I gave the off-season a 4 because in my biased mind, the off-season began after The Trade. Chronologically inaccurate—I get that—but psychologically I see The Trade as the final play of the 2021 season. This helps with acceptance!
Plus, there’s no point in brooding over the past. This is a new team. I’m going to judge PCJS how effectively they build it. They’re off to a promising start.
I think the team will work really hard to off-set what is lacking in the QBs. Everything I have seen shows a group of newbies (trades and rookies) who are so pumped to show their skills that we will have a most entertaining season with more wins than expected. Then, I am just hoping.
I was in the minority on wanting a bridge QB. Not only for the valid reasons Luis G suggests, but most rookie QBs aren't ready. To have an NFL season of learning and some mop up duty seems a better way to introduce a raw young player to the NFL game. Baker probably wasn't ever going to be around for more than a year, and same should go for Jimmy G. But they would have been much better for the young player's development than these two guys who are fumbling snaps in camp.
Also, that fan's Russell jersey needs some work. It should have read 2 1st rounders, 2 2nd rounders, Lock, Harris, and Fant. The updated version would be: Cross, Walker III, 1st rounder, 2nd rounder, Lock, Harris, Fant.
I didn't say he blew it, just that he barely covered the half of it. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Fant, Harris, Walker III, and next year's 2nd aren't more valuable than the two 1sts.
I for one, voted that the Seahawks should have added someone at QB. I wanted a reliable journeyman, someone who won't win championships, but neither will single-handedly lose games. The reasoning is that awful QB play will jeopardy the development of players in the offense and decrease morale (making the Seahawks an even less desirable free agent destination).
Actually, there's nothing really"wrong" with being biased. It's just one more facet of being a fan. Personally, I have to repeat myself) . . . 'wash, rinse, repeat' . . . as being in Nick Foles' corner. I still believe he could have 'done THIS job' and could have been the bridge over our troubled waters, until. --- 'See you on the fateful first encounter with Russell Wilson. BTW: Broncs KICK!
I live in Tucson, so we all had that 'Nick' thing going on! Not as many know of his religious thoughts ... nor do they much care ... but he was all set to become a chaplain for a team and would have been content to leave football. I went bonkers over his time with the EAGLES ... which is why I thought he'd be a perfect fit for what Seattle needed in this in-between time of muddling around with QBs. I'm seriously old, and really am a baseball fan ... but I will be checking in with Russell Wilson and the BRONCOS. I was a John Elway fan and ... before him ... grew up in NJ and NYS and was a Joe Namath fan. Both games now are too different from what I knew in the good ol' days!
We must be cousins! --- BTW: I don't think that ANYONE "expected THAT result!" That's when really great sports competitions advance beyond fun! 1969 was insane in the tri-state area: METS won the World Series. RANGERS won the Stanley Cup. Basketball team won their league (whatever it was, then). JETS won the Super Bowl . . . and Namath was the only one who thought THAT would happen! In fact, he famously 'guaranteed' it. --- Namath played back in the day when other players were suggesting that QBs 'wear skirts', re: all of the worry about protecting QBs. Joe Namath suffered too many clipping injuries and retired "old before his time," due to crippling injuries. He was an intense young man, a better-than-average QB, and a brash believer in himself! None of those qualities hurt his game or his team!
If we recognize our baises we can take them into account in our judgements. I do exactly that with the Seahawks and hopefully social issues as well. Perfect... no, but it does leave open an avenue for new information like that which Joe provides daily. The need to belong to a tribe and the willingness to act in ways that are only acceptable within that tribe is different from a simple bias. Attrocities don't occur because of bias but rather when membership is more important than personal ethics. I spend a good chunk of my time just trying not to be an asshole. Membership relieves you of that burden because you can be an asshole in the name of !xE$^r& and still feel good about yourself.
I gave the off-season a 4 because in my biased mind, the off-season began after The Trade. Chronologically inaccurate—I get that—but psychologically I see The Trade as the final play of the 2021 season. This helps with acceptance!
Plus, there’s no point in brooding over the past. This is a new team. I’m going to judge PCJS how effectively they build it. They’re off to a promising start.
Bias is just rationalized lying to yourself and without it we'd all be batshit crazy...er.
The first question should go national !!!!!
