The Seahawks and Vikings are deep into bidding for WR Sidney Rice, league sources said Tuesday.

The Seahawks are out of the Kevin Kolb sweepstakes, according to a source. They had reservations about how steep the price would be in trade compensation paid to the Eagles and financial compensation paid to the QB.

It appears increasingly unlikely that Matt Hasselbeck will be back in Seattle.

Leslie Frazier knows what he wants, and he knows how he’s going to get there. He already has the Vikings’ respect, not because he’s now the interim coach, but because he’s always had it.

If Brett Favre makes his 292nd consecutive start, as we expect, how long of a leash will Vikings coach Brad Childress have if the quarterback proves to be ineffective?

Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell says that despite fumbling problems, coaches don’t plan on changing Adrian Peterson’s style of running.

When I look at Brett Favre on the Minnesota Vikings — ignoring all of the obvious things — what I see is the Vikings getting better in the red zone and on third downs. Really, Favre makes the entire offense better, and opposing defenses will no longer be able to take liberties against the Vikings.