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If you look to assign blame for the crumbling of the Seahawks, the potential targets are plentiful. Perhaps when everything falls apart this markedly, there's enough blame to hand out to each and every player, coach, and executive. What bothers me is the seemingly pervasive public notion that the offensive line and the defense are to blame. Case in point. Jim Moore decided that Mora and Hasselbeck should be absolved.

When you call out Olindo Mare after the Bears game and the offensive line after the Houston game when the defense should have been called out even more, you don't build a good case for yourself as a leader of men. It's possible that he's lost the team.

But then I think, wait a minute, could Bill Belichick do a better job with the Hawks? It's hard to gauge the quality of the coaching when the players aren't very good.

If that sequence doesn't bother you, you didn't pay close enough attention. Suddenly the whole team is garbage and so Mora gets a pass on his admittedly poor leadership because of it? That's the sort of logic that brings us to my point. 

Assuming the defense is bad means you haven't paid close enough attention to the failings of the offense. The offense has failed primarily because of poor quarterback play. Very poor quarterback play. Yes, the line was not very good in the early portion of the season. The last several games, however, have seen pretty good protection and still the offense sputtered. Yet people cling to Hasselbeck. Read towards the bottom of the article and see the author's recommendations for the new GM. Among them:

Publicly support Hasselbeck. If you think he's part of the Seahawks' problems, you're out of your mind.

I'm out of my mind. Around much of the Seahawks fandom and even on here on Field Gulls, there are some that would prefer to scrap most of the team instead of finding a new quarterback. Change is difficult. As you read articles or listen to the radio or talk to your friends about the Seahawks, don't allow yourself to be swayed by the excuses being bandied about for the failings of the team. Separate your love for a player and their value to a team. Oh, and the failures of the team don't somehow excuse the antics of the head coach. Articles like this drive me bonkers. 

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And another thing

I’m going to flip the fuck out if someone else says that Peyton Manning would struggle as badly as Matt behind our line.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2009 10:10 AM PST reply actions  

I can't believe someone said that...

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Believe it.

However, I said something LIKE this. I said that I think that he would have trouble finding success. Not that he’d be as bad, but that he would find it to be significantly more difficult.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Were you drunk at the time?

Peyton is only recently getting better lines, and much of his career had an inferior line.

I was at the gym last night and the NFL Network was playing the Jacksonville Indy replay. I saw him hit Reggie Wayne about 35-40 yards deep in perfect stride. I couldn’t help but to think, “Damn, I wish we had a QB that could hit a receiver deeper than 15 yards out in stride.”

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Completely agree.

But I think that changes when you’re dropping back behind a line that has repeatedly let guys like DeMarcus come free at you leaving your only option to be curling up in the fetal position. (This effect is further enhanced when your core is so vulnerable to injuries). I think, on some fundamental level, that is the root of the reason why you see Matt action nervous before he has even dropped back and seen the rush.
And yes, quite drunk.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I've said that Peyton Manning would struggle behind Seattle's O-line.

I will wholeheartedly admit that, and I will still stand behind it. It is, as John has said, a defensible opinion.

However, I also believe that Matt Hasselbeck is part of the problem. While I think Manning would struggle, I do not think he’d struggle as bad as Matt Hasselbeck has this season.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Dec 23, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I can agree with that, sort of.

While I still think that Peyton Manning would be a top 3 QB in the league behind this line, I do think his overall numbers wouldn’t be as good as they are in Indy this year.

The key in this comparison, in my opinion, is admitting that Matt would still be bad behind Indy’s line, just not AS bad.

by BrettJMiller on Dec 24, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Not wanting to get another QB is madness.

Hasselbeck is 35, entering the last year of his contract, and has missed substantial time over the last three years due to injury. What do these people want? Re-sign him for another couple of years? Insanity. I love Matt Hasselbeck, but his time has come and gone.

If this were a player on another team, it would be a “no-brainer.” But since he’s a Seahawk, we should hang on? I think we learned our lesson with Shaun Alexander.

