Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson – It’s Not Me, It’s You Seattle
The following season they ran it back and the machine rolled on. The more 12s got to know Russ, the more there was to love. His visits to Seattle Children’s on Tuesdays, the even-keeled leadership in the huddle, and what seemed like his genuine love for the Emerald City.
When things are going well you never question the other person’s sincerity. It couldn’t be any better than this.
After a miraculous NFC title game win, the Seahawks found themselves in a second consecutive Super Bowl. Unfortunately, this game was played much closer, and a bad decision by Russ at the end lost the game.
We tried to rationalize. It was Pete Carroll or Darrell Bevill’s fault for calling a pass instead of giving the ball to Marshawn Lynch. It should have been pass interference, etc. Still, things were never quite the same.
We slowly shed all our old friends over the years the way Seattle let go of veterans. Soon your whole life is based around this person, and the Seattle Seahawks became completely Russ-centric. Things still seemed good, but something was off. The team won but didn’t WIN.
They never came close to making another Super Bowl. Russ felt unappreciated for the job he did and Seattle’s brain trust couldn’t help but feel slighted when he called them out publicly a year ago.