Lawrence Jackson News

For the slumping, snakebitten Seahawks, the only thing scarcer than victories is sympathy.

With the season quickly approaching the halfway point, team insiders believe only a halfway positive assessment can be delivered on behalf of a pair of supposedly key additions to the defensive line - ex-Lions DE-DT Cory Redding and ex-Packers NT Colin Cole .

Former Seattle Seahawks safety Terreal Bierria has been arrested in the killing of a Louisiana man.

Defensive end Lawrence Jackson had just two tackles on the afternoon. NFL FOOTBALL, ARIZONA CARDINAL AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS For the second season in a row, the Seattle Seahawks aren't going to the playoffs.

Hass is back After two weeks on the shelf, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck fought through the pain of a fractured rib to complete 18 of 30 attempts for 241 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 125.1 passer rating.

Our own Dave Boling profiled defensive end Darryl Tapp and talked to him about his impressive start to the season.

So like I said 24-10 Jacksonville ... Raise your hand if you saw a reincarnation of Monday, December 5, 2005 in Philadelphia .

The Seattle Seahawks defense is loaded with speedy, young players. This week, the coaches turned them loose, and the results were impressive.

Broken ribs and all, Matt Hasselbeck was back to save Seattle's season. Hasselbeck returned from being sidelined two games to throw four touchdown passes, and the Seahawks rolled to their biggest home shutout in 25 years, 41-0 over the bewildered Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Thick playbooks aren't the only literature Lawrence Jackson dives into during the season.

This clip of the Simpson's Moe Syzlak taking a lie-detector test pretty much sums up my feelings about this Seahawks season: "Alllllllllllrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiight! I'm going to sit at home and ogle the women in the Victoria Secret's Catalog.

Before talking to him on Wednesday, here's all I knew or heard about Seahawks defensive end Lawrence Jackson -- 2008 first-round draft choice from USC who was largely disappointing during his rookie year.

Thick playbooks aren't the only literature Lawrence Jackson dives into during the season.

RENTON It's difficult for a man as intelligent as Lawrence Jackson to play dumb.

UPDATE: Frank Gore was named NFC offensive player of the week for obvious reasons.

Sure, it's a little worrisome to say the Seattle Seahawks need Kelly Jennings to come up big in the coming weeks for an already short-handed secondary.

Time for the conditioning coach to finally get his pink slip...the injury situation is ridiculous and it's not just bad luck.

Ben Margot / Associated Press The Seahawks' Nate Burleson is tackled during a punt return in the third quarter.

The biggest surprise coming from Sunday's season-opening victory by the Seattle Seahawks? My vote goes to the play of defensive end Lawrence Jackson, who finally fulfilled some of the expectations that went with being a first-round draft pick in 2008.

Seahawks rookie linebacker Aaron Curry drew a $5,000 fine for unnecessary roughness on a play during Seattle's season-opening 28-0 victory over St.