The Force is Strong with the Seattle Seahawks
How this year is the Return of the Jedi season
By Seattle Mag October 1, 2015
The Seahawks’ 2015 season will be remembered as their Return of the Jedi year.
Allow us to explain. Two seasons ago was the team’s A New Hope year with young Russell Wilson playing the role of Luke Skywalker and leading the upstart rebel team to a universally surprising victory.
Their repeat the next year, however, was foiled and the team lost their metaphoric hand in the process after an awful goal line pass play in the final minute. The ‘Hawks fell at the feet of the dreaded dynasty, the New England Patriots. Total Empire Strikes Back stuff.
But this year? It’s the third installment! Time for the Jedi to return!
With help from rookies Thomas Rawls and Tyler Lockett, who, unbeknownst to most Seattle fans, are actually Ewoks, the team is poised to take back the title.
We all know how the movie goes, but just for a refresher: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the evil Emperor Bill Belichick (pictured above) is building another Death Star to take control of the universe and seemingly nothing can stop him. Meanwhile, Wilson has to rally his friends, including Marsh-Han “Solo” Lynch, to defet him and win the war.
The biggest question for the team this year – as we wrote last week – is how the battle will be won in the air? The key player here is new addition and wild card, Jimmy Graham, playing the role of General Lando Calrissian, of course. The team needs him to lead the aerial strike.
The ‘Hawks, like any group of rebels, have an uncanny way of looking down and out, as if they’re about to fall out of the atmosphere and be forgotten. And this year, with their 1-2 start, it’s no different. But the Force is strong with the team – and always has been during the Carroll/Wilson era.
Next along their path to defeating the Emperor and Darth Vader Tom Brady is the Detroit Lions, complete with fast, speeder-like receivers and an often laser-accurate quarterback, Matthew Stafford.
We’re about a quarter through the show, and it’s only going to get better from here. So, stay tuned.
And may the Force be with you.
Follow Us
Studio Sessions: Jade Solomon Curtis
With an interest in how bodies retain memory, emotion, and experience, the award-winning choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Jade Solomon Curtis presents an immersive work at Seattle’s historic Union station.
Discover choreographer Jade Solomon Curtis and her immersive dance installation, Keeper of Sadness, at Seattle’s historic Union Station this August.
Northwest Tune-Up Bike and Music Festival Brings Big Air and Loud Sets to Bellingham
The three-day festival celebrates its fifth year with bike competitions and a genre-spanning music lineup—plus one unforgettable band of mummies.
If I were to summarize the sensation of attending Northwest Tune-Up, Bellingham’s three-day bike and music festival, in one image, it would be watching Tomomi Nishikubo—a Japanese street trials biker—doing acrobatic acts of derring-do on his bike while Seattle rockers Thunderpussy shred in the distance. My second lasting impression of the festival would be rounding…
Ferry Tales: Eight Indie Bookstores Worth the Ride
Plan a summer day around these bookshops in Seattle, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, and Poulsbo.
Independent bookstores tend to be cornerstones of the communities in which they reside, and Seattle is no exception. In addition to helping customers discover their next read, these neighborhood hubs host weekly gatherings and events, like publication release parties, author talks, and book clubs. Many of them have cafés and reading tables that encourage lingering…
Rearview Mirror: Seattle Art Fair is Back, Nordstrom Throws a Block Party, and a Must-Try Ice Cream Sundae
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
SEATTLE ART FAIR RETURNS The buzziest event of the summer (well, aside from the World Cup), is returning next week. Now in its 10th edition, the Seattle Art Fair will once again take over the Lumen Field Event Center, packing it to the gills with art from 101 local, national, and international galleries. This year,…