rainger":2obrbqi5 said:
This is not an issue. RW is the smartest QB I have ever witnessed. He will take less damage than the traditional pocket passers who (if they are good) hold to the last sec and then take a big hit.
He is not an open field runner. (like BG3, Vick and the guy from carolina). He runs till he can and then gets down. His blocking down field has been perfect only talking on some one who cant hurt him.
This man is sooo smart and I think the whole game slows down for him so he can see things that no one else can. That is what made Wayne Gretzky great, the game slowed down and he could weave magic.
Yes there is always the shit that can happen. I still to this day hurt, the day Crurt Warner went down for us in only the second season.
But I think RW is one of the smartest, smoothest QBs I have seen in 30 years. I dont think, unless Karrma wishes to punish us, that RW will have the problems so many other qb's will.
Truth.
Russell Wilson is a smart QB. He gets out of bounds or slides when necessary, and doesn't take unnecessary risks.
Wilson only runs to pick up the first down, or whatever yards he can get safely. Or he gets a DB to bite on the run and drop their coverage, and then fires it to the newly open receiver.
In fact, one of the biggest reasons I'm so stoked about Wilson is that I think he'll be healthy for a long time because he runs to stay safe, rather than running to try to make big plays (i.e. Griffin, Vick, Cunningham, etc).
Poor play from our O-line got Hasselbeck injured because he wasn't mobile enough to escape anymore. Wilson seems to thrive when the pocket breaks down. Really, the big plays are just kind of a bonus icing on the cake. The cake is that he'll be around for a while because nobody can ever get their hands on him to hurt him.