Kaspers Korner

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver TJ Houshmanzadeh signed a $40 milliom contract with the club.

Since, TJ has learned that free agency isn’t what it is cracked up to be.

Many players are learning now what teams have known for a long time that if you are going to build a winner its going to be through the draft.

To make matters worst for TJ is that his former team in the in the Cincinnati Bengals are winning this year.

The reality is that the only teams that spend in free agency are the teams that are desperate to get to the playoffs.

In the end players are just better off signing with their own teams unless the team is the Oakland Raiders.

The Seattle Seahawks went up against the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday.

With a healthy Matt Hasselbeck at the helm the Seahawks are still a bad team, and finally need
The Seahawks for some reason thought that they were a playoff team as they went out and signed wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh to hopefully put them over the top.

The problem is that both the offensive and defensive line needs a major overhaul as left tackle Walter Jones is washed up and defensive end Patrick Kerney cannot stay healthy.

The rest of the offensive line is fine as all the other positions have been addressed over the last several years.

The Seahawks have addressed their problem for now as they signed tackle Damion McIntosh to fill in Jones place, but that is a short term answer as he is 32 years old.

Also, on offense they need to replace their running back as running back Julius Jones is not getting the job done.

Defensively, they need to replace both defensive tackles as they are not getting the job done as they have only one sack between the two.

In the end the Seahawks have a long ways to go if they are going to get back to the Superbowl.

The Seattle Seahawks went into this year hoping that left tackle Walter Jones would return to form.

With Jones out indefinitely for a while now the Seahawks finally show some signs of a brain.

The Seahawks finally addressed the lingering issue as they signed offensive tackle Damion McIntosh.

The problem is the move is way late and shpould have been done a long time ago.

Fortunately, at 2-3 the Seahawks are only one game behind the division leaders as the Arizona Cardinals are 2-2 and the San Francisco 49ers are 3-2

In the end the only way the Seahawks wioo get on top of the NFC West is by winning their division games..

Word broke in April that the Seattle Seahawks were going to go with a alternate jersey, which the team blew off as a April Fool’s joke.

With ESPN’s Chris Berman annoucing that the Seahawks will wear their alternate jersey Sunday the team has clearly shown their stupidity.

According to the reports in April the jerseys are hideous a lime green and blue color scheme.

Back then Seahawk fans voiced their displeasure over them.

What blows me away is that the team had almost six months to redesign the jerset.

What it shows is that the team does not have any common sense.

In the end if the Seahawks front office don’t get some common sense they will be in the NFC West basement for a long time.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck suffered a broken rib during last Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Simply, it is time for the Seahawks to move on.

Hasselbeck hurt himself diving for the endzone and was hit from behind, which resulted in the injury
Hasselbeck has been a staple and one of the main reasons why the Seahawks made the Superbowl.

However, there comes a point where you have to recognize that keeping a player is doing the team more harm than good.

That is the situation right now as Hasselbeck is constantly suffering injuries,

Also, one could argue that quarterback Seneca Wallace would be a better option considering his athletic ability, which should allow him to escape pass rushers.

In the end the Seahawks need to realize they are simply too old and need to rebuild.

Seattle Seahawk fans were led to believe that the team was reloading for a run at the playoffs with the moves that they made earlier this year.

The fact is that the only run that is going to be made is Seahawk fans running to the toilet to throw up after what they are seeing.

The Seahawks a two part problem that starts with starting left tackle Walter Jones.

According to the Associated Press Jones will have arthroscopic knee surgery on the same that he had mircofracture surgery fix whatever is wrong with the knee.

Right now there is no time table set on Jones’s return, which means that he could possibly miss the whole year.

With Jones being out that leaves the blind side of quarterback Matt Hasselbeck exposed to a lot more hit that usual.

The problem with that is Hasselbeck missed most of last year with a back injury.

Now, with Jones being out there is a good chance that the same thing will happen again this year.

Simply, a team cannot be successful with out a solid left tackle.

In the end the Seahawks season has already gone down the drain for their failure to address this.

The Seattle Seahawks are three years removed from their Superbowl appearance.  However, they will be lucky to make the playoffs in 2009.

The problem is that the Seahawks are aging at left tackle, which is a key position to the offense.

Left tackle Walter Jones is 35 years old, which means that he will most likely not play an entire full season.

That quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will take a lot more hits this season from the defense.

What compounds the problem is that Hasselbeck will be 34 in September and is coming off a back injury that sidelined him for most of the season.

That means Hasselbeck will miss games as well from most likely back injuries.

If the Seahawks are going to have a chance at the playoffs then they need to make a bold move and go with current backup Seneca Wallace who proved capable when Hasselbeck wa out.

In the end Seahawks head coach Jim Mora will give Hasselbeck a chance, which will be the team’s undoing.

Seattle Seahawks left tackle Walter Jones has been protecting the backside of quarterbacks for over a decade.  With Jones in the twilight of his career one has to wonder if he can hold up.

Players as they get older start to breakdown, because their bodies are not able to with stand the rigors of the National Football League anymore.

When that starts to happen to the left tackle of any football team it becomes a huge problem.

The reason is that left tackle usually blocks the blind side of a quarterback.

When the left tackle is gone that means the quarterback will take more shots from defensive ends and get injured eventually, because they cannot see the defensive player coming,

With Jones being 35 years old and missing four games due to injuries, which was the first time since his rookie season, you can be assured that he will miss more time in 2009.

What makes matters worst for the Seahawks is that starting             quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is going to 34 in September and missed half the season last year due to a back injury, which means that he is also most likely going to miss some time as well.

In the end the Seahawks will again be a mess this year and have another top five pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, unless Jones can stay healthy.

The Seattle Seahawks for the first time in years missed the playoffs with a 4-12 record.  Right now is the time for the Seahawks to make quarterback Seneca Wallace the starter.

The Seahawks are in the midst of a transition period, because their aging stars are in the twightlight of their careers, and they are plagued by injuries.

However, the one position that they do not need to worry about is quarterback as backup quarterback Seneca Wallace did an outstanding job filling in last year as he threw for 1,532 yards passing, 11 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, and a 87 quarterback rating in eight starts.

Current starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck missed half the season with a back problems due to a bulging disc.
With Hasselbeck turning 34 this September and a new head coach in Jim Mora Jr. now is the right time for the Seahawks to make a change to Wallace as the starter.

After all the main reason that they stunk last year was that so many starters were hurt.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck missed half the season with an injuries.  In his absence backup Seneca Wallace performed well.

Hasselbeck is up there in football years as he will be 34 this September.  Also, there is a coaching change as former head coach Mike Holmgren retired after the season.

Most new head coaches do not change quarterbacks when they have a solid starter.  However, the Seahawks may be the exception.

The reason being that Hasselbeck’s back up Wallace came in and performed very well in eight starts throwing for 1,512 yards with 11 touchdowns and only three interceptions.

What makes the numbers even more impressive is that only three of the starts were against division opponents.  The other five were agianst the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and New England Patriots.

Simply, it looks like it is time for the Seahawks to move on.