Poll: Overall grade for Hawks Russell Wilson compensation selections

[JayhawkMike]

Just getting rid of RW and cost would have made it a B on its own - if not an A.

 

[chris98251]

A+ first we got rid of the problem child, second got a boat load of picks that became the foundation of a Superbowl team. Third we managed to stick Denver in Cap hell by trading him, doing this and him getting the Coach he wanted who hated him in Payton who could not wait to off load him to another Franchise that deserved all the pain we can give them.

This better then an A+. this is Legendary.

 

[CPHawk]

For the folks that voted A+, who is the blue Chip quarterback that we drafted with those picks?

What blue chip qb was available?

 

[CPHawk]

I really think that JSN should be included in this discussion. The Seahawks chose Spoon with the Broncos pick at #5 and then took JSN later in the first round. WR was not considered a position of need going into that draft, but with the added pick at #5 of Witherspoon whose position was needed, the JSN availability became a luxury pick.
Without the Wilson trade I highly doubt JSN would have been a Seahawk. Super Bowl LX would not have happened without that trade. RW helped win two Lombardis for the Seahawks.

Anyone paying attention knew wr was absolutely a need. Lockett was at the end, and DK was malcontent. Not sure how anyone couldn’t tell TL had slowed down. Small wr skills go fast in the nfl.

 

[Aircrew]

Surprised JS wasn't arrested for Robbery.

What an albatross that deal must be for anyone associated with it on the Denver side. And even more so now that JS added another Lombardi to the case AND made Executive of the Year. Oh, the shame.

 

[Atradees]

I got tired of sandlot football anything extra was gravy. A plus.

 

[onanygivensunday]

Towards the end of his career, Me3 was consistently off script, which is exactly why Sean Payton grew so frustrated with him and ultimately benched him.

 

[Seahawkfan80]

John traded a once pristine, now high mileage & faded 1985 Camaro IROC-Z28 for 4 sixties muscle cars, 3 vintage daily drivers and a donor car we didn't need. They even paid us to do it.
How that isn't an A+/A I'm not sure.

With a flat tire.

 

[sutz]

Towards the end of his career, Me3 was consistently off script, which is exactly why Sean Payton grew so frustrated with him and ultimately benched him.

Towards the beginning of his career he was consistantly off script as well. He just got away with it with his back yard antics back then. King of the hero ball game in his day.

 

[projectorfreak]

Definitely the Hawks need to trade more with the donks cuz as a whole it was AAA and just the draft stock was a great haul at least B+
A huge team changing experience and I remember at the time thinkin what the hell are we gonna do , I mean I knew russs was cooked but was surprised and didn't expect him to be as bad as it got but what a move and just a great job by the gm, coach and owner
So eternally happy in hindsight and also just must've been shocking to sit down with Me3 and hear his demands and all the rest that came with it
great times
Go Hawks