Oh, how the record players spun.
It looks like it was just three weeks ago, when Russell Wilson sorry for one agent indicated that he had a list of trading options.
Russel Wilson, QB of Seahawks, did not demand an exchange, his agent Mark Rodgers told ESPN. Wilson told the Seahawks that he wants to play in Seattle, but if an exchange is considered, the only teams he will go to are Cowboys, Saints, Raiders, Bears.
– Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 25, 2021
It is the NFL equivalent of saying “I like to date you and I want to continue dating you, but if any of those other four people are interested, I would go away.” Which, frankly, seems like Mark Rodgers being a little bored and a little drunk than anything else, but it put the culmination in the offseason more inconsistent with the QB franchise that this fan base has seen so far.
There is potentially good news in this fiasco.
First of all, a reminder: how were Wilson’s carefree attempts at an open relationship?
- Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott re-signed 10 days later
- New Orleans Saints: re-signed Taysom Hill and gave Jameis Winston one of the year-long fashion contracts “if you start and play well, you really win a lot of money”
- Las Oakland Raiders of Vegas: I don’t want a good defender, And I just want a defensive line, because they signed two good DLs and passed two good OLs.
- Chicago Bears: The current report is that they offered three players in the first round, one in the third round and two beginners. That’s about 40% better than what Seattle gave up to get Jamal Adams, so, in other words, no.
I don’t know what happened to Russell Wilson this year. I have said this at times, when he takes another step forward in using his voice in different arenas (leadership, public sphere, off-season storm initiator), this tends to be very strange. I think he wanted to make some wishes more public, to declare some well-deserved emotional concerns, and it went wrong. At both ends.
However, it couldn’t be much clearer that the rest of the NFL had no interest in giving up the farm for Wilson. The bright side here is that I hope this helps if in fact Wilson’s ego was to blame for the off-season cluster. He made soft demands last year (superstars) and the Seahawks got one … in defense. He made his demands bigger and higher this year, and Seattle was … quiet.
However, only one significant business report was released last month, and it’s not great. The other teams were content with inferior situations, some even bad. Meanwhile, the Seahawks really gave one of his four choices in the draft for a renowned lineman, in greater need of the two options.
It is easy inside to let the light accumulate in the light, until resentment towards co-workers or superiors is difficult to see. But it would be difficult to miss this one. For what it’s worth, it looks like he realized.
Seattle continues to treat Wilson well – at least try. Who knows; we’ve been here before, we’ve said it before, and John Schneider misjudged an attacker before. But hey, in their own way, it looks like they’re on their way to repair the relationship in their business. At that point, I would place Wilson’s responsibility on being his regular self-employed exercise and showing up to work as usual this year.
Crisis averted, at least for now?