The departure of aging stars Matt Hasselbeck and Lofa Tatupu may be a step forward for the organization, but it’s killed traffic to the Seahawks Pro Shop at Qwest CenturyLink Field. “Nobody’s buying anything,” a rave-green clad store employee confided yesterday afternoon while standing watch near a rack of heavily-discounted Tatupu jerseys.

Next to the Tatupu jerseys was a rack of Hasselbeck jerseys. Worth a buy at $30, as Hasselbeck is one of the Seahawks’ all-time greats. Just as it’s okay to wear a Steve Largent or Walter Jones jersey even though those players aren’t with the Seahawks, a Hasselbeck #8 will always be in style. (A Deion Branch #83, on the other hand, is as unfashionable as khaki shorts with black socks.)

Jerseys featuring the names of players currently employed by the Seahawks were in the rear of the store–and also on sale.

A replica jersey is an $80 investment, and there weren’t many names on that rack worth investing in. Maybe it’s best to wait until the Hawks work up jerseys for new free agent pickups Zach Miller and Sidney Rice.

Meanwhile, to prop up sales, I think the Seahawks ought to be promoting Jake Locker Tennessee Titans jerseys. Locker’s #10 was undoubtedly the best-selling Washington Huskies jersey of all-time, surely some Locker-lovers would jump at a version with their hero’s name actually on the back of it.