36 here although did not become a Seahawks fan until the early nineties...not sure the exact year...think it was either 1993 or 1994, but I do remember being so proud that Chris Warren was the leading rusher in the AFC in 1994. I happened to catch a game when he was just on another level from anyone else on the field and I was just mesmerized.
I have faded memories of Benny Blades and Brian Blades...McGuire or Mirer(don't remember which) having the offense during a game against KC and handing off to Warren three times at like the 1 yard line and they weren't able to punch it in for a td....thinking about how cool Galloway was, even while wishing he was more consistent(and later pretty happy about the 2 1st round picks dallas gave up for him)....
sadly..don't remember much about Tez/Greene/Sinclair....even though I have seen many don't care for him anymore(guess he has talked crap about Seattle a lot since his retirement) but Chad Brown was my favorite Seahawk for quite a long time....
the diminutive Willie Williams who would have me shaking my head but never denying that he left everything out on the field....Sean Dawkins, even though he was only here two years, they were pretty productive for him.
Jon Kitna. man i wanted so badly for him to succeed as the starter....that playoff game in Miami after the free fall from 7-2 to barely making it into the wild card round.....all of those heartbreaking defeats to the Rams....The game the Seahawks lost 34-37 to the Rams and through a collective team effort let my heart be ripped to shreds by just barely falling short(not sure which year that was...just looked it up 2000)......
Waters, DJack, Shawn Alexander, Big Walt, Hutchinson(before the bs anyways), Hamlin, Boulware..
again the rams...the Hasselbeck pass right into the hands of Bobby Engram in the wildcard round and the third time they beat us that year.....yup..was right 2004....the "we want the ball, and we're gonna score"
the pain of the lost super bowl...that was a magical season though, to be sure....
The sadness at the quick decline of our prodigal middle linebacker..alas for poor Tatupu...seeing the sad signs of this grand team fading away even though they still made it to the playoffs the next two years after the superbowl year..damned bears it seemed were are kryptonite..even Pete's first year here....I still get such a big smile though when I think about Romo fumbling that snap and getting stopped by Big Play Babs...man it was so crushing that next year after beating Washington when they went into Green Bay and put up that 14 points really quick and then just got steamrolled.....
I hardly remember the last couple of seasons before Pete because it was just so depressing...it was so disappointing how bad of a joke the Mora year was....even in his first year and before it even became apparent they could win a division with a losing record I was still so excited for where the team was headed....
this has definitely been a long ride and here's to hoping this is another superbowl year, and that the Lombardi trophy will be at Century Link Field when it's all said and done.
