Before Russell Wilson, the face of the Seahawks was the man who was the former quarterback of the Seattle franchise: Matt Hasselbeck. So who could be better off to give an idea of what the offense of Wilson and the Seahawks committed in the first game of Wilson’s tenth season with Seattle?
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Luckily for you, The Matt Hasselbeck Show debuted Wednesday morning at 710 ESPN Seattle and hosted Mike Salk he took the opportunity to get Hasselbeck’s thoughts on the Seahawks ’offense in their 28-16 win over the Colts in Week 1 of play last Sunday.
It’s no secret that Wilson had the desire to be fired less this season, as he was third in the NFL in 2020 with 47 sacks, and resolving that is a task for new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Although Wilson took three sacks on Sunday, Hasselbeck focused on protecting the quarterback in the Seattle game plan.
“One of the things that was probably a point of emphasis was that Russell wasn’t fired so much,” he said. “You talk about how they script the first 15 plays the night before and I sat at these meetings all the time with the (play-caller), and instead of saying like,‘ Hey, what are your seven or eight favorite steps? in the first 15 plays? ‘they would start with’ Hey, here are the plays they’ll like on the offensive line, ‘you know? “Do you agree with that?” And it’s a good way to see the game plan.
“If you look at how they started that game, they took the ball out quickly, they took the ball out in time and there were a lot of runs. And I really think that’s probably what I would say is appropriate. So they probably got into that game, maybe in the low season, saying, “We need to have fewer sacks.” For as mobile as Russell Wilson, they have fired him too much. I mean he was first ranked in the sacks last year, which is something unheard of because he’s Houdini back there. ”
Pete Carroll at 70 years old
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll turned 70 on Wednesday, but shows no signs of slowing down. Hasselbeck knows Carroll well, as his last season with the Seahawks was Carroll’s first with the team. Salk asked why Carroll continues to be successful.
“I think he’s willing to change, adapt and grow as a person and as a coach,” Hasselbeck responded. “I know as a quarterback, when you look at your schedule, you ask yourself,‘ Oh, who do we have? Ah, we have this team. Who is the coordinator? I have it. This guy will never change, that’s what he does. I don’t think you can say that about Pete. … It seems to be adapting and changing, and I think that’s one of the reasons they’ve been so successful. “
There is another factor pointed out by Hasselbeck.
“The pieces of the puzzle you have in a technical body (kind of good cop, bad cop) are a real science. Some people have mastered it and I think Pete Carroll is as good as he is.”
The Matt Hasselbeck program airs from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. every Wednesday during the 710 ESPN Seattle Mike Salk Show. Listen to the full debut episode at this link or on the player at the top of this post.
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