Matt Hasselbeck Appreciation Thread (Merge)

[GoColts8818]

Worth every penny he has been paid the past three years. This is the exact scenario he was brought here for and he has delivered. I have a feeling come seasons end we will look back on these two games and realize just how big these two wins were.

[GoColts8818]

Hasselbeck saying he couldn't even talk in meetings last night and Luck spoke for him. Wow.

— Mike Berman (@MikeBermanIndy)

October 9, 2015

 

https://twitter.com/DaveFurst/status/652330319153098752

 

Class personified. What a legend.

luck and him have a cool bond. If Matt wants to coach I am cool with him sticking around at years end.

[GoColts8818]

So for all those that said this a 2 win team without Luck they are 2-0 without him. They clearly aren't as good as they would be with Luck but they have proven they have talent beyond Luck on the roster.

[RockThatBlue]

Worth every penny he has been paid the past three years. This is the exact scenario he was brought here for and he has delivered. I have a feeling come seasons end we will look back on these two games and realize just how big these two wins were.

Completely agree. 1-4 would have been disastrous. Huge wins for the colts

[Arby0359]

He definitely played like the pro he is. great game

[cbear]

Seems a far cry when folks were panicking after his performance in the second playoff game.

[GoColts8818]

Seems a far cry when folks were panicking after his performance in the second playoff game.

i am guessing you mean pre-season game, if so once again proving pre-season performances are meaningless.

[Buck Showalter]

Hasselbeck for President!!!

[Jules]

I love our QBs.

 

I love them so much.

 

         

[2006Coltsbestever]

I love him, 3-2 baby!

[2006Coltsbestever]

Andre Johnson is alive!

[Malakai432]

So for all those that said this a 2 win team without Luck they are 2-0 without him. They clearly aren't as good as they would be with Luck but they have proven they have talent beyond Luck on the roster.

 

Yeah they would probably still go 5-1, 6-0 against the division even without Luck.  Colts have just dominated the division for awhile.  Awesome to see they broke the record for longest divisional winning streak in NFL history.  It's not like divisional games are cupcake also.  There have been some tough fought games within that 16 divisional win streak.  Every game this year has.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Hey ESPN we are far from done. Your wishes didn't come true, Thank you Defense, thank you Hass, heck you Stephen A and Skip, we aint done yet. So keep talking, keep talking. We just won 2 games without our best player. Now let the games begin.

[NewColtsFan]

I love correction, no qualms about it . I am ecstatic now, so I can take insults too and laugh it off, LOL. 

 

 

I hope you didn't take that as an insult?!?     It certainly wasn't intended as such....

 

The only reason why I knew that factoid is that the NFL Network mentioned it last week when both Matt and Michael were starting.   Just dumb luck that I happened to be watching then.

 

And I'm ecstatic too!     This is one of my favorite games as a Colts fan in my 3 and a half years!

 

What a game!     What a night!!      Woo-Hoooo!!!            

[2006Coltsbestever]

I love Hass, he held down the fort and I didn't think he could. Fun win.

[presto123]

I think I know what Hasselbeck's tears were about now. I heard on the radio that he tweeted a game ball to somebody he knows that lost a battle with cancer on the same day as Texans game. What a rough week for Matt.(other than the victory of course) What a classy move.

 

 

https://twitter.com/hasselbeck

[achcolts]

honestly i love hasselbeck, he can probably serve as backup beyond this year, im surprised with how well hes played so far. he should really push for joining the coaching staff after he retires. it seems like he really loves it in indy

[Warhorse]

I said he was the best FA acquisition in the last few years. I still stand by that.

[spartancolt]

I'll take MH over several starters in the league. Kaepernick comes to mind

[ThaCaliColt]

i was very pleasantly surprised by this win tonight, the play calling and Matt's performance. on the road against a division rival who had just come off an embarrassing loss four days earlier. And with a backup qb putting up 27 points against what many would consider a star studded defense .

[Robert Johnson]

So nice to have a veteran back-up who can come in  and win games,no more Curtis Painter

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Props to MH. He played awesome.

[Punk999]

Im a pats fan and i know you dont care what I say and you hate my team. But i wanted to say your qbs manning, luck, and mh are class acts. Mh was awesome tonight. Great win for your team. See you next week and proabaly again in the playoffs. Much respect to mh.

