hawknation2018
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Teams with low expectations tend to be well liked because they are perceived as non-threatening. After all the injuries and hard luck the team has suffered, it seems the expectations for them are very low entering this season.
Guys who were not extremely well liked, like Richard Sherman, have left the team. Ditto for some disliked coaches. We are basically left with a lot of really likable players and coaches across the roster.
There are underdogs like Shaquem Griffin and all he stands for. Russell Wilson’s consistent effort to help sick people, having to overcome odds as an undersized QB who fell in the draft, and being the most successful black QB in NFL history (keeping in mind the decades of black players being denied the opportunity to play the position). Doug Baldwin’s community work. Pete Carroll’s community work. Carroll’s whole philosophy is about empowering people to be their best, rather than the old school approach of using fear to tear players down.
I feel like we went from being one of the most loathed teams to being the team to naturally gravitate toward. I don’t know what that means for the season, other than they will have to overcome the doubters. It just feels especially good rooting for this team.
Guys who were not extremely well liked, like Richard Sherman, have left the team. Ditto for some disliked coaches. We are basically left with a lot of really likable players and coaches across the roster.
There are underdogs like Shaquem Griffin and all he stands for. Russell Wilson’s consistent effort to help sick people, having to overcome odds as an undersized QB who fell in the draft, and being the most successful black QB in NFL history (keeping in mind the decades of black players being denied the opportunity to play the position). Doug Baldwin’s community work. Pete Carroll’s community work. Carroll’s whole philosophy is about empowering people to be their best, rather than the old school approach of using fear to tear players down.
I feel like we went from being one of the most loathed teams to being the team to naturally gravitate toward. I don’t know what that means for the season, other than they will have to overcome the doubters. It just feels especially good rooting for this team.