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
We could have lost this game. They've got some great leadership on this team. To come in here like that and play like this, the defense was just awesome.
We just didn't play well enough. It's disappointing. It's hard. But what can you do? They played really hard on defense and we didn't execute to the best of our ability. We were close a couple times, but close doesn't cut it.
The biggest thing was how great our defense was playing. Shortening the field, creating turnovers, all that kind of stuff makes an offense?s job much easier.
They played really well on defense and executed well. We didn't execute to the best of our ability. That's why they're Super Bowl champs.
I think the biggest thing was how well our defense was playing and how our crowd was into (the game).
I don't overlook them; I think they're great. Our field position has been great all year, and our defense has created turnovers.
He's just a veteran, he's a pro, he gets it. You're out there and it's loud, and he's recognizing the defense along with you.
We're been practicing with the new balls and it kind of made my arm sore because they're a little different.
There are definitely enough resources of people that have been there. Even guys on our team that have been there and played in this game, and I guess you just have to listen and try to learn what you can from those types of people.
We appreciate the fact that we get to play at home.
We're ready to go. If the game was tomorrow, we've got the game plan.
We know you guys are new, we don't care, and we're not going to get ultra-conservative. We believe in you guys and we're going to let you make plays.
We know what needs to happen to get it done. We'll see you in September.
We actually felt we had the momentum after that. It was good for our offense.