Yeah...You're not gonna like this (comments from Bobby Wagner)

[Mr. Scot]

LB Wagner says Panthers aren’t really rivals

 

Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner was perplexed Monday, wondering aloud why he was being asked about the Panthers during Super Bowl week.

“Aren’t we playing the Patriots?” Wagner said.

With three tight, regular-seasons wins against Carolina the past three years, followed by a 31-17 victory in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs Jan. 10, a reporter wanted to know whether Wagner considered the Panthers a rival.

“They’ve got to win more games, don’t they, for it to be a rivalry?” Wagner said during the Seahawks’ media availability. “So that’s kind of my perspective of it.”

Wagner’s teammates took a more diplomatic view of the Panthers, who lost the three regular-season games – all in Charlotte – by a total of 13 points before the two-touchdown defeat in the playoffs this month.

 

[QCkilla]

I hate the Seahawks, but it's hard for me to get mad about this considering he's right. Can't be a rivalry if we haven't beaten them.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Hard to be mad when he's right

[QCkilla]

But it'll be one when we beat them twice next year

[Nicbsbll2]

Who the hell gave Joe Person a media pass for the Super Bowl???

[KendrickPanther]

Joe Person is a dipshit for asking the question. I heard the way he laid it out live on NFLN, it was a poorly worded question with no context. Bobby Wagner has every right to be annoyed by it. Person has no business asking about the Panthers in that time and place and I'm embarrassed he's there representing us.

 

I can see Wagner's point. We haven't beaten them in years. Wagner is to Luke Kuechly what Jon Beason was to Patrick Willis. An under appreciated Super Star.

[ctrcat]

A poll on Seahawks.net showed even they think we're the "biggest challenge to future NFC supremacy" http://www.seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=105491&p=1540702&hilit=Carolina#p1540702

They had a head start on us from 2010 on. No secret. Comparing our drafts (or lack thereof) from 2010 and 2011 about say it all. WHEN we catch them, and it may very well be this year with another GMan offseason, it's gonna be all over but the cryin boys. Hope it was fun Bob.

[teeray]

See u next year big guy

[RJK]

put hardy out there and get our secondary on adderall. maybe then bobby wagner will see us as rivals

[Ivan The Awesome]

Truth hurts. Can't be mad at the truth. 

[rodeo]

Only need to put 7 of our defenders on PEDs and we might have a shot to hang with them!

[jtnc]

He's right

[Mojo]

I don't see how anyone can disagree or be mad at that. We can't be considered rivals of theirs. Sf is more appropriate.

[top dawg]

I saw these earlier and was gonna post it, but decided it wasn't a big deal.  Depending on one's perspective, Wagner is absolutely right.  If you want to feel better, then the article has other quotes from more apologetic players.

 

Basically, you have to win to be a rival. Otherwise you are just a speed bump that continually gets run over en route to the dance.