Congrats! You wanted it and it happened. Rivera and Shula is here to stay!

[Ivan The Awesome]

This post is bad and you should feel bad.

[PantherBoy95]

Back in 2010 .. the 6-9 Seahawks had a SNF game in Week 17 with freaking Charlie Whitehurst at QB.  A loss against the Rams would have sent rookie Sam Bradford to the playoffs and the Seahawks into the Top 10 of the draft.   A ton of Seahawk fans kind of hoped the Rams would win so the Seahawks could get the Top 10 pick and come next year with - you would think - an extra impact player in the fold. 

 

So what happened?  Well the soft, overrated New Orleans Saints came into Seattle thinking their ish didn't stink.. and Matt Hasselbeck had the game of his life, Brandon Stokley looked 25 again and Marshawn Lynch had the best run in playoff history.  They'd go on the road the next week and fight hard, but eventually go down against the Bears by double digits .. would pick 25th instead of 9th.. and be much worse for it in the end.  Right?

 

Wrong. 

 

The team believed in itself after that.  Sure.. the next season they went 7-9 (in large part because the lockout forced our hand and made us start Tarvaris Jackson at QB since he knew new OC Darrell Bevell's system), but slowly it started coming together.  Little by little.  

 

And that valuable draft position the team cost itself?  They likely would have picked Jake Locker at 9 had the Rams beat them.  Instead they took James Carpenter, who isn't much better than Locker, but the 2012-present Seahawks don't exist without that win IMO.

 

The point of this post is.. playoff wins are invaluable to a young team.  In 2013 you had a great regular season, but no playoff victories.  Now you have a playoff win to hang your hats on.  At the same point, you were down by 4 points going into the 4th quarter in the defending champions house.  

 

If you think this is a bad thing for your future, you're grossly mistaken.  

 

I can truly respect this post.

[camycamcan]

Is this real shula is staying

[PantherWake]

Shula still deserves to go but yea he probably won't.

Thats really the only downside IMO hoping Gettleman sees what we see

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Shula still deserves to go but yea he probably won't.

Even he did a bit better job over the last few weeks. I would like to see some one more evolved take over but it won't happen.

[Jackofalltrades]

You wanted to make the playoffs and we did! Despite having a losing record, we were the first mentally challenged Olympian to cross the finish line and make the playoffs because everyone else stopped to pick daisies at midfield. The reward is having a tremendously lower draft pick and getting to keep our tremendously awful coaches. Shula isn't going anywhere. Rivera isn't either. No one is getting fired. Everyone keeps their job another year. WOOO HOOOO! Hope you guys are happy

Well?

[SpeedOFLight]

Back in 2010 .. the 6-9 Seahawks had a SNF game in Week 17 with freaking Charlie Whitehurst at QB. A loss against the Rams would have sent rookie Sam Bradford to the playoffs and the Seahawks into the Top 10 of the draft. A ton of Seahawk fans kind of hoped the Rams would win so the Seahawks could get the Top 10 pick and come next year with - you would think - an extra impact player in the fold.

So what happened? Well the soft, overrated New Orleans Saints came into Seattle thinking their ish didn't stink.. and Matt Hasselbeck had the game of his life, Brandon Stokley looked 25 again and Marshawn Lynch had the best run in playoff history. They'd go on the road the next week and fight hard, but eventually go down against the Bears by double digits .. would pick 25th instead of 9th.. and be much worse for it in the end. Right?

Wrong.

The team believed in itself after that. Sure.. the next season they went 7-9 (in large part because the lockout forced our hand and made us start Tarvaris Jackson at QB since he knew new OC Darrell Bevell's system), but slowly it started coming together. Little by little.

And that valuable draft position the team cost itself? They likely would have picked Jake Locker at 9 had the Rams beat them. Instead they took James Carpenter, who isn't much better than Locker, but the 2012-present Seahawks don't exist without that win IMO.

The point of this post is.. playoff wins are invaluable to a young team. In 2013 you had a great regular season, but no playoff victories. Now you have a playoff win to hang your hats on. At the same point, you were down by 4 points going into the 4th quarter in the defending champions house.

If you think this is a bad thing for your future, you're grossly mistaken.

Great post! Good luck the rest of the playoffs

[goodoleboy]

Thats really the only downside IMO hoping Gettleman sees what we see

He sees far more than any poster on the Huddle. Even though some posters spend ridiculous amounts of time on their Huddle addiction no one studies the league more than a lifer on an NFL staff.

[Kurb]

Are

[My Goodness My Guinness]

Yeah, it's almost like we are, oh what do you call it, Fans.

[CCU Norman]

You guys act like Rivera is the worst coach ever. He is a defensive coach. Last I checked our defense was pretty fuging good. Yes he sat some young talent, but maybe they weren't ready. If the they started Boston from the beginning I feel he would have gotten beat. His confidence would fall and never really play well. The offense doesn't have much to do with Rivera.

If get rid of shula and let a true offensive minded oc take total control of the offense. (Choose starters and schemes) if we get someone who Is a wiz at the offense then we could win the super bowl.

[My Goodness My Guinness]

Back in 2010 .. the 6-9 Seahawks had a SNF game in Week 17 with freaking Charlie Whitehurst at QB. A loss against the Rams would have sent rookie Sam Bradford to the playoffs and the Seahawks into the Top 10 of the draft. A ton of Seahawk fans kind of hoped the Rams would win so the Seahawks could get the Top 10 pick and come next year with - you would think - an extra impact player in the fold.

So what happened? Well the soft, overrated New Orleans Saints came into Seattle thinking their ish didn't stink.. and Matt Hasselbeck had the game of his life, Brandon Stokley looked 25 again and Marshawn Lynch had the best run in playoff history. They'd go on the road the next week and fight hard, but eventually go down against the Bears by double digits .. would pick 25th instead of 9th.. and be much worse for it in the end. Right?

Wrong.

The team believed in itself after that. Sure.. the next season they went 7-9 (in large part because the lockout forced our hand and made us start Tarvaris Jackson at QB since he knew new OC Darrell Bevell's system), but slowly it started coming together. Little by little.

And that valuable draft position the team cost itself? They likely would have picked Jake Locker at 9 had the Rams beat them. Instead they took James Carpenter, who isn't much better than Locker, but the 2012-present Seahawks don't exist without that win IMO.

The point of this post is.. playoff wins are invaluable to a young team. In 2013 you had a great regular season, but no playoff victories. Now you have a playoff win to hang your hats on. At the same point, you were down by 4 points going into the 4th quarter in the defending champions house.

If you think this is a bad thing for your future, you're grossly mistaken.

Can we trade some of the regular posters on here for this guy? Please?

[beastson]

Bump this thread cause it's starting already