SEATTLE – How long has this town been waiting for a fortnight like this? Through how many losing seasons and lousy losses has Seattle suffered?
How many brokenhearted games and broken-down teams has this town watched since that loss to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XL?
Seattle has lost games and an entire franchise since then. And the city lost a lot of its sporting juice.
Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren resigned. Future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey came and then disappeared. Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee made a cameo appearance in town.
Legendary left tackle Walter Jones retired. Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell quit before he would have been canned. Holmgren’s replacement, Jim Mora, was unceremoniously dumped after only one season.