It's Great to be a Florida Gator!

"I never met a llama I didn't like." - TJ Duckett

All I want for Christmas is Joe Haden, Eric Berry, and Nandamukong Suh in Seahawks blue.

by Wayward Llama on Dec 23, 2009 10:17 AM PST reply actions  

The entire premise is absurd.

He’s old. He’s oft injured.

More importantly? Set aside his (terrible) performance for a moment. His freaking contract runs out in a year. Why in the world shouldn’t this team address the position now? Hell, even if the front office extended an offer for a new contract there’s no guarantee Matt would take it. At this stage in his career, I think it’s likely Matt would try to sign elsewhere to get himself into the playoffs.

Do something about the QB situation.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree completely...

I think this is the big reason Ruskell was shown the door – this was the year to do it. Let the new guy work with Knapp, learn the system and let the other two get beaten up.

by Generzal Zod on Dec 23, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions  

To be fair,

Ruskell did make that trade for Frye and I believe was turned down by Carr.

by Bad Mayo on Dec 23, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

GREAT article, Bender. Rec'd.

I LOVE Hasselbeck, and the day he leaves Seattle is the day I want his name in the Ring of Honor. But thinking he is a legitimate option for the future is completely unreasonable. The near future of the Seahawks and the near future of Matt Hasselbeck should no longer be intertwined.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 10:18 AM PST reply actions  

We just have to face it

our core group of guys are done and need to go. It’s like a relationship that need to end some time ago, some fans just don’t want to see Hass go.

by PoolNinja on Dec 23, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Shaun wasn't ever well liked

He was accepted when he was putting up MVP numbers but there was always talk about him being too soft.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 23, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I think a few things played into that.

The 2007 team was good and it was pretty obvious that Shaun was the weakest link. Morris was running well behind the exact same line and it was obvious Shaun was cooked.

I think Matt is pretty much done, but not quite as done as Shaun and the team is bad, so it’s hard for fans to point the finger at one player.

by MFAN on Dec 23, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions  

It's because Shaun's black, right?

We only doing this because Shaun is black!!!

BTW this was a very underrated movie.

FIRE JIM MORA NOW!

by SSreporters on Dec 23, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Hangin' With the Homeboys (1991)

With John Leguizamo, Mario Joyner, Doug E. Doug, and Nestor Serrano.

FIRE JIM MORA NOW!

by SSreporters on Dec 23, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I read that same article...

the guy is as clueless about what needs to be done as Mora’s coaching against the Bucs.

by PoolNinja on Dec 23, 2009 10:45 AM PST reply actions  

What a nice surprise!

You may have picked the more sane pieces out of that article to criticize.

It’s amazing to me that people are willing to blame every other player to avoid blaming Matt. To so many it’s easier to blame Housh, Burleson, Branch, JJ, the offensive line and the defense than it is to say that Hasselbeck isn’t getting it done.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 23, 2009 11:02 AM PST reply actions  

I think that there needs to be a distinction made

between people who want Matt Hasselbeck to be QB in the future because they like him and those that want him to be QB because they like him AND there’s no better choice. We’re in a rebuild (or crumble) phase, so we need someone to carry us through it. Seneca isn’t a clear enough option to make him the favorite, I haven’t seen anything to make me think Mike could do a better job than Matt, and the odds are that a rookie isn’t going to perform as well. If the debate is that giving a rookie (or Mike for that matter) playing time is better than giving it to an easily injured vet, I’ll buy that, but I don’t think that we should dismiss everyone who thinks Matt should continue to play quarterback for the Seahawks.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 11:02 AM PST reply actions  

There's this thing called "free agency" and "trades" and the "draft" where it's often possible to acquire talent.

There may not be better options on the roster, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t better options at the Seahawks disposal.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Right, but our immediate choices are.

