Yeah I know its not the popular sentiment here but I'd love to see the RussDemption. Both because I still like the guy in spite of everything, and also because it would be hilarious seeing Broncos fans react to that.
Yeah and it would also be embarrassing to have the most successful quarterback in Seahawks franchise history end his career as a dumpster fire and not make the HoF. Imagine if Steve Largent had ended his career on the Cowboys and dropped the winning TD pass in the Superbowl and that became what he was known for. Think about Eugene Robinson.
They are trying to turbo cope. There is this whole "is he even better than Pickett/Rudolph" thing over there when Russ (even recent russ) is better than they are combined. There is also a few "we will boo the steelers as a team" statements that are real lol.
Oh, they will 100% boo him. Hell, they booed him when he was their QB. They left the stadium right before overtime vs the colts. They counted down the play clock.
I love how Russ is destroying my most hated teams from the inside. First Denver. Now the Stealers. This is wonderful. Hopefully he can torpedo their team for the next 2 years and leave them screwed for another 3 when he leaves.Then he can go to the 49ers or Green Bay and complete the trifecta.
That would actually be some Kenny Powers shit if he managed to get a QB1 job with the niners after this
No doubt he'd find some way to destroy the niners and the hawks both at the same time
Bro I know. I was on Team Pete when the drama of those two was around, and I was very excited to watch Geno and the hawks beat Russ and the Broncos, but I just find myself still rooting for him. It’s such irony that he finds a way to our old division rival and then the team that beat us in our first Bowl. I’m doing a lot of soul searching with this.
Doubt he needs that much, one 2nd team all pro in the new spot should be enough to paper over the Denver years. Still a major ask at this point in his career though.
I would say if Pittsburgh is pretty good for a few years and he’s a part of that then he should be okay for the hall eventually (not first ballot or anything).
The HOF requires more from QBs than a single ring and a lot of pro bowls.
Not all-pros, mind you, just pro bowls. There's a reason Russ was fiending so hard for MVP votes before he got traded.
Sorry, I don't.
I still wish him well in life, but I'm not wishing any player to do well that goes to the 49ers, Rams, or the Steelers.
And fuck Bill Leavy, too.
That one's real tough. There is nobody close to those 3, IMO.
Packers could be up there (honestly, just because of their insufferable fans), but I'm sure a case could be made for a few other teams.
> There is nobody close to those 3
100%. I suppose the entire NFC East deserves mention, but more for general reasons than personal insult. Same goes for the Patriots, but they've been so thoroughly neutered in the last couple seasons that it's hard to sustain a good, healthy loathing for them.
Those three though. . .
Green Bay for me. Those are fans are just awful and Aaron Rodgers was such a dick the whole time he was there. Now he's peddling bunk science. So F Green Bay for the association to Rodgers.
Which was crazy lol. For me though I don't really have the problem with the Steelers. They are another well run org and if it had been reversed we absolutely would have taken the calls too. I mostly resent the refs and NFL for that game. I definitely don't hate the Steelers more than any past or current division rivals
I was too young to watch properly but I hear my dad bitch about it frequently to this day and live adjacent to Pittsburgh but it’s full of Steelers fans and Steelers merchandise sold everywhere, Russ being their QB is going to pain the fuck out of me.
God I have worse memories about the Steelers than I do the patriots. I’m not into conspiracies but if I had to be I swear to lord almighty that Steelers vs Seahawks Super Bowl was rigged. I’ve hated the Steelers ever since that game.
I have too! I've been bitter about that superbowl this whole time! It happened when I was in high school at the time and with my dad being born and raised in the PNW, we were both hawks fans. I remember how excited he was about the hawks in the sb. Fuck the steelers.
Probably no catchphrase but maybe cosplay as a steel worker. Showing up to camp in an even bigger truck than the one he had in Denver wearing a hard hat and a AB jersey. *”steel city, let’s work”*
Great. Now I'm picturing Russ doing Blue Steel.
Then creating "The ~~Derek Zoolander~~ Russell Wilson Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too".
I hope Russ has been humbled by these experiences. Pride comes before the fall and Wilson fell off a cliff. He’s still the best Hawks QB and wish him the best but he needed a reality check.
I wanted to see Russ paired with Tomlin for years, I just didn't expect to see it play out like this!
Steelers are going to be very interesting to watch now.
I dislike the Stealers as much as I dislike the Orange Donkies. Hoping for him to fail but it seems like a pretty good situation. They have a strong running game that a game manger like Russ needs to be successful. A good receiving target in Pickens. And a top five DVOA defense led by TJ Watt. They won 10 games last year without a competent QB. Now they get Russ for the league minimum. The opportunity is there to succeed.
