Seahawks O-Line Prove There's Life Without Jones

It went largely unnoticed in the Seahawks' 28-0 demolition of the lowly St. Louis Rams, but Matt Hasselbeck was untouched. Kudos must go to an offensive line missing two starters, Chris Spencer and Walter Jones. Some will point to the fact it was "only" the Rams. There's no doubt that tougher tests will come in the upcoming weeks, none more so than the difficult trip to San Francisco on Sunday. But it wasn't a complete walk over against the St. Louis. Steve Spagnuolo might be in the early stages of a massive rebuild, but he brought over some of those successful blitz packages from New York to keep Seattle guessing. There were other factors that added to the impressive performance. It was the first test for the newly installed zone blocking scheme and a debut for rookie Max Unger at guard. Replacement center Steve Vallos was making just his sixth career start. Sean Locklear, considered by some as the long te...