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Originally Posted by browna
So what part of the organization is pathetic?
Ownership?
Management?
Coaches?
Players?
Fans?
And, how many Superbowls do the Steelers have in the vaunted 20 years you talk about? Does that make them a pathetic organization too?
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Taken from a post I made in another thread last week:
I know there are lots of Calgarians, and lots of Flame fans that love the Hawks, and I guess I understand that they are the closest NFL team to Calgary, but personally, I think Seattle is the NFL's version of the Wancouver Cannots.
Think about it, both franchises have been around a while and they're both among the most inept organizations in their respective leagues, and of course neither has won a championship. In fact the few times either of these teams have actually been able to field decent teams and have good regular season's, they've found a way to choke in the games that matter most.
Also, Shaun Alexander IMO is very over-rated, ala Baby Bert. He may have won the MVP, but he's not even the best running back in the NFL, let alone the best player. Just like the big baby is definetely not the best power forward in the NHL.
Matt Hasselback is a good quarterback, with a lot of talent, but I certainly don't think of him as a great leader who can rally his team to a championship. Reminds me a lot of a certain Markus Naslund. Great talent, but I can think of many other guys I'd rather have as my captain and leader come playoff time.
Then there's Mike Holmgren. IMO an average coach at best, who is vastly over-rated due to a championship he won where his talented team won not because of him, but rather due to superior talent and athletes. (the Brett Favre led Packers). This again draws direct parallels to Marc Crawford, an over-rated average coach who won the Cup with Colorado on a stacked team that probly would have won no matter who coached them.
And of course, both teams have the same left coast, tree hugging, bandwagon jumping, and overall downright terrible fans who love to talk trash but have nothing to trash talk about.
So basically, for me, the Seahawks = the Cannots and I hope neither team ever wins a championship as long as I'm alive. /rant.
As for why I call them pathetic: This is their 30th freaking year of operation. And what do they have to show in those 30 years?
1 Superbowl appearance (today)
2 NFC championship game appearances (last week and 1983)
4 division championships (including this year)
8 years where they made the playoffs (including this year) for a grand total of a whopping 11 playoff games including today.
Now that is the definition of PATHETIC.
Keep in mind that I went to school in BC and all of the same people that were trash talking idiotic Canucklehead fans were usually all Seahawk fans so that's how my hatred for this team came to be.
Anyways I admit they do finally got a decent team this year and were undoubtedly the class of the NFC. But having said that, I'd like nothing better than to see them get trounced today. To each his own I guess.
You're basing that on climate and regional locale??
