Preachiness, empty stats, contrarian view...this is all sounding too familiar.
This team has only three wide receivers on its roster, two of whom are short and harder for Wilson to see, two of whom are operating with recent injury histories. Investing heavily in this WR corps is really not an option. It needs to happen. First round? Not necessarily. But we should be breaking down the options according to scheme fit, not by round, especially on a team that takes players two rounds early if they think he fits.
Also, I don't agree that 2012 is an inflexible snapshot of this scheme. A fair number of passing attempts this year were claimed by Wilson's early-season inexperience, and by receivers not getting open and forcing Wilson to scramble after five seconds of sitting in the pocket. And Wilson did show some heavy passing numbers when the occasion suited. Either way, the volume of passes is likely to increase next year, making a first-round WR less of an evil proposition.