comment on any matter related to the search to strengthen the Browns’ management,” Lerner wrote in an e-mail response to the News-Herald.
Lerner reportedly is not looking for a head coach, but a general manager to run the football operations side of the team, and ultimately to determine whether or not they keep head coach Eric Mangini.
On Tuesday, former Cleveland running back Jim Brown implied to a group at a luncheon that Lerner was meeting with Holmgren.
Seahawks starting cornerbacks Marcus Trufant and Josh Wilson both did not participate in practice today and are listed as having concussions in the team's injury report.
It appears both are sitting out just as a precaution, and should be back at practice at some point this week. Both were out on the field today.
DT Craig Terrill (shoulder) also did not participate in practice.
Running back Julius Jones (bruised long) is listed as out, but was out at practice this afternoon.
Center Chris Spencer (thumb) was a full participant in practice.
It was a pretty standard and nondescript Wednesday press conference with head coach Jim Mora. But then again, what can he say at this point? He was positive as always, but on some level the things that need to be discussed really can't or won't be discussed.
Here's some highlights ...
On the injury front, as expected running back Julius Jones is out for this week with a bruised lung.
"He's doing better," Mora said. "He was in meetings today. He said he's feeling good.
but he won't be playing Sunday."
There is no timetable for Jones' return. But Mora hopes it will be next week.
One thing that Mora was asked will be if Jones could lose his starting job if Forsett has another monster game. One of the cliched rules in pro football is that a starter doesn't lose his job to injury. The Wally Pipp factor isn't an option. Mora kind of subscribes to it.
"What it might do is force us to adjust how we split the workload more, which we've tried to be conscious of when we go into any game," he said. "I've said it a couple of times, "if a guy gets hot, just let him run."
Apparently, just don't let him start.
On Monday, Mora mentioned that Forsett had similar qualities to running back Warrick Dunn. Eric wrote about it today and Mora was asked about it again. And he mentioned that the qualities are similar, but that Forsett hasn't done it with the consistency that Dunn did with Atlanta and Tampa Bay.
"Let's not just disqualify guy because of his physical attributes, let's give him a chance to play," Mora said.
With Forsett starting on Sunday, he will be removed from the kick-off return team and Ben Obomanu will fill in his place.
As for other injuries ... Mora said a few guys may miss or be limited in today's practice, but will still play on Sunday. One person who won't be limited is quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who will practice today.
"That's a good thing," Mora said.
Mora spent some time talking about Lawyer Milloy, who had played more than he has in the last few weeks, and said that could continue.
"We played more six defensive backs and even played seven defensive back pack packages," Mora said. "That's something we'll continue to do. And you might see him on some of the run downs as well. We want him to continue to have an impact."
That being said, Milloy still remains a back-up.
"He's dealt with it like a true pro," Mora said. "I was pretty clear with when he signed him that his role was come and be back-up safety, play special teams and be there if and when we need him in whatever role. He was fine with that, but that doesn't mean he wants to be in the line-up."
Mora absolutely gushed about the Vikings at times.
"When you watch them offensively, defensively, speical teams, you don't see holes," he said. "You see a team that is solid at every position. They're big, they're physical, they're fast, they're sound fundamentally. It will be a heck of a challenge for us."
On Brett Favre ...
I respect as much as anything the durability and the enthusiasm he plays the game with. You watch the games, you watch the tapes. And he'll throw little a check down and he's running down the field to throw a block for the back. And you're going, "this guy is 40, what's he doing?" But he's always played with that youthful enthusiasm. It's fun to watch a guy that enjoys plays playing the game as much as he enjoys playing the game.
On Adrian Peterson ...
Our ends are going to be very important in put up an edge in the run game. One of the great things that this runner does is cut the ball back. If you don't show him a solid edge. He gets the edge and he's got the speed to turn it up and go. "
On Jared Allen ...
All you have to do is watch that Green Bay. It's hard to sleep. I think the one thing that will help us out is that Lock got back last week and was able to get plays - 89 plays to be specific - so he's going to be better this week. Sean is an athletic guy, who moves his feet well, and is a good pass protector, but we're still going to have to give him help because Jared Allen is a special right end.
If the Seattle Seahawks ultimately decide to part ways with GM Tim Ruskell at season's end, they might have one less candidate available.
According to Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren met with Browns owner Randy Lerner on Tuesday about the possibility of becoming head of football operations for the Browns franchise.
According to Grossi, Hall of Fame running back and former Cleveland player Jim Brown told a crowd at a luncheon in Cleveland on Tuesday that Lerner was interviewing someone who could turn around the team's bleak future.
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