In appreciation of Walter Jones
by Thomas Beekers on Apr 29, 2010 5:02 PM PDT
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PrintIt feels like the sword of Damocles is hanging over our collective heads as the official retirement of Walter Jones is imminent. Many of us will feel a certain elation, many of us will feel some frustration at the way he leaves and particularly his final game, all of us will feel at least a little sadness at the retirement of this great player.
Many a writer is already getting a headstart saying their adieus to this great player:
Doug Farrar, Abyssinia, Walter.
Dave Boling, Now put Walter under the microscope.
Mike Sando, An appreciation for the great Walter Jones.
Gregg Rosenthal (player/coach quotes), Walter Jones gets his due.
While we're waiting for the string to break and the sword to come tumbling down, let's share and reshare our greatest Walter Jones memories, and speak our thanks to the greatest Seahawk of all time.
Addendum: pending a new frontpage post, let me edit in that Walter Jones has officially retired. The Seahawks will be retiring #71, and this day is officially Walter Jones day. But, in typical Walter Jones fashion, there will be no farewell press conference.
Per Adam Schefter: On 5,703 pass attempts over 13 seasons, according to coaches stats, Walter Jones was called for holding 9 times and surrendered 23 sacks.
Seahawks.com threw together a pretty awesome highlight reel tribute, and adds a solid A glimpse into greatness piece. Twitter is abuzz with the only thing you really can say: thank you, Walter.
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If Okung is half the player Big Walt is
He will be a great player.
by Lo Pann on Apr 29, 2010 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rodney Harrison is a shit head.
Tobeck remembered one play when San Diego Chargers safety Rodney Harrison came flying toward the pile just before the whistle, looking to nail an unwary lineman. Jones caught him out of the corner of his eye, and when Harrison was about to unload on him, "Walt just barely flexed his elbow and Harrison went flying," Tobeck said.
by DJ C-Raig on Apr 29, 2010 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Can I third this?
I’ll never forget I had a girlfriend years ago who saw him being interviewed and said that she thought he was attractive. I proceded to go off for awhile about how much of a piece of shit he was. The relationship was never the same…
by Big E-Z on Apr 29, 2010 8:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I guess I'm confused.
I thought you were balling on Harrison for being with the Pats, who lost the SB, making their record 18-1. Apparently I’m dumb. Carry on.
yeah watching him try to rip the ball out of Tyree's hands was one of the worst non-calles
What shitty sportsmanship too. I’d hate to win like that and he ate a lot of clock time too and nobody said a word.
Over all the NFL refs are pretty good with their calls unless the Pats or the Steelers are involved.
Good bye Big Walt.
by Generzal Zod on Apr 30, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I'm the dummy. 18-1, I believe you are correct in catching my gaffe.
Big Walt: thanks for the smile. Thanks for your Hall of Fame career.
Hard to pick one specific memory out of an entire decade of dominance
We’ve been spoiled watching him. And we got to see it all – his growth as a rookie, probably the best that ever played in his prime. All in one city, with one franchise – that is a rarity even less likely to be repeated in the FA age.
Plus he really does appear to be a class act guy – stayed out of the news, never surrounded by hype. The only fuss was the Franchise Tag game a few years ago, and even that was tame by modern standards – no harsh quotes, battles in the media, bad blood.
I’m sad I’ll no longer get to watch him play, but I’m happy that he leaves with such a great legacy, and in relatively good health.
"I'm tired of chasing after my dreams. I'll just find out where they're going, and catch up later." - Hedberg
Big Walt was awesome
wish it didn’t end like this injury wise.
But my 2 cents: Largent was the greatest seahawk of all time
If Junior was as good a WR as he was an LT
He would have been Jerry Rice. Largent is awesome, but he isn’t a GOAT at his position. Big Walt is.
by DJ C-Raig on Apr 29, 2010 11:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
When Largent retired he held all major career recieving records
as in the best receiver ever before jerry rice. If it hadn’t been for the early 80’s runs and what they meant to the city I don’t think we’d be having this conversation about the “Seattle” Seahawks. Maybe the OK City Dirthawks or something else.
Can't we not argue and just agree that they both kicked some serious motherfucking ass
by B.B.Finnegan on Apr 29, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Here here
But I think I just liked Big Walt a little more. Either way it is good for the team as a whole to now have two players in the greatest of all time discussion.
I wish Cops was on...
by Generzal Zod on Apr 29, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That's nice.
