A Little Optimism

By Kyle Schmotzer
Don’t overlook the passion.

Laying in bed, sitting at a stop light, killing time at work or having a “talk”. We all replay in our heads, Matt Hasselbeck sliding into the end zone, ball raised over his head. We dream of Marshawn Lynch stiff arming guys for the next five years. But most of all we fantasize about hoisting the Lombardi trophy, with one finger in the air for all those “haters” that never believed (not that it mattered anyway).

And until this year we have all been longing for a reason. A reason to believe it is all possible, and now it is. What has happened to the Seattle Seahawks in the last 15 months gives us all hope. And isn’t that all we really want?

We have seen the turnover that never needed to happen but had to happen. What the heck do you mean by that?….I mean, Seattle never needed to change. We have always loved our Hawks, supported them no matter what and paid to see them. But to be a champion? It had to happen, and now! We all believe in the coach that had a “bad” first go in the NFL, moved to college and exploded, and now is the ra ra guy that limps up and down the sideline chest bumping and high fiving players. He is the guy that we HAD to have to make this team different. Different then all the other Seahawk teams that never could be tough enough, strong enough or fast enough.

We have a WR in Mike Williams that left football for 2 years. Nobody cared or gave him another chance and now we all drool over what he brings to the team. We have a running back that looks, well, scary (to my kids). But more importantly runs with passion. Every time he runs I think of Shaun Alexander. No matter how good he was he never ran with that toughness that we all see now. We have a Safety that is fast, real fast. He gives us hope in a position that has been in limbo for a long time.

Yes we limped into the playoffs this year BUT. Look what happens when a 7-9 team makes the playoffs. A team that “should have never been there,” the laughing stock of the NFL. Well we all know what happened. Imagine, just imagine what would happen with a few more moves, a draft and some ra ra. That’s right, magic! Magic can happen, and yes its magic because Seattle could never win a championship. Right? Well its time, maybe not this year, maybe not next. But we have the hope and the reason to believe that it can happen. And will happen. Because we never stop believing in our team and we never over look the possibilities.