SeAhAwKeR4life
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Without the over the top love or hate, can we?
Put me mostly in the "love" camp.
Realistically though I do see Russ has weaknesses. His inability to play a consistent short pass west coast kind of game comes down to just being too short to be an effective pocket passer. If you can't stay in the pocket, behind guys who are over 6 feet and see the field, how can you hit targets on short WCO schemes?
I mean it seems to me, I saw him literally bounce one of a guy's helmet. Like Flutie before him, he CAN be used effectively, but it takes some scheming and a "non traditional" line who is capable of blocking for such a QB.
Did we not see Geno come in cold and run the offense with better timing and efficiency?
RW is a great QB who CAN and HAS overcome his own weaknesses in the past. Hell the guy's "weakenesses" themselves are not talent related, just simple physics, a guy his size can't see over the O/D lines!
The thing is, it's hard enough to protect a "pocket passer" a guy tall enough to play the WCO and hit the short routes effectively. But we're not asking our line to do that, We're asking our line to protect a guy whos game REQUIRES him to get out of the pocket. He also takes sacks for this reason. So I think his downside is not nearly as much his fault as our inability to get the necessary talent and scheme around the guy to make him as effective as he can be.
I would MUCH rather see other player/coaching changes, changes that see Russell Wilson prospering and playing to the level he can here in Seattle. Unfortunately I see things more likely going the other way. I see Pete, whose shelf life is clearly past, still here, and Russel wanting to leave (and if you were him, wouldn't you?)
I got three SuperbOwl appearances and one GREAT championship out of my Seahawks before I passed, and I will always be grateful, I never thought I would. But I can't say I have much faith in today's Seahawks not disappointing me again.
I HATE saying this, but I'd rather see Wilson go and prosper, than stay and stagnate. :34853_doh:
I don't have faith in Pete, or the ownership, to fix this. I hope I am wrong.
Put me mostly in the "love" camp.
Realistically though I do see Russ has weaknesses. His inability to play a consistent short pass west coast kind of game comes down to just being too short to be an effective pocket passer. If you can't stay in the pocket, behind guys who are over 6 feet and see the field, how can you hit targets on short WCO schemes?
I mean it seems to me, I saw him literally bounce one of a guy's helmet. Like Flutie before him, he CAN be used effectively, but it takes some scheming and a "non traditional" line who is capable of blocking for such a QB.
Did we not see Geno come in cold and run the offense with better timing and efficiency?
RW is a great QB who CAN and HAS overcome his own weaknesses in the past. Hell the guy's "weakenesses" themselves are not talent related, just simple physics, a guy his size can't see over the O/D lines!
The thing is, it's hard enough to protect a "pocket passer" a guy tall enough to play the WCO and hit the short routes effectively. But we're not asking our line to do that, We're asking our line to protect a guy whos game REQUIRES him to get out of the pocket. He also takes sacks for this reason. So I think his downside is not nearly as much his fault as our inability to get the necessary talent and scheme around the guy to make him as effective as he can be.
I would MUCH rather see other player/coaching changes, changes that see Russell Wilson prospering and playing to the level he can here in Seattle. Unfortunately I see things more likely going the other way. I see Pete, whose shelf life is clearly past, still here, and Russel wanting to leave (and if you were him, wouldn't you?)
I got three SuperbOwl appearances and one GREAT championship out of my Seahawks before I passed, and I will always be grateful, I never thought I would. But I can't say I have much faith in today's Seahawks not disappointing me again.
I HATE saying this, but I'd rather see Wilson go and prosper, than stay and stagnate. :34853_doh:
I don't have faith in Pete, or the ownership, to fix this. I hope I am wrong.