Former Seahawks fan favorite Luke Willson's recent comments are ludicrous

Luke Willson, the godfather of Techno Thursdays, was a precursor to Jake Bobo. Both players might not have the athletic about of DK Metcalf, but both would have done anything they could to help the Seattle Seahawks win games. Willson's sense of humor bothered some teammates, but fans loved him.

Willson now works for TSN, Canada's version of ESPN, and he commentates on the NFL, of course. He knows how to be bombastic when needed, but his opinions are usually measured and well thought out. That was until Willson gave his thoughts on Seattle's victory over the New England Patriots in Week 2.

New England appears to be a better team than most expected. The team still might not be good, but they are solid defensively and do not beat themselves. The Seahawks going on the road to defeat the Patriots might not be life-altering, but the win was a solid one.

Luke Willson says some rather silly things about the Seattle Seahawks

Willson did not think so, however. He said on TSN that he felt hopeful before the season that Seattle would be good, but now he is "hitting the panic button." He continued by saying "we heard all offseason about Ryan Grubb, our new OC...if it wasn't for Geno Smith, we don't (beat the Patriots)."

The former Seahawk continued by saying he played with Geno Smith and that he thinks he is "incredible," but that the offense should score "35 to 40 points a game."

To put that into context, only five teams in the history of the NFL have averaged at least 35 points a game. The Seahawks, even on the teams Willson was on from 2013 through 2017 and then again from 2019 to a part of 2020, have never averaged as much as 30 points a game. Expecting Seattle to average 35 points a game with an iffy offensive line and a new offensive coordinator is fairly silly.

Willson was on some teams that Smith was on in 2019 and 2020, but Smith was not the starting quarterback and hardly played. Sure, the tight end got to work will Smith in practice but not in a game. Maybe Willson was talking more about the person Smith is than the player, though Smith is certainly pretty good now.

Possibly, Luke Willson is simply not able to be truly objective with the Seahawks and that is fair. He does get paid to be, however. Plus, the team has won both of its games to begin the season. Things could be far worse.

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