Willyeye":1mt3rkfr said:Tical21":1mt3rkfr said:His efficiency is off the charts. But has any team passed less often in the last three years than the Seahawks? Not necessarily Russell's fault, but I kind of think this stat alone would disqualify anyone, Seahawk or not, from being the best in NFL history at something.
Because everyone knows that pass attempts is the most important stat that QB's should be evaluated on, right? Besides, I think you might be confusing the issue...I NEVER said Wilson is the best in NFL history at anything...I said it could be argued that the totality of Wilson's first three years are better than the first three years of any other QB. To say that Wilson should be disqualified because his passing attempts are less than some other QB's (don't try to convince Montana fans of your theory) also ignores the fact that in just three years, Wilson is one of the most successful rushing QB's in NFL history.
Let's look at that logic: let's ignore the fact that Wilson is top 7 in NFL history in passing TD's for his first three years because he has less attempts than a lot of other QB's do; you understand that throwing MORE TD passes on LESS attempts is an even greater accomplishment, right? For his first three years, Wilson is ranked #7 in TD passes while being ranked #24 in pass attempts...that shows how truly great Wilson actually is. This equates to 23 QB's having more pass attempts than Wilson in their first three years, but 17 of those 23 were unable to throw as many TD passes as Wilson.
It kind of sounds like you are not a fan of the Seahawks style of football. The ultimate goal in football is to win games, not to see who can attempt the most passes. Andrew Luck has the most passing attempts in the last three years, and how many SB appearances has it got him? And that is a fact, even given the fact that Luck's schedule has been full of far weaker defenses than has Wilson's schedule over the last three years.
What some fail to realize is that with less attempts comes less room for error. For instance if you only throw the ball 25 times and start 1-10 you have to go 15-15 to get to 16-25 or 64%. However if you throw the ball 30 times and start 1-10 you can go 18-20 for a combined 19-30 or 63.33%.