From the Emerald City to Graceland?

Losing a two coaches who would have probably been fired anyway is no big thing, but the latest news on Mike Sando's blog should be cause for concern.

The Seahawks have given permission to the Titans to interview Seattle executives Mike Reinfeldt and Ruston Webster for a GM job. That's great news for Mike, Ruston and the Titans, but not for Seahawks fans.

Ruston, a long-time Ruskell associate, just joined the Seahawks organization at the beginning of the 2006 season, so it's not clear how much he's done for the franchise and what exactly the impact of losing him would be.

Mike Renfeldt, however, is a salary cap genius who pulled off the highly improbable feat of being wooed back to the Seahawks, after leaving during the Bob Whitless era, and locking up Matt Hasselbeck and Walter Jones to long term deals, and Franchising (note: NOT Transitioning) Shaun Alexander in his first week back on the job. These three players then lead Seattle to the first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.

With several Seahawks starters at or near the end of their contracts, and the need to re-tool through free agency at key positions, not having a guy like Renfeldt around could be a significant loss.

Of course, this is a Titan organization that liked their chances with Kerry Collins over Steve McNair and Vince Young, so let's hope they apply the same level of talent evaluation prowess when selecting their new GM!