Patrick Kerney News

Greetings from a half-full Edward Jones Dome Just a couple moments away from kickoff.

With the 2009 season in the books, its time to start looking at next year. What are our positions of weakness? The thing we lack most? The missing key that has been holding us back from stretches of dominance, outside the NFC Worst.

Ryan from Seattle writes: Hey, Sando, guess who is 13th in the league for solo tackles ? That's right, David Hawthorne , backup middle linebacker for the Seahawks.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre releases a throw as Seattle Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney rushes him in the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday in Minneapolis.

Those of us in the commentary and analysis biz sometimes are guilty of overreacting either way to big wins or big losses.

Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks were basically horrible against the Vikings.

It hasna t happened since 2000, largely due in part to the presence of future Hall of Fame offensive tackle Walter Jones on the roster, but the Seattle Seahawks are in danger of being shutout of the Pro Bowl for the first time in almost a decade.

While it's no secret that every defense in football wants to pressure the opposing quarterback, never was the need for a pass rush more apparent than in Seattle's loss last week to Arizona.

Full disclosure -- I'm a Patrick Kerney fan, root for him all the time, hope he sacks Brett Favre this week and returns to Pro Bowl form.

At his best, Patrick Kerney was a dominant pass-rusher. He turns 33 next month and "has been fighting his way through a lot of things" physically, coach Jim Mora said Wednesday.

Monday programming: We resume our regularly scheduled weekly programming with a look at just how surprising Seattle's game was.

Renton For the first time this season, the Seattle Seahawks will start the entire offensive line that was projected to begin the season at the end of training camp.

Eric D. Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune says Matt Hasselbeck is feeling better than he has felt in five weeks.

The deadline to claim running back Larry Johnson off waivers from Kansas City is now passed and any one of the 32 NFL teams can now make their push if the may to sign the former star running back.

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

The cut sits on the bridge of David Hawthorne's nose, red and raw and right between his eyes.

Seahawks-NFL YAHOO! Seahawks / NFL RENTON - Ever since the Seahawks lost in embarrassing fashion at home to Arizona last month, we've been hearing plenty about what isn't the problem for Seattle, which now sits at 2-5. Lack of Effort? "No. No, there's not an effort issue with this football team," Seahawks coach Jim Mora said a day after that loss ...

With Lofa Tatupu officially going on injured reserve Friday, the Seattle Seahawks have only one choice: They're going to bring "The Heater." Second-year linebacker David Hawthorne takes over at middle linebacker starting Sunday in Dallas and it's the perfect spot for the hard-hitting youngster out of Texas Christian.

Mora took a break from the onslaught of bad news to talk about the Seahawks getting back two defensive stalwarts this week in linebacker Leroy Hill and cornerback Marcus Trufant.

Seahawks at Cowboys TV, radio: Fox, DirecTV , WOAI-AM 1200, KCOR-AM 1350 Line: Cowboys by 9 1/2, O/U 46 Series: Cowboys lead 7-5. Last meeting: Cowboys won 34-9 on Nov.