MIF Agent Lock

What a game on Monday Night. I went to bed smiling… creepy I know it was like that movie Smile that I never saw but I pissed my pants whenever the trailer came on… But the reason for my creepy bedtime smile was that I couldn’t have been happier for Drew Lock and the Seattle Seahawks… Hold on I’m getting way to ahead of myself, Let’s set the scene of Last night’s magical Monday Night spectacle between The Eagles and The Seahawks. It twas a week before Christmas when all through Seattle, not a player was stirring not even a Fant, the passes were hung by Drew Lock with care, in hopes that a touchdown will soon be there, The Eagles were nestled all in their beds, while visons of super bowls danced in their heads.

Adam Schefter informed Drew Lock and his mullet that he was going to start with what seemed like 5 mins before kickoff. Geno had a groin issue that has been lingering for a couple weeks now and was a game time decision. But Geno ended up not being able to go so that means it was the Young Jeezy bench rapper Drew Lock that got his opportunity to prove that he can play QB in this league and boy did he take advantage of that opportunity. He didn’t have a particularly great game overall, with 208 yards passing and 1 touchdown but he didn’t make any major mistakes and the pieces around him made all the difference which gave him a chance to succeed. From Keneth Walker III finally looking like he is healthy again to DK Metcalf having 79 crucial yards. But that one touchdown Drew did have couldn’t have come at a better time. Drew Lock and the Seahawks offense were given an impossible task that some would say that Ethan Hunt and the IMF couldn’t even accomplish.

Johnny! Cue the Music… “Dun dun dada Dun dun dada Dun dun.” (Movie Trailer Voice) “In a city covered in drizzle, with an endzone far, far away and not much time on the clock, can one man and his group of players drive 92 yards in less than 2 mins to save their season. With all the odds stacked against them and the weight of a city on his shoulders, Agent Lock stood in the shot gun and started firing missiles at Agent Metcalf one after another and he kept coming down with them including a deep missile that could have taken out half of Lumen Field if he didn’t catch it, but Agent Metcalf with ice in his bulging veins and a black visor covering his eyes saved the day by cradling the missile to safety. With only 33 seconds left on the clock and the one they call the Eagle fast approaching, Agent Lock threw a frozen rope at Agent Jaxon… he caught it just in time to use it against the Eagle to save the day. Everyone inside of Lumen Field cheered in glee because they knew Agent Lock came in out of nowhere and saved Seattle from the big bad Eagle ruining their season.”

What a finish to an ok game. But this loss must hurt the Eagles more than anything. With The Cowboys losing on Sunday the door was wide open for the Eagles to fly away with the division. But like I said in previous blogs, The Eagles look like they have some broken wings. Yeah, I know Jalen Hurts wasn’t feeling good and that cold Seattle drizzle couldn’t have helped the situation. But they had better wake up and figure things out because the playoffs are fast approaching, and they are not ready at all. Maybe the fact that they lost both their offensive and defensive coordinators from last year is a bigger deal than anyone thought, but they just don’t look right. I’m not here to talk about the Eagles woes and the fact that they will probably have a first round exit in the playoffs. This was Drew Locks and the Seattle Seahawks night.

You could be the biggest 49er fan with an internal hatred towards the Seahawks and their fans but last night you had to feel good for Drew Lock. A young man who has had rocky career since he burst on to the seen in the Rocky Mountain city of Denver. When he first stepped on the field for the Broncos, I thought this was the answer in Denver. He was cocky with a cannon, that’s my kind of QB. In his opening game week 12, 2019 vs, the Chargers he only threw for 134 yards and 2 td’s, but he led a last second drive to give the Broncos the go-ahead field goal and the win, we will ignore the fact that there was a 40-yard pass interference penalty that set up the field goal… But none the less he went on to win 4 out of his first 5 starts in Denver throwing for a total of 1020 yards and 7 touchdowns. He played well, I thought he was the future in Denver. With his Jay Cutler sized cannon and his Brett Farve gun slinging attitude. But 2020 rolled around and he was less than stellar with a 4-9 record while throwing 16 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. That play unfortunately continued into the 2021 season where he proceeded to go 1-5 with only throwing 2 touchdown passes for the whole year. At that point we kind of knew his days were numbered in Denver. Then came the trade of all trades the Broncos sold their future for a washed-up Russell Wilson and a horrible coaching staff, while in the process sending Drew Lock northwest to the Seahawks where he resides now. He filled in for Geno here and there over the years but nothing special. That is until last night.

Call me crazy but Drew Lock is the reason why we love sports. We as human beings seem to love the second chance; we seem to love the underdog story and we seem to love great stories in general. Last night was a perfect example of it, you could see on his face after the game how much this week 15 regular season game meant to him. He was full of so much emotion and I’m sure it was because he was told he wasn’t good enough in Denver, then was traded to a new team and never really got a chance to play, but when he goes out and does something like that with a team that clearly rallied around his mullet, it makes your heart warm with joy, it makes you feel good just for a moment in time. I think all of us can relate to being told we aren’t good enough at something, but who cares what people say and it just goes to show you don’t give up on whatever it is that you enjoy doing because with a little perseverance and a little hard work anything is possible. No matter what happens in your life along this wild journey that we all take, everyone deserves a second chance, and everyone deserves a moment to shine. Sports are there for a distraction from everyday life and when you have stories like this it makes you feel good about the world as it seems to crumble around us. I just wanted to say thanks Drew for giving us a little glimpse of hope in second chances when it doesn’t seem like there are many out there. So yeah, call me “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs” but Drew Lock is the reason we love sports.