Irish Greg 2.0 wrote:That's the word for my current feeling about this team.
And that sucks.
I used to get so hyped... what happened?
c_hawkbob wrote:This is some sad sh!t guys ... time to get your priorities sorted.
With all due respects to IG, apathy probably wasn't a good term to describe the sentiment
The POPE wrote: Who knows maybe there's a new Patriot, Ram, 9er, etc. fan amongst you all.
burrrton wrote:...they haven't lost me completely and probably never will if I'm being honest, but if a season ticket holder, who got Seahawk license plates 2 days after they were available and could count the number of games he's missed in decades on one hand, feels the way I do (bleh and moving in the wrong direction), there's something wrong.
c_hawkbob wrote:This is some sad sh!t guys ... time to get your priorities sorted.
idhawkman wrote:I believe that fantasy football has a lot to do with how "loyal" fans are to a single team now also. Apathy may be the right word since many people are switching their loyalty over to their own fantasy teams.
RiverDog wrote:Speaking for myself, fantasy football and gambling, even the type w/o money like our own Hawkshack Pickum and Survival leagues, keeps the interest level up in the games that usually don't hold a lot of interest for me. That's one of the things that has me going to Vegas once a season. But I think it a stretch to claim that people are ditching their favorite team in lieu of their fantasy team. They can multi task. If I ever do give up the Hawks, burn my jersey and take down my 12th man flag, fantasy football will have next to nothing to do with it.
RiverDog wrote:I agree with Sis. With all due respects to IG, apathy probably wasn't a good term to describe the sentiment, at least for me anyway. More like discouraged or disappointed.
But as far as ditching the Hawks and mowing the lawn goes, I have at times resorted to recording the game so I can mow my lawn then return to the TV and fast forward through the commercials and halftime. I have a big lawn that grows like crazy this time of year and it's too damp to mow it in the mornings.
Irish Greg 2.0 wrote:When was the last time we scored a touchdown on our opening drive? Go research that.
Pete has all his handy, positive excuses sharpened. "Its not how you start, its how you finish"; "its a four quarter game"; "we use the first 15 plays to see how the defense is going to play us." The problem is, I think the players have been acculturated in that attitude.
When was the last time we scored a touchdown on our opening drive? Go research that.
Wasn't it the playoff game in Atlanta last season. We had about the best opening drive of all time and scored, then it all fell apart
Irish Greg 2.0 wrote:
Good call. I guess I meant regular season.
Aseahawkfan wrote:Glad I'm not the only one. My apathy started after the Super Bowl loss to the Patriots and lack of accountability from the coaching staff. It was a mistake. Yet no one admits that it was a mistake. Just excuse making for a very bad call with our coaches having full knowledge concerning all the personnel involved and what they were asked to do. I don't know that I feel excited again until Bevell and Cable are gone. I have no idea why Pete is refusing to hold his OC and O-line/OC of the running game accountable for the poor offensive development. I don't want Pete out the door because the defense is still excellent. We would lose that if we lose the head coach. At some point Pete has to follow his mantra for the offense. He can't keep overlooking the failure year after year on the O-line and the lack of ability to use effectively pieces like Jimmy Graham or the slow starts on offense. Coaches have to be held to the same standard as players or things don't work as we're seeing right now.
Old but Slow wrote:Not me. I am still on board for now. I am not sold, but I like our chances. It is more fun to watch a strong offense, but a strong defense is fun, too.
Not many teams have the advantage that we have with our defensive backfield. We are still seeing a trial with our 2CB and our nickel back, but so far, so good. Griffin seems like a keeper, and Coleman is making plays.
I am not sure about Russell's high throws early in games. Is it a pattern? Too fired up? ?
If we can avoid serious injuries (J J Watt, Beckham), I see us with a pretty good run going forward.
Discouraged? Apathetic? This is the Seahawks. Slow starters, we get used to being negative early. Buck up. We got this.
Hawk Sista wrote:I’m way on board....& I always will be. Am I frustrated? Worried? Sure I am!!! But I’m a HAWK fan for life. I wear Seahawks jammies for chrissssakes, & and I spend too much time reading about and listening to Hawk sh-t so to claim apathy.
Hell, I just bought 3 new Hawk shirts & I’m flying to two different states to watch Hawk’s games (& have also done so in losing seasons, too). Were I apathetic, I’d save my cheddar and go to Yosemite for the big fall bash or to Scottsdale to golf or back to Kauai for tropical food, golf, snorkeling, boogie boarding..... I’m the opposite of early being guilty of apathy, and that’s just me. I realize we are all oriented differently, and I’m not saying my blind faith is the right way to be. I have a tendency to struggle w/ those who give up so soon (#2-2isadisaster) - maybe that’s a me problem. I mean no disrespect... I just see it very differently.
During the game, I’m swearing,giving up, scaring by the dog, pacing, changing shirts (you don’t know...it might help??), worrying the neighborhood.... but I’m never ever apathetic- though I can feign that from time to time.
#go hawks #c’mon hawk fans. LET’S GO!!!!!
I'll go toe to toe with anyone that wants to match monetary expenditures on supporting the Hawks. I've already been to one road game (vs. Packers) and have another one planned (Arizona) and will be going to at least one home game (Texans). I have a traditional blue 12th man flag that I fly in front of my house just below Old Glory (come kneel on my property and you'll get a boot strategically placed between your lower pair of cheeks). I'm a former season ticket holder, went to one of the first ever Hawks training camps in '76, walked the construction site of the Kingdome and saw it imploded from the 42nd floor of the Wells Fargo building.
I am not politically correct when I'm watching a Hawks game. A receiver drops a pass, a DB an interception, or a kicker a FG, I'm libel to yell "take him out and shoot him!"
But I'm not some mindless cheerleader whose job it is to paint a smiley face on each and every situation. I'll cuss at our players, second guess our coaches, yell at the refs, argue with fans. It's what I do.
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