Seymour
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Sgt. Largent":16c81tqf said:Not sure if you guys remember this article in SI after we won the SB talking about Russell's "inner circle" of friends.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/08/26/russe ... e-seahawks
Guys he became friends with and trusted all the way through college, and kept close into his pro career. So close friends on the team? Probably not, especially now that he's married with kids.
btw, I think this is normal for most players, not just Russell.........and especially true of quarterbacks who spend more time away from their teammates in meetings with coaches, and at the level of Russell's fame, away from the team in general.
Hawkstorian":20lnbp6g said:We really are in the pits of the off-season aren't we.
SoulfishHawk":284towvp said:I don't care if they like him or not, he's their leader. Get over it, suck it up and get ready to win. A lot.
Tical21":3s1fdo7r said:He's paid more and treated differently than all the rest of the players, and naturally that creates a divide. He's also a strange dude and is married to a pop star and has kids. So I doubt he has really close friends on the team. Maybe a guy that also has kids? I dunno. I doubt many QBs have many close friends on their teams. Even in high school, the quarterbacks aren't usually out hanging out with the party guys on the team in most cases. But it doesn't matter. They just have to respect him and be willing to play hard for and with him. And for the most part I think everybody does.
Where are these people that assume he's not liked by his teammates? Are there ANY of them on this forum? Where do you come up with this stuff?SoulfishHawk":2u3nljph said:It's pretty funny that so many assume that he's not liked by his teammates. Maybe by some, but he's a QB, they have always been disliked by some teammates, ALL of them.
SoulfishHawk":3pqs4l7c said:It's pretty funny that so many assume that he's not liked by his teammates. Maybe by some, but he's a QB, they have always been disliked by some teammates, ALL of them.
Sgt. Largent":1zqa1brm said:SoulfishHawk":1zqa1brm said:Whatever you say man, plenty of people think he's not liked by teammates. And I don't give a rip what you think about what I post. Doesn't matter. Agree to disagree and they don't have to like him. He's the leader. Like someone said, the current roster seems to have a lot more respect for the guy. The QB has always been treated differently, that hasn't changed in decades. I'm not here to argue, go Hawks..
There certainly was some discontent with some of Russell's previous teammates with not only his personality, but his preferential treatment by the coaches...............but I think that's gone.
And make no mistake, it was a concerted effort on Pete and John's part to jettison all that negativity, all those players are gone. This is Russell's team now.
This!!Largent80":ci2l1737 said:The Tyler Lockett/ DJ Fluker mocking video is pretty much proof that he is in good shape as far as friends on the team are concerned.
As Hawk fans, he is a BLESSING. All of the malcontents are long gone.
Lets go get some more Rings.