Coffee & Cigarettes: Seahawks links for Monday

Brand new week.

Premiere of the (new) Daily Norseman Podcast! - Daily Norseman
The Daily Norseman is starting a podcast, and partnering with Dusty O'Connell, a Vikings fan stranded in Denver, Colorado. We're calling it the Norse Code (to continue the spirit of Christopher Gates' podcast in 2009. Tell us what you think!

Norse Code, Episode #001.5 - The Daily Norseman Vikings Podcast - Daily Norseman
The second half of the first installment of the Daily Norseman podcast is up! Be sure to tell use what you think and why.

Seahawks training camp set to begin on Thursday | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
The question marks for the Seahawks as they enter training camp don’t come accompanied with exclamation points. Instead, the issues greeting the Seahawks as the season begins with the first practice Thursday are more subtle.

Greg Jayne: Lot of cheers and bit of perspective for Seahawks | The Columbian
We hear, all too often, about perspective in sports.

Yakima Herald Republic | Despite 2012 success, Seahawks still have pressing issues
The question marks for the Seahawks as they enter training camp don’t come accompanied with exclamation points.

Prisco defends ranking of Pete Carroll on coaches list - 710sports.com
CBS Sports NFL columnist Pete Prisco has heard an earful about ranking Pete Carroll at the NFL's 15th-best coach, and he also has interesting thoughts on Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. - Blog 710 ESPN Seattle at 710sports.com

Horns247 Catching Up: With Earl Thomas
Earl Thomas went from an unknown to a two-time All-Pro and one of the best safeties in pro football. Horns247 caught up with him for thoughts on his career and the Longhorns.

St. Louis Rams' offense could be like Saints', COO says - NFL.com
St. Louis Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff said he believes his team's offense under quarterback Sam Bradford could emulate the New Orleans Saints' propensity to spread the ball around.

Best Case/Worst Case: RBs - Offseason Low Down - Rotoworld.com
Patrick Daugherty predicts the best and worst case scenarios for the league's top running backs.

NFP Sunday Blitz | National Football Post
Should NFL teams embrace social media policies for their players? That and much more in this week’s Blitz.

The Shutdown Corner NFC East Draft Review Podcast with Greg Cosell | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports
From the blog Shutdown Corner: After a brief hiatus, our good buddy Greg Cosell of NFL Films and ESPN's NFL Matchup is back to talk a little football. And with the preseason just around the corner, it's time to finish up our draft review podcasts by division, … Continue reading →

Preseason Power Rankings No. 7: New England Patriots | ProFootballTalk
It was just another quiet offseason for the big dogs of the AFC East. Except for Wes Welker signing to play with Peyton Manning and the Broncos, of course. And Rob Gronkowski having surgery a couple of times qualifies as a notable development.

2013 NFL training camp preview: Carolina Panthers - NFL - CBSSports.com News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Fantasy
Will 2013 be Cam Newton's greatest season yet? The Panthers head into training camp with this and other questions to answer.

Professional Football - Selecting for Skill & Performance Ability
If you read any of The Football Educator’s posts over the past two years you’ve noticed my affinity for Bruce Tulgan of Rainmaker Thinking. Bruce is one of the country’s foremost experts on management and leadership techniques with the new generation of young workers – The Millennials. There are differences about where the Millennial generation begins, but for simplicity sake let’s say in and around 1980. That puts a large part of the NFL player pool smack dab in the middle of Gen Y (The Millennials).

2013 NFL Preview: NFC East | Audibles - SI.com
With training camps about to begin, we take a division-by-division look at where each team stands heading into the 2013 season. Always a fascinating division to watch, the NFC East has been about as good as it gets over the past two seasons.