I think the organization should always be pursuing veteran talent at any position where it’s not getting its money’s worth, which is why I’d be all for getting someone even arguably better than Matt (circa now). But there’s not a whole lot of guys on the FA list that I’d be willing to give a shot, and without a GM and a clear direction for this team I’m not expecting us to get a QB in FA. Then again, Jon Kitna anyone?

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't think anyone cares too much what we do over the course of the next two games.

We’re all talking about the macro. We can’t afford to bank on Matt Hasselbeck so we have to do something this offseason.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Try to seperate QB play from the rest of the team

It still wasn’t a great showing for Campbell but it wasn’t god awful.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 23, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

The only problem with Jason

that I have is that whenever I watch him he seems to make the same fundamental, eye-rolling mistakes I’m used to only seeing the Seahawks make (e.g. consistently missing wide open targets down the field, running out of bounds instead of throwing it away, and checking down on critical 3rd downs to name a few). I’m not saying he always makes these mistakes, but he seems to be the only one (again, outside the hawks) that ever makes them.
On an unrelated note, is there anyway to make “Seahawks” recognized as a correctly spelled word on this site?

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Type it.

See if a red line doesn’t appear.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

In Chrome

It’s much like Word, right click the misspelled word and “add it to Dictionary”.

by DJ C-Raig on Dec 23, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, true.

Another thing though is that before and after the MNF game, they reported that the skins’ new GM really likes Jason, and given that he’s a restricted free agent, I find it unlikely that they’ll dislike him enough to let him go.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

We can hope a new CBA is signed--

then he’s unrestricted. He’s only restricted if the agreement is not signed (which unfortunately is likely.) That means they can TRY to keep him, but they are not guaranteed to be able to keep him. All things being equal, I think there’s a strong chance he chooses to walk if an intriguing opportunity arises.

They do have an option— if they slap a high qualifying offer dollar wise that would equal a first round tag on him they’ll be running the risk of overpaying him, which is the last thing they want or can afford to do given their perception of his track record being spotty.

They’re really in a tough spot here (of their own doing.) The only way we give up a 1st round pick for him is if they basically give him an overpaying offer, we give him an offer that he chooses instead and they then get the draft pick. But if nobody decides to give him an offer and give up the high draft pick, they’re stuck with him taking that offer from them. Care to imagine how that will go over with their already upset fanbase if they “overpay” for a QB half the fans want gone anyway?

Anything below a 1st round offer, and we have to consider signing him anyway given the relative affordability for a guy who can start at QB for us the next few years for relatively inexpensive salary and a 2nd or later draft pick.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know if it frightens or depresses me

that people here are hoping to get Jason Campbell, even as some kind of interim solution.

by Mr Fish on Dec 23, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Lead the way to a better choice if you can see one...

I’m all ears.

If you say keep Hasselbeck you’ll depress me equally.

I’m terrified of using a 1st round pick on a QB and having it be a failure… I’ll take a somewhat limited ceiling with some upside ahead of a rapidly collapsing ceiling or a floor that could fall out day one. The Giants seem happy with Eli, there’s definitely some good comparable stats between the two of them, and frankly, I think you can do a lot worse than Campbell.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I got nothing, except hopes for the draft.

No quick fixes from me.

No safe solutions either. I think risk-avoidance is what got us into this mess.

by Mr Fish on Dec 23, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Drafted QBs almost never produce

at any kind of decent level until after a year or two. I think they tend to play somewhere around ~50% of their maximum potential in their rookie seasons? I can’t remember the exact numbers if someone can link them (it’s age based, not number of seasons based, but rookies tend to be 23-24, sometimes 22). So don’t pin too much hopes on the draft either (not for this year anyway), though 3 years from now we could be sitting pretty if we draft the right QB now.

by Fear on Dec 23, 2009 5:38 PM PST up reply actions  

And if he wants a little familiarity

We have his former QB coach. After changing O schemes so often in his career, the thought of going to a WCO-derived system with a position coach he’s worked with may be very appealing.

