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Originally Posted by rubecube
Seneca Wallace is not an NFL quarterback. Today proved it even more when he spiked the ball at the 45 with about 20 seconds left in the first half. Normally that's not a bad play, except for the fact that it was 3rd and 8.
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He's never going to be one either. Holmgren almost melted down after that one. And there's Wallace not fully sure what he did or why he did it. Brutal. 6 years in the league too. Holmgren has a lot of reasons to melt down, but has been composed as opposed to past years, but that took the cake. One fluke pass and good move by Robsion accounted for more then half the passing yards I think. You can see receviers past the point of frustration when Wallace contiunes to throw balls not even close to target. Back hand flips to no one.
Seahawks own fault for investing so much time into him and hoping that he'd pay off someday, but clearly not going to. What he's good at, supposedly, is running, but he doesn't do that either. No football sense, not the greatest arm, and dumb as bricks when it comes to decision making.
Hasselbeck isn't a mentor that many young QB's should look up to, maybe that's part of the issue..with his dumb decisions and snivelly attitdue, Wallance probably hasn't picked too much up from watching him.
Will be interesting to see that the Seahawks are all but done (although 2 games left vs ARI, so you never know), if pretty boy Hasslebeck gets back in. I'm of the opinion that he's giving up on this season already (and had 3 weeks ago when things weren't going his way) and having a legitimate nagging injury, but one that he can probably fight through if he really wanted to.
Shame for Holmgren not to get that same level of commitment back from him in his last year, a guy who hitched his whole Seattle career to trying to mold Hasselebeck's raw physical talent into a QB way back when..and did ok, other then the moronic rookie mistakes Hasselbeck is still wired up to make regularly.
However this season winds up, hopefully Mora makes some definative changes at QB, starting, or backup, or both. I think the running backs are good, the O line is ok, and the receviers are adequarte, injured or not.
But Mora and the offense needs an offensive leader. They don't have one. It starts at QB...Hasselbeck is a relucantant leader at the best of times, and doesn't seem to want to have that role....just make soup commercials, collect his money and hopefully have some players make plays for him to win games. That team needs someone to rally around and get them fired up and playing sometimes above themselves if the talent level isn't up there anymore...ala Trent Dilfer when he backed up there years ago. Jeff Garcia-type maybe as a backup and to both motivate the team and get the job done.
Something..right now this team is drifting, but I don't expect Hasselbeck to lead them out of the abyss even if he does decide to return this year.