Matt Hasselbeck and the Hawks: Assclowns on Parade

I chose to jump off with this clip (which I watch at least twice a day to pile on my contempt for the Seahawks) because Benny and I have some common ground here. We both think Matt Hasselbeck is a huge Sally. Now, as a quarterback, he's entirely adequate. He had a career year in 2005 because Shaun Alexander was stacking up touchdowns, kicking down doors and smacking babies at they Christening. But I feel like people forget this because LDT one-upped him this year for the season TD record and Alexander struggled with injuries. The point is, Hasselbeck was picking apart each secondary he faced because that's what they were giving him. Eight men in the box, stop the TD machine, make Hasselbeck beat us. And it happened to the tune of a 13-3 season.

Thing is, that was LAST YEAR. This is a hugely inferior team to the one they put on the field just 12 months ago. Honestly, they limp into the playoffs (losing 3 of 4 including a loss to division rival 49ers AT HOME) and win their Wild Card game on a flub. And while it's a wonderful story that they went to the Super Bowl last year, I seriously doubt running out two hobbled wideouts and handing the ball off to Alexander 50 times on Sunday is going to advance them down the road. In conclusion, Hasselbeck is wildly overrated even though he "wants the ball and he's gunna score".