"I'm tired of chasing after my dreams. I'll just find out where they're going, and catch up later." - Hedberg

by jteckmann on Dec 23, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions  

You also assume Matt would be capable of "carrying us through" the "crumble phase."

Seems like he’s part of the crumble, not part of the post-crumble future. For 10 mil a year, we can do better.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions  

THAT

…is exactly the point. It is far more about the 10M price tag, than the production.

Hasselbeck at 4M is a no brainer… you keep him.
Hasselbeck at 10M is also a no-brainer… you cut him.

Bring Your Game, Leave Your Name.

by iverson2169 on Dec 23, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Hasselbeck is simply not playing very well

The example of 2007 brought up by a commenter a few days ago has really stuck with me. Everything was worse then, the line, the skill position players, and Hass thrived. This year he has been one of the worst QBs in the league.

Rams fans thought it was only the offensive line that was the issue, and once taken care of Marc Bulger would go back to being awesome. Let’s not make the same mistake.

At least let’s ask Matt to restrucure his contract so that he isn’t killing our cap at the same time as our season.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Dec 23, 2009 11:35 AM PST reply actions  

To be honest

I don’t think Hasslebeck is playing very well at all, but I don’t necessarily trust Knapp to put him in favorable situations. However, I don’t think many players are really playing at a high level this year and I don’t think anyone on the coaching is coaching particularly well. We seem to be a team that is regressing each and every week.

by nut_house on Dec 23, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

He also looks off his primary receiver extremely quickly

So as to not give the receiver a chance to break said press coverage. And then “presto” another short pass to Justin Griffith!

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Dec 23, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Not that I like the check down, but

So far this year the FB has been targeted ~4.6%, while last year it was ~6.8% of all attempts. Was this a complaint last year too.

by Bad Mayo on Dec 23, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

No

because leonard weaver is a play maker at the FB position.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes, that is true

So if Matt had Weaver to check down to, would we be having this argument? Fire Rusk…, oh wait we can’t.

by Bad Mayo on Dec 23, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I still don't really understand the decision to let him go.

He would have been pretty useful this year in the “West Coast Checkdown Offense”.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Dec 23, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

One of my favorites

Glad to see he is doing well in Philly even though that was a pretty dumb delay in last weeks game. Oh well, good fodder for the blooper reel.

by Bad Mayo on Dec 23, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

Between JP, Leonard, and then Tru getting hurt, this offseason made me sadder than the 08 regular season.

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Quick math

I took the amount of Griffith/Weaver targets and divided by QB attempts for the year.

by Bad Mayo on Dec 23, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Pretty interesting

I would guess that the combination of wide receiver injuries, line injuries, Weavers talent and Seneca at QB would explain that. But no, it wasn’t a complaint last year.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 23, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Skewed by the fact Matt missed almost half of the season.

And yes, we were complaining about Matt’s throwing strength last season as well.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

"seven or eight yards" only gives credit for vertical distance.

Hasselbeck’s not throwing downfield, but that’s not to say he’s not hurling it. A lot of his passes travel 20 or more yards, only to culminate in a tackle or run out-of-bounds for loss for Julius Jones.

I’m one of those who thinks Hasselbeck really truly stinks this year, but I don’t extrapolate from that to say he’s lost it for good. He may have (we can’t know until his shoulder heals—or doesn’t—from all the hits it’s taking), but then again, who amongst us didn’t scream at Holmgren through our TV sets, imploring him to admit that Hasselbeck was a lost cause, way back in 2002? I’d like to see him compete for the job next year and play the Dilfer role to whoever the young buck is going to be.

by dagraham on Dec 23, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey may not have lost it for good, he may still have a chance to be good

but the odds of that are very slim. He’s on the wrong side of thirty and has a frightening injury history.

No one is saying that Matt can’t be good again. We’re saying that it’s foolish for the Seahawks to bank on him rebounding.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions  

It was foolish to bank on him this year

Given his injury history. Likewise with Big Walt and Kerney, but that’s a different topic.

