Full disclosure. Im a lifelong 49ers fan and I hate the Seattle Seahawks.
I have always respected the Seahawks players. Thomas, Sherman, Wagner, Chancellor, Wright, Bennett, etc... They play the brand of football I love. The Seahawks were built just like my niners were. It was our mirror. And honestly, they proved to be better at it than us.... As much as I hate to admit it, this signing signals the end of an era.
I wanted to beat Richard Sherman and those fuckin Seahawks. This signing robs me of that opportunity and it will never comeagain. I feel cheated. We havent beaten the Seahawks since Alex Smith did it in like 2010 or 2011, cant remember which, thats how long ago it was!!!
Now if we beat them, its with Richard Sherman. So any satisfaction I might have had is completely diminished. Similar to Cowboys taking Deion Sanders from us to win the SuperBowl.
I used to take pride in the fact that the Seahawks, Cardinals, Raiders, and Rams ROUTINELY signed our discarded players yet we NEVER signed their trash. If the niners cut somebody right now, Id bet they end up on one of thise rosters. Yet we hardly ever made a move to sign former players of those teams. Thats out the window now.
I feel like my fanbase is soft. Im old-school. Richard Sherman was public enemy #1and now he puts on my jersey and Im supposed to like it and cheer? Maybe some of these bandwagon, fair weather, non-die-hard types can stomach that..... But not me. Not ever.
Sherman can wear the jersey, but he is a SEAHAWK.
My only enjoyment in this?
The hope that this signing annoys the Seahawks fans. If you boo him mercilessly, it might make me like him a lil more.
P.S. I wonder why the Seahawks are getting rid of the most vocal leaders on the team? Bennett, Sherman, Lynch, and now reports they want to trade Thomas..... Cant help but think this is tied to the protests and those players taking a strong stance in SUPPORT which then trickled down tothe entire team. Are the Seahawks a slavemaster organization trying to silence their team leadership to “SHUT UP AND PLAY BALL”? Are they desperately trying to promote the squeeky clean image of their QB? Sure looks that way to me. Seahawks wouldnt even have a ring if it wasnt for Sherman, Bennett, Lynch, and Thomas.... Looks to me like this organization doesnt appreciate its legends in any way.
just remember this... Kaepernick STARTED this protest shit. and the niners stood behind him til the last minute when it was basically impossible to keep him as QB anymore. We released Navorro Bowman so he could seek more playing time wherever he wanted. Gore left to sign with what he thought would be a contender (and he may yet resign with us to retire), We traded Alex Smity to a franchise where he could be successful just like Joe before him..... NINERS KNOW HOW TO TREAT OUR LEGENDS.
So ill accept your Richard Sherman but I wont cheer for him.
*This is a die-hard fan trying to justify the signing of Richard Sherman to himself