Seneca Wallace traded to Cleveland

D Bone

@maddogg7888 said:

who wouldnt want the guy for a 5th or 6th pick

I can't believe I'm about to admit this, but I think I just got a chubby watching that...........

CLEVELandMILIDH

Seneca Wallace thinks he'll be the Browns' starter

Posted by Michael David Smith on March 10, 2010 8:54 AM ET

In seven seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Seneca Wallace was never the starting quarterback unless Matt Hasselbeck was hurt.

But now that his old Seahawks coach, Mike Holmgren, has brought him to Cleveland, Wallace believes that he'll finally be a No. 1 quarterback.

Asked in a radio interview Tuesday if he thinks Holmgren brought him to Cleveland to start, Wallace said, "Yeah, that's the way. I'm coming in with a lot of confidence and trying to come in and spark the team a little bit. It's time to kind of start fresh."

Wallace stopped short of saying Holmgren or Browns coach Eric Mangini has told him he's the starter, but he indicated that he feels confident in his chances to start based on his conversations with Holmgren.

"We talked about some good things," Wallace said. "Like I said, I'm excited to be going there. That's all I can say. You've got to wait and see what happens."

As it stands, Wallace's competition for the starting job is Brady Quinn. It remains to be seen whether Holmgren will bring in any other quarterbacks to compete for the starting job.

In his career, Wallace has started 14 games and completed 333 of 556 passes for 3,547 yards, with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

choco

throws a fade route really well....instant upgrade there...

kcjonez37

for a 5th or 6th rd pick you guys just got a steal.

As I posted on another thread about wallace, he may not be a super-star starter but he's solid. He keeps his cool. Not only has he been a solid back-up in seattle, the guy is smart. Not some idiot that's going to mouth off to the media or have off-field issues. Sure he's made some mistakes in games but that's going to happen off the bench, especially with the lack of support in the form of a decent line the seahawks have had.

When hasselbeck was down wallace played with a tweaked groin and that limited his usually stellar ability to scramble; he still played fairly well in those games despite his biggest asset being taken away from him.

I've never been a browns fan (not a hater just never a fan) but you can bet if he makes it as your starter I'll be watching every week. Seneca is FUN to watch. And he can play receiver as well so look for him to have a lot of fun back there with Cribbs.

If i were you guys, I'd be excited. I always thought when hasselbeck was done here, Seneca would get his chance to prove something, and it sucks that he won't get that chance here in seattle but more power to him being a starter.

I saw your QB's play last year, so anyone already saying he can't cut it should give him a shot first.

choco

cleveland.com is reporting that its a 7th that could be a 6th depending on playing time.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/...03/post_19.html

dawg08

What a joke of a trade this is!! Go from bad to awful!!! I like Holmgren coming in, BUT what is with these coaches and GM's that are "homers" for players they use to coach??

Really?? Seneca Wallace?? I think Ratcliff is better than him. I am so over this QB situation. Let Quinn start the season and let him see what he can do for the 1st 6 or 7 games. This merry-go-round of QB's is a joke!!

mopaji

@dawg08 said:
What a joke of a trade this is!! Go from bad to awful!!! I like Holmgren coming in, BUT what is with these coaches and GM's that are "homers" for players they use to coach??
Really?? Seneca Wallace?? I think Ratcliff is better than him. I am so over this QB situation. Let Quinn start the season and let him see what he can do for the 1st 6 or 7 games. This merry-go-round of QB's is a joke!!

So. we give Quinn 6 or 7 games to stink and then switch QBs because "This merry-go-round of QB's is a joke!!"........?????

choco

@dawg08 said:
What a joke of a trade this is!! Go from bad to awful!!! I like Holmgren coming in, BUT what is with these coaches and GM's that are "homers" for players they use

for that matter, whats with the fans that display the same "homeristic" preferences?

LeBrent

@maddogg7888 said:

who wouldnt want the guy for a 5th or 6th pick

Man, that's not a bad highlight package. Good post. Obviously it's hard to tell by just watching highlights but it seems like he is pretty effective in the red zone. He's got a farily quick release and he can fly. I wouldn't mind watching him this year if we don't find another option. He's never been "the guy". Holmgren says it's important to put all your resourses into one "guy". I'm willing to try him out. I think he could be a decent WCO QB.

dawg08

@mopaji said:
So. we give Quinn 6 or 7 games to stink and then switch QBs because "This merry-go-round of QB's is a joke!!"........?????

This team isn't going anywhere any way. It's still a long way away from a superbowl. If we could get some consistency at QB, and stop rotating them out every time they have a bad game, just maybe this team would play better. I'm not a Brady "homer", but I would like to see someone in there for a definite time period. Every rookie QB takes his lump, but gets better as they get experience. How do you get better or experienced when you keep pulling the guy after 1 or 2 bad games??

dawg08

@choco said:
for that matter, whats with the fans that display the same "homeristic" preferences?

The thing is the fans have no choice in the matter, and they just say who they want. Do you think a coach, GM, or owner actually listen to the fans?? The coach, GM, or owner usually make the final decisions on who plays and that is why I'm don't like the idea of coaches, owners, etc.. pulling in players because coached them in the past. Look at what Mangenious did bringing in all those Jet players last year. It seemed he didn't care who he already had at Cleveland, but just wanted to bring in is own guys.

calfoxwc

Wow. What beautiful touch passes.

Right there, is why DumbAss and the Flighty Quinn are Not For Long.

Wallace can REALLY make all those throws.

THANKS for the LINK !

ballpeen

Nice indeed.

While watching, all those nice throws down the sidelines...I kept thinking how BQ would have thrown those passes 5 yards out of bounds.

Athensbuck26

he was brought in to mentor clausen

ballpeen

@athensbuck26 said:
he was brought in to mentor clausen

Why would Clausen be brought to Mentor??

Kingphisher

@athensbuck26 said:
he was brought in to mentor clausen

Good Grief! Holmgren and Heckert are not that stupid. He has not drafted a qb higher than the 3rd round, ever! I could see a reach for McCoy if he is still there in the 2nd, but definitely not Clausen.

halfsane

I've never really watched the guy play, but in that video once he starts to scramble, he doesn't look for receivers any longer.

Athensbuck26

@kingphisher said:
Good Grief! Holmgren and Heckert are not that stupid. He has not drafted a qb higher than the 3rd round, ever! I could see a reach for McCoy if he is still there in the 2nd, but definitely not Clausen.

McCoy is 6th round at best

no arm and short

Holmgren and Mangini LOVE clausen they brought in Charlie weiss to talk about him and sent out Bernie Kosar to interview clausen and they were the 1st team to interview him at the combine

Athensbuck26

@ballpeen said:
Why would Clausen be brought to Mentor??

someone failed reading comprehention

Kingphisher

@athensbuck26 said:
McCoy is 6th round at best
no arm and short

Holmgren and Mangini LOVE clausen they brought in Charlie weiss to talk about him and sent out Bernie Kosar to interview clausen and they were the 1st team to interview him at the combine

WCO does not require a big arm (short quick passes). Even Quinn fits that bill (though I would not be inclined to give him that chance after last years garbage).