Hawkpower":gdqvne82 said:
True every QB has bad moments.
But he has a point. Russ has really, REALLY bad stretches. And really REALLY great stretches.
I think most elite QB's are more steady, with an occasional bad throw or mistake mixed in, whereas Russ can be inexplicably horrible for long stretches of a game and then suddenly seems to turn it on and is an absolute stud on the field.
As fans, its ok to admit this. This tendency to say WELL WE COULD HAVE DAN MCGWIRE!!!! every time somebody dares to point out a frustrating part of his game is ridiculous. Most of us appreciate Russ, but he can be frustrating to watch when he is in a bad stretch and our offense sputters for quarters and halves at a time as a result.
Can I just say...and I’m not just trying to argue or refusing to admit it. But I really think this is
HIGHLY inaccurate. It really goes to show that most people go based off perception or stereotypes, and not reality. The idea that Brady, Rodgers, or even Brees don’t make really bad throws, or miss WIDE OPEN guys is kind of an insult to football knowledge. Of course they do, unless they’re having an outlier year. Implying that they never do is just mythologizing these QBs. What is happening a lot here is confirmation bias. If you always had doubts about Russ as a QB, his mistakes will stick out to you. It will be retweeted, and discussed ad-nauseam. Confirmation bias will also allow us to flat out ignore when some of these QBs sulk, and behave like poor team mates (Brady, Rodgers). We can all leave with a different opinion here, but we’re never going to see eye to eye on here if we pretend these things are unique to Wilson and that other elite QBs don’t miss wide open guys. Try to let the stereotype go
I do not think Russ is better than Brady or Rodgers yet..but I believe he’s at least number 3 or 4. That said, I think Russ is the only one that can carry a team to 9 or 10 wins when everything is falling apart around him. In a year when he’s not learning a new system. I don’t think any of the QBs supposedly above Wilson gets us to 9-7 last year, for example. Maybe Rodgers, but his record on the road is terrible[/quote
I acknowledged that every QB makes bad throws and has bad stretches here and there.
My point is that I believe Russ has a bigger deviation from the norm than say a Drew Brees or Tom Brady.
While Brees and Brady miss throws and wide open receivers, I don't see them go full halves and long stretches during games where they are just flat out awful. Its more random hit and miss with those guys.
Think back to the NFC championship game against the Packers. He was so so so bad that game. Until magically he wasn't. This pattern has many examples- and in my opinion more so than most elite QB's.
I would still take him over many other QB's. When he is on, he is right up there with the best. And I see nothing wrong with
stating that finding a way to minimize these "slumps" that he tends to have in many games would elevate him to an even higher level.