Russ fans ???

[WmHBonney]

Seahawks fan here. First and foremost. F Wilson and F the Broncos. How can any Seahawks fan cheer for the Broncos? ukeface: ukeface: ukeface:

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I hope he plays well and lose every game. The more they lose, the better picks in the 1st and 2nd we get in 2023.
Just sayin............

 

[Rainger]

Time heals all wounds.

I was pissed when Griffey wanted to be traded.
I was pissed when Payton acted like an insufferable ass forcing a trade for Ray Allen.
I was pissed when A-Rod would rather do roids and make 250M in Texas than stay here.
I was pissed when Marshawn, Sherm and Thomas pushed their way out with their nonsense.

Hell, I wouldn't even put Wilson's trade on par with any of these. He was far more diplomatic in how he handled his unhappiness than any of these players.

It's all good man. I still love Russ, how can we not? Dude helped deliver us a Lombardi. Wish him well, but he's no longer my QB so I hope he loses every game he plays in that putrid ass Broncos uniform.

THIS: :ditto:

PS I also will forever be grateful for all Russ gave me as a fan over the years. I wanted him to retire a Hawk, but it is time to move on and I will NEVER want the Broncos to win a game so sorry Russ you are now on the other team and thus the enemy!

 

[BullHawk33]

Seahawks fan here. I'm a fan of Russ and what he's done as a Seahawk. I feel betrayed by the organization at this point that couldn't continue to make use of a future hall of fame quarterback, one who exudes positivity and has been described as one of the most prepared leaders in football history. Yes, his style doesn't fit everyone around him all the time, but this is the most challenging position to fill in all of sports and your whole team should be built around that. We had one of the best quarterbacks in football history. Now we get to remember what we had before in the 30 years of constant QB searches that amounted to very little.

I'll continue root for the Seahawks but I truly hope that Pete's "Always Compete" philosophy somehow translates to better coaching results because with a whole new team, they need to be on point for us to see some success. I'll still be a fan of Russ, but I won't be paying much attention to him until he stands up at the hall of fame. I just hope his time as a Bronco doesn't overshadow his time as a Seahawk when that happens.

 

[jammerhawk]

He was my favourite Seahawks player, but 'was' now applies.

I am a lifer Seahawks fan and had started to see the cracks on RW's relationship with the team when he signed his last deal which was a pretty fractious situation, re-signing him to new deal after the last one seemed quite unlikely. To me the team moved Wilson b/c Wilson wasn't truly 'All In' here anymore. I still have immense respect for Wilson and will sort of cheer for him except when he plays my team.

With good fortune the team may quickly find that young player that hopefully will have more Brady than Wilson in his approach to his team but still will be that special QB able to create W's when the pressure is on, yet still be one of the guys instead of 'Mr. Unlimited'. Wilson without a doubt is a special player with exceptional abilities but cracks were starting to show if nothing else than in his relationship with the team, yet some would argue his game had lost some of his mobile magic.

The numerous draft picks and capable players obtained the trade of Wilson will help the team build itself again in what will be hoped to be a a very solid and positive new direction.

 

[MesquiteHawk]

I am angry that Pete and company lost the best QB in franchise history because they refuse to play modern football. I want Wilson to excel and show all of the idiots that he should have been listened to. I also want the Seahawks to succeed, but fear it will be many years before that happens again.

 

[Hawknballs]

For whatever reason, and maybe it's not unique to Seattle but Seahawks fans sure love to crap on the players they rooted for on their way out the door.

Seems to happen every time.

Case in point Sean Alexander ran his ass off for this team, but because towards the end he was trying to stay available rather than take needless hits for extra yards everyone here calls him soft, never mind the fact that he was your workhorse for YEARS.

 

[Palmegranite]

I am angry that Pete and company lost the best QB in franchise history because they refuse to play modern football. I want Wilson to excel and show all of the idiots that he should have been listened to. I also want the Seahawks to succeed, but fear it will be many years before that happens again.

Yes, this sentiment exactly.

Imagine Glen Sather of the NHL, scripting plays where Gretzky's role was to continually give the puck to the defensemen for the first 2 periods of every game.

Then when they were down 5-0 in the third period, let ol' Wayner do his thing.

And that is exactly what Seahawks players and fans have witnessed for so many years.

Rah rah, Pete? Rinse and re-Pete.

 

[djb28]

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[djb28]

I'm a 35 yr fan, so it is a no brainer but I will not root for Russ elsewhere. He turned into primaddonna who only worried about his brand and constantly shoved it in your face in his videos.

He claims to be so spiritual and gives off the perception of being wholesome but I feel He did a bunch of shady shit too. Is he ap good guy? I'm sure he is, but let's not blow smoke up our ass.

Just like on GameDay. If they lose I'm done when the game is done, Pi don't hold onto it, as it used to make me crazy.

Out of my control and not my problem.

 

[camdawg]

I started going to games in the Kingdome with my Dad during the 1985 season. I stayed a fan during the 1990's lost decade. So losing Russ isn't going to change that.