@ dagraham – comparing 2002 Hass to 2009 Hass is apples and oranges. In 2002 he was unproven, but at this point he has a proven injury history and as BrianL pointed out, is also on the wrong side of 30. The only recent QB to make a late-career recovery after several years of lackluster, injury-riddled performance is Kurt Warner, and Hass’ peak was much lower.

Also, what the heck does the “a lot of his passes travel 20 or more yards” argument prove? If he can’t make downfield throws, he can’t make downfield throws. That said, I agree it would be ideal to keep him on the roster as a mentor and backup, but it’s doubtful he’d accept that kind of demotion or pay cut. Particularly when there are other lower-tier teams who need a QB and can presumably offer him a starting position.

by Camarostache '77 on Dec 23, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions  

A Hasselbeck spody?

@BrianL and Camarostache: Good points there by both you guys. A few things:

1. I agree the Seahawks shouldn’t bank on his being healthy/good again next year, but at the very least, if our future QB is someone we draft next April, he’s insurance against having to either live with Seneca or turn our huge new investment into the next Alex Smith (or Rick Mirer?) by throwing him to the wolves right away. Which is why I say make Hass do the Dilfer thing for a year (he’s on contract anyway, right?). It’s worth the money if he can guarantee we get our money’s worth out of the new guy. FWIW, I heard it mentioned during the Oakland game telecast last weekend that Charlie Frye credits Hasselbeck with having taken Frye’s mental game to a much higher level.

2. If we presume that other teams’ FOs have personnel who know their jobs at least as well as we do, I don’t think we should presume they’ll give up anything of worth for ol’ Matt.

3. I love apples and oranges. Which raises an important question: Does anyone outside of the Pacific Northwest know what a spody is, or is that term specific to Cascadia?

by dagraham on Dec 24, 2009 1:17 AM PST up reply actions  

vague pronoun

Where I write, “he’s insurance against…,” I’m referring to Hasselbeck, not the hypothetical 1st-day draft-pick rookie QB.

by dagraham on Dec 24, 2009 1:19 AM PST up reply actions  

I believe there's at least anecdotal evidence

or maybe it’s unsubstantiated “conventional wisdom,” but the idea is out there that rookies who get thrown into the fire run the risk of getting a fatal case of lost confidence. I would think a lot would depend both on the constitution of the individual QB and also the quality of his supporting cast. Given the Seahawks’ current condition (OL, e.g.), I think there’s a risk.

by dagraham on Dec 24, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions  

To expand...

While individual statistics in football are still being worked on blah blah blah…

Matt Hasselbeck
DYAR: -135 (Rk: 31)
DVOA: -15.7 (Rk: 28)

This means Hass is playing worse than Chad Henne, Chris Redman, Brady Quinn, Marc Bulger, and Bruce Gradkowski, for example. And one wonders why the offense is sputtering…

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Dec 23, 2009 11:46 AM PST reply actions  

Henne has also been handed the caretaker role in the offense.

The difference is that he has a good arm and has been making throws. (He’s also expanded his role a good bit with Ronnie Brown out)

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

AND Henne has terrible WR's.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I mentioned this on Monday

Seattle sports media needs to grow a pair. Take a lesson from Boston, New York, Philly, maybe scale it down a bit from those three. When the star player or the fan favorite is stinking it up don’t blame everyone else around him. When Eli Manning sucks then the New York Daily News is all over him.

When Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander are sucking we say it’s the o-line that’s the problem. The people around them are the problem.

Running backs age and Shaun’s injury was impossible to recover from and be effective. Matt is 35, oft-injured, and is just about one of the most inept QBs to start this year.

I call out Moore, Kelley, Brewer, and all of these media hacks to wake up, stop living in the past, and admit that maybe, just maybe, that Hasselbeck is a part of the problem.

