THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Saturday, September 5, 2015

It's that familiar feeling if you're a fan of the Seattle Seahawks.

No, not that gut-wrenching feeling of being down 19-7 with under three minutes remaining at home in the NFC Championship game.

Not even that of watching a receiver juggle and catch a pass that - had he been able to get up and run to the end zone - might have led to a relatively quiet offseason, free of talk about "deflation" and proper PSI in a football.

But anticipation, waiting to see how things are going to play out.

EVENTUALLY, WHETHER it's this weekend or early next week, the long standoff between the Seahawks front office and strong safety Kam Chancellor - who has held out for all of training camp - will end, right?

Chancellor wants more money from the team after signing a new deal a few years ago. His physical play is a reason why as with each big hit he delivers, he's taking more time off his body that he can continue to play at that level.

Seattle, trying not to set a precedent in the league, doesn't want to just give in and give Chancellor what he wants.

Maybe Seattle will play hardball with Chancellor and let him sit out a couple of weeks to try and prove a point that asking for more money after signing a deal won't be tolerated any more.

Keep in mind, Seattle has done this dance with Marshawn Lynch in recent years, with Lynch eventually getting what he wants.

It might come at the cost of releasing another starter from last year's team, but I'd expect to see Chancellor in the secondary when they get started next Sunday in St. Louis.

He earned his money, if nothing else, getting the team to the NFC title game with his play against Carolina last year.

Without Kam, the "Boom" isn't going to be quite as good until he gets back.

VERNON ADAMS hasn't even taken a snap for the Oregon football program this season - that will come a little later today - but you can't help but wonder just how good he might be in that high-powered offense in Eugene.

For all the great games Adams played against Pac-12 Conference teams - beating Oregon State and taking Washington to its limit twice in Montlake - he'll have to do it on a consistent basis each and every Saturday for the entire season.

Adams won't have to prepare much for the team he'll face in his first game with the Ducks, as today they play host to the Eastern Washington Eagles, who Adams helped to a couple of playoff appearances at the Football Championship Subdivision level in 2013 and 2014.

It's hard to follow up a Heisman Trophy winner, with Marcus Mariota winning it last year, but Adams might be talented enough to do so.

He was the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award after his first full year of starting in 2013, and was an injury away from maybe winning the award last year.

Not that the athletes at Eastern Washington aren't as good, but it will be fun to see what he can do surrounded by 10 other guys on the field that are just as athletic in the skill positions.

He doesn't have to be like Joey Harrington, or Mariota for the team to have success this year.

It's likely that all they'll need is a little bit of that magic he showed while on the field in Cheney over the past two years.

If fans have forgotten, they'll get a big reminder later today.

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d'Alene Press. He can be reached by telephone at 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or via email at jelliott@cdapress.com. Follow him on Twitter @JEPressSports.