It's a sad day for me to hear that Matt Hasselbeck is not returning to the Seahawks: I'll wear my Hasselbeck jersey tomorrow in honor of you Matt.

Thanks Matt, for all you did for Seahawks football, for taking us t our first Super Bowl, for all the Division Championships, for the singular best game I ever enjoyed in person (NFC Championship game), for 'We'll take the ball and we're gonna score', just for being a great example of a professional football player.

Finally, please go to a team that is not in the NFC West, thanks.

Seconded.

Great post. Matt I wish you luck wherever you go, you are a class act.

Amen, thanks for the memories and all the good years Matt, hope it works out well for you down there.

Like I said in another post... I hope the Seahawks face Hasselbeck in the Super Bowl this year. I think that would qualify as a win-win situation for the Seahawks and Hasselbeck. It would also indicate that Hasselbeck isn't playing in the NFC, which means he wouldn't be playing for a division rival. In other words... Just sign with Tennessee Matt.

(insert touching tribute video here)

firebee wrote:Like I said in another post... I hope the Seahawks face Hasselbeck in the Super Bowl this year. I think that would qualify as a win-win situation for the Seahawks and Hasselbeck. It would also indicate that Hasselbeck isn't playing in the NFC, which means he wouldn't be playing for a division rival. In other words... Just sign with Tennessee Matt.

Or Miami.

Hass is a WARROIR & a SOLDIER!!! I hope he takes the Titans or whoever he signs with to the Super Bowl & wins.

I will always be a fan of Matt Hasselbeck. Thanks for the memories, Matt.

Matt, you are a class act on and off the field. I will miss seeing you in a Seahawk Uniform. All the best to you and your family where ever you may sign.

Troy
CHF

Thanks for the great times and all the effort Matthew!

Finally got my Matt jersey (though I probably should have waited for them to go down in price). Tough few years but still was proud of how he represented the organization. Hope he gets to go out a winner but no matter what, he will always be a major part of Seahawks history. Best wishes #8, give them heck!

Gonna miss the man everything about him was pretty awesome from his leadership on the field to his interviews with the media.

I used to call you "Mr. Dear-in-the-Headlights" when you took over for my favorite: Trent Dilfer.......
but my thoughts steadily changed as it became clear that you were "Our Guy"........
I now own your jersey and will fondly remember you on our "Mt. Rushmore" of Seahawk Q.B.'s
(Zorn, Krieg, & Hasselbeck)
THANKS FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES, MATT !!
I wish you could've retired a Seahawk.......and hopefully this organization does the right
thing when your career is finally over and sign you again - to a 1-day contract -
so you can retire a Seahwk - like it was always meant to be !!?

Good Luck Mr. Dear-in-the-Headlights.........I'M ROOTING FOR YOU !!!

--ERIC

5meterhawkfan wrote:Great post. Matt I wish you luck wherever you go, you are a class act.

Same here.

Unless he's a digit, or a tweety-bird. Or a purple man-eater. Then I wish him loads of failure.

Catch ya in the ring of honor til then dont go to any division rivals

Thanks for everything #8!

Hey guys I've been thinking, this thread is nice and all but considering that this is Matt we're talking about and how much of a class act he has been, maybe we could get together find a way to actually send our thanks to the man himself.

Spounge84 wrote:Hey guys I've been thinking, this thread is nice and all but considering that this is Matt we're talking about and how much of a class act he has been, maybe we could get together find a way to actually send our thanks to the man himself.

I know we've done it before, where .net sends the thread to the player, or something like that.

Thank you Matt-Best QB ever for the Hawks!!

Maybe not the best....but he'll always be my favorite.

I'm really going to miss that dude's personality around our team.

Thanks Matt. Never thought I would cheer so much for someone from Boston!! You have been the best Seahawks QB and I hope I'm there when ya go into the ROH!

This is indeed a sad day for me. Since Matt came in for Trent Dilfer in Dallas I was a Matt believer, I did orginally give up on him after his first season. That Eagles game at Husky stadium might have been one of the worst quarterback performances in Seahawk History, granted it wasnt all Matt and we did have pretty bad OL then. Im gonna miss him, but never forget the memories. From the first Green Bay Packer playoff loss and the infamous quote "We want the ball, and were gonna score" to the last playoff win againt the saints and his 4 TD perfomance. Matt you will always be apart of Seattle and Seattle will always love #8. Thank you for giving us all you had, on and off the field.

listen...we all knew this day would come, I for one didnt want it to happen. and now that its here...well its a sad day in my mind. very sad.

Can't say enough about the guy.... Thanks for everything. I still remember you proudly holding that trophy over your head like it was yesterday.

