tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post7137620699220747469..comments2023-09-26T15:04:00.610-05:00Comments on Dave Krieg's Strike Beard: Go Seahawks (Piss Everybody Off)Ramona P. http://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-9832559469962067252010-12-15T18:26:03.942-06:002010-12-15T18:26:03.942-06:00I totally understand where you're coming from....I totally understand where you're coming from. But I'm still on the don't want to be a 7-9 playoff team. I'd be annoyed as hell if it was another team in another division stinking up the playoffs with their losing presence, and I hold my own team to that same standard. <br /><br />But I do 100% agree with you that you should never root against your own team for any reason. I tackled that dilemma back in 92 when the Hawks won the loser bowl against the Patriots. If we'd have just lost that Monday Night game to the Broncos (Pats won their 2nd game the week before) we could have drafted Bledsoe instead of Mire. But there is no way I'd give up one of my favorite Seahawk memories for a "What if" scenario. Especially when in the long run things ended up working out so that Mire turned into the Bears 1st round pick that was used to move up and grab Big Walt.<br /><br />So I'm just gonna root like hell for the Seahawks to win a game in the next two weeks so I don't have to think about 7-9 playoffs anymore. If we lose the next two and that Rams game is for the Playoffs, I'll find a way to talk myself into wanting to be a 7-9 playoff team.Mind of no mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575073139463945293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-84443966890218238182010-12-14T00:49:16.849-06:002010-12-14T00:49:16.849-06:00"You play to Win the Game!" - Herm Edwar..."You play to Win the Game!" - Herm Edwards<br /><br /><br />"I Said, 'Good Day Sir!!!'"DJJeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100416539545171519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-83026264703777094222010-12-13T12:33:18.480-06:002010-12-13T12:33:18.480-06:00I think there is a far greater chance of the team ...I think there is a far greater chance of the team losing it's next three games than winning them. I also believe we are in a pivotal period in the NFCW where two teams have talent and no QB, and one team has a QB and little talent. The Cardinals are assured of having a high draft pick next year, but I don't think a rookie QB makes them a contender before their talent (Dockett, Wilson, Fitz) are past their primes. When I look ahead a few years and ask myself if the Seahawks will have been better off making the playoffs, losing, and having a significantly worse draft pick than everyone in their division in 2011, I come back with "no, they will be better off with the higher pick." <br /><br />I very much appreciate that you are a bird in the hand guy. There is wisdom there. I even buy that getting playoff experience could end up being more important than a high draft pick. Getting a taste of that can lead to improvement you can't get any other way. <br /><br />But just like you and I can debate whether Jake Locker was better off staying an extra year or not, we can disagree about what's best for the Hawks. <br /><br />It has no material effect on the season, and the bottom line is both sides want what they think is best for the team. The opinions are different, not less.<br /><br />Take careBrian Nemhauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985670056942905008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-1727373966152560942010-12-13T12:04:08.349-06:002010-12-13T12:04:08.349-06:00Plus, I'm happy to wait until the season is ac...Plus, I'm happy to wait until the season is actually, literally over to see the "silver lining" of better draft picks. :)Ramona P. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-11458812906043235012010-12-13T12:02:01.080-06:002010-12-13T12:02:01.080-06:00Back to the head/heart thing- I don't even thi...Back to the head/heart thing- I don't even think the "head" should want the Seahawks to lose out for a higher pick. If that was the best, most clearly rational course of action, teams out of playoff contention would be throwing games left and right- but they don't.Ramona P. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-31036529105030446612010-12-13T11:59:35.292-06:002010-12-13T11:59:35.292-06:00So you want the team to win the rest of the games,...So you want the team to win the rest of the games, but don't think they will? Fair enough. Or am I reading you wrong? Is it about you emotionally disengaging with the 2010 Seahawks? <br /><br />I'm happy to go down with the ship, but that's just me.Ramona P. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-44703147375482489572010-12-13T11:45:37.178-06:002010-12-13T11:45:37.178-06:00Yeah, I believe the season is over and am looking ...Yeah, I believe the season is over and am looking for a silver lining. You don't, and that terrific. <br /><br />Believing the season is over and believing the Seahawks may actually end up better for it does not mean I'm rooting against the team. <br /><br />I thought it would have been better to get Whitehurst some time yesterday for his and Matt's sake, but I never was cheering against Matt. <br /><br />Head and heart don't always agree. You can be the heart and I can be the head. Wait a second...Brian Nemhauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985670056942905008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-44955235938017514772010-12-13T10:39:45.171-06:002010-12-13T10:39:45.171-06:00..and if we fail to win the division, I'll be .....and if we fail to win the division, I'll be like- "Oh well, at least we get a better draft pick." <br /><br />Until then, I want the team to WIN. Period. Full Stop. End of Line. <br /><br />And I disagree about us having 0% chance to win a playoff game- I still think if we've got a healthy BMW we could pull off an upset at Qwest (including next week). <br /><br />To some degree this is semantic- We agree that IF we miss the playoffs, it'll be nice to get a higher draft pick. <br /><br />I'm sure you're a true-blue fan, Hawk Blogger- but out there are a LOT of "fans" who literally, actually ARE rooting against the Seahawks right now. It makes my blood boil.<br /><br />If all you're pointing out is that "hey, if we miss the playoffs, we get a sweet draft pick." Great! I agree... and I think when it comes down to it, no matter what you write, YOU will be cheering your guts out week 17 :)Ramona P. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12287491380049695397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237610160312318565.post-58058097180958138582010-12-13T10:29:56.693-06:002010-12-13T10:29:56.693-06:00Hey DKSB,
As one of the folks who has drawn your ...Hey DKSB,<br /><br />As one of the folks who has drawn your ire, let me attempt to clear up a few things. I don't disagree with the bulk of what you've written here, which is why I think there is some misunderstanding. I'm certainly not suggesting the Seahawks players anyone in the organization should orchestrate a dive. In fact, one of my reasons for optimism down the line is the spirit Pete Carroll has instilled. <br /><br />The core of my thought is that I want a Super Bowl. I could give a rats ass about making the playoffs just to make it. This franchise has been managed so poorly in the Ruskell era that our best players weren't added until this past off-season. We need a major infusion of talent. <br /><br />I could get excited about a playoff run this season if there was at least some reason to believe a playoff win was possible. I believe there is 0% chance of that now. <b>It is comforting to step back and realize that the pain of watching this team crash land will not be without reward.</b> The upcoming draft has talent that could define a franchise. A higher pick *does* matter. Sure it's a lottery, but take a look at the Pro Bowl roster each year and you'll see the percentages are much more in your favor the higher you pick (it's not just the 1st round, remember). Add to that a near-perfect 1st draft from Carroll/Schneider, and I there's reason to believe the Seahawks will make the most of that pick. <br /><br />Being someone who is at wits end trying to talk reason into people that blame all this on Hasselbeck, I'm not here to convince you to give up. I celebrate your optimism. <br /><br />However, I think it's way below you to suggest that fans who feel differently than you are somehow less. Being a lifelong Seahawks/Blazers/Mariners fan leads some of us to develop some defense mechanisms to all the pain and suffering. In this particular case, I'm genuinely at peace with whatever the season brings, but believe the straightest path back to a Super Bowl is through adding more talent. I think we're one off-season from being ready to win 10+ games. I'm willing to miss a division title for that.Brian Nemhauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985670056942905008noreply@blogger.com