We used to be in there, now we’re out here
People who don’t know anything about football are sure to start the call for Charlie Whitehurst to replace Matt Hasselbeck as the Seahawks’ starting quarterback. After one preseason game. Let’s make this very clear: There is no quarterback controversy. No, Hasselbeck and the first offense did not fare that well against Tennessee. Hasselbeck completed only [...]
Nine years ago, Mike Holmgren brought an inexperienced but promising backup quarterback from Green Bay to Seattle by swapping first-round picks and giving the Packers a third-rounder. That deal worked out quite well as Matt Hasselbeck overcame a shaky first year to turn into a Pro Bowl and Super Bowl quarterback (and the Hawks got [...]
As the Seahawks wait for Charlie Whitehurst to decide whether he wants to sign with them or Arizona, it’s worth wondering what the Hawks have offered San Diego in trade for the 27-year-old quarterback and what they have offered in money to Whitehurst. Because the Chargers tendered Whitehurst at his third-round draft level and the [...]
Before signing tight end Chris Baker on Saturday, the Seahawks didn’t have much to show for the first week of free agency. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy. And they’re about to get busier. Even though they chose not to pursue Julius Peppers, Aaron Kampman, Antrel Rolle or Chester Taylor, they actually have [...]
A day after trading Seneca Wallace for a bag of stale peanuts, the Seahawks all of a sudden have become known as big players in the quarterback shell game — linked to Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, Derek Anderson and Charlie Whitehurst. First of all, the Seahawks’ new staff – coach Pete Carroll, general manager John [...]
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