I spoke with Courtney Taylor some after practice, and he said the Denver Broncos were hot and heavy to sign him, and a few other teams called his agent as well. However, he said, everybody wanted to sign him to their practice squad, and he figured if he was going to make a lateral move, he might as well stay in Seattle, where he is comfortable and where he feels he has a future.

He said the biggest thing about his game is that he needs to get back his swagger. He said he knows he is good enough to compete at this level, but for whatever reason he did not perform well when he was given the chance. It is humbling, for sure, and he realizes you can't take anything for granted.

It was interesting, as I was interviewing coach Mike Holmgren came over and gave him a quick handshake and a pat on the back, as if to say, No hard feelings. Taylor said he realizes this is a business, and only a business, and he understands that and understands there is no reason to be bitter.

On Monday, Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said there would be changes this week, and after watching practice this afternoon Holmgren made good on his promise.

However, the player changes were mostly subtle. First, Koren Robinson was in full pads and working in with the first offense, along with a stable of other receivers. It's the first time Robinson, who has been hampered with a sore knee, has made it through an entire practice since Seattle picked him up a few weeks ago.

Robinson said he's getting close to being in playing shape, and wants to make it through practice healthy this week so he can play on Sunday.

"Today was the first step," Robinson said. "I felt good. I'm not where I need to be. I'm not where I'm going to be, but it was definitely a step in the right direction."

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Frank hustled out to practice so here's a couple more notes from Holmgren's press conference.

Even after another bad performance from Seattle's secondary Holmgren believes they can bounce back. Holmgren said he expects the defensive backs to play better this Sunday because that's been the team's track record after performing poorly the week before.

Holmgren said linebacker Lofa Tatupu is playing "just OK" right now. He expects guys like Tatupu, Matt Hasselbeck, Walter Jones, Marcus Trufant and other Pro Bowlers to play great. And when they don't play well, the team's play obviously suffers. Holmgren went on to say that he believes Tatupu's best football is ahead of him.

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Seahawks WR Courtney Taylor, released yesterday, cleared waivers and just came out to practice about 20 minutes after it started. So at the very least, the Seahawks get the chance to continue developing him.

First, health: Matt Hasselbeck will not practice today because of lingering effects from his hyperextended knee. Charlie Frye will take most of the reps. Why, you ask? I have the answer. Because Seneca Wallace tweaked his calf working out this morning.

Deion Branch is not going to practice this week. Kelly Jennings will practice -- but it sounds like he is going to share some time with Josh Wilson at corner. If Jennings is benched, we don't know, but it doesn't sound like he has completely lost his job. Holmgren was coy about which personnel changes he will make, saying we have to wait until practice to see.

Regarding Courtney Taylor, Holmgren said he thinks Taylor needs more seasoning, the reason they decided to release him. He said he had his chance early and didn't make the most of it, and he had been reduced to watching and working with the scout team, so they decided to go with Kent. Of Kent, Holmgren said he gives them "youthful enthusiasm," which means he often runs the wrong route, but he does give them speed, and that's what they need right now.

Somebody asked me to ask this, so I queried Holmgren on whether he thought the hit on Matt on Sunday was late. He said it was hard to tell. He said the one thing that may have been questionable is that it is a foul to hit a QB low, and Tuck's hit on Matt may have been low. But he said it was not blatant enough that he would take issue with it.