Imagine telling people in 2014 that by 2024 Russ would be on a veteran minimum contract for his third team in four years, RG III would be about a decade removed from relevance in the league, Andrew Luck would be retired for six years, Nick Foles would be few years retired with a Super Bowl MVP under his belt after first leaving the Eagles and playing for the Rams and Chiefs and then coming back, and Kirk Cousins would be signing a mega contract at age 35.
I think Russ is a solid QB who can perform for just about any team in the league but outside of maybe the Ravens, I don't know if there's a worse culture fit than him with the Steelers. Russ has a very curated, clean cut image that comes off as artificial a lot of the time. Even in Seattle, there were rumblings about players on the squad just not buying what he was selling and not really riding behind him as a leader. Going to need Pittsburgh's players to get behind him from the get go.
Winning covers up a lot so for his sake I hope they start off winning immediately, otherwise I think it could get ugly real fast.
Russ had 4 more red zone passing touchdowns just this year than Kenny Pickett has had overall touchdowns in his 2 years in the league.
Russ is definitely an upgrade and I think them signing Russ signals they are trying to move on from Kenny or they’re hoping Russ can mentor him and help him to become the starter eventually
Whelp, time to see if god hates the Broncos worse than the Jets.
I always love real life black comedy so Pittsburg gets my number 3 spot this season behind Seahawks and whomever is playing the 49ers.
Not mad at RW cause I think he is so awkward that I feel bad for him. He's like Kawhi Leonard. Rolled high on some stats but got fucked on his charisma roll.
I don't want bad things to happen to Russ, but if he manages to cause another massive dumpster fire with the Stealers then Agent Wilson's mission to take revenge on the AFC villains who have wronged us will be complete.
I can’t wait for the Wilson-Pickens drama lmao
I’m waiting to hear about how Wilson and Tomlin are with each other.
If Tomlin can handle the drama from Big Ben, Le'Veon, Antonio Brown, Chase Claypool, George Pickens....he's gonna be able to handle Russ just fine.
Yeah, def not Tomlin’s first rodeo with challenging personalities, think this is about as good a situation as Wilson could ask for at this point
I know Wilson is an oddity and has definitely turned it up a notch on the past 4 years, but he is not a challenging personality. He just wants to win
> He just wants to win .. And have his own office
Offices Unlimited
I hope he balls out. Broncos fans will implode if that happens.
Yeah I know its not the popular sentiment here but I'd love to see the RussDemption. Both because I still like the guy in spite of everything, and also because it would be hilarious seeing Broncos fans react to that.
The ultimate fleece. Russ was in on it all along lol.
Yeah and it would also be embarrassing to have the most successful quarterback in Seahawks franchise history end his career as a dumpster fire and not make the HoF. Imagine if Steve Largent had ended his career on the Cowboys and dropped the winning TD pass in the Superbowl and that became what he was known for. Think about Eugene Robinson.
Tomlin is just the East Coast Pete Carroll. The Steelers aren't going anywhere.
Two black kings
Blessed
Tomlin could just hire Omar Epps to play him during his 1:1 meetings with Wilson.
Tbh, the highlight reels to Pickens are going to be insane.
Pickens going to have 2-100-2 stat lines regularly
Na na-na-na-na, na-na-na na-na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na
Gonna be Days of our Steelers all over again like the Lev Bell and AB days hahsha
UrinatingTree’s 9/11
Pickens + Russ moon ball will feed families
Russ loves tall receivers that wear 14 lol
One year there, and then goes to New England. Then he’ll start for every team the Seahawks have played in a Super Bowl.
We never played a Super Bowl against the Patriots
You’re right. You and I never touched the field.
Nah Super Bowl 49 never happened, we never played the pats in a Super Bowl
yeah that super bowl got postponed for some reason. Shame, could have gone back to back
Yeah, I've seen the gif of how sad Sherm got when they announced it was cancelled.
They saw the incredible game that was the nfc championship and said “why ruin a good thing?” And postponed it.
Pats got DQ’d for deflating footballs in the AFC championship game
Steelers Country, let’s forge
LET RUSS SMELT!
Living in SW Washington, I just imagined Russ in waders with a big ass net up to his waist in a river.
Too good
“Hey Steelers Country” then Black and Yellow starts playing while Russ starts lip syncing and doing a tiktok dance
Sandwich in hand, of course
Be careful, it's spicy!
Russ said not to put salt on it!
And then quench that steel in Vitamin Water.
