Is Hasselbeck The Man In Seattle? Or Is It Krieg?

I have always wondered who is better between these two quarterbacks: Matt Hasselbeck and Dave Krieg. I will break down every quarterback during their time in Seattle.

Hasselbeck has played for the Seattle Seahawks for seven years now. In those seven years, Hasselbeck has gone 57-39 in games started, has thrown for 23,404 yards, averaging 3,343 yards a season, has thrown for 145 touchdowns, averaging 20 a season, and has 94 interceptions thrown, averaging 13 a season. Hasselbeck has also averaged 13.7 starts a season. Hasselbeck has also took the Seahawks to nine playoff games, four of them wins, and one Super Bowl, which resulted in a loss in Super Bowl XL.

Hasselbeck's career really started when he was 26 years old, in his first year in Seattle in 2001. Hasselbeck was a sixth round pick from Boston College in 1998, and backed up Brett Favre until being traded to Seattle. Hasselbeck has only only managed to start all 16 games three times in his career, which brings questions to his durability.

Krieg is not well-known, but ranks at least the top 15 on almost every passing category.

Krieg was undrafted and came to Seattle's camp as a rookie in 1980, out of Milton College.

Pass attempts: Ranked 10th all time
Completions: Ranked 10th all time
Passing yards: Ranked 11th all time
Passing TDs: Ranked ninth all time

Those stats are rather compelling and are due to his 19 NFL career.

Krieg came into the scene in 1983, after backing up Jim Zorn, and did well. In 1983 he would lead the Seahawks to the AFC championship game against Oakland and lose. Krieg also had the advantage to throw to Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent, for most of his career. Krieg would win 70 games as the Seahawks QB and lose 49, (70-49). Below are Krieg's stats.

Passing										Rushing
Year	TM	G	Comp	Att	PCT	YD	Y/A	TD	INT	Att	Yards	TD
1980	Sea	1	0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	Sea	7	64	112	57.1	843	7.5	7	5	11	56	1
1982	Sea	3	49	78	62.8	501	6.4	2	2	6	-3	0
1983	Sea	9	147	243	60.5	2139	8.8	18	11	16	55	2
1984	Sea	16	276	480	57.5	3671	7.6	32	24	46	186	3
1985	Sea	16	285	532	53.6	3602	6.8	27	20	35	121	1
1986	Sea	15	225	375	60.0	2921	7.8	21	11	35	122	1
1987	Sea	12	178	294	60.5	2131	7.2	23	15	36	155	2
1988	Sea	9	134	228	58.8	1741	7.6	18	8	24	64	0
1989	Sea	15	286	499	57.3	3309	6.6	21	20	40	160	0
1990	Sea	16	265	448	59.2	3194	7.1	15	20	32	115	0
1991	Sea	10	187	285	65.6	2080	7.3	11	12	13	59	0
1992	Kan	16	230	413	55.7	3115	7.5	15	12	37	74	2
1993	Kan	12	105	189	55.6	1238	6.6	7	3	21	24	0
1994	Det	14	131	212	61.8	1629	7.7	14	3	23	35	0
1995	Ari	16	304	521	58.3	3554	6.8	16	21	19	29	0
1996	Chi	13	226	377	59.9	2278	6.0	14	12	16	12	1
1997	Ten	8	1	2	50.0	2	1.0	0	0	4	-2	0
1998	Ten	5	12	21	57.1	199	9.5	0	0	3	-1	0
TOTAL		213	3105	5311	58.5	38147	7.2	261	199	417	1261	13

This has been an argument long debated between fans who know of both of them. Now you can finally break down each player, and decide for yourself.

SOURCES: http://www.davekrieg.com/

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KrieDa00.htm

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HassMa00.htm

http://www.nfl.com/