But this isn’t a thread for a popularity contest.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
What the french, toast?
by Wayward Llama on Apr 29, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I appreciate everything Walt has done, and was a privelage to watch him play
I only mentioned my 2 cents because the OP labeled him as the best seahawk ever, which I disagreed with.
I wasn’t trying to take anything away from big Walt.
So let's just say that Steve was great and Walter was great
And everyone else leave it at that. Today we honor the future HOFer.
Hall of Fame baby
My favorite memory: how if we ever needed to pick up a yard or two in 2005, we would run left. Teams knew we would be running left and they couldn’t stop us. That’s dominance.
You're misremembering
He gave up 23 his whole career. Over 5,000 passing plays.
by Big E-Z on Apr 29, 2010 9:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
How many of those were in 2007 or later?
I bet a sizable chunk.
inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
According to the Washington post, 9.5 sacks.
But they also say that he allowed 57.75 sacks for his entire career.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Apr 29, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
even still being less than a 1% chance over his career is bad ass
Good bye Big Walt.
by Generzal Zod on Apr 30, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He gave up two sacks to Osi Umenyiora in the game against the Giants.
That was it. It broke his ridonkulously long streak of not having given up any sacks for a retarded number of games. And despite Osi showing that he was a complete stud the vaGiants STILL lost. Suck it, Shockey. You douche.
Walter Jones was Nick Reed, without the joke.
He actually did all those things.
Now with more lemon bars!
by Fear on Apr 29, 2010 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
Gonna Miss Ya, Big Walt
No superlatives are grandiose enough to truly honor his greatness. His career as a Seattle Seahawk says it all.
by J.L. White on Apr 29, 2010 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
As a relatively young fan
I missed most of Big Walt’s dominating years. But from what I’ve seen he was immense. Thank you and see you in Canton big guy.
Tomorrow? Dang, does that mean I jumped the gun
Or will Field Gulls just Two Walter Jones Days? Because we love him that much…
Walter Jones Week?
:P
by Thomas Beekers on Apr 29, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
There needs to be a Walter Jones week
by B.B.Finnegan on Apr 29, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Honestly,
a week is not enough to accurately reflect the awesome that is Walter Jones.
Now with more lemon bars!
I don't think he had an offseason.
When football ended, he just went back to his alternate persona: Luke Cage.
Now with more lemon bars!
by Fear on Apr 29, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
What a great man - we are retiring 71 immediately right?
He was an amazing football player but also an amazing person. He deserves a day named after him and he was truly an inspiration.
It was great to be able to point to a guy like that as a middle school coach when the bigger kids still think they can be R.B.s., W.R.s, and Q.B.s, you could point to Jones…
I wish Cops was on...
From what I understand you are correct.
71 will be immediately retired tomorrow.
They are retiring it
“Seattle Seahawks We have officially announced the immediate retirement of Big Walt’s #71 jersey #thankyouwalter”
From the Seahawks’ Facebook
Makes me happy. I wanted them to retire #38 as well, but oh well.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
What the french, toast?
by Wayward Llama on Apr 29, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I did too
Mack deserved it but didn’t get half the accolades as a blocking FB even though he was hands down one of the best ever.
I wish Cops was on...
by Generzal Zod on Apr 29, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved Strong but I don't know if his jersey should be retired.
Brown, Easley, Krieg, Kennedy, Largent, Green, Knox and Walt. Strong isn’t really in that class. Do we really want more Warner and Zorns up there?
I thought only 12 and 80 were retired prior to this.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
What the french, toast?
by Wayward Llama on Apr 30, 2010 4:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Nate Dogg’s list is of Ring of Honor players, which I think you might argue Strong into.
The retired numbers group should stay as exclusive as it is. At best you could argue Tez into it as well.
by Thomas Beekers on Apr 30, 2010 4:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we should retire the Left Tackle position in honor of Big Walt
We can simply have an extra Left Guard.
by MT Olson on Apr 29, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It felt like they retired LT last year
Were they ahead of the curve?
by Big E-Z on Apr 29, 2010 8:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, all of last year was a tribute year for Walt
As we only played with 10 players on offense and the LT spot was just left vacant. Thanks Walt, you earned it!
by B.B.Finnegan on Apr 29, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do they call it Offensive Tackle anyway?
If he actually tackles a defender, they’ll call holding. Should be Blocker instead of Tackle, although Guard seems appropriate when pass-blocking…
For years I have wondered this.
I’m sure there’s no real reason though.
inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
Best guess is it's a holdover from the early platoon days
when guys played both offense and defense. As specialization grew, they simply added the “Offensive” or “Defensive” identifier.
