Seahawks slight campaign begins...

The Seahawks are no longer relevant in the national NFL media. The only elixir to indifference is winning.

Don't just win 9 games and make or miss the playoffs. Bust the door down and win 11, 12+ games and go deep into the playoffs and we will become relevant again in the national media's brain pan.

Until then, it's just us fans whining about a lack of respect. Rinse and repeat.

onanygivensunday said:

Nationally, we're looked on as a "has been" team, similar to the Donkeys and the Aints.

I wouldn't call it hate... but rather, indifference.

When we start competing with the Whiners and the Lambs again, then we'll start getting the national respect we deserve.

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Because it will be deserved. Anybody who thinks what we have been the for the last (almost) decade is anything other than a has been should probably exercise a little introspection.

Who cares? It's nothing more than high school drama being upset about disrespect. Want respect? Earn it. Seattle hasen't earned it for darn near a decade now.

The Seahawks have long been one of America's favorite teams. So we really can't play the "nobody notices us" card that much. Even in the last five years when we've been mediocre, the Seahawks have remained among the top 5 to 8 teams, depending on the measuring stick.

Currently, America's favorite teams are (according to one ranking):

1. Chiefs
2. 49ers
3. Packers
4. Giants
5. Eagles
6. Bills
7. Steelers
8. Seahawks

"America's team", the Dallas Cowboys, are 2 spots behind the Seahawks, despite having been more successful recently.


And here is another ranking, based on social media following, which puts us at number 7 (the Cowboys are number 1 on this list):

AROS said:

The Seahawks are no longer relevant in the national NFL media. The only elixir to indifference is winning.

Don't just win 9 games and make or miss the playoffs. Bust the door down and win 11, 12+ games and go deep into the playoffs and we will become relevant again in the national media's brain pan.

Until then, it's just us fans whining about a lack of respect. Rinse and repeat.

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Exactly!

Ruminator said:

My wife gets compliments on her hair, but I do not. WHOA, is that a load of evil hatred upon me, or what??

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Yes. That, and you scratch your balls

Byron Murphy has the 6 th best odds on my sports book. 14:1

ivotuk said:

Yes. That, and you scratch your balls

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Yeah, frickin' billiards, I suck at it.

94Smith said:

Byron Murphy has the 6 th best odds on my sports book. 14:1

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Fan Duel is +1200, Dallas Turner is the favorite at +450

It's annoying, and the same phenomenon (in reverse) that keeps people thinking OBJ is a great receiver; that New York star power. He's the most overrated WR in the modern era, just look how his stats tanked after leaving NY, he's been absolute trash on several other teams. Oh, they weren't good teams or weren't good offenses?

For all his faults, look at Josh Gordon. Dude KILLED it with a smorgasbord of terrible QBs all the time in Cleveland. If OBJ was ACTUALLY great, rather than just propped up as being that due to one big showboat catch in a pivotal moment, he'd still be doing good work at WR. He's certainly not too old to perform at a top level.

Yeah OBJ is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overrated.

I haven't heard much talk about the Steelers in a while.

Wow, they must be gettin the hate on for them!

Let it go guys. It's not a thing anymore.

AROS said:

Yeah OBJ is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overrated.

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OBJ made a career(so to speak) on one prime time catch.

IMO

It's a blessing to be disrespected. Bulletin board material.

pmedic920 said:

OBJ made a career(so to speak) on one prime time catch.

IMO

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He did, and that angers me, too - because it wasn't even all that great of a catch. It was uncontested (by the time the ball came in, look at the CB falling and like a yard away when the ball actually comes in) - whoop-de-do, Tyree's catch in the Super Bowl was a way bigger display of skill and situational awareness, he had the defender RIGHT ON HIM and they were jumping straight up, not able to dive forward leading the ball for example, and that makes it so much harder.

Not that I'm annoyed by the love OBJ has gotten for years, or anything.

More position bias than anything else. To get DROY as a defensive tackle, you basically have to be Aaron Donald.

MontanaHawk05 said:

More position bias than anything else. To get DROY as a defensive tackle, you basically have to be Aaron Donald.

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Or Tez.

- Even Tez wasn't rookie of the year. That went to Mark Carrier in 1990. Since then you have had 5 DTs win it.

93 Stubblefield
94 Bowens
10 Suh
13 Richardson
14 Donald

- Sacks and picks win that award, and it isn't a great predicter of a great career. But if he gets the number if sacks and such that was suggested above, would you really care if he got an award.

- If nothing else, you should be able to get great longshot odds if you believe in him that much.

Mase

Get ready for the east coast bias all over again, boys. Our street cred hit reset when Carroll left. Back to square one where the sports media prefers us. Just means we're going to have to kick the League and the media in the teeth once more before we get the benefit of the doubt.