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John McClain of the Houston Chronicle makes a mockery of the NFL's new online media policy in a video segment on his employer's Web site. The video shows McClain conducting interviews with a helper holding a stopwatch, the better to comply with rules limiting online content to 45 seconds per day. McClain rushes off as the league-imposed time limits approach, at one point leaving Texans owner Bob McNair standing by himself. McClain later admits that the video ran 15 seconds long, producing an apology designed to keep the league from rushing to Houston to shut down the Chronicle.

Funny stuff, and even funnier if you know McClain. We called him "The Mayor" when the Super Bowl was in Houston because John had so many connections in the city, and the league. He is past president of the Pro Football Writers of America and one of the more likeable guys in our business.

Rams RB Steven Jackson told USA Today he thinks the Seahawks' cushion in the NFC West is gone. Seattle has won the last three division titles. The Hawks lost twice to the 49ers last season, playing stretches without QB Matt Hasselbeck and RB Shaun Alexander, and still won the West by two games.

If the Hawks bounce back health-wise this season, they should contend for another NFC West title, but the "X" factor is clearly whether the rest of the division has improved as much as Jackson suggests. The Rams were 4-1 last season when they suffered a tough loss to the Hawks, the first misstep in St. Louis' fall to 8-8.

The 2007 schedule gives Seattle an opportunity to take control of the division early. The Hawks have September road games against the Cardinals and 49ers. Winning those games would deliver a strong message. Losing those games might give those teams the momentum St. Louis squandered with its early loss to Seattle last season.