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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.

Rocky Bernard DT unrestricted signed with Giants four year $16 million
Bobby Engram WR unrestricted signed with Cheifs
Charlie Frye QB unrestricted

Haward Green DT unrestricted signed with Jets one year
Will Heller TE unrestricted signed with Lions
Leroy Hill LB unrestricted franchised by team
Lance Laury LB unrestricted resigned by team
DD Lewis LB unrestricted resigned by team
Wesly Mallard LB unrestricted

Maurice Morris RB unrestricted signed with Lions three years seven million
Jeff Robinson C unrestricted

Leonard Weaver FB unrestricted

Ray Willis OT unrestricted resigned with team two years
Floyd Womack OT unrestricted

The Seattle Seahawks missed the playoffs last season for the first time in five seasons.  With the fourth pick overall in the National Football League Draft the Seahawks have a huge decision to make.

The Seahawks struggled last year primarily due to the absence of starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, becuase of injury.  Hasselbeck only played in seven games last season, which was the lowest of his career.

Not only is Hasselbeck going to be 34 years old this September starting left tackle Walter Jones just turned 35 this past January.  That means the Seahawks most likely will address either position with their first round draft pick.

The decision who to take at that position will be tough.  Both positions are very important to the offense.

The decision will be first dictated by what players are left for them at that position.  At the quarterback position either University of Southern California’s Mark Sanchez or University of Georgia Bulldogs Matt Stafford is most likely going to go with the first pick in the draft.

Also, one of the three top offensive tackles in Baylor Bears Jason Smith, Virginia Cavalier’s Eugene Monroe, or Alabama’s Crimson Tide’s Andre Smith, who is most likely going to be available thanks to his Combine fiasco, will be gone by the time Seattle picks.

Then the Seahawks must take into account the input of assistant coaches on how much each player has left.  At this point with Jones being older, and defensive ends being extremely quick, addressing the left tackle position will be the bigger priority.

Finally, the Seahawks will take into account the scouting grades given on players.  Along with which player is a better fit to the systems that they have in place on offense and defense.

What makes matters worst is at that position the Seahawks will have to give their draft pick around $50 million.

So, no matter what scenario comes up for the Seahawks they have to hit the pick.  If they do not they will be in the basement of the NFL for many years to come.

With the Seattle Seahawks season already over the transition from former head coach Mike Holmgren to new head coac Jim Mora Jr. has already begun.  The question is can he get back to the playoffs.

The task will be tough for Mora for the Seahawks are an aging team that will need some tweaking for the 2009 season.  That already has begun in changes to the coaching staff.

Mora has already installed a new offensive coordinator in Greg Knapp.   Knapp was Mora’s offensive coordinator when he was the head coach of the Falcons.

The hiring of Knapp is good for the Seahawks current offense, since Knapp also employs a West Coast offense.  The West Coast offense was a staple of former head coach Mike Holmgren.

The next question will be what players is he going to keep around, and which players is he going to show the door.  The most leading candidate for the is quarterback Matt Hasselbeck who was horrible this season.

Hasselbeck started only seven games this season.  In those seven games he threw for 1,216 yards passing, with five touchdowns, and ten interceptions.

Back up quarerback Seneca Wallace clearly out played Hasselbeck.  Wallace threw for 1,532 yards passing, with 11 touchdowns, and only three interceptions.  His performance should prompt the trading of Hasselbeck, thus making him the starter for the 2009 season.

Another likely candidate might be defensive end Patrick Kerney.  Kerney hurt the same shoulder that he had sugery on previously this year.

However, Kerney was a with the Atlanta Falcons when Mora was the Falcons head coach.  So, he might be more inclined to keep Kerney, since he knows all about him, and what he brings to the table.

After them it is anybody’s guess what Mora is going to do.  All anyone can do at this point is sit back, and wait for some news on players.

The Seattle Seahawks for the first time after many years will miss the playoffs.  To get back there the team will have to make decisions on some key players.

The Seahawks have stumbled their way to a 3-11 record.  The main reasong being that their have been so many injuries.

Age is part of the reason for so many injuries.  Also, the Seahawks have played a lot of post season games in recent years that is starting to take a toll on older players.

The main problem offensively is that starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has missed half of the season so far with injuries.  Also, in the time he has played he has not performed that well as he has  five touchdowns 10 interceptions wit 1,278 yards passing for a 57.8 passer rating.

It did not help Hasselbeck that his top two receivers were missing from the lineup from the earlier part of the season.

The defense had its own injuries with the biggest one being to defensive end Patrick Kerney as he was lost for the season after the seventh game when he hurt his surgically repaired shoulder again. 

Losing someone of the magnitude of Kerney has hurted the defense a lot.  The passing defense is now one of the worst in the league.  Last year they were allowing a little under 220 passing yards per a game, and this year it is 260.

Simply, the Seahawks are going to have to get younger.  They have a lot of players that are going to turn 30, or is above that, especially on offense.

The decisions are going to be hard, but it is those choices that can make a team much better when choose to face them.