FlyingGreg
Active member
Look, I know the natives are restless. I get it. This season has been...just... OFF. I have been critical. But, there have been some good moments. I thought we had no chance to stroll into New England and beat the Patriots on a short week. The game against Atlanta was great, and it was nice to smash Carolina and finally b*tch slap the Rams.
I see a lot of frustration, uncertainty, doubt, even anger. I won't use the word "negativity" because this is a message board and people should be entitled to their viewpoints, without condescending labels.
We have a right to feel a little foggy right now. This team does not make it easy on us. There are what I see as fatal flaws (O line, lack of a consistent running game, both coordinators, loss of Earl Thomas), but I still hold out hope we can capture lightning in a bottle and sweep 4 straight to win it all again. I REALLY wanted a first-round bye, but that's now it worked out. At least we get one game for sure at C Link. As I stated in another thread, we have won 9 consecutive post-season games in our stadium.
I realized today that our window may be closing a bit. And in that moment of reflection, I thought of how blessed we are to be Seahawks fans. It has not always been an easy ride... I have been a fan since 1977, and there were a lot of lean years. You "newer" or more recent fans don't know how good you have it, truly.
Just think about what we have had since Pete Carroll took over.
Making the playoffs 6 out of 7 seasons, each time getting to at least the Divisional Round. Two NFC Championships, one Super Bowl title, and OH so close to back to back. We got the joy of watching Marshawn Lynch run rampant through defenses. We struck gold with Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor, KJ Wright, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse (yes I know he has been a let down this season, he has also had HUGE plays fo us in our run). Acquiring veterans like Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Jimmy Graham.
In the golden years, watching arguably the best secondary ever dominating offenses...our very own Legion of Boom. The historic 2013 defense that ate offenses alive and made Peyton Manning look like Rick Mirer.
We have experienced some of the craziest and emotionally draining games in our franchise history, including the Fail Mary vs. Green Bay (2012 season), the first playoff road victory since 1983, at Washington (2012 season), the "we were SO close!" playoff game at Atlanta (2012 season), the NFC Championship game vs. San Francisco (2013 season), the stampede over Denver and the greatest offense of all-time in the Super Bowl, finally realizing the dream. The improbable miracle comeback vs. Green Bay in the NFC Championship game (2014 season), the gut twisting and heartbreaking Super Bowl loss to New England... and Ice Bowl II vs. Minnesota last season, and so many others.
This franchise has become one of the NFL's elite. We are hated by other fan bases, and that only happens when you are successful. We have a savvy GM who is not afraid to make moves.
I don't know what is going to happen this post-season, but I l know it has been an awesome ride.
I see a lot of frustration, uncertainty, doubt, even anger. I won't use the word "negativity" because this is a message board and people should be entitled to their viewpoints, without condescending labels.
We have a right to feel a little foggy right now. This team does not make it easy on us. There are what I see as fatal flaws (O line, lack of a consistent running game, both coordinators, loss of Earl Thomas), but I still hold out hope we can capture lightning in a bottle and sweep 4 straight to win it all again. I REALLY wanted a first-round bye, but that's now it worked out. At least we get one game for sure at C Link. As I stated in another thread, we have won 9 consecutive post-season games in our stadium.
I realized today that our window may be closing a bit. And in that moment of reflection, I thought of how blessed we are to be Seahawks fans. It has not always been an easy ride... I have been a fan since 1977, and there were a lot of lean years. You "newer" or more recent fans don't know how good you have it, truly.
Just think about what we have had since Pete Carroll took over.
Making the playoffs 6 out of 7 seasons, each time getting to at least the Divisional Round. Two NFC Championships, one Super Bowl title, and OH so close to back to back. We got the joy of watching Marshawn Lynch run rampant through defenses. We struck gold with Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor, KJ Wright, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse (yes I know he has been a let down this season, he has also had HUGE plays fo us in our run). Acquiring veterans like Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Jimmy Graham.
In the golden years, watching arguably the best secondary ever dominating offenses...our very own Legion of Boom. The historic 2013 defense that ate offenses alive and made Peyton Manning look like Rick Mirer.
We have experienced some of the craziest and emotionally draining games in our franchise history, including the Fail Mary vs. Green Bay (2012 season), the first playoff road victory since 1983, at Washington (2012 season), the "we were SO close!" playoff game at Atlanta (2012 season), the NFC Championship game vs. San Francisco (2013 season), the stampede over Denver and the greatest offense of all-time in the Super Bowl, finally realizing the dream. The improbable miracle comeback vs. Green Bay in the NFC Championship game (2014 season), the gut twisting and heartbreaking Super Bowl loss to New England... and Ice Bowl II vs. Minnesota last season, and so many others.
This franchise has become one of the NFL's elite. We are hated by other fan bases, and that only happens when you are successful. We have a savvy GM who is not afraid to make moves.
I don't know what is going to happen this post-season, but I l know it has been an awesome ride.