The irony is delicious.
Shit talking is the best part of sports fandom. You need to lighten up. I'll be shit talking if we go 0-16.
Seahawks and Russell Wilson agreed to an extension (4 years, $87.6mil)
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The irony is delicious.
Shit talking is the best part of sports fandom. You need to lighten up. I'll be shit talking if we go 0-16.
Its fun when it is actually interesting/funny. And when the person can take it in stride. Yours just comes off like typical butthurt fanboy rationalizations and deflections.
Because deep down you know what has just happened. You all have spent this offseason tying up close to 30 million in cap space on two players at the least important position to your all's recent success.
Signaling long term that this is going to be a Russell Wilson centric team, and that is ultimately depressing.
The jam by Browner doesn't get enough love. He shut that play down right from the get go allowing Butler a free run. Just an insanely good jam.
Battersea Power Station
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I disagree whole-heartedly.
The best part of sports fandom is seeing the world's best perform amazing feats under pressure, or witnessing an insightful strategy unfolding. If the highlight of sports for you is "the dozens," there are easier ways to get your kicks.
Yep. The most successful stretch in team history has me feeling incredibly pessimistic.
Hope springs eternal, I guess. I'll have Jimmy send you a postcard from the playoffs.
You're right. We should be marveling at the physical prowess of the guys riding stationary bikes at training camp today.
It might not be the highlight, but it's still fun.
Battersea Power Station
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Is that my only choice other than calling someone names over the internet?
Yep. The most successful stretch in team history has me feeling incredibly pessimistic.
Hope springs eternal, I guess. I'll have Jimmy send you a postcard from the playoffs.
You're right. We should be marveling at the physical prowess of the guys riding stationary bikes at training camp today.
Is that my only choice other than calling someone names over the internet?
If you're of the opinion that one can only discuss one topic at a time, sure
I'm not though, which is why I was actually discussing the contract until someone decided to engage in some friendly banter with me!
Alligatorjandro
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So many small things had to go perfect fit that play to happen. The tackle by Hightower and Ayers the play before was amazing.
Not even half. This is the most hilariously bad deal in NFL history. Isn't he only like 27 years old too? Fucking hell.
The little stat blurb at the end is just the best.
It's crazy how quickly people have forgotten that NFC Championship game. Wilson pretty much single-handedly gave that game away (only to have the Packers play to lose and miraculously get a second chance).
I mean, if we get to say he was "one play away" from winning two Super Bowls, I can point to about a dozen plays in the game prior -- had any of them been gone the Packers way -- he would been the single biggest factor in them not making it to their second.
I didn't think about this! Amazing news
Oh, I can think of one.
Yeah with his wonderful year one.
Battersea Power Station
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I like friendly banter. I just don't trust the posters here to be capable of it.
Like thishas nothing original, clever, or contextually relevant about it. I dunno. I mean sports-GAF must enjoy it because it's in every single sports OT (that I've visited) but it's definitely a turn-off. I feel like any time someone tries to make a point, the response is "Like a ____ fan would know about ____!"
EDIT: Anyway, I'm gonna stop meta posting. Sorry!
It's almost as if judging an individual player in the most intricate team sport on the planet requires more than a cursory glance at a stat box.
Kaep was never good. Tiny Hands > Kaep.
PadWarrior
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Isn't kam holding out?
Yeah, but he has 3 years left on his contract IIRC. He's not going to get anything other than a token restructuring or something.
That said, I don't mind him holding out. Players should try and get their money while they can.
I do mind people holding out when it's a leader of the defense going against what he signed. If he had an issue with the guarantees he should have had it worked into the contract initially. Wanting your deal redone this soon into it is nothing but a joke and sets a bad example (and precedent, if Schneider caves) for the rest of the team.
Schneider's not going to cave, as we just saw with Russell's deal. It's a non-issue IMO, people hold out every year and they eventually show up and play.
I disagree it's one of the worse parts of fandom. You can be a fan and not a dick.
I don't really have any doubt about that, it's just unnecessary drama that I really wish we could avoid, particularly from the team's leaders.
Their team doesn't lose enough for them to learn how to be competent losers like the rest of us.
You can also banter and not be a dick. That's why it's great!
Kam will probably get a restructure for a bit more guaranteed money but nothing else. He and Bennet are way out there wanting contract changes with 3 years left on their deals. The Hawks will stand firm because its the only way this can work. The organization is entering an expensive phase, they need discipline and creativity to hold this current team together.
ryutaro's mama
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New Money Seahawk "lifelongs" are a close second.
I moved up here in 2012 to Seattle and saw the metamorphosis with my own eyes, in real time.
"I been a fan forever, man! I remember hearing the name Hasslebeck once or twice! And Shaun Alexander was beast! Go Hawks!!!"
If they said Shaun was a beast they definitely were new money.
I like Shaun and appreciate the good years he gave us
Bullshit. Swap Kaep for Wilson and the Seahawks would be looking at three trophies right now.
Yeah, Kaep has been nails in the Super Bowl.
ryutaro's mama
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If they said Shaun was a beast they definitely were new money.
I like Shaun and appreciate the good years he gave us
I have no issue with you, cdy.
I don't even really care if a fan is bandwagon. That's whatever. I just don't need you woofing in my face about the fact I root for the Rams when you just arrived at the Seahawk party in 2013. I get clowns walking up to me saying, "Rams huh?" in their brand new 12 jersey with the price tag still showing. GTFOOH.
At least the long suffering Seahawk fans understand what sustained losing before success was. I have found that, the most vocal "fans" have been on the bandwagon the least amount of time.
Had a better game than Wilson's..
Diprosalic
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NFL players are grossly underpaid Oo
The whole "12th man" thing is so corny -_-, and yeah I'm as sick of you of all these extremely boisterous 12th man fans especially when they're dicks to fans of other teams
But I guess I understand, they're the only decent team in Seattle (that matters), they got nothing else to root for so it gets overloaded in the seahawks
Yeah, that's how it goes with sports teams that experience success! What can you do though ¯\_(ツ
_/¯I'm probably the most pessimistic guy in the group I watch games with =\
ryutaro's mama
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Yeah, that's how it goes with sports teams that experience success! What can you do though ¯\_(ツ
I'm probably the most pessimistic guy in the group I watch games with =\
I totally get rooting for a winner. We had tons of new money Laker fans in LA during the 3Peat run and they were annoying too. You covered it though. Just don't be dicks to fans of other teams cause our team is a different point in history than yours is. Everything goes in cycles. No need for the yapping. Just enjoy the ride will it lasts.
I remember when Miami Heat fans were chirping during 2011-2014...right, Gata?
Gully State
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What a steal...should've paid him more...
You literally sound upset though. Genuinely angry that different people would have the affront to even think Wilson had legitimate skill and talent.
unknownstranger
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It's not really that much because a decent chunk of it is in this year. He'll be about the 10th highest paid QB in 2016 and the 11th highest in 2017.
There's just too much salt from the opposing team's fans to make this type of a thread fun to participate in.
Pats are like 20-3 against the Bills since the last time Buffalo been to the playoffs. I still shit talk those scrubs and their goofy ass fans at every opportunity.
It's half the experience to be honest. Sports wouldn't be nearly as fun without the meta aspect.
TheLaughingStock
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Congrats, Russel!
Not even a SEA fan and this BS still upsets the hell out of me. Run the ball idiots.
Bobby with that 4 year extension!
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