"The Vikings saw enough of Tarvaris Jackson in five seasons to decide they had seen enough.

A former second-round draft pick whose mobility and arm strength had new coach Brad Childress envisioning a new Donovan McNabb, Jackson was so unimpressive that Minnesota pursued the original model this offseason. So after 36 games, a 10-10 starting record and almost as many interceptions (22) as touchdown passes (24), Jackson was left to find work elsewhere. He eventually signed with Seattle.

Tonight, the Vikings will get to see Jackson from the other side.

"I feel he's ready for his shot," said wide receiver Sidney Rice, another Viking who signed as a free agent with Seattle. "He'll be given every opportunity here. He never complained about the situation in Minnesota, and that showed a lot about his character."

The Seahawks handed Jackson the starting job from the moment he signed a two-year, $8 million deal, making some not-too-flattering comments about how the quarterback had been used in Minnesota.

"He has not been in a good situation," coach Pete Carroll told Yahoo Sports. "He's been jerked around. We wanted to put him in a stable situation."

Seahawks general manager John Schneider also weighed in, telling Yahoo: "He's 28 years old and quite frankly was (expletive) on for four years.""