President of the USA? The guy has more leadership in his little finger than the entire staff of the Whitehouse and Obama combined.

...is on injured reserve with a mangled knee, thanks to FedUp Field. He'll be bahk, and ready to lead the damage next year. And he doesn't have to be short to do it, altho it's inspiring to think so!

RW1: What an AMAZING kid

I was already aware of his talents/leadership 16 or 17 months ago while he was still in college.

Nice to see these not-so-intuitive people finally opening their eyes and seeing the big picture.

Good call on Wilson but a lot of people had no idea, including me and I've been following the NFL my entire life. I knew pretty much from the start that there was something rare and exceptional about him but what that meant to me was that if it was possible to break the 6' barrier it would be him that did it. But I didn't think it would happen for a year or two at least and I was actually expecting Flynn or Tarvaris to win the starting job with Wilson bumping out Josh Portis as the potential franchise QB of the future. It's still hard at times to pinpoint exactly what it is about him that stands him apart from practically every other QB except that his confidence never fails and he has no fear at all, no matter how the game is going. It didn't surprise me at all that he led the comeback from being down 27-7, as a matter of fact part of me kinda expected it and it was because of Wilson. Any other QB we've ever had, Hasselbeck included would have been totally discombobulated at that point but Wilson just carried on with this, "what, me worry?" thing going on like it was just a regular 10-7 game in the middle of November. There's just never before been a QB I can think of with that type of mojo and he showed it time and again throughout the season. The Hawks with Wilson have a shot at being Super Bowl contenders for the next decade like teams tend to do when they have a top level QB. I knew he had good intangibles, the mobility, strong arm and big hands that made him a solid QB prospect. But this? I had no idea.

The defense in the 4th quarter was just plain worn out since the offense could not keep the ball and convert in the 1st half.

Don't get me wrong. I have been one of the few who have supported Wilson from the beginning. And I hope the core can be strengthened, by adding receivers who can catch the damx ball in the end zone when it matters consistently.

This defense was asked to do a lot in the last 2 games, on the road in a playoff atmosphere. They were on the field a lot in the first half against Atlanta. Some due to their own mistakes, but a lot also due to the fact that the offense could not keep the ball.

They did their job in the 2nd half, only giving up 10 points (7 until the last 13 seconds). But I believe they were spent. No excuses. You won't hear them say this. But, had the offense done a better job in the first half, and early in the 3rd quarter, this may have had a different outcome.

Either way, this was an almost.

Something else that no one else has picked up on thus far, and at this point matters little; the Seahawks are the only team thus far to win on the road in the playoffs! Looking at the teams and the schedule, hopefully that stands after this next week!

Go Falcons. Hate them a lot less than the 49'ers.

Go Patriots. Hate them a little less than the Ravens....

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The male "excitement" people have for this fella is out of control. Take a cold shower instead since Wilson also played baseball. Yes, he's good. I admire his skills on the field and the fact that he seems to be a good guy in general. But let's not get caught up in the cult of personality as we did with our president. Wilson seems to be a grounded and humble man. So don't put him on a pedestal he does not appear to want. Besides, putting men on pedestals hasn't gone to well in human history. Go hawks and take it one play a time. :)

...sux. Even DangeRuss couldn't save it. Look forward to Sounders then.

well it was a great year. I am still a little pissed we lost. Could have been really special, but now we have to wait. The future looks bright, but I wanted the desert now as RG3 put it. I bolged for days saying our weakest point was Tru and look out for Tony G. Well both were true. We lost because of both. TG is great and we did nothing to stop him. He took us apart years ago and agian this last Sunday. I was not worried about the corners, just Tru in the Defense. Love the guy, but he should not have been out there. And we need to cover TG better. He killed us down the middle. And the last play was the icing on the cake. Oh well, we surpassed all expectations. But, we did win that game even though we sucked in the first half. We came back and kicked butt. The whole game I was saying how much time Wilson had. It was just a matter of time that he stated putting it together. It is just a shame we did execute on D at the end. Something as everyone could see was our weak link. It rips that we lost to those guys. We had them all day. come back and put them down. The niners are going to kill these guys. They are weak. Well next year. We can all look forward to another great draft. Pass rushers please. And maybe a number one receiver. Go Hawks!!

Was this you too? The 12th Man suffering in real time watching the game vs the falcons. check it out and commiserate with me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR2BCefDaKA

The shoddy pass defense as a result of a weak pass rush, shoddy run defense, the fumble by Lynch in the first quarter, the fail on 4th down. The sack before halftime hurt too. The Seahawks needed to bring it for all four quarters but they only brought it for the final quarter and a half. There's not any one thing or person you can pin the blame on for the loss. It was a team effort. Win as a team, lose as a team and all that. But still, no complaints here. Hawk Nation is BACK and this team is going to win some Super Bowls.

Why didn't Russell kick the 65 yard game winning field goal?

....thermonuclear goggles won't help! To all bloggers who went "whatwazat?!" at Russell Wilson, humbly count me in. NOBODY, except the homeworker, as it is, knew what to make of an unknown 3rd round pick from a Rose Bowl big ten team. He's short, is that all?! Gotta hand it to Schneider and Carroll, whom the rest of the league, Im sure, felt they are just "rah-rah" and not much else. Hah! Now for the defense, get another 3rd-rounder passed up by everybody!