Mick063":3rkom14p said:
Give a single inch on this topic and one shall lose my respect.
To agree with this, just the slightest bit, is reinforcing a negativity that does nothing to help or support the Seahawks as an organization or Wilson as a player. The issue itself is completely subjective and opinionated with no method to quantify or scientifically measure.
In other words....opinionated bull#^%$. The kind of crap you read on a Forty Niner board and the last thing you would expect to hear from a fan.
No offense, but what a load of crap.
I can recognize Russell Wilson has a very manicured, managed, manufactured public persona and still love him as a person and player and still not have my fandom questioned. What a blowhard opinion. Its absolutely true, and that is why it means so much when there is a crack in the facade and he lets us truly in, even for a few minutes, like after the overtime win vs. Green Bay.
Its not like its an actual negative. In todays world of ever present media, etc.. Wilson does what is smart. Every once in a while a player can act 100% himself and get away with it, but more often than that, you cant. Especially as a quarterback, you have to be so much more than a regular person.
It doesnt mean every thing he does is insincere. It doesnt mean he isnt a good person. Hes an extraordinary person.
But, yes, he has sculpted an image because today you have to. If you dont, if you refuse to then you get portrayed how Cutler or Rivers do.. both are fine , upstanding people in reality. No crimes committed, plenty of charity done..but they havent taken the time to learn to craft an image, or dont care too.. and so generally are seen as sour pusses, etc.
its weird this is even a question.. even Brock and Salk refer to 'the robot'.. the PR machine. It doesnt mean they dont like him, they also just recognize that for what Russell Wilson wants for himself that is the best way to conduct himself. ANY off message word or action in todays environment can hurt you.. and Wilson probably learned that from the one time he did kind of go off message by admitting he saw Fifty Shades of Gray and immediately had a mini backlash or had people act scandalized..