OK, so here is the situation that Mike Holmgren finds himself in this week:

With only four days between now and the game against the Oakland Raiders, and his top three quarterbacks suffering some sort of injury, what does he do against the Raiders?

He certainly is not going to throw Matt Hasselbeck out there and risk having him injured just before the season opener in Buffalo. He does not yet know the severity of Charlie Frye's knee injury, though Frye said his knee was sore. And while Seneca Wallace played tonight, Holmgren said he did not even plan on allowing Wallace to throw a pass until they found themselves down by a point with 2 1/2 minutes left.

A lot of course will depend on what they say on Tuesday about Frye's injury and if that will restrict him. But it is an interesting question nonetheless: Who does Holmgren go with?

And before you say Dalton Bell, this was Holmgren's response when he was asked about playing Seneca late: "We didn't have any choice really. I wasn't going to put Dalton Bell in against them."

Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt, Packers GM Ted Thompson and 49ers vice president Scot McCloughan worked together in Seattle's front office a few years ago. They went head-to-head against one another, and against Seattle's Tim Ruskell, in the draft over the weekend. I thought it would be fun to look at which players each drafted.

Ruskell was the only one to draft two defensive players on the first day, even though he had the fewest first-day picks. This might be interesting to consult in a couple of seasons. The chart reflects drafted players but not traded players (McCloughan sent a fourth-rounder to Seattle in the Darrell Jackson trade).

That was one of the questions we addressed tonight with New York Vinnie on KIRO. Thanks to NYV and KIRO for passing along audio. For the record, D.J. Hackett showed last season that he's the favorite to start at split end now that Darrell Jackson is gone and Deion Branch is moving to flanker. Nate Burleson will be heard on this one, and Bobby Engram is expected to play extensively in the three-wide personnel groupings. We'll have more on that subject early Tuesday morning.

Thanks to Elise and Ian over at KJR, and producer Josh Sabrowsky, for passing along audio from our conversation tonight. We analyzed in detail the thinking behind the Seahawks' decision to trade Darrell Jackson to San Francisco during the draft. We dissected the perspectives of Tim Ruskell and Mike Holmgren.

The draft is always a whirlwind. This afternoon provided a bit of chance to wind down. I'll be keeping a couple of radio appointments, first with KJR at about 7:45 and then KIRO at about 8:30. Apologies to my radio friends in Spokane for missing them earlier this afternoon, but I really didn't want to miss my son's basketball practice this afternoon (after missing the first game Saturday). We'll update the 33-category roster at some point in the near future, then get ready for minicamps that open Friday. And I promise to scan through the hundreds of comments left in recent days. I've saved them and plan to answer questions.

We'll be heading back to Seahawks HQ in Kirkland shortly to meet second-round pick Josh Wilson and third-rounder Brandon Mebane. In the meantime, Dave Boling weighs in on the Darrell Jackson trade. My story is here.

Seahawks offensive coordinator Gil Haskell has finished speaking with reporters following the draft. He said the Seahawks' decision to draft for defense early made sense because those players are more likely to contribute right away. They had some lesser needs on offense, he said, and the available prospects weren't likely to win playing time. As for Darrell Jackson? Haskell said the receiver's injuries kept him out of practices over the last two seasons, hurting his rapport with QB Matt Hasselbeck. Haskell also noted that Seattle's offense, and its receivers in particular, flourished when Jackson was injured for a long stretch during the 2005 season.

Seattle drafted Wake Forest G Steve Vallos in the seventh round, 232nd overall, marking the end of the 2007 draft for Seattle. Note that Kansas City drafted Whitworth TE Michael Allen at No. 231. The Hawks emerge from this draft with a cornerback, two guards, two receivers, a defensive tackle and a defensive end. This underscores predraft comments from the Seahawks explaining that the team was happy with its situation at tight end for the 2007 season. The team feels a need to address that position for 2008.

The Seahawks have drafted another receiver, this one more familiar to those of us in the Northwest. Oregon's Jordan Kent, son of Ducks basketball coach Ernie Kent, stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 217 pounds. Seattle took him 210th overall. This was a compensatory pick. I was thinking the Hawks might take a tight end here, but perhaps they'll take one in the seventh. Kent is a 25-foot long jumper.

Seahawks defensive coordinator John Marshall has finished speaking to reporters about the team's defensive acquisitions in this draft, and in free agency. I hammered out a transcript while he was speaking, so it's ready quickly below.

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The Seahawks are getting their money's worth from their southeastern scouting wing. They have drafted Auburn receiver Courtney Taylor, who goes 6-foot-1 and 204 pounds. Seattle has taken Auburn receivers in the past, from Karsten Bailey to Ben Obomanu. Some of our over-18 readers might have fun Googling this latest prospect. Seattle took him 197th overall, in the sixth round. The Hawks are on the clock again at No. 210.

The Seahawks have selected Auburn LB Will Herring in the fifth round. He's 6-foot-2 and 229 pounds, and presumably a special-teams contributor. The team has not yet drafted a tight end. Would a late-round tight end beat out some of the backup tight ends on this roster? Perhaps. But Seattle apparently saw greater value in a linebacker here.