The Seahawks finally have three real quarterbacks. Matt Hasselbeck is in the prime of his career, and probably has several strong seasons ahead of him. His challenge this year will be to adjust to all of the changes. He will be handing off to different backs, throwing to two new tight ends, and dealing with receivers he has less rapport with. Matt has proven he can handle those things, so I don't expect it to be too much of a problem. It might mean he gets slightly less time off than usual during training camp and the preaseason. I expect him to go back to the Pro Bowl.
Now that Charlie Frye is on-board, the Seahawks have a bridge to the future. He will be a free agent at the end of 2008, so this is an important year for the Seahawks and Frye to size each other up. Frye would at least compete for the starting job with most NFL teams (except teams with starters that get Pro Bowl consideration), so he will be looking for at least a guaranteed back-up job in 2009. That is what he will be looking for from the Seahawks. And the Seahawks would like him to show enough that they feel comfortable paying him to be that guy. It will depend completely on his performance this season.
Seneca Wallace is probably safe as the #2 QB as long as Mike Holmgren is around. He probably doesn't want to break in a new QB to his system if Hasselbeck goes down. He might even continue to be be just as reticent when it comes to using Wallace is any other capacity. Again, it will depend on the comfort level of Holmgren with Frye.
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Wallace has never really been the post-Hasselbeck plan for the future. Frye might be. Charlie Frye is a year younger, 5 inches taller, and has started 15 more games than Seneca Wallace. He could end up being the bridge between Hasselbeck and the as-yet-undrafted QB of the future. If Frye doesn't work out, then the Seahawks will need to either draft a 3rd/4th round QB or sign/trade for someone similar to Frye next offseason (e.g., Kyle Boller, Chris Simms).
If Frye earns the confidence of Tim Ruskell and Jim Mora to assume the #2 spot by the end of the season, then look for him to be re-signed and Seneca Wallace to be used all over the field in 2009. Frye will only re-sign if he is confident he is the first option after Hasselbeck and won't have to fight Wallace for the back-up job. For this season Wallace is probably #2a and Frye #2b.
Starter: Matt Hasselbeck
Locks: Seneca Wallace, Charlie Frye
Tomorrow: Seahawks Offensive Line Analysis
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