He isn't expected to play this afternoon when the Seattle Seahwaks(2-6) play the Miami Dolphins(4-4) in Miami. Can you believe Miami is one win from being over .500?
I find the writing of the followhttp://wizbangblog.com/mt-static/images/formatting-icons/quote.gifing AP article on Hasselback to be interesting.
Matt Hasselbeck did not make his anticipated return to the practice field Thursday, casting some doubt over whether the Seahawks' indispensable quarterback will be ready to make his scheduled start next week against Arizona.A QB with a 57.7 rating is 'indispensable' Seattle is 1-3 with Hasselback, 1-3 without him. Seems to me Seattle is equally crappy with and without their 'indispensible' quarterback?" May I interest Seattle in the much maligned John Beck? Beck had a higher passing rating in 2007 for the 1-15 Dolphins.That didn't mean Hasselbeck wasn't working. He was sweating inside the training room, going through a battery of exercises with a trainer. Their session was continuing a half-hour after the no-pads practice ended.
Friday's practice is a light walkthrough, hardly an extensive test of Hasselbeck's back and knee. The Seahawks then leave for Miami to play the Dolphins (4-4) on Sunday, where backup Seneca Wallace will make his fourth consecutive.
"Some guys are banged up and new guys are stepping in. We are working out there, grinding away," Wallace said.
Seattle has gone 1-3 this season with Hasselbeck, who was the NFC's lowest-rated passer when he hyperextended his knee Oct. 5 in a loss at the New York Giants. And the Seahawks are 1-3 without him.
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Seriously?You're g... (Below threshold)1. Posted by ScottB | November 12, 2008 7:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Seriously?
You're going to run down Hasselbeck on the basis of his passing rating for four games? Games that his top 2 wide receivers had to sit out for injuries, as well as 2 out of the following 3 receivers on the Seahawk depth chart? Games in which he was already playing injured?
Look, you'll get no argument from me that both he and his team are in decline - the team certainly in steep decline. But he's been a top QB for a number of years now - not elite, but solidly in the next tier.
Running him down based on that 4 game stretch, comparing him to John Beck, and misspelling his name in the process seems petty - don't you think?
I know you were having fun because the word "indispensable" was a bit incongruous - but so is comparing him to Beck...
1. Posted by ScottB | November 12, 2008 7:40 PM |
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Posted on November 12, 2008 19:40