I do think we'll be much worse in the short term, and it may take a LONG time before we get anyone as good as Russ to be our QB. Zorn, Mudbone, Moon, and Hass were pretty good during some seasons, not as good during others. But only Russ was truly great.

Since I've been a fan since the 1980s - bleep the Donkeys, Chefs, and Raiders. But I hope Russ does well. He might've become a bit of a diva, but most QBs are. He's nowhere near the true scum that guys like Vick, Watson, or Roethlisberger are. He's also nowhere close on the diva scale to Aaron Rodgers.

 

[jeremiah]

Toxic positivity ? Being always positive is a bad thing?
I've been a Seahawks fan since day one. I used to drive up to Cheney and watch them in the fall.
That said, I've seen mediocrity and I hope we aren't going back to that. Basically the essence of the NFL If that happens, which I expect, I'll go back to watching on occasion but I'm not devoting every Sunday to the NFL until the Hawks get a decent QB.

I have 3 different TV's in the living room, I monitor what the Hawks are doing. I lived and I died with wins and losses. They don't have that level of support from me anymore. Maybe if and when they put a good product onto the field, it will come back. Maybe it is because I've watched close to 50 seasons with this team. I watched the Packers in their Prime, the birth of the AFL, and everything in between. Now I love good football, and what is going on in Seattle is not it..... YET. For now, Go Lions... Bills ... Ravens.... Steelers, they are interesting, tight knit and GREAT spectacle. Isn't that what NFL football is supposed to be?

 

[Atradees]

Russ looked his oldself with Pittsburg. I was rooting for him. I wasn't a Seahawk fan until the early 80s. I was a Bradshaw fan prior to that. I have best of both worlds now. That was an awesome Thurs snow game. All that clickbait stuff I don't know anything about being a millionaire and impression management.

Russ still has that 30 to 40 yard accurate bomb not unlike Bradshaw I guess.

 

[SeaofGreen]

I generally find myself cheering for Hawks players after they leave, especially if it was the team's decision to move on, not the players.
Sherman was an exception because I can't bring myself to cheer for the niners at all.
I admittedly loved watching Russell fail in Denver. I equally enjoyed watching Brandon Perna's pain on YouTube having RW build up then destroy his and other bronco fans hope. Being an old school fan I have always disliked Denver. My hate for Denver (Elway) has subsided a bit over the years since we changed divisions. I only have so much "sports hate" to go around and I save most of it for SF and occasionally our own bandwagon/fair weather fans. The ass beating we gave Denver in the SB also helped me get over the years of being their rival.
I watched the Cleveland game on Thursday and found myself really enjoying the game, not hating Russ but but really wanting Pissburg to lose (as always).
I think Russ playing for teams I've disliked and the narrative of him turning on the Hawks contributed to the ease of me turning on him.

 

[pittpnthrs]

I'll always like Russ for what he gave the team, but it was time for him to go when he did, and i'll never root for him if he's playing Seattle. The team always comes first.

 

[onanygivensunday]

I think Russ playing for teams I've disliked and the narrative of him turning on the Hawks contributed to the ease of me turning on him.

Well put!! I feel the same way.

 

[Aircrew]

Seahawks fan here. I'm a fan of Russ and what he's done as a Seahawk. I feel betrayed by the organization at this point that couldn't continue to make use of a future hall of fame quarterback, one who exudes positivity and has been described as one of the most prepared leaders in football history. Yes, his style doesn't fit everyone around him all the time, but this is the most challenging position to fill in all of sports and your whole team should be built around that. We had one of the best quarterbacks in football history. Now we get to remember what we had before in the 30 years of constant QB searches that amounted to very little.

I'll continue root for the Seahawks but I truly hope that Pete's "Always Compete" philosophy somehow translates to better coaching results because with a whole new team, they need to be on point for us to see some success. I'll still be a fan of Russ, but I won't be paying much attention to him until he stands up at the hall of fame. I just hope his time as a Bronco doesn't overshadow his time as a Seahawk when that happens.

This aged like milk at the equator.

 

[olyfan63]

I generally find myself cheering for Hawks players after they leave, especially if it was the team's decision to move on, not the players.
Sherman was an exception because I can't bring myself to cheer for the niners at all.
I admittedly loved watching Russell fail in Denver. I equally enjoyed watching Brandon Perna's pain on YouTube having RW build up then destroy his and other bronco fans hope. Being an old school fan I have always disliked Denver. My hate for Denver (Elway) has subsided a bit over the years since we changed divisions. I only have so much "sports hate" to go around and I save most of it for SF and occasionally our own bandwagon/fair weather fans. The ass beating we gave Denver in the SB also helped me get over the years of being their rival.
I watched the Cleveland game on Thursday and found myself really enjoying the game, not hating Russ but but really wanting Pissburg to lose (as always).
I think Russ playing for teams I've disliked and the narrative of him turning on the Hawks contributed to the ease of me turning on him.

