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Matt Hasselbeck had hoped his 74th all-time win as the Seahawk starting quarterback would come before this week. In fact as he entered the San Francisco game stuck on 73 and it looked like the clock was winding down to 0:00 on his Seahawk career.
Hasselbeck will be a free agent after this season and it’s not sure yet what the Seahawks plans are or his own plans are. Having come to Seattle in the off-season of 2001 from Green Bay no one knew the former back-up to Brett Favre would go onto lead the Seahawks to a Super Bowl appearance and multiple division crowns.
It’s been a career that started off slow. He was benched for Super Bowl champion and ex-Raven quarterback Trent Dilfer. It looked like he was trying too hard at times, but as he earned the confidence of his coach Mike Holmgren and the fans he started to develop into a Pro Bowl quarterback. His potential didn’t end there- he would develop into an elite quarterback in the NFL as well and not just his conference.
Just like everyone else in the NFL Hasselbeck aged. In 2008 he missed nine games and for the first time since 2001 threw more interceptions than touchdowns in a season. In 2009 he rebounded under Jim Mora playing in 14 games, but still led the Seahawks to a losing record and a top 10 draft pick.
Mora left and Pete Carroll came in giving Hasselbeck his third different offensive game-plan in three-years he would have to run. Under Carroll, Hasselbeck would win six games and the Seahawks were in contention for winning the division.
As the season winded down and the chances of the Seahawks winning the West looked possible it looked like Hasselbeck would get a chance to win his 74th career game as the Seahawks starting quarterback at Qwest Field against the St. Louis Rams – advancing the Seahawks into the NFC Playoffs.
To read the entire article on Hasselbeck:
The last stand
Hasselbeck will be a free agent after this season and it’s not sure yet what the Seahawks plans are or his own plans are. Having come to Seattle in the off-season of 2001 from Green Bay no one knew the former back-up to Brett Favre would go onto lead the Seahawks to a Super Bowl appearance and multiple division crowns.
It’s been a career that started off slow. He was benched for Super Bowl champion and ex-Raven quarterback Trent Dilfer. It looked like he was trying too hard at times, but as he earned the confidence of his coach Mike Holmgren and the fans he started to develop into a Pro Bowl quarterback. His potential didn’t end there- he would develop into an elite quarterback in the NFL as well and not just his conference.
Just like everyone else in the NFL Hasselbeck aged. In 2008 he missed nine games and for the first time since 2001 threw more interceptions than touchdowns in a season. In 2009 he rebounded under Jim Mora playing in 14 games, but still led the Seahawks to a losing record and a top 10 draft pick.
Mora left and Pete Carroll came in giving Hasselbeck his third different offensive game-plan in three-years he would have to run. Under Carroll, Hasselbeck would win six games and the Seahawks were in contention for winning the division.
As the season winded down and the chances of the Seahawks winning the West looked possible it looked like Hasselbeck would get a chance to win his 74th career game as the Seahawks starting quarterback at Qwest Field against the St. Louis Rams – advancing the Seahawks into the NFC Playoffs.
To read the entire article on Hasselbeck:
The last stand