The wiki article on the evolution of position names and roles is a good read: History of American Football Positions
"I'm tired of chasing after my dreams. I'll just find out where they're going, and catch up later." - Hedberg
I chalk it up to one of those weird football traditions that people only keep because "it's tradition."
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I also can't wait to have the place go crazy when Big Walt raises the 12th man flag opening week
I assume all of us who have Walter Jones jerseys will be wearing on opening day. Oh shit that’s right I don’t have season tickets or tickets for opening day for that matter but still…
I wish Cops was on...
There's a proclamation and everything!
Though they sink through the Sea, they shall rise again...Death shall have no dominion...
Sad to see Big Walt go
I still remember when he absolutely destroyed that lineman in that playoff game, I think against Carolina in ’05? Pushed him back like 20 yards. Walter Jones was/is a beast and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest to play the game.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Apr 29, 2010 6:37 PM PDT reply actions
Not from Seattle
So far I have only had a chance to see the Hawks play once in person. Someday I will fly out to Seattle for a weekend. Just need to get soem money first.
In probably one of the most exciting games ever played. The 44-41 OT loss at Baltimore in 2003. The Hawks were schooling the Baltimore Defense. I specifically watch Big Walt on a couple plays, and he just dominated whoever came towards him every time I keyed in on him.
Okung
He sort of reminds me of Big Walt…seems sort of shy and humble. Hopefully he is half as good. I hope the Hawks bring walt in to work with the kid. He could definately pass on some knowledge.
He didn't have a lot of false starts
When he got one two years ago Raible was so shocked he had to double check it.
Good bye Big Walt.
by Generzal Zod on Apr 29, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
As many holds as pro bowls
Mind blowing
by Big E-Z on Apr 29, 2010 8:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, mind blowing
for all nonzero values. Otherwise, hey, Walt and I share a stat!
/sorry for pedantry
inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
My favorite Walter Jones memory comes from a game against Indy either in late '05
or preseason ’06 where he went against Dwight Freeney. It was awesome watching Freeney spinning around in vain in front of him, going no where.
Oh, I remember that game.
It was so much fun to watch—Freeney, one of the greatest pass rushers of his generation, was utterly hopeless against Big Walt.
Walt’s highlight clips on Youtube still amaze me every time. The dude made it look so fucking easy, just shoving guys out of his way, presumably shouting “get the fuck away from my QB!”
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
The moment in that clip for me was at 2:58. NFC Championship game.
The run blocking with Hutch against Carolina. Walt literally drives his man back 15 yards from the point of contact. It’s unbelievable.
It looks like a offensive lineman mauling a small corner back
But no, this guy is a motherfuckin’ defensive end
by aerozeppelin on Apr 29, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
How about slamming Merriman to the ground?
That was when Merriman was roided up too. Lights out!
by Big E-Z on Apr 29, 2010 8:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't care if I have to rob a bank
I’m going to Walter Jone’s induction in Canton.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
Absolutely.
I’ve already convinced my GF we’re going and that’s it. No argument either, she agrees we need to go.
I wonder if he'll cry at his induction?
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Apr 30, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
If he does, I want in on the bidding for his tears.
by Jason_D on Apr 30, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Russell Okung should drink his tears for the magical properties
Good bye Big Walt.
by Generzal Zod on Apr 30, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I've wondered for awhile who will be his inducter, or whatever the title is.
He kind of keeps to himself. Like Hutch said, he was quite with people he basically lived with for ~3 years. Matt maybe? Holmgren?
My dough would be on Holmgren.
With John Clayton and outside shot. :)
Big Walt: thanks for the smile. Thanks for your Hall of Fame career.
My money is on either Holmgren, Hass or Alexander.
I imagine the speeches would go like thus:
Holmgren: “This is the only guy I never had to coach.”
Hass: “Thanks to him, I never had to look to my left ever.”
Alexander: “Thanks for all those yards!”
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
It's in five years, right?
I’d better start saving up.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I just had goose bumps. :( Thanks Walter Jones for being the greatest player to ever put on a Seahawks uniform!
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
As goofy as this feels to say, I'll say it anyway.
Thank you, Walter Jones. I enjoyed watching you dominate for many years. Than you for sharing your gift.
It is what it is...
I have no problem with the way he left.
Most NFL players leave the league because of some kind of lingering injury. The fact that Walter went on for so long without being able to take pain medication is pretty amazing.