I'm there with you bro.
Brandon Perna FOR THE WIN!! It was so enjoyable watching Perna and the Broncos believing Russ would take them to the Superb Owl in the beginning, so sure they had fleeced Seattle, and then, game-by-game, watching the despair build as the Donkeys lost game after game, and people realized Russell couldn't run a "Real" NFL offense like Hackett and the Donkeys were trying to make him do. The highlight was the "helmet-throw play", where Russell choked just like in SB49, except in a different way, missing a wide-open KJ Hamler for the walk-in game-winning TD, on the same play he threw to Ricardo Lockette. Russell has PTSD, so didn't even look at Hamler, his first read, and threw an incompletion to end the game in a loss. It was comical because all the Broncos brass had to do was watch a few Kurt Warner YT video breakdowns on Russ to realize he couldn't do what they were bringing him in to do.

Contrast that with Pittsburgh, where the team, HC Mike Tomlin, and the OC Arthur Smith knew exactly what Russell's game is, knew how they would use him, knew how he would fit their system, had the supporting pieces (run game, defense) that Russell needs, and didn't plan to ask him to do things he struggles with. Also, Russell has dropped the "Let Russ Cook" BS, and seems to have worked diligently on his actual NFL QB skills (as opposed to sandlot off script plays) and often seems to be actually READING DEFENSES, even 2-high looks, something he struggled with his whole career.

A couple Russell early-career defense-reading highlights were.... 1) He recognized the cover-zero look from Green Bay in 2014 NFCCG in OT and hit Kearse for the walk-off TD to send Seattle to SB 49; 2) 2013 NFCCG, 4th and 7, Russell saw the 49ers jump offsides, knew all receivers would adjust to 4 verts, and threw for the end zone for the TD (I think it was Kearse), again a key play that got Seattle to SB48.

 

[SeaofGreen]

I'm there with you bro.
Brandon Perna FOR THE WIN!! It was so enjoyable watching Perna and the Broncos believing Russ would take them to the Superb Owl in the beginning, so sure they had fleeced Seattle, and then, game-by-game, watching the despair build as the Donkeys lost game after game, and people realized Russell couldn't run a "Real" NFL offense like Hackett and the Donkeys were trying to make him do. The highlight was the "helmet-throw play", where Russell choked just like in SB49, except in a different way, missing a wide-open KJ Hamler for the walk-in game-winning TD, on the same play he threw to Ricardo Lockette. Russell has PTSD, so didn't even look at Hamler, his first read, and threw an incompletion to end the game in a loss. It was comical because all the Broncos brass had to do was watch a few Kurt Warner YT video breakdowns on Russ to realize he couldn't do what they were bringing him in to do.

Contrast that with Pittsburgh, where the team, HC Mike Tomlin, and the OC Arthur Smith knew exactly what Russell's game is, knew how they would use him, knew how he would fit their system, had the supporting pieces (run game, defense) that Russell needs, and didn't plan to ask him to do things he struggles with. Also, Russell has dropped the "Let Russ Cook" BS, and seems to have worked diligently on his actual NFL QB skills (as opposed to sandlot off script plays) and often seems to be actually READING DEFENSES, even 2-high looks, something he struggled with his whole career.

A couple Russell early-career defense-reading highlights were.... 1) He recognized the cover-zero look from Green Bay in 2014 NFCCG in OT and hit Kearse for the walk-off TD to send Seattle to SB 49; 2) 2013 NFCCG, 4th and 7, Russell saw the 49ers jump offsides, knew all receivers would adjust to 4 verts, and threw for the end zone for the TD (I think it was Kearse), again a key play that got Seattle to SB48.

And how could we forget to mention the head to head matchup week one. All off-season every NFL talking head and many here at .net said we had no chance to win and that we would get our doors blown off and have a horrible season while the donks were automatically penciled as Superbowl contenders. At the end of the game Russell was so shell shocked he almost ended his post game interview by saying "go Hawks"
Every good story needs a villain and Russ became just that for me. Mr Unlimited has become more like Mr Irrelevant to me now.

 

[olyfan63]

And how could we forget to mention the head to head matchup week one. All off-season every NFL talking head and many here at .net said we had no chance to win and that we would get our doors blown off and have a horrible season while the donks were automatically penciled as Superbowl contenders. At the end of the game Russell was so shell shocked he almost ended his post game interview by saying "go Hawks"
Every good story needs a villain and Russ became just that for me. Mr Unlimited has become more like Mr Irrelevant to me now.

He's a gladiator, in the arena, and following his ups and downs after Seattle--I am entertained. His indispensible narcissism, his belief in himself, perhaps his most powerful character trait, has driven him to pick himself up again and go into battle with the Steelers. I think he's developed a bit more humility from the Broncos experience--Sean Payton yelling at him on the sidelines? Steelers OC Arthur Smith understands Russell's game and how to use him. If Russell could get the Stealers to another Superb Owl (as Kurt Warner did with the Cards), win or lose, it would sure enhance his HOF resume, which I think is perhaps what Russell cares most about now, his legacy. I confess I watch the Russ/Steelers highlights with interest each week. I have to admire his resilience and determination, a more positive name for his indispensible narcissism.