Have been out of pocket most of the day and dictating stuff to our editor, Dale Phelps, as it has become available. I finally got in front of a computer after we had a teleconference with Tim Ruskell. But the highlights are as follows:

-- Ruskell said this deal for Charlie Frye came together quickly. They had targeted him earlier but the talks had fallen off once Frye won the starting job in Cleveland. Once he had the poor performance on Sunday, the talks were revived and the Seahawks, according to Ruskell, felt like Frye was the best guy available to fill the third QB role that they obviously needed. He also said this is more of a long-term deal not meant to have an immediate impact.

-- No, this had nothing to do with the DJ Hackett injury and it is very unlikely that Seneca Wallace will be used as a WR in Sunday's game. This was something they had been pursuing for some time and probably would have been even if Hackett had remained healthy.

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-- The pick that the Seahawks gave to Cleveland was comparable to the one they got for Bryce Fisher. I have heard unofficially that it was a sixth-round pick but Ruskell declined to confirm that.

-- The development of rookies Baraka Atkins and Brandon Mebane led the Seahawks to believe that Fisher was expendable. Ruskell said Fisher never came to him and demanded a trade or expressed displeasure with his reduced role and that he was profressiona throughout. Ruskell would not say what role he thought Jason Babin would have in this so I get the impression that Atkins is ahead of him on the depth chart even though both were inactive on Sunday.

-- Ruskell said to never close the door on any discussions regarding other potential trades or free agent signings, but he said he felt that unless something scintillating presented itself they were pretty set with the roster at this point.