What Seahawks Fans Are Saying - Playoff Edition

[Jeremy Igo]

Every week I bring to you what fans of the opposition are saying. This week, I ventured over to Seahawks.net to gauge that the feelings were. 

Here is what I discovered...

On Carolina Huddle and Panthers fans in general... 

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I liken Carolina fans to a child beginning to walk. This is new territory, so excuse them if they look goofy as hell.

Seahawks fans telling Panthers fans they are like a child beginning to walk? Seems strange coming from the least knowledgeable most bandwagon containing fan base of all time. True story: Riding the light rail in Seattle to the game, I asked four sets of Seattle fans the best way to get to my gate. They could not help me, as none had ever been to a Seahawks game. You would be hard pressed to find four groups of folks walking to the Panthers game that were Bank of America Stadium first timers. 

Once the game had started, I had to explain to front row Seattle fans that in the NFL a player is only down by contact. They told me I was crazy. In no other stadium has this ever happened. 

Also... this is a screen grab from their first page. I mean.... really? Greg Hardy joining Dallas was only the biggest NFL story of the offseason. But then again, the vast majority of members on that site joined later than 2011. Shocking. 

 

I really have no issue with Seahawks fans. They are a polite bunch who mostly were uninterested in the NFL until a few years ago. They are pleasant folks for the most part. Overall I was very impressed with Seattle. 

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Panther fan: Wilson sucks from the pocket, he's not a real QB
Seahawk Fan: He has a 118.6 QB rating from the pocket, highest in NFL
Panther Fan: Uuuhhh thats because he's captain checkdown
Seahawk Fan: He has a 8.33 yard per attempt average, 4th in NFL
Panther Fan: Stats are stupid, CAM IS A GOD!!!
 

Not sure where they read this. Everyone here knows Wilson is a good QB. Most of us watched him before anyone in Seattle ever knew he existed. Many teams would trade their starting QB for Russell Wilson. Not Carolina, but many teams. 

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For the most part you are dealing with mouth-breathers that like NASCAR and bleed gravy when injured. Some Panther fans are cool but many more are just jumping on the bandwagon.

You read that right.... Seahawks fans playing the Bandwagon card mixed in with a few ignorant southern stereotypes. This guy was definitely wearing a Cowboys jersey not long ago. 

 

On Russell Wilson vs Cam Newton

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Seattle has a better offense and Wilson by the numbers is simply a better QB than Newton. 

Wilson had a good half season for sure. Cam is the MVP for the entire season. That is all you really need to know. I have seen many Seahawks fans downplay Cam's rushing touchdowns claiming (incorrectly) that most were on the 1 yard line. Even so, Such a strange thing to downplay considering how they lost last year's Superbowl. 

On Norman vs Baldwin

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 don't care if Baldwin has a great game or not. Norman is pretty good wherever he goes, and can keep Baldwin in check, although Baldwin has really come on the 2nd half of the season.

I just don't see anyone covering Lockett or Kearse.

This is actually a legitimate concern that Panthers should have. First of all, Norman won't be covering Baldwin all that much. I am sure the Seahawks will use Baldwin much like the Giants used OBJ. 

With their number 2 and 3 corners on IR, the Panthers are left starting two guys who were in street clothes until recently. Although, I must say Finnegan has looked so much better than I ever imagined he would. The nickel spot in the Panthers defense suits him well. 

The good news here for the Panthers is that Jimmy Graham, who accounted for over half of Wilson's passing yards against the Panthers in October, is also on IR. This evens things out a bit. The Panthers historically have had issues covering TE's. Look for the corners to get plenty of safety help all game long. 

On the Panthers wearing white jerseys on Sunday... 

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Maybe they're a little superstitious and believe because they beat us in their whites they can do it again? It sounds stupid but sports is one thing that treats superstitions like religion.

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Pee is less noticeable on white pants than it is on dark pants. That'd be my only guess.

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"We're playing Seattle, so let's try something different!"

We're used to getting into opposing teams' heads.

So much energy discussing the opponents jersey color. Strange. 

Anyways, white is the traditional playoff color for Carolina and was worn on some of their most impressive playoff wins. But I don't expect newcomers to the NFL to know that. 

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[Jangler]

Damn it, I just had biscuits and gravy.

[MadHatter]

Swung by their board to check things out.  Damn, it was like visitation day at the mental institution.....those are absolutely the dumbest and least knowledge fanbase I have EVER seen.  They make the Atlanta and New Orleans boards look like a Mensa meeting.

[Donald LaFell]

I love that magazine cover

[heelinfine]

"But..but...but the Seahawks are not the same team that let the Panthers beat them on a busted play...

Never mind the 4 80 yd td drives 

 

[Moorgan]

This game will be close for the first half. After that, Carolina runs away with it. Literally.

[PFFC]

Quick question...are both teams still on 100 yard rushing streaks?  It would be great to be the team to break their streak if it's still active. 

Edited January 12, 2016 by PFFC

[KSpan]

14 minutes ago, PFFC said:

Quick question...are both teams still on 100 yard rushing streaks?  It would be great to be the team to break their streak if it's still active. 

Seattle's streak ended in their loss to the Rams a couple of weeks ago.

[CarolinaXblue]

Did anyone see the thread over there called "Carolina's X Factor"? It's a post about stopping Greg Hardy. Hahahahaha And WE'RE and idiot fanbase?! Hahahahaha

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

It is really weird to see Seahawks fans discounting rushing stats when trying to compare Wilson and Newton. I mean, for fugs sake, really?

[mbarbour21]

1 hour ago, heelinfine said:

"But..but...but the Seahawks are not the same team that let the Panthers beat them on a busted play...

Never mind the 4 80 yd td drives 

 

Facts are stupid!!! Russell Wilson IS God!!!

[Harbingers]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

On Carolina Huddle and Panthers fans in general... 

Seahawks fans telling Panthers fans they are like a child beginning to walk? Seems strange coming from the least knowledgeable most bandwagon containing fan base of all time. True story: Riding the light rail in Seattle to the game, I asked four sets of Seattle fans the best way to get to my gate. They could not help me, as none had ever been to a Seahawks game. You would be hard pressed to find four groups of folks walking to the Panthers game that were Bank of America Stadium first timers. 

 

 

Seahawks fans travel well.... to their home games. Thats their secret to noise... entire new stadium of people every week.

[Harbingers]

28 minutes ago, mbarbour21 said:

Facts are stupid!!! Russell Wilson IS God!!!

He's jesus I thought... but if they those Seahawks think Cam is God... Guess we just figured out which one is better.

[bleedsgreenandgold]

That is a special brood out there. Not sure if it is the coffee, the dreary winters, or the mercury in the fish.