The news continues to get worse for the Seahawks. Currently 1-3 and fresh off a 44-6 throttling at the hands of the Giants, they'll host the Packers on Sunday and there's a good chance they'll do it without Matt Hasselbeck. The Seattle quarterback missed part of the preseason with a sore back, and he'll be a game-time decision against Green Bay after injuring his knee last weekend. Which means Charlie Frye could get his first start since that forgettable season-opening effort 13 months ago in Cleveland, when he was still considered the Browns' quarterback of the future. Sort of. (Here are the gory details, just in case you, um, forgot.)
Probability suggests Frye would fare better against the Packers than he did against the Steelers last year, but, well, I'm still skeptical. Unfortunately, Seneca Wallace, who started four games in 2006, isn't available, either; he's nursing a sore calf.
On the upside, head coach Mike Holmgren thinks Koren Robinson and Bobby Engram will start. But -- and this probably goes without saying, even though he made a cameo last week -- Deion Branch is listed as questionable. Typically, this means a player has a 50 percent chance of suiting up for the game, but this is Branch we're talking about. He might as well be on injured reserve.
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10-11-2008 @ 4:38PM
Benton said...
It is about time for a change. Matt has not been able to lead the team. Maybe Charlie could ? WIll see.
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10-12-2008 @ 1:34PM
A.J. said...
Not to sound harsh, but I think that the Seahawks (just like the Patriots) were due for a season of misfortune. They call themselves a great football team, but in recent memory, they have fattened their records (and egos) on the giant cupcake that has been the NFC West. Then, they wonder why they hit a brick wall in the playoffs year after year after year. They wouldn't last long in the rivalry-driven NFC East, or even the hyper-physical, harsh-climate NFC North. Even in the NFC South, they wouldn't exactly be dominant. (But then again, who is? Haven't they had a different winner each year for the last decade?)
One thing that I don't think helps, either, is that everyone in the Seattle organization knows that this is going to be Holmgren's last year with the team, at least for the foreseeable future. Whatever his motivation was for making that decision, he should have kept it private until later in the year. Don't make your team feel like they're about to go through a rebuilding stage a year or two before it starts.
10-11-2008 @ 5:45PM
benton said...
Matt has show little in Seattle that he can put the team on his shoulder to get it done. He is steps slower and been inconsistent of late. Being his last year, Homgren needs to try Frye at QB and Wallace as receiver. A 9-7 season in his closing chapter will not cut it for Homgren.
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10-12-2008 @ 7:36PM
Devin said...
What a disaster this season has become with no prospects of getting any better. What a great excuse I keep hearing...injuries. It looks like Holmgren is getting out of town a little too late. Hopefully next year will be better.
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