Raising the Flag of the Twelves is serious business. You need a rotation of solid local sports stars, sympathetic figures, cult favorites, sentimental choices and real-life heroes. Gotta keep things spicy and relevant while noding to history and tradition.
Fortunately, life is always busy creating heroes out of what could have been tragic circumstances; just as fortunately, Seattle Seahawks keep retiring. Like, after every season, they retire. The flag-raiser supply is in no danger of exhaustion.
Some of the guys in the polls below will eventually raise the 12 flag. It has been foretold. It is known.