Justin Forsett News

Jeff Wheeler / Minneapolis Star Tribune Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice catches a 7-yard touchdown pass as the Seahawks' Marcus Trufant Deon Grant and Jordan Babineaux try to defend in the third quarter.

Lately the Seattle Seahawks offense executes in the latter fashion: Play is called; play walks down the gridiron equivalent of death row; play dies.

Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks were basically horrible against the Vikings.

Well, I don't know that many people had too high of expectations going into this game.

Following Seattle's blowout loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Jim Mora had the same message for Brett Favre as he always has in recent years.

You could see this one coming early. The Seahawks' first offensive series: A 1-yard run by Justin Forsett, a Senecat pass with a holding penalty on John Carlson and dropped ball by Nate Burleson and a screen pass totally blown up by the Vikings' defense.

How will the Seahawks try and contain explosive Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson on Sunday? How important of a role will running back Justin Forsett play in Seattle's offense this week? And how will the Seahawks deal with Jared Allen, the Williams duo and the rest of Minnesota's talented defensive line? We tee up those questions and others in ...

Time for a feature on everyone's favorite story: Justin Forsett. I'm going to have to confess that I haven't been part of the chorus calling for more, more, more opportunities for him.

KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET SURFACE: FieldTurf TV: FOX KEYS TO THE GAME: Vikings QB Brett Favre is successfully exploiting defenses that stack the box against RB Adrian Peterson, and the Seahawks face a similar dilemma as they did with Arizona's Kurt Warner last week.

The more I see Justin Forsett of the Seattle Seahawks play, the more he reminds me of Matt Forte .

Justin Forsett has carried many labels in his football career. Undersized, under-recruited, too slow, role player ... You get the idea.

The time has come for the Seattle Seahawks to start their best running back. Finally, Justin Forsett will be given an opportunity to produce as the starter and help fantasy football squads.

RENTON With starting running back Julius Jones likely out with a bruised lung for this week's game against Minnesota, the Seattle Seahawks will turn to the running back tandem of Justin Forsett and Louis Rankin to carry the load Sunday.

Jim Mora said today that running back Julius Jones will miss Sunday's game, which is no surprise given he spent Sunday night in an Arizona hospital with a bruised lung.

The facts: The Seahawks fell to 3-6 with a 31-20 road defeat to the Cardinals in Week 10.

Renton After reviewing video of his team's 31-20 loss to Arizona, Seattle Seahawks Jim Mora had a long list of concerns he submitted to the league's officiating office on Monday for their consideration.

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald celebrates his touchdown with teammate Early Doucet as Seahawks defensive backs Jordan Babineaux and Lawyer Milloy walk away in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game.

Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks failed to deliver on promises this season.

Monday programming: We resume our regularly scheduled weekly programming with a look at just how surprising Seattle's game was.

Note: This was going to be titled the running game commentary, but after Seattle rushed for 14 yards last time it played Arizona, I worried there might be a decided shortage of material to write about.