What an emotional day, Thank you Matthew Hasselbeck for all that you have brought to my team through the years. I thank you for your play on the field, and your humor, and humanity off the field. You will truly be missed by all of us 12's! Good luck and best wishes to you and your family.

all the ups and downs, hass love, hass hate, etc. been a fun ride #8. gonna miss you, and your wacky humor.

edit: i just posted this on "his" FB page, i know its not him, but i dont use twitter, maybe someone can send him a link on twitter?

thanks Matt. great player, better human. Best of luck!

Much love from #12 to #8.... Matt, you were in my mind always a class act for this team. It's just going to be very strange to see you playing for another team. Please don't sign with anyone in our division as I simply would hate to root for you to get drilled by a blitzing linebacker. It seems as though we have reached the end of an era. It was a pleasure watching you for all these years. Best of luck and here's to your health man.

insert many curses and explicit words-- You made me cheer till I hand no voice you made me cry till there were no tears left, goodbye good sir you made me see what perseverance was all about, I wish you the best and know will finish well where ever you end up farewell friend (NH)

Sad to lose Matt, he was a class act and a true leader...I still hold out hope they cut CW who sucks and bring back Matt to compete with ML and TJ.

Thank you for everything you gave the Seahawks, the fans, and the city of Seattle. Best of luck where ever you land.

Nice touch by BMW

BigMikeWill17 Tha FundRai$er
@Hasselbeck gotta say thanks for giving me a chance to get my career rolling. U'll always Rep the 12th, see u in the Ring of Honor sir

I hated Matt Hasselbeck the first couple years, and i mean HATED. Like Mystermatt hates david greene and throwdown hates Kelly Jennings. But now he is my all time favorite Hawk even surpassing Steve Largent. I'll definatly miss him and can't wait to see him on TV someday in a media role.

Matt, let all the naysayers say what they want, you brought toughness, smarts, a chip on your shoulder and leadership to the Seahawks, gave everything you had on the field ever and nobody can say you didn't put this team on your back each and every week, even whan in hind sight there were times you tried to do to much.

Your part of a legacy of QB's here in Seattle with Zorn, Kreig, and now yourself that overcame odds and did something special when all the pundints never gave any of them a chance to be a NFL caliber QB let alone a starter and winner.

Best of luck wherever you go, I'll be rooting for you to go out on top and have one last dance with the Fat Lady while she sings.

This F'n Blows.

The Mike Holmgren era of Seahawk football is officially over.

Thanks for all the great memories Matt and good luck wherever you land next.

I'm rooting this season under protest. Seriously, bad move! He deserved so much better. God speed Matt, kick ass!

I'm rooting this season under protest. Seriously, bad move! He deserved so much better. God speed Matt, kick ass!

We Want The Ball....and We're Gonna Score !!
Priceless!
Thanks Matt
BillA

Matt is one of the classiest people in professional sports. Never brought any bad press to the team and was always someone you could look up to and be proud of. I hope he finishes his career with a bang and then comes back to claim his rightful place in the Ring of Honor. I will miss not rooting for you Hass.

Thanks #8! The only Seattle Seahawks QB to ever lead his team to a SuperBowl, what a great run that was! You are a warrior Matt, best of luck except when you play Seattle!

Sad day in Seahawk history. I wish you all the luck Matt wherever you end up, you will be missed!

Good luck and thank you.

I hope you don't play for the Niners though. I hope after you retire you get a great TV gig so we can still watch you.

Good bye.

This is a pretty low day in my life as a Seahawk fan.. not post-Super Bowl XL low, but it's up there.

I'll always be a fan of Matt Hasselbeck - hope he goes to the Titans and takes that team to a Super Bowl (ideally losing to us)

PascoHawk wrote:Matt is one of the classiest people in professional sports. Never brought any bad press to the team and was always someone you could look up to and be proud of. I hope he finishes his career with a bang and then comes back to claim his rightful place in the Ring of Honor. I will miss not rooting for you Hass.

I agree 100%

He started the first year I had season tickets, going to be strange not watching him run out of that tunnel...

My friend and I have talked about this moment for years: the moment Hasselbeck would leave, and what it would mean. It truly is the end of the greatest era for this franchise in its brief history. That era was all but over when Hutchinson and Holmgren left, and then when Big Walt left it was all down to #8. Inexplicably he willed our battered team further into the season than it would have been without him.

Our descent into mediocrity to below-average is complete with his leaving, and we will be there for the next 3 season at least I'd guess. It's not like we really have anything we're building around at this point offensively.

It was a helluva roller coaster ride. Now time to sit back and lower the 'ol expectations.