Seahawks to start Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback against Saints
 

The New Orleans Saints have been preparing for their trip to Seattle to face the Seahawks in an opening round playoff game this Saturday. Only they haven't been able to prepare for which quarterback they would be facing.

At least until now.

Seattle's coach Pete Carroll said Thursday after practice that Matt Hasselbeck will be staring for the team in the Wild Card Playoff game on Saturday afternoon.

Hasselbeck has been sharing reps all week with Charlie Whitehurst who started the season finale against the St. Louis Rams. The starter most of the season missed the final game due to a hip injury.

Whitehurst's performance against the Rams wasn't impressive, but it also wasn't too bad. The back-up completed 22 of 26 passes for 192 yards and one touchdown. The win over St. Louis gave Seattle the NFC West title and the final spot in the NFC playoffs.

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During SP presser, just announced that Hasselback to start on Sat

I heard it with my own two ears but here's proof

NFL.com news: Hasselbeck to start for Seahawks in wild-card game vs. Saints

Poor Hassleback. He must not have talked to Kurt Warner about playing the Saints D in the playoffs.

Exactly my though! time to continue the tradition started last year and retire QB in the playoffs.

Didn't Hasselbeck have the best game statistically of any QB in the NGL against the this seaosn?

He lit our azz up last time. I'm not expecting a repeat performance this time around, but I've been saying all week that he'd be starting. No surprise.

I faintly remember we held their rushing game to under 50 yards, forcing them to be somewhat pass happy...

no shock hear either;hes playoff broke, and like someone said earlier this is his retirement party.

Here is your training films for Saturday Matt. Study them well.

We made them throw all day.....they weren't running on us. I think it was 53 yards rushing or something like that.

So how come the Saints didn't do any of that to Hasselbeck the last time they played then? I think you might be doing the "wishful thinking" so to speak.

8:)

Don't worry we will this time and then knock his a$$ in to retirement and have him on ESPN with is brother and Kurt Warner.

Hasselbeck will be under center. No Problem.

Who's to say that GW laid off some of the aggression not just cause of players being hurt but to hide stuff for the playoffs so he bring back his "remember me" shots for now