Jonathan Eig

Chicago

Book Author at Freelance

Biographer, author, journalist. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.

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Seahawks fans will (probably) love this bold defense of Russell Wilson's legacy

1 week ago | 12thmanrising.com | Jonathan Eig

How many quarterbacks do you think are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? The answer is 29, although it is really 28. George Blanda, classified as a quarterback, is in the HOF for other reasons. So, 28 QBs in a little under 100 years. I suppose that makes sense. Roughly three generational talents at the position per decade. Half of those QBs finished their careers before 1980. So over the last 45 years, 14 QBs have been enshrined. However, we have been in a lull of late.
One minicamp from Jalen Milroe (and the Seahawks were instantly vindicated)

1 week ago | 12thmanrising.com | Jonathan Eig

Is he ready already? I’m going to step away from the glass-half-empty perspective I’ve had on Jalen Milroe. At least for a little while. The fact is, we still don’t have all that much to go on regarding the Seattle Seahawks’ rookie. However, based on what he is showing thus far, there’s reason to be optimistic. Those watching Milroe throw over the last few days have been universal in their praise. Accuracy is one of the major concerns in the Alabama star’s game.
The pros and cons of Michael Dickson’s new Seahawks contract, explained

1 week ago | 12thmanrising.com | Jonathan Eig

The best punter in the league? There is one punter in the NFL Hall of Fame. It is Ray Guy, who spent his entire career with the (then) Oakland Raiders from 1973-1986. He was First-Team All-Pro six of those seasons, and second team in two other years. Still, he didn’t enter Canton until 28 years after his retirement, via the Senior Committee. Does that give you a sense of how punters have been traditionally viewed in the NFL?
5 Brian Wilson masterpiece songs every music lover must hear

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jonathan Eig

1 day agoIn Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like. The band name was a fluke. Looking to cash in on the burgeoning surf culture in the United States, the record executive who first brought Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl …
Sam Darnold earns major praise from the Seahawks teammate who matters most

2 weeks ago | 12thmanrising.com | Jonathan Eig

Promising words. It’s easy to forget that when he was a rookie with the New York Jets, new Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold looked like a legitimate franchise quarterback for a few weeks. Six weeks into the 2018 season, New York stood at 3-3. In those three victories, Darnold had completed 68 percent of his throws and had a touchdown-to-interception ratio of better than two-to-one. Best of all, in the three wins, his offense had averaged 41 points per game. What happened?
One under-the-radar free agent could pay major dividends for Seahawks this season

3 weeks ago | 12thmanrising.com | Jonathan Eig

Sneaky good. A few months ago, when he was considering the next move in his professional career, Seattle Seahawks' safety D’Anthony Bell understood what he would face were he to sign with Seattle. The Hawks already had two solid young safeties on board in Julian Love and Coby Bryant, in addition to three other developmental safeties on the roster.
The Monkees' 10 defining songs that shaped pop-rock history

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jonathan Eig

Last Surviving Member of The Monkees Asks For Fan SupportThe last surviving member of the hit 1960s group The Monkees recently made a plea to his fans for support for "a cause that’s near and dear to [his] …
Catch these 3 writer-director gems before they leave Netflix in June

3 weeks ago | netflixlife.com | Jonathan Eig

Catch them before they fall. If you are a fan of movies by writer-directors, you might want to catch three fine examples of the form on Netflix before they leave at the end of June. All three movies exit the platform after June 30. As a genre, writer-director movies tend to focus more heavily on story and character and perhaps a little less on spectacle and visual design. The stories are often contemporary, have limited casts, and confine themselves to a few primary locations.
5 sensational Australian bands from the 1970s (not named AC/DC)

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jonathan Eig

19 hours agoThom Yorke has released a statement about Israel and the war in Gaza. The Radiohead and Smile frontman began his statement by acknowledging the pro-Palestine concertgoer who shouted at him about the war during an Australian show last year. “Some guy shouting at me from the dark last year when I was …
Why Seahawks fans should dismiss any quarterback controversy talk in 2025

4 weeks ago | 12thmanrising.com | Jonathan Eig

Opinion or fact? What follows is a complete opinion. My opinion. I feel the need to clarify that up front because we are in the speculative part of the NFL offseason. OTAs are just beginning, but the hard information available to outsiders is scarce. That leads to wild guesses based on the flimsiest of evidence. Some of that speculation involves the Seattle Seahawks' quarterback position and whether rookie Jalen Milroe could possibly win the job from free agent acquisition Sam Darnold.