Free Agents: Looking At Matt Hasselbeck
by Brandon on Jun 19, 2011 3:00 PM CDT
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PrintThere's no chance former Green Bay Packers QB Matt Hasselbeck will return to Green Bay in 2011, but he's an interesting free agent target because he's clearly the best free agent quarterback available. That doesn't mean that he's all that good, but the crop of true free agent quarterbacks is really bad. While many QBs are rumored to be available, Carson Palmer, Kevin Kolb, and Donovan McNabb as three examples, all of them are still under contract and have to be released or traded.
Apparently Hasselbeck is looking for more than $7 million per season. From Pro Football Talk:
Speaking on ESPN 710 AM radio John Clayton doubted the Titans would sign Hasselbeck because of the pricetag.
"[The Titans] are not gonna offer $7 million — which is what Hasselbeck’s been offered [by Seattle] — and then have $14 million tied up in the quarterback position, and then really just have Matt as a transitional guy," Clayton said. "I think Kerry Collins would be willing to accept $3, 4 or 5 million."
$7 million per season is what Jake Delhomme received from the Browns in 2010 on a two-year deal. Yes, he's been a disaster and Hasselbeck isn't much (any) better, but that should be the minimum contract he's likely to receive.
I could easily see the Vikings paying him that, as it has been rumored. With Christian Ponder on long-term, they'd be looking for a short term answer, and I don't expect they'd be eager to trade any draft choice for a short-term veteran.
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Titans fans
over at Music City Miracles are pretty excited about the idea of Hasselbeck going to Tennessee this season, even if they have to pay a little more.
I’d be okay with them even overpaying a little for Matt. That extra money would worth the bond Matt and Jake seem to have. It’s one thing just to mentor and learn, it’s another to enjoy doing those with someone you like being around. They’ve overpaid FA players that have produced less results than this could. JMO.J3G77 provided the following quotes from MH, about Jake Locker, (from before the draft).
The Force is with you, young SkyLocker, but you are not a Jedi… yet!
by J3G77 on Jun 17, 2011 8:22 PM EDT
"He’s a great kid, just a wonderful, wonderful guy. I feel like he’s the kind of guy who would be a great leader on a football team. Just really, really gifted and talented. Almost off the charts with his strength and explosiveness and his running ability. I’ve just seen him play a little bit, but just an awesome guy to be around. He’s just got some of those qualities that you just can’t coach."
"And I understand it could be a reality with me this year, whether it’s with the Seahawks or wherever that I’m with a guy like that, a young guy.’’
"I was fortunate in my career to be around some great veteran quarterbacks and just learned so much from them, I’m kind of excited for that kind of an opportunity to maybe be on a team with a really talented young guy and just get the opportunity to pay that forward just a little bit, things that I’ve learned along the way. If I can share that with a really talented guy that’s willing to work and listen, that could be a really fun thing. And at the same time hopefully be on a really good team.
On the other hand, Texans fans at Battle Red Blog are more meh about him going to the team they commomly refer to as the BESFs (because the original mythological Titans were "Baby Eating Sister F***ers; and some of you guys think Viqueens is bad, lol).
Been a rumor all summer Doesn’t not bother me one bit, Hasselcock is washed up.
I wish we could hire coaches without “having grown up in Houston” being a job requirement.
by DaGoaT on Jun 17, 2011 9:31 AM CDT
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."
THE BEARS STILL SUCK!
LMAO ... BESF's...
Thats great! Yeah some of our nicknames look pretty tame compared to that.
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jun 20, 2011 4:53 AM CDT up reply actions
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