The era is over. Okung, you’re up. See those shoes?
they're soooo biiiiggg!!!
Good bye Big Walt.
by Generzal Zod on Apr 29, 2010 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't either, but I'd always preferred that he rode off into the sunset.
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Apr 29, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Would've loved to get him a Super Bowl ring...
But I’m glad he at least went out on his own terms and didn’t try to hang on Griffey-style.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Thank you Walter Jones
You are without a doubt the best football player I have ever seen. I’ll be road tripping to your HOF induction.
You pretty much made me understand what “dominant” meant in the NFL.
Big Walt: thanks for the smile. Thanks for your Hall of Fame career.
by Misfit74 on Apr 29, 2010 9:41 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Big Walt is the subject.
Yes, smaller, gotcha.
Big Walt: thanks for the smile. Thanks for your Hall of Fame career.
by Misfit74 on Apr 29, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow
is it really that big of a deal if you dont include a subject line?
you can cuss, but you cant use text speak and you MUSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT have a SUBJECT LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's called being considerate to other readers.
You shouldn’t make other readers have to decode what you are saying. And you shouldn’t force them to read what you are saying because you don’t want to bother using the subject line. The subject line allows people to collapse whole sub-threads, easing the strain on their computers.
Now with more lemon bars!
Oh and what BrianL said.
It makes it much easier on the mods for tracking flagged comments. Without a subject line, they have to look through an entire thread post by post until they find the flagged comment.
Now with more lemon bars!
BS
In this context, you can’t go big enough. And WJ needs no subject line.
by somethingwitty on Apr 29, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Subject lines are required on posts because without them moderators can't track flagged comments.
And picture size is important for people who are running on slower machines and connections (and the subject line is clickable and collapses the body of a comment). SBN is a resource hog.
I'd say
“give it a rest” but I don’t want to be banned for mod sass.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
What the french, toast?
by Wayward Llama on Apr 30, 2010 4:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap those are big shorts.
Justin Forsett could hide in there.
Walt made me a little prouder to be a Seahawks fan
We had a guy who was absolutely the best in the game and went about his work with dignity, class and biblical levels of awesomeness.
That video of Freeney spinning around in front of him is amazing. The running block on the Panthers DE is one for the ages.
Thanks Walt. Whatever the future holds – enjoy.
by JamesMurphy on Apr 29, 2010 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
indeed
watching Julius Peppers (that was the Panthers DE right?) get lit up; charred; and stamped out really gives me goosebumps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDUh9yboqI
Your culture is primitive; yet so funky!
by jubelthebear on Apr 30, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Mike Rucker.
I think it was a good thought to not put Peppers against Walter.
I feel sad
Sad because when I have watched the hawks I didn’t pay closer attention to what Big Walt was doing.
The highlight tape was not long enough.
It would be great if someone could create/direct me to a longer compilation.
by nickfru1 on Apr 29, 2010 9:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Honestly, injury and all, this is a much better way to go out
Seahawk for life. I couldn’t bear to see an Orlando Pace type of thing happen were he gets let go and plays for another team.
Correcter than correct
Very happy to see he spared himself Pace’s year with the Bears.
by Thomas Beekers on Apr 30, 2010 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Or the Orlando Pace Rams years, where he gets injured two or three years in a row.
Although last year was kind of the second year, he never actually came back.
Excellent time at Husky Stadium that was. Night game, too.
Jones led an offensive line that helped Shaun Alexander to what was then the fourth-best rushing game in NFL history, 266 yards against Oakland on Nov. 11, 2001.
Tim Brown and Jerry Rice both on the Raiders. Shaun was unstoppable behind Walt and company. Very memorable run-mauling.
Big Walt: thanks for the smile. Thanks for your Hall of Fame career.
Hey guys, sorry for interrupting – I need your help – I’m writing a piece on the ages of offensive linemen in the NFL, and this is an appropriate thread.
What is the most likely starting 5 along your OL for the upcoming season? For the best accuracy, I’d prefer to hear from you guys rather than trust my own opinions or an ESPN depth chart.
Thanks!
It's pretty set, barring injuries or "competition" changing it.
LT Okung
LG Ben Hamilton
C Chris Spencer
RG Max Unger
LT Locklear
It’s been widely reported that no matter what, Okung starts at LT to be thrown in the fire, and the team will live with whatever happens.
"We’re going to throw him right in. He will be our starting left tackle – Day One, Hour One," Gibbs said. "And we will live with him whatever the pain is."Said by the offensive line coach, Alex Gibbs. He also talked about Hamilton being there to mentor Okung while he plays next to him.
