The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments in Seattle Seahawks History
by Chris Cluff
Overview
From the Publisher
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Seattle Seahawks includes the best and worst Seahawks and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers; the biggest choke jobs and chokers; great comebacks and blown leads; plus overrated and underrated Seahawks players and coaches.
My thoughts
First of all, don't buy into that line about the publishing company deciding the Seahawks have earned their spot in the limelight and thus they want to publish this book to give the boys their due. There are a series of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly books out on many NFL teams, all with similar dust jacket cover art and the proper team name inserted.
That minor beef aside, the book was very good. Sometimes reading game recaps can be tedious stuff but the author managed to recant some very exciting moments in Seahawks football! I especially like the quotes, and being a Dave Krieg fan this book pleased me with all the input from Dave and the stories of his success as quarterback of the Seahawks!
There are quite a few photos in the book, and they're not all of the current superstars! I was impressed to find some of the "old guys" pictured, and also to read some stories about players whose appearance in Seattle was short lived enough that you have to pause to remember them. Long live those players in the hearts and minds of rabid Seahawks faithfuls!!
I definitely recommend the book to Seahawks fans. Pittsburgh Steeler fans ... uh, not so much! :-)
Favorite Passage
The Seahawks had happily scooped [Mike Curtis] up in the veteran allocation draft, where he was one of their biggest finds. Nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "Animal" elsewhere and "Face" in Seattle because of all his battle scars, Curtis was just the kind of nasty leader coach Jack Patera wanted for his defense. He was the prototypical tough guy - so rough and tumble that, in a game against the Miami Dolphins in 1971, he had knocked out a fan who had run onto the field.
