The sun came out in the afternoon and the Hawks had a crisp practice. The tempo of practice was good and quick all day.

The afternoon session seemed to focus on teaching, with a lot of walking through assignments.

Jordan Babineaux, who appeared to injure a knee in the morning practice, did not practice in the afternoon. Holmgren didn't address the media after the afternoon practice so we got no official report on Babineaux's condition, although one source called it a "bruised bone." If so, he could miss some practice time ... but that's conjecture at this point. We'll know better tomorrow. Pork Chop Womack and Mike Green practiced in the morning but not the afternoon, which was according to the plan that would allow them to ease back into action.

DT Craig Terrill always looks great in pass-rush drills. He's quick off the ball and has a slippery spin move.

Since everybody wants to know about the rookies, Brandon Mebane seemed to have more success this afternoon than this morning. Mebane is touted as a good run stopper, but he's been consistently strong in these pass-rush drills since he arrived.

During one rush, DT Marcus Green absolutely clobbered rookie guard Mansfield Wrotto, but on the next snap, Wrotto held his ground and got a stalemate.

The Hawks will go another two practices Monday, and most likely will stay in shorts and shells. Generally, they go this way until padding up on the third day, but that is open to the coaches' discretion.

Gotta read this feature on Walter Jones in the Huntsville Times. Sounds like "60 Minutes" will have at least some kind of film on him working out pushing the Escalade around. The descriptions of his house are interesting. More information supports the image of him as a very low-key guy.

Quotes from Patrick Kerney after practice.

"It feels good to be playing football again, there’s some rust to knock off.
It feels great, using that arm, punching as hard as I can, it feels great, like there’s never been any damage."

About missing minicamps: "Now’s the time I can make up for it, make a lot of headway and get back to where I want to be."

Recent workouts he said included "yoga for flexibility, and (exercises for) core strength and shoulder stability."

Impressions of the Hawks defense? "I gotta keep up with them, these guys play hard. It’s something I always pride myself in. There’s a great standard here which I like, I’m going to try to contribute to that."

A few pages out of my rain-soaked notebook after the first Seahawks training camp practice...

CB Kelly Jennings has terrific hands. In early drills, he reached behind with one hand (his left) and blindly speared a pass with somebody directly in front of him blocking his vision.

Tom Ashworth and Chris Spencer didn't take part in one-on-one pass blocking. Spencer was at center, though, in team drills.

One early scare came in individual pass coverage when Jordan Babineaux went up with Ben Obomanu. Babineaux appeared to injure his right knee. He got up and tried to walk, then took a knee. He was examined and then walked off gingerly. Coach Holmgren said afterward that h thought it was not a major issue but it would be examined further.

Patrick Kerney is not only healthy, he's a nightmare to block. Wait until you see how he gets into a four-point stance to rush the passer. He's tilted so that his facemask almost touches the turf. He gets off the ball and hits the edge with wicked quickness.

Rookie Baraka Atkins, in pass-rush drills, looked way better than he did in minicamps. He's really quick. He won on his outside rush, but got stopped with an inside move.

The thoughts about Deon Grant moving from free to strong safety ... He was accustomed to playing strictly free at Jacksonville. What they like about strong safety Brian Russell is his assignment correctness. He's really sharp about calling coverages and directing traffic ... normally the free safety's job. In Seattle, the safeties are largely interchangable. It appears that Russell will handle the signals. Otherwise, little has changed about their responsibilities.

Rookie receiver Jordan Kent was slowed by a foot injury in minicamp, but looks REALLY quick now. He caught one ball in drills and then absolutely jetted past a corner.

We've kidded about the name of backup quarterback Derek Devine (Dirk Diggler?), but the kid has a lot of zip on the ball. He threw a long out route in drills that was sizzling as it flew.

How are the rookie draft picks doing on defense? Josh Wilson and Will Herring each had interceptions in team drills. The best, however, was a diving pick by undrafted rookie free agent Patrick Ghee.

First play of team drills? Hasselbeck flushed, probably would have been sacked. Second play, Mack Strong can't pull in a short pass.

Jim Mora talked briefly after practice about the Michael Vick situation. Basically, he said he never saw anything out of Vick but professional behavior. He has recently exchanged text messages with him. No, he wouldn't admit to being relieved to not be in that nightmare ... he said he's just focusing on his job with the Seahawks.

The second practice starts at 2:45 p.m.

Somebody please check the weather report for Cheney for me. The Hawks have just finished stretching and early drills and it's rainy and foul. Coach Mike Holmgren took the field in his customary shorts. "I have no comment on the weather," he said, flashing a look that clearly was not thrilled.

Marcus Tubbs appears to be the only Hawk not in action. He's along the sidelines rehabbing. He doesn't limp at all and there's no outward indication that his knee is bothering him.