That’s where Hamilton comes in to play. A big part of his role will be helping Okung make the adjustment not only to the next level, but playing in Gibbs’ style of zone blocking – just as Hamilton did with Pro Bowl tackle Ryan Clady after the Denver Broncos selected him in the first round two years ago.
"We needed a player that had done that, that knew this system, that I knew to help (Okung) make the transfer," Gibbs said. "That’s what Ben is for. Ben will lineup inside of him and guide him daily through this whole process.
"So he’s Coach One, I’m Coach Two."
Both from an article on Seahawks.com
Chris Spencer and Unger have gone back to C and RG respectively, and Gibbs has said good things about Spencer, nothing reported about Unger yet but he was drafted with the zone blocking athletic/intelligence profile and as a C in college so he’s likely to stick. And Locklear was the RT starting for years, and right now looks like the starter, as probably the next best pass blocker at tackle after Okung’s potential.
However, it’s possible Willis could play RT, due to a Locklear injury or an erosion of Locklear’s skills.
Okung OT. Hamilton G. Spencer C. Unger G. Locklear OT.
I think it’s possible that Unger plays Center and Spencer plays guard, but that wouldn’t change the average age of the line.
This
but I’m sure that Spencer will stay the center, judging on Gibbs’ comments about him.
It's Great to be a Florida Gator!
What the french, toast?
by Wayward Llama on Apr 30, 2010 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't get to your comment, oops.
I saw no reply to his question and didn’t keep going. My bad.
God... 2:35 in
I dunno what #99 from the Texans did to piss off Junior, but he absolutely paid for it. He seriously just catches a straight school yard ass whippin’. I’d be willing to bet he had nightmares of Walter Jones ruining his shit for the rest of the season.
Man, in that piece by Sando
Berry really wasn’t kidding. Walt really doesn’t look like he’s trying at all. You’d think all of these highlights were from practices or scrimmages or something.
What an animal. Big Walt, I love you. In a totally straight way (not that there’s anything wrong with that), of course. Thank you for being a Seahawk lifer. If I ever have kids they’re definitely gonna get sick of hearing me talking about Largent and Jones.
Walt's Song
Shanghai Kelly's on Polk St. in San Francisco is the worst bar on the face of the earth (at least on Sunday mornings).
My favorite Walt memory is destroying Kerney, with the Falcons, I think Week 2 2005.
One-hand push to the ground.
That was such a great game
That was a good Falcons D and the o-line that year made them look like chumps.
Good bye Big Walt.
by Generzal Zod on Apr 30, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Standout memory: His offseason workout
I saw it on SportsCenter or NFL Sunday or something. Walter pushed around an S.U.V. with his brother-in-law steering (surreptitiously tapping the brakes, no doubt).
Observation #1: Like all athletes who transcend greatness to become legendary, Walter supplemented his talent with plenty of hard work.
Observation #2: The standard NFL push-dummies just weren’t big enough for Walter.
Observation #3: If you started a friggin’ S.U.V. at defensive end, Walter would still blow you off the line.
The only thing he doesn't block is cock.
Greatest.Wingman.Ever.
by DJ C-Raig on Apr 30, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If there ever was a player
You could call a “franchise” player, it would be Walter Jones.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Apr 30, 2010 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Walter Jones=Mr. Seahawk
Thank you for the many years of godlike dominance. Thank you for the unassuming personality—you never sought the spotlight, deflected credit, and just did your job. You are the quintessential example for a lineman. Thank you for protecting Hasselbeck’s ass. Thank you for opening up Alexander’s many runs. With Hutch, thank you for forming arguably the greatest left side O-line of all time.
Thank you for still putting up with us fans despite the numerous contract holdouts. Thank you for being a great human being as well as a great football player. Thank you for the entertaining videos of you pulling a fucking SUV in your parking lot.
But most of all, thank you for being you. You were a rock for 13 years; while the Seahawks went through ups and downs, you were the one thing we could always count on. I won’t ask Russell Okung to fill your shoes, because nobody can; that’s an unreasonable expectation to put on anyone. You are probably the greatest football player I have ever watched; your place in Canton is well deserved.
So, to sum all this up: Thank You Big Walt. You are a Seahawk for life. The 12th man salutes you. You made us proud to be Seahawks.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
by Benne on May 1, 2010 11:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Goodbye Walt.
May you spend as much of your retirement with good health as possible, you’ve earned it.
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