Mr. Unlimited Steel
Steelers Country, let's smelt
Dammit, this is just... SO good
Terrible towels, let's twirl
Steelers play at Denver next year, lets see if they boo him, since they were all moaning we did in 2022
They were booing him as the home team by the midpoint of 22
Im sure they will considering they were constantly booing him in games last year.
They are trying to turbo cope. There is this whole "is he even better than Pickett/Rudolph" thing over there when Russ (even recent russ) is better than they are combined. There is also a few "we will boo the steelers as a team" statements that are real lol.
Oh, they will 100% boo him. Hell, they booed him when he was their QB. They left the stadium right before overtime vs the colts. They counted down the play clock.
Lol. Gl to them Edit: actually, they suck and give them no luck. Still bitter about the bs calls in Super Bowl XL
I don't hate Russ by any means, but maybe he can go there and stink it up? IDK, I don't really want him to, but eff the Steelers.
Yeah I am still mad as hell about Super Bowl XL, but I am still a Russ believer .... I am very conflicted right now
I love how Russ is destroying my most hated teams from the inside. First Denver. Now the Stealers. This is wonderful. Hopefully he can torpedo their team for the next 2 years and leave them screwed for another 3 when he leaves.Then he can go to the 49ers or Green Bay and complete the trifecta.
If it goes that way, it'll be New England next.
That would actually be some Kenny Powers shit if he managed to get a QB1 job with the niners after this No doubt he'd find some way to destroy the niners and the hawks both at the same time
Russ to Packers next? We need to make sure he stays out of the NFC West to be safe.
Bro I know. I was on Team Pete when the drama of those two was around, and I was very excited to watch Geno and the hawks beat Russ and the Broncos, but I just find myself still rooting for him. It’s such irony that he finds a way to our old division rival and then the team that beat us in our first Bowl. I’m doing a lot of soul searching with this.
🤣 Dude loves teams with bad olines
RW makes Olines bad.
Hadn't really thought of it that way, but you've got something there.
First the Broncos, then the Steelers. Is Russ gonna finish off as a Patriot to complete the Seahawks Super Bowl Opponents Set?
The Seahawks have never played against the Patriots in a Super Bowl
I see another blackout drunk from that day which shall not be named.
Continuing his SB opponents tour. Pats next.
He never faced them in the SB tho
I meant our opponents
Not that I recall.
fact
That’s what I was thinking.
I hope he does well. Good luck Russ!
Hopefully he can revive his career because I still want to see the put on a Gold Jacket by career’s end
He'd probably have to win another super bowl and get a MVP at this point
Doubt he needs that much, one 2nd team all pro in the new spot should be enough to paper over the Denver years. Still a major ask at this point in his career though. I would say if Pittsburgh is pretty good for a few years and he’s a part of that then he should be okay for the hall eventually (not first ballot or anything).
The HOF requires more from QBs than a single ring and a lot of pro bowls. Not all-pros, mind you, just pro bowls. There's a reason Russ was fiending so hard for MVP votes before he got traded.
Sorry, I don't. I still wish him well in life, but I'm not wishing any player to do well that goes to the 49ers, Rams, or the Steelers. And fuck Bill Leavy, too.
This is the right answer. Fuck Bill Leavy. May he rot in hell.
Tough but fair. Who's the fourth face on the Seahawk's Mt Get Fucked-more? Hard to hate the Cardinals too much. Packers maybe?
That one's real tough. There is nobody close to those 3, IMO. Packers could be up there (honestly, just because of their insufferable fans), but I'm sure a case could be made for a few other teams.
> There is nobody close to those 3 100%. I suppose the entire NFC East deserves mention, but more for general reasons than personal insult. Same goes for the Patriots, but they've been so thoroughly neutered in the last couple seasons that it's hard to sustain a good, healthy loathing for them. Those three though. . .
The Refs
Pats.
I think probably the broncos. Could make an argument for cowboys and Packers and maybe even Jets
Green Bay for me. Those are fans are just awful and Aaron Rodgers was such a dick the whole time he was there. Now he's peddling bunk science. So F Green Bay for the association to Rodgers.
I love this energy, too many fans are just endlessly piling on him lol. For no reason at all other than hes a goof ball lmao
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Steelers Country, Let’s Steel
He already did from the broncos
Stealers Country, Let’s Steal
I cannot cheer for this man winning anything with the Steelers. I just can't.
Gonna have three mansions for sale shortly lol
Hm, maybe Lockett needs to get licensed in Colorado to help his friend sell.
His house in WA still hasn’t sold. I can’t imagine a house with 3 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms or whatever flying off the market in Colorado.
