"Despite twice throwing for career highs in yardage, Tarvaris Jackson considers his short stint in Seattle so far a failure.

"We're a 2-5 team, and a quarterback's (job) is to help the team win as much as possible," he said. "We've still got a lot of work to do, but 2-5 is failing. So I guess I got an F right now."

Technically Jackson, who missed the Cleveland game with a left pectoral injury, is 2-3 as a starter.

He came off the bench Sunday against Cincinnati despite feeling soreness in his chest and threw for a career-high 323 yards, which effectively ended Charlie Whitehurst's campaign for the starting job.

"After the game I still felt pretty sore," Jackson said. "I think it's going to be sore pretty much the whole season."

Admittedly, Jackson started slowly.

He averaged 176 passing yards in his first three contests and 269 in the past three. His brightest moments include a 319-yard passing game against Atlanta and orchestrating a 36-25 win on the road against the New York Giants.

"We're getting better," Jackson said. "We're growing, and I'm feeling more and more comfortable each week. And the guys are feeling more and more comfortable in me. And the coach is gaining more trust in me.

"So that's good. My whole thing is I'm always about wins. That's what I really pride myself in, and that's what all quarterbacks should be judged on. That's what I want to be judged on, so right now 2-5 is not going to get the job done.""