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    Russell Wilson Retires

    Most of those QB's in the modern era that made the HOF without an MVP award had something else extraordinary about their resumes. For example, Dan Marino finished his career as the all time passing yardage leader. Warren Moon had a career in the CFL as well as breaking the color barrier for...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    I also saw this: Wilson is the only player in NFL history with at least 30 touchdown passes and fewer than 15 interceptions in four straight seasons. He also had three seasons with at least 30 TD passes and 500 yards rushing, which is the most in NFL history. But there's a lot of counter...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    So what's wrong with "Congrats Russell on Retirement!"? Is that too long? I agree that everyone should read the OP and I always do. But what's the purpose of a thread title if not to give an accurate description of the intended topic? I also disagree that threads can be limited to positive...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    It's not a question of reading comprehension. It's a question of making the thread title in a few words describe what the OP is about. Think of it like the headline of a newspaper or magazine article.
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    Yeah, but it's up to the author of the thread to give it an appropriate title that reflects the theme of the OP and simply saying that he's retiring isn't good enough. Some people won't even bother reading the OP and just react to the title. He should have said something like "Congratulations...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    I'm not so sure how much that's going to help him. Russell's biggest challenge is going to be to sound authentic and credible. He's not going to be able to end his broadcasts with a "Let's Ride" or some other corny one liner.
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    With regards to his new gig, I don't watch hardly any of the pregame or halftime shows, so it's unlikely that I'll see much of Russell as a commentator. However, I do think that he has a better chance of succeeding in a pregame show than he would if he took a job in the booth and live action...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    Thanks for manning up. How many people would have said that Bill Belichick would have gotten in on the first ballot? It requires 40 out of the 50 votes, and that's a pretty high bar to clear. And yes, that horrible Denver year really hurt Russell's perception, and one of the major reasons why...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    It depends on who's in his class when his name comes up, but I'd bet heavily against a first ballot selection. IMO the most telling factor is his failure to get even one vote for league MVP in 14 seasons with 50 ballots being cast each year. Granted, there are very few if any who casted...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    But there's a huge statistical difference, which looms large when it comes to a position as quantifiable as an NFL quarterback. That's how Dan Marino got in without a ring. Plus, both those guys have MVP awards that Russell doesn't have, again a consideration when it comes to quarterbacks...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    Not even remotely close? Better check'em out: Total yards: Eli 57,034 Russell 46,966. TD Passes: Eli 366, Russell 353. To be fair, Russell has an advantage in completion percentage, TD/INT, and yards per attempt, but those first two are biggies. To claim that Eli "nowhere even remotely...
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    Russell Wilson Retires

    A first ballot HOF'er? I agree, we don't need the negativity in this thread, but nor do we need heavily spiked Kool Aid, either. Eli Manning hasn't' come close to getting a gold jacket in two seasons of eligibility despite having 2 SB MVP's and more passing yards and TD passes than Russell...
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    Big Mac

    Playing Devil's advocate, the argument against Mac being the greatest is that he didn't inherit the same empty cupboard that Pete had to deal with. I can't remember the numbers, but in his first season, Pete turned over the roster by well over 50%. It was one of the most extreme one-year...
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    First Bidders for Seahawks - Thoughts

    Yep. He insisted that we draft Dan McGuire in the first round way ahead of where he was projected to go and over the objections of HC Chuck Knox simply because he was enamored with McGuire when he played at SDSU. If I remember right, he was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal at about the...
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    First Bidders for Seahawks - Thoughts

    Actually, that was a blessing in disguise as it led directly to us getting Paul Allen as our owner. Allen had to be talked into buying the Hawks by the governor of WA.
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