[JPFolks]

Im a pats fan and i know you dont care what I say and you hate my team. But i wanted to say your qbs manning, luck, and mh are class acts. Mh was awesome tonight. Great win for your team. See you next week and proabaly again in the playoffs. Much respect to mh.

We're cool with anyone if they aren't a jerk.  We have the offensive weapons, but I just can't see who is going to stop the short game to Edleman and the seam and end zone against Gronk.  We couldn't cover the single receiver that Houston had most of the night.  He humiliated Davis on several plays leading me to believe he was playing hurt and when Toler showed he couldn't cover him, Vontae tried and was even worse.  Davis also blew the wide open TD in the endzone to the rookie... We're better against the run until we play a good back as we were getting gashed by Houston's back.  I can only imagine what NE's two headed monster will do to us.  I think NE will try to score 70 if the can. 

[Punk999]

We're cool with anyone if they aren't a jerk.  We have the offensive weapons, but I just can't see who is going to stop the short game to Edleman and the seam and end zone against Gronk.  We couldn't cover the single receiver that Houston had most of the night.  He humiliated Davis on several plays leading me to believe he was playing hurt and when Toler showed he couldn't cover him, Vontae tried and was even worse.  Davis also blew the wide open TD in the endzone to the rookie... We're better against the run until we play a good back as we were getting gashed by Houston's back.  I can only imagine what NE's two headed monster will do to us.  I think NE will try to score 70 if the can.

Your team reminds me of alot of pats teams i have witnessed over the years.. Sometime we just have to play games and the team gets better. Im not gonna lie didnt look great the first two weeks but you are getting better every week. Luck is a beast and so is brady.. But last year peolole were saying brady was done after week 4. Luck will be fine you will win your division. I di think the pats will win next week but we will see you again in the playoffs and im not so arrogent to think you wont be much improved. You guys are gonna have a great season this year. Your oline looked like a diffrent team tonight. And believe me your defense will figure it out. Ill post every once in a while here.. I sm not a jerk.. I appreciate great competiton which your team has been for over 15 years.

[oldunclemark]

We were all a witness....

He's always been good,. We forgot because he hadn't played in 3 years. Its just that simple.

We have the best backup QB in the NFL...

What Matt did is what you pay the backup on a playoff team to do. Fill in and win

[oldunclemark]

Worth every penny he has been paid the past three years. This is the exact scenario he was brought here for and he has delivered. I have a feeling come seasons end we will look back on these two games and realize just how big these two wins were.

Listen to GoC

[FicmanS]

Best performance of a QB on this team this year...  WELL done Matt

[oldunclemark]

i am guessing you mean pre-season game, if so once again proving pre-season performances are meaningless.

Especially listen to GoC here..

Pre-season means nothing. It does not ever matter how you look in the pre-season. Ever. As in NOT EVER.

[jayt327]

Matt could probably start for half the teams in the league.

[jvan1973]

He is the second best qb in the division. The old man was balling tonight. To think he practiced very little and put up that performance is impressive.

[Hoosier]

"What has two thumbs and is the best backup QB in the NFL?"





"This guy!!!"

[TheRustonRifle#7]

That is why he was paid the price that some deemed too high for an over the hill backup QB. Kudos Matt!

[GwinnettColt]

Great game, Matt!!!!

[Detectacon]

http://forums.colts.com/gallery/image/2619-matt-hasselbeck/

[Smonroe]

Eh, he's a big baby.  There's no crying in football!

 

 

 

(Okay, this thread was getting too nice.  Someone had to be an *)

[superrep1967]

Worth every penny he has been paid the past three years. This is the exact scenario he was brought here for and he has delivered. I have a feeling come seasons end we will look back on these two games and realize just how big these two wins were.

I totally agree these were huge wins and we just took a commanding lead in the AFC South.

[Valpo2004]

This is why we should invest money in a proven top backup next year.  Not much money when you consider that you have a guy that can go out and win you 2 straight division games while your starter is out.

 

If we had started some late round rookie in this game, it's doubtful that we would have won either.

[teganslaw]

One never would have known that Hasselbeck had little practice or that he had been sick. Great game!

[cbear]

i am guessing you mean pre-season game, if so once again proving pre-season performances are meaningless.

 

Yes sorry.  I believe there was even a story in the Star about it and how we were in big trouble.  Was probably from their resident chicken little.  LOL.