Mike Holmgren prefers that new Seahawks players get weeks of preparation in his intricate offense. Normally, the mastermind of Seattle's myriad formations, pre-snap motions and poem-like play calls wouldn't consider playing a receiver who has had just three practices, especially one who hadn't practiced or played in eight months because of a contract holdout with another team. Normally. But until this week's preparations for Sunday's home opener against Arizona, Holmgren had never coached Deion Branch.