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Jimmy Clausen or Jake Locker: Who Will Be the Next Seahawks QB?

Posted: 12th November 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
Since 2001, Matt Hasselbeck has been quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks. In that time the Seahawks have had two head coaches, three GMs and countless highs and lows. Hasselbeck has broken and set countless passing records in his eleven seasons in Seattle, as well as a handful of playoff records. Some can make the argument that Hasselbeck is the most successful quarterback in Seahawks' history. Either way, he is in the top ...

Larry Johnson Not Signing With the Seattle Seahawks

Posted: 10th November 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
The deadline to claim running back Larry Johnson off waivers from Kansas City is now passed and any one of the 32 NFL teams can now make their push if the may to sign the former star running back. However, the Seattle Seahawks will not be that team. Some "sources" have said Seattle might be interested in signing Johnson, but there has been no truth or confirmed reports that the Seahawks have ...

Yankees Win 27th World Series: Boss Man, This One Is for You

Posted: 5th November 2009 by Lars Hanson in MLB
As the quote goes, "You can't script October." Well that may be true, but there is no doubt this was the way for the Yankees to win their 27th world series in franchise history. Andy Pettitte is baseball's Brett Favre, except without the diva portion. He is a great player who still looks and plays like he's 22. Mariano Rivera is the one man deserving to still hoist the great Jackie ...

Jim Mora and Seahawks All Need To Be On Notice As Season Plays Out

Posted: 3rd November 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
In his usual Monday morning press conference, Seahawks head coach Jim Mora Jr. had a few things to say about his team, hoping to either find what he's looking for or to light a fire under this team. Mora's quote was,á "We are going to find out who the strong people are, and they are going to be here fighting with us until the end." He would go on to say... "And we're ...

Seattle Seahawks in Need of a Teel Change on Offense?

Posted: 31st October 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace have both been under center this season for the Seattle Seahawks. Hasselbeck, the pure starting quarterback has played in four games (three complete games) after battling a fractured rib for two weeks. Sen-I-cat (Seneca Wallace) has been the second string quarterback for the Seahawks before I even became a fan of the Seahawks (and it's a while back I don't remember when I did). Wallace filled in for ...

What Has the NFL Turned Into the Past Few Years?

Posted: 28th October 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
The media icon that is the NFL seemed to go from a league with players playing to win and get the prize inside every box (the Super Bowl) to a league that's been loaded with player conduct problems, divas, and players just in it for the money. On Aug. 8, 2006, Roger Goodell was selected to succeed retiring commissioner Paul Tagliabue, voted on by 31 NFL GMs (Oakland abstainedáfrom all voting). Goodell ...

Seahawks Jones Put On IR

Posted: 28th October 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
Breaking news from The Seattle Times and Seahawks.com. The Seahawks officially announced today that All world LT Walter Jones will be out for the remainder of the 2009 season and it could very well mean the end of his outstanding career. Walter Jones' season ended before he could even get it started. Jones underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in December to clear out cartilage and it was expected he would make a ...

Mike Holmgren Heading Back to Seattle as GM?

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
Don't let the title throw you off but former Seahawks head coach and GM Mike Holmgren could very well be headed back to the Pacific Northwest and the Seattle Seahawks organization. According to a recent report from the National Football Post, Holmgren is "eyeing" the possible GM opening for the Seahawks this upcoming off season. Current Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell is in the final year of his contract and the message ...

The Rise and Fall Of Seahawks Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck

Posted: 24th October 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
On March 2, 2001, the Seattle Seahawks traded for Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who would soon become the Seahawks best quarterback in franchise history. The Seahawks traded their first round pick (10th overall) as well as the Seahawks third round pick in exchange for Hasselbeck and the Packers first round pick (17th overall). The key to the trade going through was Seahawks head coach and GM Mike Holmgren, who ...

Should The Hawks Fire GM Tim Ruskell?

Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Lars Hanson in NFL
Since 2000, the Seahawks have had three general managers. Former head coach/GM Mike Holmgren (1999-2002), Bob Ferguson (2002-2005), and Tim Ruskell (2005-present). All three were respectable GM's. Holmgren built the foundation for the Super Bowl team of 2005 and was responsible for the Seahawks best decade in team history as both coach and GM. In 2002 the Seahawks fan base was pressuring the Seahawks organization and Mike Holmgren to step down. Holmgren accepted ...