Matt Hasselbeck: In the Cleveland Browns' Future With Holmgren as President?

New Cleveland Browns' President Mike Holmgren is a master of assessing quarterback talent, and his arrival in Cleveland means that the Browns' seemingly never-ending carousel of quarterbacks will finally draw to a close.

Only time will tell who will be the Browns' future at quarterback, but one thing that has been very apparent over the last several years is that the Browns need a solid veteran quarterback to backup whoever may be the starter.

This is not only needed for better stability at the position, it is needed in order to mentor and groom the other quarterbacks on the roster.

The past few seasons have seen Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson battle it out for the starter job, but neither has been able to acquire the priceless knowledge that a veteran could have provided them both.

Enter Holmgren and, quite possibly, enter current Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

Even though Hasselbeck has had issues with injures and bad play over the last couple of years, he has the experience and knowledge that has lacked in the Browns' quarterback depth chart.

Hasselbeck is 33 years old and has all but worn out his welcome with Seahawks fans due to his lackluster performances of late.

2010 will also be the final year in his contract which makes him more expendable since it is his last year and the Seahawks will probably be looking to draft a new franchise quarterback either in 2010 or in 2011.

Then there is the question of whether or not Holmgren will be willing to trade either Anderson or Quinn in this offseason, and one of those two could be used as trade fodder to get a deal done and bring Hasselbeck to Cleveland.

Many Browns fans would probably welcome Hasselbeck with open arms, but at who's expense? Quinn or Anderson?

Quinn can now be classified as injury prone since he has made the injured reserve roster for the second straight season and would the Seahawks want to risk him getting another injury?

Many would say Anderson instead, but with his terrible play in 2009, how much more would the Browns have to include in the deal to get Hasselbeck on the roster?

It might be too much, unless Anderson can have a strong outing in the last two games of the season.