Nate Burleson

Fox Sports reports that the Hawks will be dumping WR Deion Branch after this season: Look for the Seahawks to cut the cord with WR Deion Branch and his $5 million salary next year because they really have to pay Nate Burleson, their best deep threat. Branch has battled injuries during his tenure in Seattle and hasn’t lived up to the large contract he signed back in 2006. Read Full Story

In recent seasons, former coach Mike Holmgren turned grandfatherly during the Seahawks' bye weeks. Turning 60 and already owning a Super Bowl ring, he boldly gave his players the entire week off. They'd go on far-flung vacations or just relax and heal at home with family and friends. It was wildly popular, of course, like Spring Break in October. Jim Mora is not Mike Holmgren. Demanding fewer mistakes, and downplaying that a dozen starters have been injured, the Seahawks' new coach has his battered, reeling team practicing Tuesday and Wednesday. Then he will give players an extended weekend break. "We're searching for consistency. That's ... Read Full Story

Jim Mora's hometown team just won its first game with him as its coach in a rout, in a shutout no less. Yet Mora still has a list of issues he wants fixed, starting Sunday at San Francisco. "Shoot, it's long," Mora said Monday, a day after the Seahawks beat St. Louis 28-0 for their biggest opening win since 1998. The lengthy list is indicative both of how far Seattle has to go to return to NFC West supremacy following its 4-12 flop last season — and of how far the Rams, 2-15 since the start of 2008, have fallen. The Seahawks' offense had ... Read Full Story

During Mike Holmgren’s tenure as Seahawks Head Coach, the Hawks were well known for their West-Coast style passing attack. With the exception of Shaun Alexander’s 27 TD MVP season in 2005, Seattle has been a pass-first team. Newly hired Offensive Coordinator and play-caller Gregg Knapp, however, holds a different offensive philosophy. While Knapp was the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons from 2004-2006, the Falcons led the league in rushing three straight years. During Knapp’s 8 seasons as the coordinator of the 49ers, Falcons and Raiders, his teams have placed in the top 10 of rushing attempts seven times and the top six six ... Read Full Story

Clare Farnsworth of the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports Seattle Seahawks President of Football Operations Tim Ruskell wants to improve the team’s receiving core before the 2009 season. “I know this: We don’t want to get caught with the situation we had at receiver going into this season,” Ruskell said of the Seahawks heading into the 2009 season under new head coach Jim Mora. The Seahawks dealt with a multitude of injury problems last season for their receivers. Top receivers Deon Branch and Bobby Engram missed a combined ten games. Branch caught fire late and Engram, 36, is looking at retirement or a contract extension. ... Read Full Story