Rookie Lawrence Jackson was unbelievable in this practice. He regular got to the QB. If I were a coach, I'd start him immediately. Of course, with Walter Jones and Pork Chop and Ray Willis not practicing, Jackson was going against William Robinson, and it was, well painful. The rookie from San Diego State is not close to being able to block the much-quicker Jackson, either during individual drills or team play. Time and again Jackson either sped around him or made a nice inside move and spun to the QB. Fortunately for Seneca Wallace and Charlie Frye, there is no hitting the QB.

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With DeMichael Dizer placed on the IR, the Seahawks signed center Ben Claxton. He was in Oakland's training camp last year and got hurt, and he played in Atlanta under Jim Mora two years ago.

He said he was getting ready to take his LSAT when the New England Patriots called. While he was sitting in the terminal in Charlotte, his agent called and said if things didn't work out in New England that Seattle was interested. When he got to New England, they already had signed somebody else. He still worked out, then hopped a plane to Seattle. He said he was going on about four hours of sleep. He played college ball with Chris Spencer at Ole Miss, where he wants to go to law school when his football career is over.

A lazy Sunday stroll through the NFC West this morning.

Seattle Seahawks

Dave Boling delves into tight end John Carlson’s 4-catch, 33-yard performance, and talks about how Carlson's skill set that might translate in the regular season (read more catches from the TE here).

Frank Hughes provides a good overview of Saturday’s scrimmage, along with some news and notes here.

The Oregonian’s Aaron Fentress checks in with wide receiver Jordan Kent, an elite athlete who made a nice catch on a deep route, and is fighting for a roster spot in a tough battle at receiver.

Gregg Bell of the Associated Press also provides an overview of the scrimmage here.

And you can see some highlights from Friday’s scrimmage here.

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This was a very light, short practice because of an abundance of injuries. They highlight the day, so let's run through them first.

* Cornerback DeMichael Dizer has a torn ACL and needs surgery.
* Kyle Williams banged up his knee and is likely out for 3-4 days.
* Jordan Babineaux injured his knee, is getting an MRI today and his status will be re-evaluated.
* Pork Chop Womack hurt his knee and is having an MRI.
* Logan Payne cracked a rib and is out until it heals. The only thing to do is rest it.
* Nu'u Tafisi hurt his ankle and is likely out 3-4 days.
* Matt Castelo hurt his knee.
* Eric Wicks has a quad contusion.

Courtney Taylor was back at practice but took part only in the drills. He said he will do drills this afternoon, then he wants to come back full-on tomorrow morning in preparation for Friday's game in Minnesota. He said he was ready to come back a few days ago but they are being cautious with him. But he sounded very jazzed to be back and playing.

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Uk-hawk, If anything, I think the receiver situation is more muddled rather than some clarity being provided. All the receivers showed well, including Jordan Kent, and now Michael Bumpus is making people take notice. Because there are so many players ahead of him, Bumpus does not have a shot at making the roster, but he is fighting for a practice squad spot right now. It is going to be very interesting to see how they handle all the young guys regarding roster spots; it also makes me wonder if this is the reason they didn't give Bobby Engram his extension because if you think one of these young guys will take Engram's spot next season there is no reason to give Engram the extension he wants.

Retiredcoach, I know for certain fieldturf is not better for soccer. The soccer guys prefer the natural turf, or at least established natural turf.

charlien, I think they view Howard Green as strictly a backup behind Rocky. I don't see him getting time as a starter unless Rocky or suffers more injuries. In fact, Green may have a hard time making the roster once Red Bryant returns. The numbers don't bode well for him.