Run for the hills! The tidal wave of inevitability is upon us!
Many Seahawk fans asked for it. Seattlites have yearned for the day Charlie Whitehurst replaced the face of Seahawks football, Matt Hasselbeck. At 1:15, Sunday afternoon, Whitehurst makes his first NFL start ever at quarterback against the New York Giants.
When Whitehurst steps onto the field he will have the 12th man on his side, until his first interception. He will need to hook-up with his under-used safety valve, tight end John Carlson. Who knows maybe Whitehurst can do what Hasselbeck couldn't, throw more than seven yards down the field at a time.
The scary part of this game is a Seattle make-shift offensive line versus a Giants defense that has literally knocked out three starting quarterbacks this season. The Seahawks offensive line is so bad and injured that it could make Peyton Manning look average, i.e., it might not matter who plays quarterback for Seattle
Just to clarify this drastic change by Pete Carroll, Hasselbeck suffered a concussion in last week's beating by the Oakland Raiders. I do not believe coach Carroll would start Whitehurst if Hasselbeck was healthy. Seattle is in the midst of a playoff push, is it not?
New York (5-2) comes into this game about as hot and rested a team could be. Quarterback Eli Manning is passing for high totals every game but is still susceptible to an interception on any given throw.
The Giants' runningbacks are Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs. Bradshaw is the ankle-breaker always looking for the big play. Jacobs is a basically a bulldozer standing at 6'3, 24o pounds. Look for New York to pound the ball against the beat-up Seattle defensive line.
The Seahawks lost stud defensive end, Red Bryant, for the season earlier this week. Tackle Brandon Mebane hopes to return Sunday as does fellow tackle, Colin Cole. If those two play this weekend, the Seahawks have a shot at stuffing the run but if not, it's going to be ugly.
Manning has a stable of great young receivers lead by second-year wideout, Hakeem Nicks. Nicks leads the NFC with eight touchdowns. Seattle will be without cornerbacks Kelly Jennings and Walter Thurmond so expect Nicks to have a huge game.
A healthy Seahawks team could handle the ferocious Giants at Qwest but today the edge is surely on New York's side.
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