Now it is time for stats.
The average NFL sack takes between 2.7 and 2.8 seconds.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/06/16/qbs-in-focus-time-to-throw/
Look at all those charts on QBs, broken down by the length of time they had to throw the ball.
As per PFF, Wilson had 164 dropbacks where he held the ball for more than 3.6 seconds. 32 of those ended in sacks, 47 in scrambles, and he threw 10 TDs and 3 INTs on those plays. He was right around the league average of 2.78 seconds before being pressured on those plays.
Nobody else in the NFL had as many plays where they held the ball for at least 3.6 seconds as Russell. Few took as many sacks as Russell did when holding on to the ball, and nobody threw as many touchdowns as Russell when holding on the ball.
Like I said, it is kind of his thing.
Of note, Russell took 6 sacks when he held the ball 3.1 to 3.5 seconds,
5 sacks when he led the ball 2.6 to 3.0,
1 sack when holding the ball from 2.1 to 2.5
and 0 sacks on the 109 attempts where he held the ball under 6 seconds.