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
Yeah, he was a little quiet, didn't necessarily hang with everybody, but he was a professional, worked really hard, great teammate and a veteran guy who'd been around awhile,
He has been around. He understands how defenses work, how coverages work. He finds the openings.
It hasn't always been easy. He's tough on his quarterbacks. But if you do it his way, it usually works out.
He sets the standard really high, especially at the quarterback position and he isn't going to settle for anything less. Bottom line is he just wants you to do things his way and if you do that, things will work out and he will be happy and you won't have that friction as long as things are going well. It isn't all the on the quarterback but you just have to make it right.
It's definitely hard when you're putting in the work and the guy who's starting isn't, especially if he's overhyped or you're not winning. I can't imagine how hard it would be to be that guy's backup.
It was great. It worked out exactly like the coaches hoped.
It's just a humbling experience to know that all the people who set out to play in this Super Bowl, we're one of the teams that gets to go play in it. To have the opportunity to be called World Champions is an incredible opportunity. We've worked so hard for it and it's an amazing, amazing thing.
Reality is, you have to work harder the older you get.
He's a pro and he worked hard. And I give him a lot of credit. We asked him to do a lot. He came through when we needed him.
I think we have a group that gets it more than we have in the past.
I think that gave us a lot of confidence, doing that on the road, at their place, a loud, hostile environment. I think that was a stepping stone for us, maybe a little bit of a confidence-booster for our team.
I think it's something I can deal with because it's my non-throwing shoulder. It feels really stiff right now because I just iced it.
It got to the point where I was taking chances - and that was a chance I shouldn't have taken.
It had to be 90 percent Steelers fans out there.