The Chancellor hold out thing has got to be more than a just a standard hold out, at least to me, now that I think about it.
I gotta think had Seattle won the Super Bowl, Chancellor, would have never held out.
Hear me on this.
I think symbolically, and possibly, Chancellor, holding out was a metaphor for the defense unraveling because of how Seattle lost that Super Bowl.
More or less, Chancellor, “took one for the defense” and held out cause the team took a loss in the biggest game of their lives, for no reason. Yes, for no reason.
Chancellor was the team head figure that “commanded” the most respect and he represented a still very angry team that wanted the front office and those that make the football decisions to understand, they may have lost the team.
I don’t know.
Like a deeper level meaning behind this hold out.
Since Chandellor was undeniably the leader of the team, he personally, took it upon himself to let the FO know, they really, really, screwed up.
I don’t know.
I just gotta think Chancellor held out for more reasons than just “money.”
That Super Bowl loss destroyed the team and the culture. And I gotta think Chancellor holding out may have been understood by more players in that locker room than we here on dot net could ever know. Those players probably understand why Chancellor did it to begin with.