It’s anybody’s guess who will start at QB this week

RENTON — When the Seattle Seahawks get their chance at revenge this weekend in San Francisco, any one of three quarterbacks could be behind center.

Seneca Wallace, who started Sunday’s game, said he’ll be ready for anything.

“I’m doing the same thing I always do,” he said Tuesday. “We’ll see what happens. You don’t know what’s going to happen until, probably, (today’s practice).”

Matt Hasselbeck has yet to get medical clearance, so there is a possibility that Wallace could make his second consecutive start Sunday. But coach Mike Holmgren said earlier this week that it’s also possible Charlie Frye will start the game.

Frye and Wallace had similar success — or lack thereof — in back-to-back starts over the past two Sundays. The duo combined for 156 passing yards in a pair of losses.

Wallace, who was making his first start since 2006, completed 12 of 23 passes for 73 yards in Sunday’s 20-10 loss at Tampa Bay. He was 8-for-17 for 50 yards before the Seahawks’ final drive, which came after the outcome had pretty much been decided.

“We just didn’t get in a rhythm,” receiver Bobby Engram said Tuesday. “Seneca threw the ball well, but we just weren’t able to connect.”

Wallace admitted that rust played a factor in his performance. He didn’t play much in the preseason and has been limited in practices because of a calf injury.

“I was getting back into it,” he said, adding that the calf stiffened up in the second half of Sunday’s game. “It was a little different. I hadn’t been practicing a lot, stuff like that. I’m just trying to get back into it.”

Wallace said that his calf won’t limit him from practicing this week. But there’s a chance Frye could start — no matter how Wallace feels.

“I really wouldn’t care,” Wallace said when asked about the possibility of Frye starting Sunday’s game if Hasselbeck can’t play. “(Holmgren is) the head coach, so he can do what he wants to do. We’ll see (at today’s practice).”

The Seahawks have used three different starters this year, marking the first time that’s happened since a 1998 season that saw Seattle start John Friesz, Warren Moon and Jon Kitna.

“That’s tough. You want some level of consistency,” Engram said. “But that’s the situation. The quarterbacks had to deal with a revolving door at receiver, obviously, so there’s a little give and take there.

“I’ll tell you this: I’ve got confidence in all three guys.”

Tatupu blasts call: There were plenty of reasons why the Seahawks lost to Tampa Bay on Sunday night, and middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu said that one of them was wearing a striped shirt.

On Tuesday, Tatupu was still seething over a premature whistle that may have cost Seattle’s defense a return touchdown.

During a high-impact play early in the second quarter, Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill put a huge hit on Bucs receiver Ike Hilliard to jar the ball loose. Seattle cornerback Josh Wilson picked up the loose ball and began running toward the end zone without a single Tampa Bay player in his way.

But the play had been whistled dead because back judge Jim Howey thought Hilliard’s knee was down before the ball came loose. After the Seahawks challenged the call, it was ruled a fumble. Seattle got the ball, but not the long return.

“Had the whistle not blown on that fumble, it’s a 7-7 ball game,” Tatupu said, referring to the fact that the Seahawks were trailing 7-0 at the time. “They only won 20-10. You can’t tell me that wouldn’t have changed the way the game went.

“But (the officials are) human, too. They have bad plays. I thought that was one of them. If I get fined, I get fined. I’m not saying they called a bad game, I’m just saying that was a tough call.”

A similar call made by Ed Hochuli, albeit in a more crucial situation, helped Denver upset San Diego earlier this season. Hochuli apologized for the inadvertent whistle and was reprimanded by the league.

Asked what the NFL can do to cut down on premature whistles, Tatupu shrugged.

“It’s just part of the game,” he said. “They’re not out there trying to blow an early whistle.”

Quick slants: Tatupu said that he’s “fine” after suffering a concussion in the first half of Sunday’s loss. … According to Sports Business Daily, the 7.2/11 Neilsen rating for Sunday night’s Seahawks-Buccaneers game marked the lowest primetime rating in the history of broadcast television. Most of Tampa Bay, of course, was tuned in to Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at that time.

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