Man, I wish you could have been here this morning. The second morning in pads featured some great contact. Traditionally one of the best ... and often most lopisded ... drills of training camp is when the running backs are asked to go one-on-one blocking against the linebackers.

In the past, only Mack Strong had much luck. The drill this year was a real eye-opener. Leonard Weaver stonewalled Lofa Tatupu, and then absolutely flat-backed Leroy Hill. I know, I know ... you don't believe it. Brothers and sisters, I saw it with my own eyes.

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Everybody knows Weaver has some rushing and receiving talents, but the challenge for Weaver was to block. And if he didn't learn how, he wasn't going to get much time on the field. It's obvious he's taken this challenge head on. Julius Jones then did a great job against Julian Peterson.

Another great drill is when they go 9-on-9 in the run game. Since the defense knows it's all running plays, they stack up pretty tightly and it gets very intense in the middle. The guy who really showed up was back T.J. Duckett, who may have had his best practice as a Seahawk. He looked very strong up the middle, and later in team drills had some good runs and blocks as well.

Other standouts? John Carlson again made some nice catches. Logan Payne continues to be a real training camp star. My column for tomorrow is going to be on Payne.

Whereas Sunday's practice in pads looked a little tentative, Monday's was very aggressive and crisp. And great fun to watch.