Matt Hasselbeck looks to have another great season for the Seattle Seahawks

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Matt Hasselbeck should have another good season for the Seahawks in 2008.  He has a good arm, he’s smart and he has enough mobility to evade trouble in the pocket.  The hope is that the Seahawks will have a better running game in 2008 to support Hasselbeck’s passing.  He played in 16 games (all starts) for the Seahawks last season and he completed 352 of 562 passes (62.6%) for 3,966 yards with 28 TD passes and 12 interceptions (91.4 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 39 times for 89 yards (2.3 ypc).  Look for Hasselbeck to add to his impressive career totals in 2008.  Hasselbeck has now played in 135 games (96 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 1,904 of 3,318 passes (60.7%) for 22,333 yards with 142 TD passes and 84 interceptions (86.2 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 246 times for 891 yards (3.6 ypc) with 5 TD runs.

The Seattle Seahawks thought of moving Seneca Wallace into a WR slot before last season started but he continued to improve as a QB.  He will be the #2 QB for the Seahawks again in 2008.  He has a strong arm and he’s very mobile but he has some limitations as the Seahawks don’t trust him with the full playbook.  Wallace played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Seahawks last season and he completed 19 of 28 passes (67.9%) for 215 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception (99.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 4 times for 17 yards (4.3 ypc).  Matt Hasselbeck is pretty tough and durable so don’t look for Wallace to add to his career totals much in 2008.  Wallace has now played in 25 games (4 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 114 of 194 passes (58.8%) for 1,315 yards with 11 TD passes and 9 interceptions (78.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 22 times for 134 yards (6.1 ypc).

The Seattle Seahawks picked up QB Charlie Frye real cheap (6th round pick) early last season after the Cleveland Browns really had seen enough of him after 1 half of the first game last season.  Frye’s only real strength on the football field is his mobility as his arm is below average.  But, his mobility also gets him into trouble because he sometimes panics and throws the ball into coverage resulting in interceptions.  He also was sacked 5 times in the first half of his only game last year and he has now been sacked 71 times in only 21 career games in the NFL.  He will need to get rid of the ball sooner if he ever wants to be an effective QB in the NFL.  Frye played in 1 game (0 starts) with the Browns last season and he completed 4 of 10 passes (40%) for 34 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception (10.0 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 1 time for 1 yard.  Don’t look for Frye to add to his career totals this season unless Hasselbeck and Wallace both go down with injuries.  Frye has now played in 21 games (19 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 354 of 567 passes (62.4%) for 3,490 yards with 14 TD passes and 23 interceptions (71.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 66 times for 276 yards (4.2 ypc) with 4 TD runs.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2008 SEASON:  A-

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