Seattle quarterbacks finished 20-of-30 passing for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns. However, there were a couple plays where the defense would have had sacks if they were allowed to tackle the quarterback, including T.J. Duckett’s 7-yard touchdown on a swing pass.

On the ground the Seahawks finished with 26 carries for 94 yards for an average of 3.5 yards a carry. Not something to write home to mom about, but expected with the injuries to the offensive line so far in camp. The 29 passes and 26 runs is a better balance that the Seahawks would like to see continue during the regular season.

Logan Payne (3 catches for 36 yards) and John Carlson (4 catches for 33 yards) both had good days catching the ball, although Payne dropped a pass in red-zone offense where it appeared he took his eyes off the ball because he was working to get into the end zone. Michael Bumpus had the most impressive catch of the day, hauling in a pass from Charlie Frye near the sideline, bouncing off a defender at the 5-yard-line and fighting his way to the goal line for a score.

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One used speed and brute strength and the other nimble footwork, but both Justin Forsett and T.J. Duckett displayed skills that could add another dimension to the Seattle Seahawks’ stagnant running game from a season ago in Saturday’s scrimmage at Qwest Field.

After raising a few eyebrows from sideline observers during training camp, Forsett again displayed flashes of why he should still be in the running back conversation on Saturday, showing a Barry Sanders-like ability to make tacklers miss with a couple cutback runs against the second-team defense.

At 5-foot-8, 194 pounds, Forsett is the smallest back in camp. But he ran hard and finished with 51 yards on nine carries, including a 33-yard scamper on draw up the middle that was the longest running play of the day.

“Somebody got backed up into me and I just hooked him and went around him,” Forsett said. “It was an open play because everybody had backed out. So it was just a good job blocking, and me just trying to make my way upfield.”

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PASSING – Scrimmage
Att. Comp. Yds. Lg TD Int. Sacked
Matt Hasselbeck 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Seneca Wallace 8 7 69 15 0 0 2
Charlie Frye 14 10 137 53t 2 0 0

PASSING – Red Zone
Att. Comp. Yds. Lg. TD Int. Sacked
Seneca Wallace 3 2 20 13t 1 0 1
Charlie Frye 4 1 6 6t 1 0 0

RECEIVING
Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD
John Carlson 4 33 8.3 10 0
Logan Payne 3 36 12.0 15 0
Ben Obomanu 3 32 10.7 13t 1
Bryan Gilmore 2 16 8.0 11 0
T.J. Duckett 2 13 6.5 7 1
Justin Forsett 2 5 2.5 6 0
Jordan Kent 1 53 53.0 53t 1
Michael Bumpus 1 23 23.0 23t 1
Owen Schmitt 1 17 17.0 17 0
Joe Newton 1 4 4.0 4 0

-includes scrimmage and red-zone receptions

RUSHING
Att. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD
Justin Forsett 9 51 5.7 33 0
T.J. Duckett 9 25 2.8 7 0
Maurice Morris 3 9 3.0 6 0
Owen Schmitt 2 5 2.5 5 0
Charlie Frye 1 3 3.0 3 0
Seneca Wallace 1 1 1.0 1t 1
Julius Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0

-includes scrimmage and red-zone receptions

FIELD GOALS

Olindo Mare 4/5 – (43) (38) (43) (48) (43 NG)
Brandon Coutu 6/8 – (48 NG) (48) (38) (43) (48) (33) (51 NG) (56)

DEFENSE
Player TT UT AST Sacks PD
D. Hawthorne 6 5 1
J. Adams 6 2 4 1
L. Laury 5 2 3
J. Babin 4 3 1 2.0
C. Wallace 4 2 2
L. Hill 4 0 4
J. Babineaux 3 2 1 1
K. Hobbs 3 2 1 2
E. Wicks 3 0 3
C. Cooper 3 2 1 0.5
O. Lowe 3 1 2
D. Dizer 2 1 1 1
K. Johnson 2 1 1
N. Tafisi 2 1 1 0.5
C. Terrill 2 1 1
H. Green 2 0 2
J. Wilson 1 1 0
B. Mebane 1 0 1
D. Tapp 1 0 1
D. Lewis 1 0 1 1
B. Atkins 1
L. Jackson 1

Quite a time out at Qwest Field, where cold temperatures gave way to sunny skies so that an estimated 10,000 or so football fans could get their first look at the Seahawks.

Mike Holmgren did not play a lot of the established players so that he could give full evaluation to some of the younger guys. A list of those injured included Wesly Mallard, Will Herring, Chris Spencer, Courtney Taylor, Marcus Tubbs, Chris Gray, Deion Branch, Larry Tripplett, Red Bryant, Patrick Kerney, Jeb Putzier and Ryan Plackemeier. On top of that, many of the starters, including Lofa Tatupu, did not participate, with Matt Hasselbeck only playing a few downs at the start before turning it over to Seneca Wallace and Charlie Frye.

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A few things to get you into the mood for this morning's scrimmage at Qwest Field.

Seattle Seahawks

Frank Hughes advances today’s scrimmage here, which should give players like Jordan Kent and Justin Forsett their first opportunity to show they belong on the team’s 53-man roster.

Scott Johnson of the Everett Herald also discusses the receiver battle in this story.

Some news and notes from Gregg Bell of the Associated Press, including info on Red Bryant’s knee injury and Julius Jones looking forward to playing at Qwest Field this morning.

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