FIRE JIM MORA NOW!

by SSreporters on Dec 23, 2009 11:57 AM PST reply actions  

Or, even better

Not look for easy targets and instead grow a brain and produce informative, engaging content. How hard would it be, for instance, to ask DeCosta to chat for a few segments?

by John Morgan on Dec 23, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

That's crazy talk!

And pretty much what’s wrong with news as a whole.

by B.B.Finnegan on Dec 23, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I hate to do it, but I gotta add Raibs to that list...

Heard him on KIRO today talking about how we need to get a GM in here who will get Mora the guys he needs to win. Always been a fan of Steve, but he lost some credibility with me today.
These are the same players minus Walt and plus Unger from 2 years ago, and better receivers and a real TE. The change is in the staff, not the players.

What we need is to hire someone who will replace the current losers with intelligent, winning football minds.

by Kryten on Dec 23, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Just to clarify...

He thinks Mora’s doing a great job…
I’ve been wanting him to succeed and giving him every benefit of doubt, but it’s clear we suck. Actually I’m okay with keeping him one mora year and getting the first pick in 2011 so we can get our franchise QB (-hate that term but you get it).

by Kryten on Dec 23, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I read the entire article (from which you quoted) this morning

And I was borderline angry that someone could provide SUCH POOR ANALYSIS for such a large media outlet.

When I read “If you think he’s part of the Seahawks’ problems, you’re out of your mind” I nearly flipped the fuck out. Seriously. What an idiot.

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Dec 23, 2009 12:02 PM PST reply actions  

This post sheds light on an ignorant perception of the team.

The only sense I can make of it would be the start of pre-draft ’we’re not drafting or in the market for a QB because ours is fine’ smokescreen. I really don’t think that idea is very plausible at this time. The author of that article clearly doesn’t have the pulse of the team.

This.

by Misfit74 on Dec 23, 2009 12:06 PM PST reply actions  

Could it be?

that Jim Moore’s top priority isn’t proper sports analysis and that it is in fact to effectually spread propaganda that puts the only marketable part of the Seahawks in a good light?

by DrunkAmerican on Dec 23, 2009 12:13 PM PST reply actions  

BUY CAMPBELL'S!!

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Dec 23, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I definitely think Matt's performance has been profoundly awful

and this isn’t to mitigate his performance in any way. But I don’t think the line has been performing notably better in pass blocking. Cutting on the backside of run plays and blocking for screens has gotten better, but that’s pretty much it.

by jacobstevens on Dec 23, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions  

I hated it when Mora called out Mare

but considering Mare hasn’t missed a kick since should I consider this more of a genius motivational tactic on Mora’s part than a gutless knee jerk reaction to losing a game?

by Kevaru on Dec 23, 2009 2:21 PM PST reply actions  

I'm not sure if motivation is a factor at all for kickers

Its mostly skill and concentration. If anything, threatening a kickers job would add pressure to his kicks and make it harder to concentrate. If I was an NFL coach, I wouldn’t publicly throw player’s under the bus, but if I did, I think kicker would be the last position I’d threaten or berate.

by kearly on Dec 23, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Mare missed what, 3 kicks all of last year?

This has nothing to do with tactics.

FIRE JIM MORA NOW!

by SSreporters on Dec 23, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I wasn't being serious

You should have concluded that from the placement of the words genius, motivational, tactics and Mora in the same sentence.

by Kevaru on Dec 23, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope as soon as our next GM is chosen, his first act as team president

is to get Mike Holmgren on the phone about acquiring Hasselbeck. You know he’d be interested with his QB situation in Cleveland. He’s also been quoted as thinking Hasselbeck has 4 years left. Also, it would save a big chunk of money.

Just my armchair GM, (feel free to scoff) but I could see a deal where the Seahawks and Browns swap 1sts (Currently #4 and #7) to send Hasselbeck to re-unite with Holmgren. Depending on how Holmgren feels about the draft class, I could really see this happening. A trade like that would give Seattle a real shot at the #1 QB taken, and an outside shot at Suh or McCoy.

by kearly on Dec 23, 2009 2:21 PM PST reply actions  

I doubt Hasselbeck has that much value, even for Holmgren.

