Tarvaris Jackson entering camp as Seahawks #1 QB

[ThomasTomasz]

Incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson is No. 1 on the Seahawks' depth chart over high-dollar free agent signee Matt Flynn and third-round draft choice Russell Wilson.

For now, coach Pete Carroll is standing by what he said in minicamp: Jackson will take snaps with the first unit while Flynn and Wilson prove they're ready to run offense.

Carroll said Jackson earned those reps with the first unit by virtue of his role as the team's starter last year.

Carroll said there's no timeline on when he will name a starter for the 2012 season.

Jackson finished 7-7 as the starter in his first year in Seattle, but he also struggled in late-game situations, and understood there would be competition for the starting job in his second season.

Jackson said after seven years in the NFL he knew what to expect entering the offseason.

"I'm not a (general manager), I'm not a head coach, so I can't go and pick exactly who they want, or say, 'Don't get a quarterback.'

"If I could I would, believe me," he said with a laugh. "But that's not how things work, so I'm just here to compete and may the best man win."

Flynn said in May that learning Seattle's new offense has been helped by the fact that Seattle's version of the West Coast offense is very similar to the West Coast offense he was groomed under in Green Bay.

Carroll raved about Wilson after rookie minicamp and said he'd be part of the battle for the position.

Flynn received $10 million guaranteed, but his three-year deal didn't come with a promise from the Seahawks that he'd start after serving as Aaron Rodgers' backup in Green Bay.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/report-jackson-enters-training-camp-130026662--nfl.html

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[nwfisch]

The saying "If you have 3 QBs, you don't have 1" holds true here.

 

[CCBrink]

The saying "If you have 3 QBs, you don't have 1" holds true here.

 

[Bmore]

Matt Flynn will have it by game 2...

 

[Rudi]

Russell Wilson will win this job.

 

[JeremyHight]

But I thought Charlie Whitehurst was the future? :shifty:

 

[Hasselbeck]

Doesn't mean anything, he's the incumbent starter.

Matt Flynn will win the job, all this other chatter about Wilson (LOL at him starting) and Jackson is just fluff.

 

[Villain]

#FLYNNING

 

[mgoblue2290]

Seahawks should've gone after a proven winner like Drew Stanton.

 

[NAHSTE]

Not sure there is a single thing that VSNers overrate more than Russell Wilson. Hand jobs and McBites are close, but it's definitely still Russell Wilson.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Matt Flynn played the most expensive four quarters of meaningless football in NFL history.

 

[NAHSTE]

Matt Flynn played the most expensive four quarters of meaningless football in NFL history.

No, that'd be this guy:

Flynn on his worst day is lightyears better than this shitbum.

 

[Aso]

Matt Flynn played the most expensive four quarters of meaningless football in NFL history.

Actually 8 quarters brah. Don't short change this guy.

 

[July 4 1776]

As a Vikings fan im glad that Tavaris is on top of there depth chart instead of ours lol

 

[Hasselbeck]

As a Vikings fan im glad that Tavaris is on top of there depth chart instead of ours lol

 

[Hasselbeck]

Not sure there is a single thing that VSNers overrate more than Russell Wilson. Hand jobs and McBites are close, but it's definitely still Russell Wilson.

If you think VSN is bad, you should see the Seahawks message board.

One fan seriously said if he starts we're the makings of a dynasty.

:kuzzy:

 

[July 4 1776]

This is the play vikings fans remember for T jack

 

[Hasselbeck]

This is the play vikings fans remember for T jack

Ironically enough, Clemons and Tarvaris are teammates now.