Seattle Seahawks: 15 greatest quarterbacks in franchise history

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6 Oct 1996: Quarterback John Friesz #17 of the Seattle Seahawks stares into the backfield as he turns to hand off to his running back during a play in the Seahawks 22-15 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. /

36. . 1995-1998. Seattle Seahawks. John Friesz. 9. player

I promise, 12s, we are getting closer to the really good quarterbacks in Seahawks lore. The ones you will tell your grandchildren you saw take the ring out of the shire and bury it deep in Mount Doom. But we are not there yet. And please no disrespect to Mr. John Friesz of Homeleigh, the Burrows, Oswestry who as much as he might like can still be seen on the Seattle playing field.

Or at least he could between the years of 1995 and 1998 when Friesz threw 416 passes for Seattle and had a record of 6-5. Friesz also threw for 16 touchdowns against just 12 interceptions which is a pretty decent ratio during that era of professional football.

The most Friesz ever started was 6 games which were in 1996 and he led Seattle to a 4-2 record in that season. He also threw for 8 touchdowns and just 4 interceptions. How did he not make the Pro Bowl, y’all? He even had a quarterback rating of 86.4. Don’t sneeze at that. In 1996, had Friesz played a full season with that QBR, he would have finished 6th in the NFL.

Again, Friesz wasn’t among the best quarterbacks in Seahawks history, but he was at least among the better ones.

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