Tim Ruskell Might Be Kind Of An A-Hole
It is believed that former Seahawks GM, Tim Ruskell, will inevitably be named the Bears’ new director of player personnel. To celebrate, we thought we’d uncover gems about this man from the Internet in a new feature we’re calling “Blurbs About Ruskell.”
“this draft is pumped full of exactly the types of players that former GM Tim Ruskell would’ve never drafted (you know … talented) … With Ruskell pulling strings inside the now-doomed Chicago Bears organization (you’ll regret bringing him in, trust me), Seattle is left with the smoke-filled aftermath of his bomb crater draft. (Real GM Football)
“Ruskell presided over the gradual decline of the franchise. That’s why he is gone.” (Seattle Times)
“Seattle tended to play it safe in the draft under president Tim Ruskell, who had a preference for seniors and an insistence upon BCS pedigrees. He filtered out character questions and minimized risks by asking not just how good a player might be, but gauging how bad.” (Seattle Times via Chicago Sun-Times)
“[Former NFL QB Hugh] Millen, a friend of [Jim] Mora since college, said ex-Seahawks president Tim Ruskell sent Mora a terse text message after Mora campaigned for his predecessor, Mike Holmgren, to return to the team as team president … On his radio show today (as transcribed by the Seattle Times) Millen said Ruskell, who hired Mora as Holmgren’s replacement after the 2008 season, sent Mora a text message that said: “Real classy … Now I know I was 100% wrong about you and I paid for it dearly.” (USA Today)
Well … fuck. Glad to know the Bears’ old culture of conservativeness, draft-obliquity and gradual decline is being replaced with a new culture of conservativeness, draft-obliquity and gradual decline. I would be sooo worried right now if Ruskell wasn’t an old pal of Jerry Angelo’s.
Son of a bitch