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á Just when you didnÆt think it could get any worse, the Seahawks offered up one of the worst offensive performances in team history and lost starting linebacker Lofa Tatupu for the season in an embarrassing 27-3 loss to Arizona. Tatupu tore a chest muscle late in the first half and will join third-string left tackle Brandon Frye on injured reserve this week. The Seahawks also lost Patrick Kerney to an aggravated ...

As the Curse of Hutch continues to strike down SeattleÆs offensive linemen, the Seahawks finally buckled and brought in Damion McIntosh, a veteran tackle with plenty of starting experience who has been available since the season started. They did it because Brandon Frye is out for the season with a neck injury.á Frye, who was the third starting left tackle of the season, will become the fifth lineman to miss games when ...

The temptation is to blame SeattleÆs 25-19 loss to Chicago on kicker Olindo Mare, but letÆs be very clear: There was plenty of blame to go around. Yes, Olindo Mare missed two makeable field goals. But should he really have had to kick six field goals? The way it worked out, he would have needed to hit all six just for a chance to hit a seventh to win it or ...

Well, almost a week later, it doesnÆt look any better for the Seahawks. As expected, they will be without quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (broken rib), tackle Sean Locklear (ankle), cornerback Josh Wilson (ankle), and linebacker Leroy Hill (groin). Linebacker Lofa Tatupu (hamstring) and fullback Justin Griffith (sprained knee) also are very unlikely to play. Left tackle Walter Jones (knee) will be a game-time decision, and cornerback Ken Lucas (groin) and defensive tackle Brandon ...

Now we know where the Seahawks stand. Well, at least the ones who are still standing. Just when you thought the Seahawks couldn’t go through another preposterous season like they did last year, they lost five more guys Sunday in San Francisco. Already being outplayed, the Seahawks added injury to insult by losing quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (broken rib), linebacker Lofa Tatupu (hamstring), left tackle Sean Locklear (ankle), cornerback Josh Wilson (ankle) and ...

All right, the preseason is over. Now it’s time to play for the division lead. The Seahawks’ key NFC West game against San Francisco this weekend is expected to be a slugfest, with two improved defenses controlling the game. Seattle’s offense struggled to run the ball against St. Louis. The Hawks did break one big run, Julius Jones’ 62-yard touchdown burst. But without that play, they ran for just 105 yards on ...

Jerry Jones has always been a league maverick, a new-guard owner operating on his own agenda and working to further his own desires.You can't blame him. He wants what's best for his team, and he does everything he can to get it. He doesn't always do things that are in the interest of the league, but he certainly does things that are in the interest of the Dallas Cowboys.  Sometimes ...

A disturbing trend has developed in Seahawk Land over the last few years, and it has continued this year. It’s the Curse of the Cash, the Bane of the Booty, the Payday Plague. Since 2004, almost every Seahawk who has received a monster contract has missed a good chunk of time soon after. The latest victim of the Malignance of Money jinx is linebacker Leroy Hill. In the first year of a ...

It’s a good thing the Seahawks got a fifth pre-season game, because against a better team, three first-quarter turnovers might have really cost them. Matt Hasselbeck was obviously over-eager in his first game since being shut down to rest a bad back last November. He threw two interceptions in the first quarter. After the Seahawks recovered the Rams’ fumble at their own 19 on the opening kickoff, Hasselbeck forced his first two ...

It’s a good thing the Seahawks get a fifth preseason game, because they have a lot of unsettled issues as the season begins. The Hawks couldn’t have asked for a better first game than to play the St. Louis Rams at Qwest Field (unless it was the Detroit Lions, of course). Both teams have shaky situations on the offensive line, which could affect the running games. Last September, Julius Jones ran for ...