HawkShack.com

Shell shocked: http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/ ... ad321bc289

Very competent and reasonable posts by their fans. Nice props to the Hawks too.

Here's a comment that I think is common around the country (however inaccurate it may be):

"Wilson may not be an elite pro-like quarterback, but he’s just the kind of quarterback Coach Pete Carroll wants running his offense. Wilson is a do-it-all quarterback, and he plays with a unique flair that plays to the Seahawks’ unique strengths."

I don't think there are any DC's around the league that are so dismissive of Russ, but that is exactly the perception among fans and all but a few very familiar with the Hawks members of the press.

c_hawkbob wrote:I don't think there are any DC's around the league that are so dismissive of Russ, but that is exactly the reception among fans and all but a few very familiar with the Hawks members of the press.

Yeah it is pretty pathetic Rw out plays Rodgers and he is an after thought to some.

Money quote from another article on that site:

"The Packers need to be forged into the same kind of rock-ribbed football team the Seahawks are, because the Seahawks are the standard by which other teams are measured. They’re the gate keeper. If you wanna play in their kingdom, you need to be hardened steel."

This comment caught my eye:

Russell Wilson ran plays from the spread. He ran bootlegs and froze defensive backs with his play fakes.

I think I've mentioned it just once or twice, but one of the things that impresses me about Russell is his fakes. Unlike Hass, who a lot of times simply went through the motions, Russell really makes a point to sell every one of his fakes and when he hands off, follows through as if he still has the ball. He had me completely faked me out on last night on one occasion down around the goal line.

One thing about the Pack Fan Base is they are classy. Unlike the neighbors to the South Bay, the Pack fans understand and accept the game for what it is. No blaming the refs, no blaming the 12, no blaming the West Coast Fog.

js

That game was just a physical beat down. The Hawks ground them up until their will was broken.
It sure is nice to see how far we've come since being considered soft.

jshawaii22 wrote:One thing about the Pack Fan Base is they are classy. Unlike the neighbors to the South Bay, the Pack fans understand and accept the game for what it is. No blaming the refs, no blaming the 12, no blaming the West Coast Fog.

js

Except for last year.

RiverDog wrote:This comment caught my eye:

Russell Wilson ran plays from the spread. He ran bootlegs and froze defensive backs with his play fakes.

I think I've mentioned it just once or twice, but one of the things that impresses me about Russell is his fakes. Unlike Hass, who a lot of times simply went through the motions, Russell really makes a point to sell every one of his fakes and when he hands off, follows through as if he still has the ball. He had me completely faked me out on last night on one occasion down around the goal line.

Bingo RD! Nailed it! RW's ball handling skills are probably the best in the league. It doesn't show up on a stat line but its why the read option and the fly sweeps are so deadly. Then he pulls up and throws a TD to Lockette out of the look.
His wheels are underrated in that he can gash a D but always knows when and how to slide to stay ready for the next play.

Keep dissing him pundits! I wouldn't trade him for any QB in the league.

NorthHawk wrote:That game was just a physical beat down. The Hawks ground them up until their will was broken.
It sure is nice to see how far we've come since being considered soft.

Pretty much what I mean when I posted for the last year or so... punch them in the face, punch them in the face, punch them in the face, then win.

Distant Relative wrote:

jshawaii22 wrote:One thing about the Pack Fan Base is they are classy. Unlike the neighbors to the South Bay, the Pack fans understand and accept the game for what it is. No blaming the refs, no blaming the 12, no blaming the West Coast Fog.

js

Except for last year.

Was going to say I saw plenty of "worst call ever" T-shirts, and plenty of claims about how the Golden Hail Mary CATCH ruined their season and was the only thing that kept them from winning another SB. They are still clinging to that two years later ( well them and other foolish fans). Get over it.

"The Seahawks don’t scheme you, they hit you."

Perfectly summed up in one line. I wish they made every tool claiming Sherman doesn't follow a receiver, or that they are a fluke, or that the team's offense is bad, or any other random stupid excuse thrown out, write that line a 1,000 times before they could post on the internet about them.

Figures they are routinely rated as having some of the best fans in the league - even their message board is cordial:)

Zorn76 wrote:Figures they are routinely rated as having some of the best fans in the league - even their message board is cordial:)

Heh.

Agreed, though- I was at the Fail Mary game and both their sheer numbers and friendliness* was notable. A group of them sat directly behind me and took the ribbing gracefully**.

* Although I've never run into an opposition fan at a Hawk game that wasn't a pleasure. Maybe I'm just lucky.

** After the blown PI call on Cam that led to their TD, they were nicely saying "Hey, it's replacement refs- they blow calls!", then after the end of the game they handled it with a forced smile when I was saying "Hey, live by shat officiating, die by shat officiating!"