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The situation between the Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson escalated quickly, with Wilson clearly dissatisfied and the team not happy that Wilson was showing his unhappiness in public.
So, where are you going from here?
Apparently, Wilson has not yet asked for a negotiation, but he may be moving in that direction. Former teammate Brandon Marshall said that Wilson wants to leave, but that he is trying to find an “elegant way” to do so. While the class is in the eyes of those who will, or will not, be alienated by Wilson’s power game, Wilson appears to be building a case to ask to be moved. And if your effort to build this case makes the Seahawks want to get away from it, so be it.
Consider Wilson’s words from a new GQ interview, featuring Wilson and his wife, Ciara. The discussion focuses mainly on marriage and family, but Wilson offered a few quotes after his team’s season ended abruptly with a playoff home loss to Rams.
“It’s unfortunate,” Wilson told Zach Baron. “We had a great year, we did a lot of good things, we broke some cool records and things like that, but the goal of doing all of that is winning everything, so, you know, if you’re the second, you’re the last. “
Baron then asked Wilson to explain the next step when “a life built around perfection and winning does not produce perfection”.
“You have to be able to accept challenges and difficult times as well, because that really catapults you to the best version of you,” said Wilson. “And I really, fundamentally believe that. I think that any great artist, or painter, or inventor, or leader, or creator, or anyone, is usually not the first attempt. “
The phrase “first attempt” can be interpreted in several ways. The nine seasons with the Seahawks can be considered Wilson’s “first attempt” to win more than one championship. The “second attempt” may come from elsewhere.
Wilson did succeed in Seattle. He has the most wins in league history in his first nine years. However, he has not passed the divisional phase since 2014. And has been fired more times than any player in the first nine years of his career, with 394.
Is it sustainable in Seattle?
As the temperature rises, it becomes important to know who will make the big decisions about Wilson’s future in Seattle. Owner Jody Allen, who inherited her late brother Paul’s team, maintains an even lower profile than he does. Will she make the call? Will she delegate to trainer Pete Carroll?
It is fast becoming one of the most important decisions the franchise has ever faced. If Wilson became determined to move on, should the Seahawks do that now or later? What should they want for Wilson? Should they assume a maximum value of $ 39 million by trading it before June 1, or should they make a transaction on June 2, keeping the maximum value of 2021 at $ 13 million and pushing the extra $ 26 million into 2022?
Anyway, the Seahawks are in a mess. They can pretend they don’t want and hope for the best, or they can take the opportunity to send one of football’s best defenders to a new city and a new team, with at least three choices in the first round as the likely price for inheriting their current contract and future.