Seattle Seahawks superfan Brett Davern dishes on how former Seahawks appear to really feel in regards to the #LetRussCook model of Russell Wilson.
Earlier than Russell Wilson basked within the Seattle sunshine and unfold his wings throughout pregame warmups, there was a good quantity of dialogue on how the Seahawks would welcome his return dwelling.
Present Seahawks gamers made it abundantly clear that they’ll all the time root for Wilson, irrespective of the staff.
“I feel that Seattle ought to cheer him on for every thing that he’s carried out — assist carry a Tremendous Bowl to this neighborhood, all that totally different kind of stuff. He’s a tremendous man,” Tyler Lockett mentioned earlier than the sport.
DK Metcalf met up with Russ following the win to swap signed jerseys.
“Biggest participant I ever performed with,” Metcalf wrote.
Seahawks followers, alternatively, most well-liked to let Russ prepare dinner for abandoning Seattle. For the primary time in his ten-year NFL profession, Wilson waltzed onto Lumen Area welcomed by boos.
A dialog with Seahawks superfan Brett Davern, who co-hosts the “Take 12” podcast alongside Lofa Tatupu, sheds mild on why Wilson returned to Seattle and noticed an anti-hero’s welcome.
“As a Seahawks fan, I perceive and understood the way in which that it ended with Russ. However since then, and among the feedback after which among the kinds of belongings you see, it’s solely pure as a fan to kind of preach on hidden motivations or no matter.
I feel lots of it has actually rubbed me the mistaken manner, I’ll say, from us. And kind of his on-line presence, the alter ego stuff, the kind of tacky stuff he does kind of simply bugs me, irks me.
There’s a particular distinction between the #GoHawks #SeparationIsInThePreparation #WhyNotUs Russ and the #LetRussCook Russ. There’s pre-‘Let Russ Cook dinner’ after which there’s Russ after that.”
When requested to elaborate on why Seattle is now not eager on Wilson, Davern reveals what many throughout the PNW have recognized for years: the Russell Wilson drama has slowly been boiling ever since that fateful second on the 3-yard line.
“I feel that lots of what’s gone on began on the 3-yard line in opposition to the Patriots between Russ and followers like me. And I feel it’s kind of deteriorated from there.
Irrespective of what number of private stats and data — as a result of come on, you possibly can’t deny the man’s means. You may’t deny the completion share. You may’t deny the profession passer score. He’s received us essentially the most video games in franchise historical past as a quarterback, proper? I imply, like there’s no denying that form of stuff.
However while you’re not getting very far within the playoffs yr after yr, you’re having these nice common seasons however then you definately exit early within the playoffs, you maintain onto the ball slightly bit too lengthy typically on third down, persons are seeing open receivers on the sport movie and followers suppose they’re coaches. It simply form of begins to gnaw at you slightly bit. Getting the large contracts however probably not seeing the outcomes so far as getting far within the playoffs. It begins to rub folks the mistaken manner.
After which come on, what was it, the week earlier than he received traded, he was saying he needed to be a Seahawk for the subsequent 20 years? After which it comes out that he’s searching for out that commerce… That hurts.”
Brett Davern dishes on how Seattle actually feels about Russell Wilson after Seahawks departure
The scorn isn’t restricted to these within the stands: former gamers weren’t a fan of the transfer, both. As Davern famous, there’s a distinct feeling of betrayal with Wilson in comparison with the scores of Seattle gamers who’ve adopted careers elsewhere. Wilson mentioned he deliberate on staying whereas he was secretly plotting a switch, and whereas it’s the pattern for quarterbacks to rake in hundreds of thousands, Wilson all the time might have taken a extra team-friendly deal the way in which Tom Brady has all through his profession.
Davern didn’t wish to communicate for any retired gamers, however he did say that he has spoken with many gamers about the way in which Russ left issues.
“So far as former gamers, what I might say is each former participant we’ve had on our present since Russ has left, I’ve requested them about their emotions on it,” Davern mentioned.
That features Okay.J. Wright, who spoke with the “Take 12” pod after Wilson shaded the Seahawks on the Broncos’ kickoff luncheon this August. Wilson mentioned that a part of the enchantment to play in Denver was that he wouldn’t have to hold the staff on his shoulders alone.
When Wilson was booed by 12s throughout Monday Evening Soccer, Richard Sherman and Doug Baldwin Jr. took to Twitter to specific their feelings with spot-on GIFs. Shelby Harris, a former Bronco along with his personal axe grind, mentioned following the sport: “I got one thing to say. Let’s ride.”
Harris should hyperlink up with Tatupu and Davern for one among their “Let’s Riiide” t-shirts — if he hasn’t already.
“There’s a field of shirts on its method to Seattle, and lots of them have been earmarked by Lofa for lots of former gamers,” Davern revealed. “Mainly, I’ll simply say all people needs one.”