Flashback: A Dave Krieg nightmare

[RiverDog]

Now before I start, I'm not being critical of Russell Wilson. He played a great game yesterday, making it two solid games in a row. He's coming out of his slump very nicely. But I have to say that when he fumbled without a soul around him last night that it gave me a Dave Krieg moment to remember, the difference being that Russell recovered his clutzy fumble and Krieg usually didn't.

Did anyone else think of Dave Krieg when Russell uncharactistally fumbled like that?

[HumanCockroach]

Nope, not in the least. 99% of the time Kreig fumbled he was either being crushed, or the ball flew out of his hand backwards as he pulled back to throw. Wilson dropped the ball as he went to tuck it, not something Kreig did, really ever.

[curmudgeon]

Russell has big hands. Dave, not so much.......

[RiverDog]

Nope, not in the least. 99% of the time Kreig fumbled he was either being crushed, or the ball flew out of his hand backwards as he pulled back to throw. Wilson dropped the ball as he went to tuck it, not something Kreig did, really ever.

I remember at least one occasion, perhaps more, where Krieg just plain dropped the ball as he was running and not a soul around him. In that manner, it was exactly the same way Russell fumbled. In any event, I immediately thought of Krieg.

[Uppercut]

The ball last night looked like someone shined it! Maybe it was slippery but I thought they were treated prior to the game somehow.

[Hawktawk]

Wilson did the exact same thing in SF last year, an unforced bobble, and he got it back although this years version was more impressive IMO

[Vegaseahawk]

Although Krieg usually fumbled during the center exchange, I did think of him when RW dumped the ball.

[Zorn76]

This is what comes to mind when I think of Dave Krieg...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-_5mP0Xi_w

Cheers Dave!

[HumanCockroach]

I was at that game, good memory the Seahawks offense was offensive that day, but no one, even his detractors could claim that Kreig didn't have as much heart and love for the game than any other player that has played before or since.

Talent? Not so much. But the guy fought every second of every game for his entire , unlikely career.

Loved me some "mudbone" ( and hated him almost equally )

[RiverDog]

I was at that game, good memory the Seahawks offense was offensive that day, but no one, even his detractors could claim that Kreig didn't have as much heart and love for the game than any other player that has played before or since.

Talent? Not so much. But the guy fought every second of every game for his entire , unlikely career.

Loved me some "mudbone" ( and hated him almost equally )

That game, the one where Krieg picked up the fumbled snap and threw a TD off it, has special meaning for me. It was September 23rd, 1985, and we were on MNF, and I was supposed to attend that game, but my dad died earlier that morning. As I recall, Eric Dickerson went nuts and we lost the game.

I absolutely agree that Krieg was a warrior, and I loved him as much as I hated him. I don't know if I've ever had a love-hate relationship as perplexing as the one I had with Krieg. He could complete 20 passes in a row then turn the ball over on a stupid, bonehead play at the worst possible moment. It was due to following his career that caused me to re-order my personal priorities for a quarterback, which is that the first and most important attribute is taking care of the rock, which Russell does quite well.