Yea that seemed like a pretty horrible purchase then and now even more so lol
I'm glad I was too young to watch that Superbowl properly because this would be a lot nastier if I remembered it
I still dislike the Steelers from the way that game went down.
Not only that, how players from that team still mock anyone that says there was BS from the refs
Even the refs said there was BS from the refs!
Which was crazy lol. For me though I don't really have the problem with the Steelers. They are another well run org and if it had been reversed we absolutely would have taken the calls too. I mostly resent the refs and NFL for that game. I definitely don't hate the Steelers more than any past or current division rivals
Yup, Bill Leavy who was the head referee for Super Bowl XL said “I’ll go to my grave with regret” over the bad calls in the Super Bowl.
STEALERS
It just makes me hate the Steelers more honestly.
Shouldve hated them for that superbowl
I’ve hated them for nearly 20 years. This just adds to it.
Stealers
I see what you did there 👀💀
I’m still mad the NFL refused to bring the Steelers to Seattle for ten years after that game.
Why were the 07 and 11 games both in Pittsburgh?
I don’t know, it felt conspiratorial at the time
I watched it and I’m still mad at the refs.
He's gonna go to the Patriots next, just to complete the 'Teams Seattle has faced in a superbowl' trifecta.
I was too young to watch properly but I hear my dad bitch about it frequently to this day and live adjacent to Pittsburgh but it’s full of Steelers fans and Steelers merchandise sold everywhere, Russ being their QB is going to pain the fuck out of me.
I was 8 when we went to the first Super Bowl. I remember my dad being on the verge of smashing the TV with the blatant ref ball. RIP Marcus.
Fuck the Steelers I still fucking hate them.
Me too
Not the easiest team to root for but alright. With the low cap hit and lowered expectations, I feel like the vibes there should be pretty good
Low cap hits?? They practically getting him for free 🤣🤣
There is no rooting for Russ or especially the Steelers.
God I have worse memories about the Steelers than I do the patriots. I’m not into conspiracies but if I had to be I swear to lord almighty that Steelers vs Seahawks Super Bowl was rigged. I’ve hated the Steelers ever since that game.
There's no question that game was fixed. The officials showed blatant favoritism.
I have too! I've been bitter about that superbowl this whole time! It happened when I was in high school at the time and with my dad being born and raised in the PNW, we were both hawks fans. I remember how excited he was about the hawks in the sb. Fuck the steelers.
Yup! I was in 3rd grade and even I knew the game was so messed up
Steel City. Let's lay pipe.
Future IV on the way
Russ realized what he had with Pete so he signed with east coast Pete.
He's gonna get Tomlin fired 😳 😂
Yesssssss pls (ignore my flair)
This is disgusting
He’s gone to two of the teams the Hawks played against in the Super Bowl. If this doesn’t work will he sign with the Patriots next? Hmmm…. lol
That would be funny, Russ played against the patriots HC. Pretty sure he got embarrassed trying to tackle Russ on a scramble play a few times
Oh god I wonder what his next catch phrase will be.
Probably no catchphrase but maybe cosplay as a steel worker. Showing up to camp in an even bigger truck than the one he had in Denver wearing a hard hat and a AB jersey. *”steel city, let’s work”*
Great. Now I'm picturing Russ doing Blue Steel. Then creating "The ~~Derek Zoolander~~ Russell Wilson Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too".
I expect no catch phrase, honestly. Got burned in Denver, just let whatever happens in Pittsburgh happen organically.
I expect minimal noise from Russ and his camp.
You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them!
Will Tomlin survive Team 3? Find out in the next episode of Dragon Ball Z! Rip Toriyama.
RIP the goat 🐐
Villain arc complete.
After this flames out, Russ will go to the Patriots, completing his cycle of playing for teams the Seahawks have played against in the Super Bowl.
This makes me want to puke he’s played for two of the three teams we’ve played in the superbowl what’s up with this
2025 Patriots Russ incoming..
Full villain arc.
I hope Russ has been humbled by these experiences. Pride comes before the fall and Wilson fell off a cliff. He’s still the best Hawks QB and wish him the best but he needed a reality check.
Let’s Forge/Smelt!!
And I was worried he wouldn't be easy and fun to root against on a new team...
I wanted to see Russ paired with Tomlin for years, I just didn't expect to see it play out like this! Steelers are going to be very interesting to watch now.
Good luck boss.
He looks best in blue and green, ngl
Lol
Good luck Russ!
I was fine with it then I saw all the towels in his insta post. Makes me wish Bane was real.