I think the team will work really hard to off-set what is lacking in the QBs. Everything I have seen shows a group of newbies (trades and rookies) who are so pumped to show their skills that we will have a most entertaining season with more wins than expected. Then, I am just hoping.
Yes, well, I was also sure I was going to be the winner of the billion dollar MegaMillions 🤣🤣
Actually, you did win but Jeff and Elon decided you weren't suitable for the club so they changed the results.
I was in the minority on wanting a bridge QB. Not only for the valid reasons Luis G suggests, but most rookie QBs aren't ready. To have an NFL season of learning and some mop up duty seems a better way to introduce a raw young player to the NFL game. Baker probably wasn't ever going to be around for more than a year, and same should go for Jimmy G. But they would have been much better for the young player's development than these two guys who are fumbling snaps in camp.
Also, that fan's Russell jersey needs some work. It should have read 2 1st rounders, 2 2nd rounders, Lock, Harris, and Fant. The updated version would be: Cross, Walker III, 1st rounder, 2nd rounder, Lock, Harris, Fant.
I didn't say he blew it, just that he barely covered the half of it. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Fant, Harris, Walker III, and next year's 2nd aren't more valuable than the two 1sts.
I for one, voted that the Seahawks should have added someone at QB. I wanted a reliable journeyman, someone who won't win championships, but neither will single-handedly lose games. The reasoning is that awful QB play will jeopardy the development of players in the offense and decrease morale (making the Seahawks an even less desirable free agent destination).
And jumping the gun: I don't hate the whiners.
Thought the Seahawks would make a play for a Jimmy or a Jared, but at this point the ship has sailed and this is definitely what we're left with.
Actually, there's nothing really"wrong" with being biased. It's just one more facet of being a fan. Personally, I have to repeat myself) . . . 'wash, rinse, repeat' . . . as being in Nick Foles' corner. I still believe he could have 'done THIS job' and could have been the bridge over our troubled waters, until. --- 'See you on the fateful first encounter with Russell Wilson. BTW: Broncs KICK!
Agreed and I did write that in the initial article for the survey, that fans should be biased and it makes it more fun.
I'm two or three chapters behind on the survey stuff. :)
I live in Tucson, so we all had that 'Nick' thing going on! Not as many know of his religious thoughts ... nor do they much care ... but he was all set to become a chaplain for a team and would have been content to leave football. I went bonkers over his time with the EAGLES ... which is why I thought he'd be a perfect fit for what Seattle needed in this in-between time of muddling around with QBs. I'm seriously old, and really am a baseball fan ... but I will be checking in with Russell Wilson and the BRONCOS. I was a John Elway fan and ... before him ... grew up in NJ and NYS and was a Joe Namath fan. Both games now are too different from what I knew in the good ol' days!
We must be cousins! --- BTW: I don't think that ANYONE "expected THAT result!" That's when really great sports competitions advance beyond fun! 1969 was insane in the tri-state area: METS won the World Series. RANGERS won the Stanley Cup. Basketball team won their league (whatever it was, then). JETS won the Super Bowl . . . and Namath was the only one who thought THAT would happen! In fact, he famously 'guaranteed' it. --- Namath played back in the day when other players were suggesting that QBs 'wear skirts', re: all of the worry about protecting QBs. Joe Namath suffered too many clipping injuries and retired "old before his time," due to crippling injuries. He was an intense young man, a better-than-average QB, and a brash believer in himself! None of those qualities hurt his game or his team!
Don't know what happened to the reply I was writing. I was 38 . . . but wrote a whole thing that went 'disappear-o.'
I am not biased and I predict that the Seahawks will go 20-0.
It’s not that I think that 20-0 is the most likely outcome. It’s that if my prediction comes true, it would be crazy awesome.
Seahawks 20-0. Go Hawks!
If we recognize our baises we can take them into account in our judgements. I do exactly that with the Seahawks and hopefully social issues as well. Perfect... no, but it does leave open an avenue for new information like that which Joe provides daily. The need to belong to a tribe and the willingness to act in ways that are only acceptable within that tribe is different from a simple bias. Attrocities don't occur because of bias but rather when membership is more important than personal ethics. I spend a good chunk of my time just trying not to be an asshole. Membership relieves you of that burden because you can be an asshole in the name of !xE$^r& and still feel good about yourself.