When the Seahawks acquired Charlie Whitehurst, the very bald Matt Hasselbeck joked that maybe new coach Pete Carroll was trying to send him a message by trading for the hairiest quarterback in the league.
Now that a concussion has knocked Hasselbeck out of Sunday’s game, Hawk fans will be seeing Whitehurst’s gorgeous locks and beard all afternoon.
Clipboard Jesus’ first start will come as a blessed event for a growing number of fans tired of Hasselebeck’s aging and continued ineffectiveness. Granted, he plays behind a patched-up offensive line, which because of injuries will be starting a stack of phonebooks at left tackle.
So instead of another Sunday of Hawk fans arguing over how many years Hasselbeck has left, I am calling for everyone to embrace the beard-fearing mantra of the Giants (the recent World Series champions, not Sunday’s opponents). Go to this website, follow the directions, and get behind Whitehurst. We will have all next week to scream at each other about who should be starting at Arizona.
Sure, Giants fans drunk on champagne may get upset that we are borrowing their rally cry, but Seahawk fans have been down that road before.
