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  • Coug00
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    • Jul 2002
    • 3476

    #136
    Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

    Originally posted by seahawks5
    T.O. gets cut, TJack is traded and Wilson named the starter all in one day. Busy time for the Hawks.
    No brainer, glad to see it happen. The Hawks have what looks to be an excellent defense to fall back on and the perfect offense to protect him and let him grow.
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    • Lieutenant Dan
      All Star
      • Sep 2007
      • 5679

      #137
      Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

      I love the Wilson move, and cutting TO. And..thank you, TJack for showing so much heart last season. Best of luck to you.

      Now...please hold on to Flynn! Great backup situation there, I hope he'll be willing to stay on a #2 for awhile. I think they might restructure his (and Wilson's) contracts. But if Flynn really wants to start somewhere next year, well, that's up to him and Pete and John.

      I think it's go time! I'd like to see us draft a top end receiver next offseason and a great linebacker, we should be good to go!
      GO 'HAWKS!

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      • nortran11
        Rookie
        • Oct 2011
        • 74

        #138
        Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

        Originally posted by Lieutenant Dan
        I love the Wilson move, and cutting TO. And..thank you, TJack for showing so much heart last season. Best of luck to you.

        Now...please hold on to Flynn! Great backup situation there, I hope he'll be willing to stay on a #2 for awhile. I think they might restructure his (and Wilson's) contracts. But if Flynn really wants to start somewhere next year, well, that's up to him and Pete and John.

        I think it's go time! I'd like to see us draft a top end receiver next offseason and a great linebacker, we should be good to go!
        I think it has the potential for a serious disgruntled and pissed off Matt Flynn. I would be very very surprised to hear him willing to restructure. If he wanted to be a backup he would have been better off staying in Green Bay and at least contend for a ring instead of backing up a rookie.

        I know everyone is all on Wilson's jock, but I am just not buying in. I don't think enough people in Seattle have learned the lesson Justin Forsett taught us about preseason. Forsett had an amazing rookie preseason campaign and look at what he did when it counted. I'm just not buying in until we are in week 6 and he is in the hunt for rookie of the year. If that happens, then I will eat crow. But until then, I am not buying into the Russell Wilson hype.
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        • thaima1shu
          Robot
          • Feb 2004
          • 5598

          #139
          Perfectly fine to be skeptical. However, Russell Wilson has shown everything in preseason that he did while at Wisconsin: strong arm, accurate, athletic, great leadership. And while preseason should be taken with a grain of salt, I'd rather he play well in preseason than otherwise. And by all accounts, he seems to have done well in practice as well.
          I think the potential reward justifies the risk of starting him

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          • Coug00
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            • Jul 2002
            • 3476

            #140
            Originally posted by thaima1shu
            Perfectly fine to be skeptical. However, Russell Wilson has shown everything in preseason that he did while at Wisconsin: strong arm, accurate, athletic, great leadership. And while preseason should be taken with a grain of salt, I'd rather he play well in preseason than otherwise. And by all accounts, he seems to have done well in practice as well.
            I think the potential reward justifies the risk of starting him
            Pete mentioned today that he's completed 70% of his passes against the first team defense in camp. That's ridiculous.

            I don't feel bad for Flynn. He was brought in to compete for the starting job with zero guarantees. He lost to a guy that Pete Carroll was skeptical of and had to be convinced by Schneider to draft. Plus there are no guarantees Wilson is going to succeed. Flynn better be mentally ready, if he isn't, then he's not NFL QB material.
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            • nortran11
              Rookie
              • Oct 2011
              • 74

              #141
              Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

              Originally posted by Coug00
              Pete mentioned today that he's completed 70% of his passes against the first team defense in camp. That's ridiculous.

              Yippee. He practices great.

              Again....Justin Forsett racked up almost 300 all purpose yards in a single game against the Bears in the pre season.. How good of a running back did he turn into?

              Until Wilson takes a snap in the regular season where guys are trying to remove his head from his shoulders, he hasn't done squat.

              Hitting 70% of passes in practice means nothing. Throwing for 1000 yards and 17 touchdowns in a pre season game means nothing.
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              • Coug00
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                • Jul 2002
                • 3476

                #142
                Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                Originally posted by nortran11
                Yippee. He practices great.

                Again....Justin Forsett racked up almost 300 all purpose yards in a single game against the Bears in the pre season.. How good of a running back did he turn into?

                Until Wilson takes a snap in the regular season where guys are trying to remove his head from his shoulders, he hasn't done squat.

                Hitting 70% of passes in practice means nothing. Throwing for 1000 yards and 17 touchdowns in a pre season game means nothing.
                You act as if we've already made our airline tickets to his HoF induction. We're talking earning the week 1 starting job here and people on this board have definitely not gone overboard or are "on his jock". I think everyone, except you, is happy he's getting the opportunity to show what he's made of.

                I'm curious, what exactly has Flynn done to earn the starting job in your opinion?
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                • thaima1shu
                  Robot
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 5598

                  #143
                  Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                  Originally posted by nortran11
                  Yippee. He practices great.

                  Again....Justin Forsett racked up almost 300 all purpose yards in a single game against the Bears in the pre season.. How good of a running back did he turn into?

                  Until Wilson takes a snap in the regular season where guys are trying to remove his head from his shoulders, he hasn't done squat.