Be happy if we can get a 7th for him. Seriously.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I think he's worth more than that.

OK, let me be specific. He may not REALLY be worth a 7th, but in terms of the perception of him around the league he’s certainly has the “value” of more than a 7th. I think a lot of GM’s out there (our old one included) see him as a starter, and what kind of starter isn’t worth a 7th round pick?

I’m betting we could swindle someone out of a 5th or even 4th for him. The latter, maybe only in the case of Holmgren.

by djafrot on Dec 23, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions  

10 million dollar contract tells me otherwise, terminology of starter or not.

That is a huge contract for a potential starter when other potential starters will also be available as FA’s, and Hass could even be available (and for cheaper) if we unceremoniously cut him.

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 23, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Very true...

however— would you rather have Hass at, say, 5 million, or Campbell at 5?

To me, unless Hass takes a cut to like 3 mil total (assuming there IS a cap) he isn’t worth it, and even then I want him as a backup and not the starter…

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 24, 2009 1:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Neither.

lol.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Dec 24, 2009 7:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Campbell will sign with a team that overpays him vs. his worth.

He’s a starting NFL QB. Being that alone, he won’t come cheap.

This.

by Misfit74 on Dec 24, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

I would be happy for just a 7th

However I think Hasselbeck has more value than that. Most of the NFL, hell, even most Seahawks fans still think Hasselbeck is a franchise QB if he gets healthy and has a good OL in front of him. They are probably mistaken, but that is a misconception that works in our favor if we decide to trade him.

by kearly on Dec 23, 2009 6:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Site note:

Podcast tomorrow. I’m still researching, but out of time. My wife works on Christmas Eve and Christmas and this is our last chance to get some shopping, chores, and celebration done.

Thanks everyone for the patience. On the plus side, the longer I think about the podcast, the better it’s likely to be.

by John Morgan on Dec 23, 2009 2:46 PM PST reply actions  

The Seahawks are in crisis and all you can think about is Christmas Celebration?

Where are your priorities John?

Celebrating important holidays with the family…… or podcast?
Celebrating or podcast?

… and you choose celebrating Christmas? …. pfft

jokes of course…. enjoy!

Bring Your Game, Leave Your Name.

by iverson2169 on Dec 23, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Jim "Go2Guy" Moore is not my go-to guy.

He’s my least favorite Seattle-area sports writer by a long shot. And not just because he’s been nursing a tiresome Cougar-fan schtick for the past umpteen years. Folks give Steve Kelley grief over his short paragraphs and his sentiment, but I’ll take that over Go2Guy any day.

by dagraham on Dec 23, 2009 3:11 PM PST reply actions  

LOL Belichick bombed in clevland in and wasn't great until Tom Brady emerged. He had veteran leadership on defense.

Tony Dungy was part of a rebirth of talent in tampa bay, but didn’t bring a defense to the colts and finally manning shouldered the entire 2006 superbowl run once the pats were down talent wise.

The Headcoach of any organization is a first and foremost a facilitator of his staff, but doesn’t really get his hands dirty in terms of game plans. Holmgren, Bill Parcells. They all function as good coaches and head coaches, because they are good facilitators and directors. Not play callers or team builders.

by Joshua Kasparek on Dec 23, 2009 4:15 PM PST reply actions  

I'm really curious as to what Holmgren thinks Hasselbeck is worth.

It just seems like such a logical scenario, considering the past between the 2. Holmgren is ridiculously loyal to his players… And the Browns have what, 13 picks in next years draft? I’ll take any one of those picks, please.

by twocolorcrayon on Dec 24, 2009 7:50 AM PST reply actions  

It would be nice to get something useful

for having to suffer through this dismal football season. Ugh.

Not encumbered by the thought process.

by Bart's Evil Twin on Dec 24, 2009 5:08 PM PST up reply actions  

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