5 Things From Pre-Seahawks

1. I'm at Kwest...Quest...Qwest Field in the heart of downtown Seattle. On the advice of the kid at the pizza place next to the SpringHill Suites I'm staying in, I walked to the stadium. It took 45 minutes, which wasn't bad. But it would have been 41 if it weren't for these "Western" people stopping at every corner whether there was traffic or not and waiting for the "walk" signal. It's beautiful. These people can pierce and ink up every inch of their bodies in every inconceivable fashion but when it comes to crossing a street with no traffic in sight they are strictly by the book. Their parents would be proud. If they still talked to them.

2. The aim tonight here at Kwest....Quest...Qwest is to handicap the Bears quarterback competition. My man Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times calls the competition the Quarterback Qlown Qar. Either way, I'm here to point and snicker.

3. A whole passel of Seahawks aren't going to be out there: corner Jordan Babineaux, WR Deion Branch, WR Bobby Engram, DT Larry Triplett and DE Patrick Kerney are down. For the Bears, RB Kevin Jones, T Chris WIlliams and DT Tommie Harris are down.