Cyrus12
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Did he go in as a seahawk? I see Russ gave him a standing o.
Cyrus12":2v4kk0w2 said:Did he go in as a seahawk? I see Russ gave him a standing o.
Again, in the Pro Football HOF players don't go in as a member of a specific team. They go in with a bust that has no team logo whatsoever and all of the teams they played for are listed chronologically on the base of the bust.Cyrus12":sop9imru said:Did he go in as a seahawk? I see Russ gave him a standing o.
Copy...thought they had a choice.chris98251":1my2xgds said:Cyrus12":1my2xgds said:Did he go in as a seahawk? I see Russ gave him a standing o.
He went in as a Football player who played for the Seahawks and Vikings, this is not the NBA.
acer1240":2pttmk7w said:The poison pill thing still really bothers me.
Seattle actually did match the offer, even restructuring Walt's contract to do so.
That clause made it literally impossible as it had included language that applied terms to the date of the contract signing.
It was a bitch move.
KiwiHawk":13rexjck said:Just to put the record straight here, Steve Hutchinson's "poison pill" contract with the Vikings was in retaliation to the Seahawks reneging on a promise by Mike Holmgren that he would be given the franchise tag. Tim Ruskell used the less-expensive transition tag, which screwed Hutchinson out of $600,000.
The villain in the piece is Tim Ruskell, who didn't consult with Mike Holmgren, and in fact Holmgren was rightfully pissed that Ruskell chased away a hall-of-fame guard who was a key part of the impenetrable left side of our offensive line.
So much like a fight on an NFL field, it's often the guy who retaliates who gets flagged. Except unlike the NFL, we have all the information and can make the right call. Hate on Ruskell, not on Hutch.
acer1240":1ouueuz0 said:The poison pill thing still really bothers me.
Seattle actually did match the offer, even restructuring Walt's contract to do so.
That clause made it literally impossible as it had included language that applied terms to the date of the contract signing.
It was a b!@ch move.
Bobblehead":1lbklhwl said:Poison pill shouldn't bother anyone.
bmorepunk":o2anp8wy said:Bobblehead":o2anp8wy said:Poison pill shouldn't bother anyone.
Regardless of blame, it was 15 years go. Football is something that is supposed to be fun; carrying a grudge with real emotions from two presidents ago over it seems weird.
Let's not forget Hutch is from Minnesota and had a desire to go home if the money was right and if I recall correctly his wife/girlfriend at the time was also from the Minny area and preggers so there were some other factors but I among many I know were first hand pissed off he left.acer1240":2oc4xu4p said:Disagree kiwi. I'm not saying that you are wrong on the Ruskell comment as you are spot on, but in the end, it did not cost Hutch a dime.
It was an unprecedented clause and has since been banned in NFL contract language.
It was a $h!t move to say the least.