34-year old Matt Hasselbeck is starting to run out of gas plus there have been whispers that the Cleveland Browns are interested in trading for him to reunite him with Mike Holmgren.  Hasselbeck played in 14 games for the Seahawks this season and he completed 293 of 488 passes (60%) for 3,029 yards with 17 TD passes and 17 INTs (75.1 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 26 times for 119 yards (4.6 ypc) this year.  Hasselbeck has now played in 156 games in his NFL career and he has completed 2,306 of 3,835 passes (60.1%) for 26,578 yards with 164 TD passes and 111 INTs (83.3 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 283 times for 1,079 yards (3.8 ypc) with 5 TD runs in his career.  I’m thinking that Hasselbeck has played his last game for the Seahawks.

29-year old Seneca Wallace will likely hang on as the back-up QB in 2010 but the Seahawks shouldn’t go into the year with him the starter.  He played in 13 games for the Seahawks last season and he completed 78 of 120 passes (65%) for 700 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 INTs (81.9 QB Rating).  Wallace also carried the ball 16 times for 2 yards (0.1 ypc) with a TD run this year.  Wallace has now played in 48 games in his NFL career and he has completed 333 of 556 passes (59.9%) for 3,547 yards with 25 TD passes and 14 INTs (83.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 54 times for 214 yards (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Wallace is a solid back-up but the Seahawks would be in trouble letting him be the #1 guy in 2010.

The Seattle Seahawks (5-11) lost their final game of the 2009 season to the Tennessee Titans (8-8) on Sunday.  It wasn’t a very pretty game, and it was a pretty ugly season for the Seahawks this year.  They turned the ball over way too much this year, with Matt Hasselbeck leading the way in that category.  No surprise in this one, Hasselbeck threw an interception.  He finished with 1 touchdown, 1 interception, and 175 yards on 15/30 passes.  The running game was great in this one, with Justin Forsett and Julius Jones combining for 135 yards on 24 carries.  It wasn’t enough since the Titans could not hold a slight lead in the 4th quarter.

The Seahawks defense could not stop Chris Johnson, but they shouldn’t hang their heads too low since nobody could stop Johnson this year.  Johnson eclipsed the 2,000 yard mark for the season in this game, becoming only the sixth player in league history to achieve that feat.  He had 134 yards and 2 touchdown on 34 carries in this one, including a late game score that was enough for the Titans to win.  This was a characteristic way for the Seahawks to end their frustrating 2009 season.

The Seattle Seahaws (5-10) are taking on the Tennessee Titans (7-8) in a meaningless game to wrap up their 2009 season.  The Seahawks should still come out and play with some pride though, and if they don’t Chris Johnson and the Titans will run all over them.  Johnson has had an amazing season for the Titans and he will get his numbers, the Seahawks just cannot make it easy for him.  If they can contain Johnson at all, it will give them a great shot at winning.  They also have to worry about quarterback Vince Young, who can pass or run with the ball at any time.

The Seahawks cannot let the Titans build an early lead, as they are horrible when playing from behind.  Seahawks’ quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has had a very disappointing season, and the last two games have been some of his worst all season.  He has 8 interceptions in the past two outings, and if continues to turn the ball over like that in this game the Seahawks will have no chance.  The Titans don’t have a very good secondary and give up over 26o passing yards per game, so Hasselbeck should have some opportunities to end his season on a good note.  Not too much has gone right for the Seahawks this season though, and with Chris Johnson breaking records I am going with the Titans in this one.

PREDICTION:  Seattle Seahawks 20, Tennessee Titans 28

The Seahawks played awful on both sides of the football yesterday and it showed on the scoreboard.  Matt Hasselbeck was putrid completing 19 of 37 passes for 198 yards with 1 TD pass and 4 INTs.  Justin Forsett led the way for the Seahawks on the ground last night with 70 yards rushing on 14 carries (5.0 ypc).  Julius Jones also was busy with 14 carries for 39 yards (2.8 ypc) and he has also caught 6 passes for 51 yards (8.5 avg).  Deion Branch did a decent job last night for the Seahawks with 5 receptions for  53 yards (10.6 avg).  T.J. Houshmandzadeh pitched in with 4 grabs for 51 yards (12.8 avg) in this game.  TE John Carlson only caught 2 passes for 24 yards (12.0 avg) but he caught a TD pass.  The Seahawks finished up with 291 total yards on offense (115 rushing, 176 passing) in this game.

Linebacker Will Herring (8 tackles) and DT Brandon Mebane (6 tackles) led a terrible effort by the Seahawks’ D yesterday.  The Packers finished up with 417 total yards on offense (153 rushing, 264 passing) in this game.  The Seahawks are now 5-10 on the year.

32-year old WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh has come as advertised this season for the Seahawks.  He has played in 14 games for the Seahawks this season and he caught 72 passes for 794 yards (11.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  If the Seahawks were getting better play out of the QB position his numbers would be even better.  Look for Houshmandzadeh to have a outstanding year for the Seahawks in 2010 if the team makes a needed change at QB.