Notebook | Greene wastes chance to prove himself at QB

GREEN BAY, Wis. — It wasn't the night David Greene had hoped for.

The Seahawks' No. 3 quarterback wanted to show the coaches he could control the game, run the offense, execute and make good decisions. It turned out to be more bad than good.

Greene, a third-round draft choice in 2005, finished 6 of 17 for 68 yards and threw three interceptions.

"I don't think he had a very good night," coach Mike Holmgren said after the Seahawks' 48-13 exhibition defeat at Green Bay. "My initial reaction is I wanted him to play better than he played."

Greene came into the game late in the first half and played six minutes into the fourth quarter.

"I know, personally, I forced the ball. I should have just either eaten it or thrown it away," Greene said. "There's a lot I have to work on.

"This was a big opportunity for me," Greene added, "and obviously I wanted to come out there and make a lot of plays and make things happen. First thing you have to do is protect the ball, that's what they want to see. Didn't do a very good job of that."

Unhappy returns

The final statistics said rookie Josh Wilson returned six kickoffs for 161 yards with a long of 46. He deserved more, as he lost yards when penalties took away chunks of his 56-yard and 42-yard returns.

"I felt a lot more comfortable than I did last week," Wilson said. "As long as I believe in the scheme then I'm going to have good returns every time."

Wilson said he'd enjoy the chance to be the Seahawks' kickoff returner this season, though Nate Burleson is in line to handle that job.

Hasselbeck rests

Anyone hoping for a flashback of Matt Hasselbeck's famous "We want the ball, and we're going to score," pronouncement from the 2003 season was out of luck.

The Seahawks quarterback was in uniform, but didn't play. Good thing, as the Seahawks gave up seven sacks. He did, however, pose for a nice photo with longtime Packers quarterback Brett Favre before kickoff.

Hasselbeck joined Bryce Fisher, Mack Strong and Lofa Tatupu as the Seahawks' co-captains for the opening coin toss. He had nothing audible to say over the field microphone, unlike a similar gathering before sudden death in a playoff game at Green Bay.

Seneca Wallace started in Hasselbeck's place. Other roster changes included Kevin Bentley opening at outside linebacker for Leroy Hill, who was not present.

Nate Burleson started at wide receiver in place of D.J. Hackett, who is No. 1 on the depth chart along with Deion Branch. Burleson got significant snaps with the starters last week in training camp. Hackett still played Saturday.

Back in Packerland

Since Holmgren became head coach in 1999, the Seahawks have played at Lambeau Field six times — three regular-season games, two exhibition games, including Saturday night, and a playoff game.

Green Bay has been to Seattle just once in that time, during the regular season last year.

"I guess I get more disappointed when we don't play well because I want to play well here when we come in," Holmgren said.

He and Favre got a chance to catch up.

"We usually have a few laughs over the old days, when we were both a little immature," Holmgren said.

Notes

• RB Shaun Alexander started Saturday, dropping a pass and finishing with three carries for 3 yards. He doesn't figure to play much during the exhibition season.

• A.J. Harris led the Seahawks in rushing with 15 carries for 54 yards.

• QB Derek Devine saw his first action of the exhibition season, getting in during the fourth quarter, but never throwing a pass.

• WR Bobby Engram and RB Marquis Weeks also dropped passes for Seattle.

• The Packers set a team record for most points in an exhibition game with 48.

• CB Pete Hunter and S Patrick Ghee had interceptions for the Seahawks.