Plenty of terrible qbs throughout my life as a hawks fan....but Geno is bad. Drew is better. No argument. Drew hasn't been given a fair shake because Pete is a liberal hack. Equity comes before victory in Pete's book. Pete has been putting his liberal agenda ahead of his team for a couple years now. It's made the hawks weak. Pete is soft and so is this team. And don't even get me started on Pete's disgusting display of nepotism. Hiring your stupid kids to coach nfl receivers like DK? Give me a damn break. Pete is absolutely horrible. And it's all because Pete is too worried about his liberal image. That's truth.
Just wondering where all the folks who wanted Russ traded stand on this? You guys went from hooting and hollering when Geno stood in last year (some even claiming Geno was better than Russ and the offense looked better, DK was getting mad and it was better than Geno, etc.). Some of those folks then got excited about Lock.
Yet, here we are. I know…season hasn’t started yet.
Right.
I'm here and I'm good. I'd wager the majority of folks who were 'good' with Russ being gone were also good with us not drafting a qb this year and rolling with either Geno or Lock until we got who we wanted.
What's amazing to me is how many times I or others have to post the exact same thing. Actually, it's not amazing, it's just a sign of the times.
One more time. The team made a decision to move on from Russ. That decision had zero to do with whether or not they could replace him this year with a 'franchise' guy. Moving him now was necessary to get max return. And that was absolutley fine.
If Lock or Geno play ok to well, which is a seeming impossibility to some, cool. We win some games, maybe surprise some folks, and draft a qb next year.
If Geno or Lock play poorly and we win fewer games, that's cool too. We still get our qb bnext year.
We have enough draft capital to get who we want regardless of whether we finish 5 and 12, 7 and 10, or 9 and 8. Doesn't matter.
What's obvious in these posts about swinging Xs and Os talk to conversation around political leanings and how Pete has a liberal agenda ( wtf ? So this is an affirmative action issue? ), or posters talking about how Geno looks dumb, or that he shouldn't start because of questionable morals??
The play of the QBs is what was evaluated this offseason. I wanted Lock to win the job as much as anybody because I think he has more talent and upside. But although he looked better in the scrimmage he didn't perform better overall in the opportunities he had. Throwing a beautiful ball to Hart for a TD doesn't offset the missed reads, late throws and INts.
We still may get to see what Lock can do, long term, but he showed he's not ready yet. YET.
We have two QB options this year and the team picked the one who performed more consistently in practice (which we have no access to) and in games. They picked the guy who managed the huddle better, made line calls better, adjusted protections better and had a better raport with the players.
Non of the above means Drew was bad or not liked. It means he wasn't as good.
Don't know what to say if you're too wrapped up in your dislike for Jody (with an i), Pete canning Russ, or choosing Geno (i guess the Black option = less capable?) beating out Lock ( The Whte option = and clearly the winner and sidelined because of his skin color??) - seriously, WTF. Or too upset in general about everything about this team that wasn't Russell Wilson to be able to comprehend posts that don't align with what would think.
Must be a really miserable time for you right now.
It is completely possible to see the light at the end of the tunnel and not be concerned with a temporary darkness. But for some, it's apparent that 'darkness' is too much to take.