Matt Hasselbeck
Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck is a former American football quarterback and current analyst for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. After a season on the practice squad and two seasons backing up Brett Favre, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2001. Hasselbeck led Seattle to six playoff appearances and a Super Bowl. He was selected to three Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth25 September 1975
CityBoulder, CO
CountryUnited States of America
What you can learn from this guy is the thing people call intangibles like his leadership style and the way he motivates guys around him. The way he has the ability to intimidate the opponent without saying a word. He's one of a kind.
Had I been a first-round pick -- which never would have happened -- and they made me play, I wouldn't have done any good. I would have been bad. So I wasn't ready. So it's kind of a blessing in disguise for me.
We were still trying to be aggressive, ... to do what we do.
You know how many kids are walking around there that are like 11 years old named Brett? A lot. About the same as there are 50 year olds named Vince.
When I said that, whenever it was, two years ago, that's how it was, having fun with some good friends. It's just a sign of the friendship. There's a core group of guys when I played here. There was something special about that team.
When I first got here, people talked about the 12th Man at Husky Stadium, and I didn't believe it. When we moved into Qwest Field, it's been different, especially the last three years. I've played in a lot of stadiums, and this is the loudest. Dome or no dome, our fans, for whatever reason, know how to get loud.
I can think of a lot of great quarterbacks that never won the Super Bowl. It's not something that I'm hung up on.
I don't think anyone was really that surprised, at least in our locker room. I don't think anyone was really surprised how some of those guys did.
I enjoy it and I love it. I'll watch the AFC games and I'll watch the NFC games. Sometimes it's fun to be a fan, too.
I don't know. We've got the Pro Bowl coming up, and maybe that will help get that bad taste out of our mouth. But right now this is tough to swallow.
I don't know. We could take a halftime and do the orange slices and all that kind of stuff. I'm not worried about it.
I was telling someone that this was the best I felt before a game, ... Tonight was great. I'm happy that the drive went so well.
I wouldn't say we didn't miss a beat, it's not the same with those guys out. But we all had confidence in those guys that they would play well ... and those guys played great.
I would say I'm very surprised it went down the way it did. I thought it was a possibility, but when I left for vacation, I definitely didn't think I would come back as not a member of the Titans. But we had a difference of the opinion somewhere along the way.