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Matt Hasselbeck might miss a little practice this week as his sore shoulder heals, but Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora expects all hands on deck when his team plays at Houston this Sunday.

Seeing the Seahawks listed with the Bucs, Lions, Bills and Chiefs for having zero players among the leaders in Pro Bowl balloting affirmed the decline we have seen on the field.

IMHO, In the 2010 Draft pick the best o-lineman there is. 2011 pick Andrew Luck from Stanford as the future QB.

Seahawks tackle Walter Jones prompted a ripple of concern Friday with two posts from his Twitter account hinting he might retire.

Update at 1:21 p.m.: Let's go ahead and shift it down to Defcon 3 or so regarding Jones retirement talk.

Seahawks fans will be in a good mood this week for a change, something that hasna TMt happened nearly enough this season.

Although winter is fast approaching, the already considerable heat being felt lately by the Seahawks was turned up a notch following a lopsided Week 11 loss made even more painful by a franchise-worst four-yard rushing performance.

ST. LOUIS How low can the Seattle Seahawks' running game go? Well, right now, they are at an historical low for the organization.

The ongoing scuttlebutt about Mike Holmgren possibly returning to Seattle in some Grand Poobah role sure seems like crazy talk.

Games aren't the only thing Jim Mora is losing. The Seahawks' coach just lost his workout buddy.

MINNEAPOLIS As if the 9-1 Minnesota Vikings needed to rub in anything beyond their total dominance of the Seahawks in a 35-9 win Sunday, they made an effort to showcase former Seattle guard Steve Hutchinson, whom they hired away after the 2005 season.

Minnesota guard Steve Hutchinson, bottom right, has been leading the way for running backs like Adrian Peterson, and Shaun Alexande when the guard played for Seattle.

Several times during his first season as head coach of the Seahawks, Jim Mora has referred to himself as an optimist - an assertion that has been continually tested during a 3-6 start.

Adrian Peterson doesn't know much about "poison pills" in contracts. All the Vikings superstar running back knows is that six-time Pro Bowl guard Steve Hutchinson is clearing holes for him.

What has gone right: Nate Burleson has recovered wonderfully from knee surgery. Burleson leads the team in receptions, yards and is tied for the lead in touchdowns.

Seahawks coach Jim Mora placed Sunday's game in Matt Hasselbeck's hands when his quarterback threw 51 passes against Detroit.

Sean Locklear will start at left tackle for the Seahawks in Sunday's key divisional game at Arizona.

Greg Knapp was having a San Francisco flashback. The former assistant to Steve Mariucci and George Seifert thought he was coaching another one of Steve Young's aerial circuses with the old 49ers.

To attain coach Jim Mora's stated goal of reaching the playoffs, the Seattle Seahawks have some work to do.

Seahawks running back Edgerrin James was released Tuesday after failing to live up to past seasons.