Deion Branch News

If you have read previous blogs, you could certainly accuse me of being a cynic.

The Seahawks travel to the Minnesota hinterland for a rendezvous with a team that looks eerily like the team the Seahawks had in 2005.

For awhile there, this looked like the Seahawks team that I expected to see before the season started.

Seahawks rookie wide receiver Deon Butler and Seattle Times sports columnist Jerry Brewer continue with Part 9 of their weekly diary about what life in the NFL is like for a rookie.

OK, this is it. Last chance for the Seattle Seahawks to save their season. This time, they really mean it.

RENTON Jim Mora is broadcasting the appropriate message. Status quo for the 2-5 Seattle Seahawks is unacceptable.

For those who think there's some rift between Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and outspoken wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, here's some news.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The Seahawks are functioning on offense this week, a big improvement from their previous game, and the left side of the offensive line gets some credit.

ARLINGTON, Texas As the Seattle Seahawks have struggled this season, coach Jim Mora repeatedly assured us that his guys are competitors who love the challenge.

RENTON Early in the day Wednesday, the Seattle Seahawks had strong hopes that oft-injured left tackle Sean Locklear could be a viable contributor in the game Sunday, when the Seahawks play host to the Detroit Lions at Qwest Field.

In the first half, the Seahawks couldn't get a break. In the second half, the Cowboys simply broke the game open in a 38-17 victory at the new Cowboys Stadium.

Seahawks wide receiver Deion Branch told KJR-950 radio Tuesday that he doesn't want out of Seattle despite his comments into a television camera after he scored a touchdown Sunday in Dallas.

The skidding Seahawks aren't worried about T.J. Houshmandzadeh's stomping and gesturing after he doesn't get the ball.

LM Otero / Associated Press Cowboys wide receiver Sam Hurd scores a touchdown after escaping the tackle attempts of Seahawks cornerback Ken Lucas , safety Jordan Babineaux and linebacker Aaron Curry during the first half of Sunday's game.

I'm in Arlington at the new Cowboys Stadium, which is one large and impressive building.

With the team's announcement that Walter Jones was placed on the injured reserve with a knee ailment, ending his season, local writers paid homage to the Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle with the possibility of this being his last season.

I woke up one day this week to find out I did not acquire Laurence Maroney on waivers, and I was disappointed.

Greetings from a gray and rainy VMAC .... kind of abbreviated links because I got to get to practice.

A fourth-string left tackle's stock should never be high in the first place, and Williams' struggles Sunday affirmed as much.

If you thought Seattle's game against Jacksonville last weekend was big, well, it was.