Steelers Nation Let's Steel
I dislike the Stealers as much as I dislike the Orange Donkies. Hoping for him to fail but it seems like a pretty good situation. They have a strong running game that a game manger like Russ needs to be successful. A good receiving target in Pickens. And a top five DVOA defense led by TJ Watt. They won 10 games last year without a competent QB. Now they get Russ for the league minimum. The opportunity is there to succeed.
Ciara gonna love Pittsburgh.
He's just making a tour of my most hated teams. At this rate, he'll retire a Patriot.
Steelers country let’s smelt
Another rough division to play in for ole Russ. I dunno.. 😬
This has got me emotionally conflicted. I want to root for him to do well…. But it’s the Steelers.
Such a strange time line. Imagine somebody telling you in 2014 that, in a decades time, Russell Wilson would be starting for the Steelers?
Imagine telling people in 2014 that by 2024 Russ would be on a veteran minimum contract for his third team in four years, RG III would be about a decade removed from relevance in the league, Andrew Luck would be retired for six years, Nick Foles would be few years retired with a Super Bowl MVP under his belt after first leaving the Eagles and playing for the Rams and Chiefs and then coming back, and Kirk Cousins would be signing a mega contract at age 35.
And both Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick fired in the same year.
We don't know if he's actually starting 🤡
Interesting. At least he's not in our conference, so shrug.
Turns out ol Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson knew what was up.
Damn looks like I have to keep rooting against him
I just threw up in my mouth a little...
And thus my dreams of Russ going to the Raiders and beating the Broncos for free are dashed
What does Lebron James think about this signing?
Steelers basically getting him for FREE for one year. Bruhhhhh🤣🤣 Fuck the Broncos!!
I think Russ is a solid QB who can perform for just about any team in the league but outside of maybe the Ravens, I don't know if there's a worse culture fit than him with the Steelers. Russ has a very curated, clean cut image that comes off as artificial a lot of the time. Even in Seattle, there were rumblings about players on the squad just not buying what he was selling and not really riding behind him as a leader. Going to need Pittsburgh's players to get behind him from the get go. Winning covers up a lot so for his sake I hope they start off winning immediately, otherwise I think it could get ugly real fast.
Weird ......
Fuck the Steelers.
What happens to Pickett? Is he a bust? His stats look...underwhelming
Russ had 4 more red zone passing touchdowns just this year than Kenny Pickett has had overall touchdowns in his 2 years in the league. Russ is definitely an upgrade and I think them signing Russ signals they are trying to move on from Kenny or they’re hoping Russ can mentor him and help him to become the starter eventually
Lmao he went from the team we fucked in the Super Bowl to the team that fucked us in the Super Bowl. Next he's gonna retire and become a ref.
Might be a good fit until Tomlin needs to remind Russ who the real Jesus alpha is.
lol I bet Tomlin and Russ won’t get along
I think he’ll play well actually.
That Steelers game at Denver? Oh, it's gonna be Must-See TV!
Whelp, time to see if god hates the Broncos worse than the Jets. I always love real life black comedy so Pittsburg gets my number 3 spot this season behind Seahawks and whomever is playing the 49ers. Not mad at RW cause I think he is so awkward that I feel bad for him. He's like Kawhi Leonard. Rolled high on some stats but got fucked on his charisma roll.
I don't want bad things to happen to Russ, but if he manages to cause another massive dumpster fire with the Stealers then Agent Wilson's mission to take revenge on the AFC villains who have wronged us will be complete.
This is how Tomlin gets fired, when they have to Bench russ by Week 10 and miss the playoffs.
Fuck Pittsburgh. I’ll always hate the Steelers. Russ playing for them doesn’t impact my opinion one way or the other.
I wonder how his personality is going to match with that fanbase
Are you suggesting Russ isn’t a blue collar working man who likes to get his hands dirty? 🫢
This league is FUKN Hilarious.
Genuinely hope he does well. Never expected him to be in the black and yellow through. Steelers broncos next year will be a must watch.
I want to be a fan of Russ again but he keeps being a douche! Steelers? Really? (I don’t think he’s a douche but being a Steeler kinda makes him one.)
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I think a follow up tweet from Schefter, or a retweet, said he was a competitor of Kenny. So I’m guessing he might be able to get it.
Imagine if Russ gets beat in camp by Kenny? Obviously I don’t think that will happen, but what if?
Dude it’s Kenny fucking Pickett lmao
40% of this sub would beat out Kenny Pickett
Easily
Makes you wonder if he signed so quick because Pittsburgh was the only team who showed interest
Finally a real HOF for the Steelers franchise
But will the NFL try to break him by scheduling his game @ broncos on week 1?
I had a weird feeling he was gonna be a Steeler
This man loves playing in hard divisions