I recently rediscovered my favorite TV show, “One Tree Hill,” and started watching the entire series.
When I sit and think of the Seattle Seahawks champion season, a line from the show comes to mind.
“Every song ends, is that any reason not to enjoy the music?”
The same can be applied to the Hawks.
The Hawks are NFL champions; they set out to go all the way and they accomplished their goal.
The city, almost two months later, is still buzzing about that win. Blue and green can still be seen all around town and that isn’t going to change any time soon.
The Hawks have something good going. I think they have more to accomplish and have the drive to do so.
But there will be a lot of changes made to the team.
So far, the Seahawks have resigned defensive lineman Michael Bennett, tight end Anthony McCoy, defensive tackle Tony McDaniel, quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and kicker Steven Hauschka. The Hawks have also added wide receiver Taylor Price to the roster.
But the Hawks have made some changes that fans may not appreciate as much.
They have let go of defensive linemen Chris Clemons and Red Bryant.
Others to say goodbye include wide receiver Golden Tate, right tackle Breno Giacomini, defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, cornerback Walter Thurmond and cornerback Brandon Browner.
All have signed with other teams.
For as long as I can remember, fans have hated it when players leave for more money. But why should we stop them from going or be mad that they did and act like poor sports when they return on an opposing team?
A lot of players say they will never leave for more money and most of the times they do just that. But can we blame them?
Playing professional sports is a business. When they leave, it isn’t because they don’t like it here. It is because they have been offered a raise somewhere else.
The Seahawks are evolving and changing and we should let them. Coach Pete Carroll and General Manager John Schneider, along with the rest of the Seahawks organization, did a great job putting together the 2014 Super Bowl champion team, so why not let them work their magic again and put together an even better team for next season.
The Seahawks proved it isn’t impossible to win a Super Bowl if you put your all into it and who is to stay they won’t be able to do it again.
Like our great quarterback Russell Wilson says, “Why not us?”