At the most general level, the Seahawks are polarizing because part of what people enjoy about sport is how ably it supports projection: it's trivially easy to conjure reasons to love or hate any given team. read more
So to sum: the Seahawks are polarizing because they’re successful, and all the reasons above are just pretexts of the variety any fan can imagine for hating any team they’re inclined to hate. And for what it’s worth: I’m a Saints fan. read more
Some people are fans of the Seattle Seahawks. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Seattle Seahawks. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. read more