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Why aren’t we 12?

This past Thursday, a friend of mine took me to Century Link Field for the Seattle Seahawks fourth preseason game. This is the preseason game that ‘the 12‘ are excited about. The starters all have their places on the roster locked down (they hope), and on the field are the bench players vying for position. Deep bench. Waaaay deep bench.

Even with empty seats, the atmosphere at Century Link beats anything we see at sold out stadiums in Vancouver. Photo by Erin Jeffery.
Even with empty seats, the atmosphere at Century Link beats anything we see at sold out stadiums in Vancouver. Photo by Erin Jeffery.

Russell Wilson came on the field for one play. He threw a touchdown. Then had a nap.

The Legion of Boom were looking for their swag. Marshawn Lynch was eating Skittles(TM). The guys sitting behind us (who ESPN needs to hire STAT) kept exclaiming things like:

“Is that another one of them Smith boys?”

“Who the…what the…who the hell is THAT guy?”

“Son, you’ve gotta throw the ball sometime.” (See below.)

“Remember, it’s preseason for the refs too. No way they be making that dumbass call during regular season.”

For the last half of the game, the quarterback was this guy.

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BJ Daniels. Wide Receiver.

They don’t even list him as a backup quarterback. Also explains why he rushed most of the time.. really well, I must admit. So well that the Raiders sent six guys on him at one point and made a giant Daniels sandwich.

Boom indeed.

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