"The first series of his first home start and new Seahawks starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson already was running for his life.

Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen sprinted, unblocked, from Jackson's blindside and was about to flatten him, when the Hawks quarterback sixth-sensed the pressure, avoided the almost-certain sack and threw the ball away.

Escapablity. It is the most important asset for a Hawks quarterback this season.

For most of the first half Saturday night the Vikings' defensive linemen came after Jackson as if they had some grudge against their former teammate. (For the record, they don't.) They hit him almost every time he dropped to throw.

Jackson stayed cool.

He scrambled for 4 yards on the first play of the second possession and then, with Vikings linebacker Jasper Brinkley practically inside his face mask, Jackson hung in the pocket and completed a 9-yard pass to Anthony McCoy.

Tarvaris Jackson is not Matt Hasselbeck and this season, with this young offensive line, that could be a good thing for the Seahawks.

He's a different kind of quarterback for a different kind of offense. He's the most mobile starting quarterback this city has seen since Jim Zorn. And he can take a hit."