It wouldn't be training camp without Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren letting off some steam, right?

A fuming Holmgren let loose on the team this morning, using some colorful language we can't repeat here. Holmgren was upset with the pace of practice during 7-on-7 and team drills, which included some dropped passes and missed assignments, and felt the offense was playing tentatively.

Not a big deal, really. This happens during training camp when guys get dead legs from all of the running, particularly in a morning practice on a chilly day when it's hard to get going. And the guys seemed to finish things on a strong note.

However, there was some gasps from the sidelines when Matt Hasselbeck limped off the field on the second-to-last play during team drills.

Hasselbeck's plant leg seemed to buckle on a three-step drop and he dropped the ball and yelped in pain. I'm not sure if Hasselbeck got his foot stepped on or just rolled his ankle, but he seemed OK after practice.

Some other observations from the first day of full contact.

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Some things I’ll be looking at heading into the first day of full contact practice this morning.

Who runs well – It’s hard to get a real gage of how the running back are faring when they’re not getting tackled and the defense is not bringing them down. I suspect the first day in pads will still be thud only and guys will not be allowed to bring the offense down to the ground, but I’m hopeful we’ll get a better of understanding of how Maurice Morris, Julius Jones, Leonard Weaver and T.J. Duckett move through the hole this morning. Both new additions Jones and Duckett have looked solid so far in camp.

Offensive line issues – Center Chris Gray tweaked his back during afternoon stretches before practice got started on Saturday, leaving the Hawks once again scrambling to put together five healthy lineman. Walter Jones has been sitting out one practice a day to rest his shoulder. Ray Willis is doing the same thing to for his knee, and starting center Chris Spencer hasn’t practiced since Friday.

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