                  Hitting 70% of passes in practice means nothing. Throwing for 1000 yards and 17 touchdowns in a pre season game means nothing.
                  You're missing the point. Nobody is saying he's going to be great. The point is that we're determining who should start, Flynn or Wilson. And based on what we've seen in practice and preseason games, Wilson has played better. Not seeing what's so difficult about that concept. Would you rather that Wilson played poorly in preseason and practice, then Carroll still gives him the job? I don't get it.

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                  • nortran11
                    Rookie
                    • Oct 2011
                    • 74

                    #144
                    Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                    Here is a perfect example of being "on his jock"

                    Just saw a commercial on the local Fox station for the last preseason game in which "Russell Wilson takes on the Oakland Raiders"

                    Seriously? What happened to the other 10 guys on the field with Wilson? Last time I checked, there was an entire football team that was playing against the Raiders as well.

                    It's no different from the bozos chanting for Josh Portis to start of TJack and Clipboard Jesus last year. Portis looked pretty darned good in pre season last year too.
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                    • 12
                      Banned
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 4458

                      #145
                      Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                      Originally posted by nortran11
                      Here is a perfect example of being "on his jock"

                      Just saw a commercial on the local Fox station for the last preseason game in which "Russell Wilson takes on the Oakland Raiders"

                      Seriously? What happened to the other 10 guys on the field with Wilson? Last time I checked, there was an entire football team that was playing against the Raiders as well.

                      It's no different from the bozos chanting for Josh Portis to start of TJack and Clipboard Jesus last year. Portis looked pretty darned good in pre season last year too.
                      It's not a perfect example because you're looking at one commercial by the media and saying people are on his jock. Not following that logic at all. I think the 12th Man nation is cautiously optimistic and excited about Russell Wilson and that's where it ends until the real games begin. Matt Flynn was brought in to win the job but Wilson ended up beating him out. Wilson won over the locker room and his performance on the field sealed it. Read some of Pete Carroll's quotes about him. He had to win Pete over too, because I think it took a lot to convince him to draft this kid, but all he has done is sing his praises and commented on how committed he is. I think that says a lot.

                      Wilson was dominant at NC State and Wisconsin. The only thing he has ever shown as a football player is success. He has continued that success onto the preseason during his rookie year. He has to do it in the regular season and he has to prove himself. You're not going to find a single Seahawks fan who feels differently.

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                      • thaima1shu
                        Robot
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 5598

                        #146
                        Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                        Originally posted by nortran11
                        Here is a perfect example of being "on his jock"

                        Just saw a commercial on the local Fox station for the last preseason game in which "Russell Wilson takes on the Oakland Raiders"

                        Seriously? What happened to the other 10 guys on the field with Wilson? Last time I checked, there was an entire football team that was playing against the Raiders as well.

                        It's no different from the bozos chanting for Josh Portis to start of TJack and Clipboard Jesus last year. Portis looked pretty darned good in pre season last year too.
                        He's our starting quarterback now. What's wrong with it? Are you upset when commercials talk about "Tom Brady takes on so and so"?

                        He's a rookie with a great storyline, great skills and tons of upside, while at the same time garnering national exposure for the Seahawks. Not seeing the problem.

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                        • Antillez
                          Rookie
                          • Sep 2012
                          • 9

                          #147
                          Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                          I'm excited for Wilson as well, but I can't help but feel that Flynn might get the start somewhere down the line.

                          That being said I'm immensely excited for the season, lots of young talent on the team...I was checking out ESPN the other day, and only had "expert" had the Seahawks making the playoffs. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I think if we get consistent QB play, we've got a very good shot at this division.

                          Also, cutting Winslow makes me

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                          • Coug00
                            LOB
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 3476

                            #148
                            Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                            Originally posted by Antillez
                            I'm excited for Wilson as well, but I can't help but feel that Flynn might get the start somewhere down the line.

                            That being said I'm immensely excited for the season, lots of young talent on the team...I was checking out ESPN the other day, and only had "expert" had the Seahawks making the playoffs. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I think if we get consistent QB play, we've got a very good shot at this division.

                            Also, cutting Winslow makes me
                            Flynn will get his shot. We haven't had a starting QB play all 16 games since 2007.

                            I feel like most everyone is sleeping on the Hawks. Injuries can derail the best teams, but I haven't been this optimistic about a team since 2006, especially with that defense. They've had teams with more top end talent, but there hasn't been this much talent from 1-53 on a Seahawks team, ever.
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                            • Coug00
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                              • Jul 2002
                              • 3476

                              #149
                              Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                              Love this stat. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 122 yards today. That's 30 more rushing yards than the Hawks defense has given up on the season (43 - Arizona, 49 - Dallas).
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                              • nortran11
                                Rookie
                                • Oct 2011
                                • 74

                                #150
                                Re: Official Seattle Seahawks Thread

                                I've just one question.

                                last season, the general consensus was this team was a quarterback away from getting back to the playoffs.

                                This year, we hear "This is Seahawks football, we aren't going to throw the ball all over the place...we are gonna run run and run"....which is great. I love this throwback smash mouth attitude the new Seahawks have.

                                But...why did we spend all this money on Flynn, waste a 3rd round pick on Wilson if all we need for Seahawks "pound the rock" football is a competent game manager? I mean, it seems like we just could have saved the money and spent the 3rd round pick on some depth and just stuck with TJack if all we needed was a game manager.
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