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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Hasselbeck is out.
Charlie Whitehurst, your first NFL start is against the NY Giants. Good luck with that.
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Can't be happier. SEA in tough this weekend anyways. A little unsure where Hasslebeck got a small concussion, and not to suggest he's faking it or using an excuse for the putrid performance on Sunday, but its a theory.
He's used the "nagging" injury excuse to the max in previous years (yes he's been legitimately hurt, but he's also at times had some small issues but seemed to use them as an excuse after losses), but previous regimes kept him in, partly because there was no decent backup they could trust, partially because Hasslebeck wasn't as bad as he made out to be.
If he is using it as an excuse this time, his bluff is called.
Regardless, good to get Whitehurst a start...I don't expect a win, but would love to see some fire and maybe even rally the team.
Its just nice to see the team with another viable option at QB, and a coaching staff ready to let someone other then Hasslebeck at the controls to give the team a different look and a different leader/attitude, hopefully.
Next step would be to pull Hasslebeck him at half time of a game like last Sunday (or against the Rams a few weeks back) when he's stinking out the joint and the team needs a spark or give a different look to try and rally from behind, something Hasslebeck hasn't done in the last few years.