SEAHAWKS

We're thinking about phasing out Seahawks' coverage on this column, because no one seems interested.

Write something about Gonzaga, get a response. Don't write enough about WSU, get a real response. A coach leaves for ASU, get 1,000 responses.

But ask a simple question about the playoff-bound Hawks, the defending NFC champions, and nada, nuthin, zilch.

So we must assume no one cares. Maybe it's because you don't think they have the chance to match last season's playoff run. You remember, right? When they won those two NFC playoff games at home and then upset Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl in the best-refereed game in recent memory (at least that's how I remember it)?

But this year, after an injury-marred 9-7 regular season that was capped with every cornerback on their roster being felled by a Cruciatus Curse against Tampa Bay, none of you think they have a chance, do you? So you're keeping your fingers shut.

We'll give you another week. We'll keep linking to Hawks' stories, like this one in today's Times about being at home. Or this Jerry Brewer column with some suggestions about the cornerback problems (covered here) that we're sure you thought of on Sunday sitting in front of the TV having a cold beverage. Or this cornerback piece in the News Tribune. Or this P-I story that says Dallas is ripe for the picking. Or this one from Everett about the same thing.

Then we'll ask again: What are the Seahawks' chances Saturday against the Cowboys? Do you believe they can move on in the playoffs or do you think the injury bug has bitten once too often? Just click the comment link and let us know.

But we swear. If we get nothing in the way of response, we're pulling the plug on the Hawks right after their next loss. And we mean it.

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