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The Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning once found Super Bowl magic by embracing the moment. That’s what the Russell Wilson trade is aiming for.

In the middle of the NFL combine last week, a lunch conversation with a Seattle Seahawks executive turned to the topic du jour that had repeatedly dogged the franchise’s outlook over the last season. Centering on a familiar name with an ambiguous problem, with few definitive answers crossing the table.

Russell Wilson,” a visitor broached. “What’s going on there?”

“I don’t know what he wants,” the executive said. “We’re in a great city, great fan base, great organization that knows how to win. I get [that] the defense hasn’t been great the last few years, but neither has the offense.