If I could make a bracelet to mock many Seahawk fans it would be the “WWTRD?” What would Tim Ruskell do?
While not all Seahawks fans are crazy there are a few outspoken Seahawks fans that either were so brainwashed by our last administration or they just love to be opinionated about the wrong thing. My guess its a mixture of both.
While Tim Ruskell may (as of now) be heralded as the worst personnel man the Seahawks have had, we see many fans still thinking like him.
I asked myself this offseason “what would Tim Ruskell do?” when it came to all these “controversial” Seahawk things this offseason, here is a top 10 (radio dj style):
10. Tim Ruskell would have never hired Pete Carroll. (obvious but true– too risky)
9. Tim Ruskell would have in turn hired a weak and submissive coach, avoiding the whole Holmgren fiasco again!
8. Tim Ruskell would have signed Julius Peppers to a long term contract guaranteeing him significant amounts of money, even if he becomes washed up or injured.
7. Tim Ruskell would have signed other 30+ Free Agents, I am thinking Brian Westbrook may be playing in Seattle if Ruskell was still here.
6. Tim Ruskell would have found a way to save us lots of money even though we have the richest owner in football.
5. Tim Ruskell would have traded away some of our draft picks to secure some of these old but safe restricted free agents. (What did we need 2 first round draft picks for anyways!?!)
4. Tim Ruskell would have never traded Seneca Wallace, that dude has a future as the second string quarterback for years to come!
3. Tim Ruskell wouldn’t have touched Derek Anderson with a ten-foot pole. Way too much risk involved with Anderson, we need someone with a completion rating of about 98%. I don’t care if he can’t throw the ball more than 10 feet! The WR screen to Deion Branch for a loss of 8 is our best play- 100% completion rating!
2. Tim Ruskell wouldn’t even want to see what Tim Tebow can or cannot do. He would let another GM worry about that. He is going to take someone safe in the draft, say Lawrence Jackson, Mansfield Wrotto, or dare I say it- Mike Teel.
1. Tim Ruskell would have thought Brandon Marshall was way too big of a liability and not even entertained bringing him to Seattle.
I am not saying we should do exactly the opposite of what Tim Ruskell would do but when you are lobbying certain arguments, you need to ask yourself; “What would Tim Ruskell do?”
Pete Carroll was brought in to take risks that could turn into high rewards. He was brought in to clean house and make us a winning organization again. Let’s stay away from the Tim Ruskell era by asking ourselves “WWTRD?”
JuddSports 