MONDAY'S GAME 8/22/05

Dallas Cowboys - QB Rotation: Drew Bledsoe, Tony Romo, Drew Henson.

Bill Parcells was less definitive about bringing QB Drew Henson in with the second team against Seattle. Romo played with the second team last week. "We'll see. Maybe," Parcells said. Romo took all of the snaps with the second team for three straight days this week.

Drew Bledsoe has looked sharp at Cowboys camp, teaming up with Terry Glenn on a number of deep passes and with TE Jason Witten on shorter throws. He also is in the best physical condition he's been in in four or five years.

Issues in the secondary: Parcells said he's not even close to deciding who will start at free safety. For now, Lynn Scott and Keith Davis are rotating at the position. CB Lance Frazier (sprained left ankle) is also ailing.

The defense is still adjusting to their new 3-4 defense. The 3-4 defense fared pretty well against the run Saturday. Putting pressure on the quarterback, however, was a problem. Parcells blamed it partly on the inability of rookie defensive end Demarcus Ware and the outside linebackers to make the transition from run stopper to pass rusher.

Seattle Seahawks - QB Rotation: Matt Hasselbeck, Seneca Wallace, rookie David Greene, Gilbran Hamdan.

Running backs thin. The Seahawks have been getting by with only two healthy running backs in practice, Kerry Carter and Marquis Weeks, an undrafted rookie free agent from Virginia. Shaun Alexander is back, but Maurice Morris is not, both from sore hamstrings, and Jesse Lumsden figures to be out for two weeks with a hip injury.

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