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Yeah, it’s obviously stacked against the younger franchises, but hey, but when you are talking all time greatness that’s a factor.

As a Seahawks fan I’m pretty sure that Curt Warner and Kenny Easley at their prime would hang with the all time greats, but their careers are not in the same league as the more well known icons of other teams. That’s why they aren’t in the HOF or more well known.

The Seattle franchise as a whole ain’t a patch on Da Bears or Green Bay, or even their current great rival, San Francisco. I’m ok with that, and I’m just enjoying the current tides of Seahawks fortune, but who knows what next Sunday will bring?

As a Seahawks fan I’m pretty sure that Curt Warner and Kenny Easley at their prime would hang with the all time greats

For sure Easley would have - a great pity his career ended early. You mentioned my beloved 49ers - the widespread expectation in '81 was that Bill Walsh would draft Kenny Easley with the 6th pick of the first round. Of course the Hawks took him with the 4th pick and the 49ers had to "settle" for Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott.

Lott was the heart and soul of four 49ers SB defenses and he's enshrined forever on the 49ers' Mt. Rushmore with Montana, Rice and Young, but 49ers fans from that era always kept an admiring eye on Easley; he was the subject of more than a few "what if" discussions in my section at Candlestick prior to kickoffs.

As another big Seahawks fan, I agree with you. I’d possibly add Jacob Green to some of the greats. Hall of Famer Steve Largent is one of my all-time favorite players.

I was thinking about some of Seattle’s former QBs and was remembering that Dave Kreig was pretty good. I did a search on bing and found this Wikipedia page. Given you’re a Hawks fan, you might be interested in it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seattle_Seahawks_starting_quarterbacks

3 former coaches and 4 former players from the Seahawks have been nominated for the 2015 Hall of Fame:

Mike Holmgren (with Seahawks from 1999-2008)
•Chuck Knox (1983-91)
•Tom Flores (1992-94)
•Shaun Alexander (2000-07)
•Ricky Watters (1998-2001)
•Kevin Mawae (1994-97)
•Shawn Springs (1997-2003)

http://12thmanrising.com/2014/09/17/seven-former-seahawks-among-2015-hall-fame-nominees/