Still comes down to whether Eli Manning, Matt Ryan and others have more weapons than Wilson.....the answer is Manning needs both a running game and at least 2 elite to very good WR's to succeed, otherwise he throws 20+ picks a year.
Ryan has spent every year of his career throwing to any combo of the following....Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez.
I think both programs are considered your prototype QB....I can add Rothlesberger with players like Hines Ward, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Heath Miller.
We need to be fair to Wilson and understand that his touch on the deep ball is as good as anyone in the league and I'm excited for him having Matthews and now Graham as pieces of the offense. We are still forgetting that Matthews didn't play any snaps in any of the games prior to the Super Bowl in a meaningful fashion.....instead we were arguing last year about the merits of Phil Bates vs Ricardo Lockette.
The addition of Fred Jackson after week 2, along with Samson Satele, mixed with Graham, Tyler Lockette and Matthews, give us a real threat of playmaking. We miss Sidney Rice and his presence in helping Wilson develop as a rookie, along with some actual plays being made by Zach Miller and Anthony McCoy at TE.
The gaps in our offense are alarming if we are looking back at last year. This year is a new year and teams have to respect Graham and Jackson as safer throws that will move the chains. The 3 and outs had to be a point of contention in the Super Bowl, we got outplayed and survived on 2 big plays to Matthews.
The defense and article in Sports Illustrated was excellent in that Wilson knows he has to deliver, but his work ethic is 2nd to none. Do I think he's not looking to throw picks?? Absolutely...he missed Turbin on a pass inside that he scrambled out of trouble and tried a floater to Kearse in the endzone.
To recap, when players like Anthony McCoy, who when healthy is as athletic as Jimmy Graham, are missed on crossing routes, we down play it because it's McCoy.....when he misses Graham on a shallow cross, it will get magnified.
I honestly am more terrified about Tharold Simon and Cary Williams playing significant minutes at CB, more than anything associated with Russell Wilson. I am hoping Jeremy Lane gets back by November and that Tye Smith develops. I'd rather see Smith and Simon develop more than whatever jump in talent Wilson presents this year.
The Super Bowl is past us. The legend of Seattle looking or feeling like New England is established over a 7 to 8 years period not over a 2 or 3 year stretch. People pencil in the Packers for the playoffs and winning the North. Seattle is now at that level where we are going to make the playoffs every year for the near and distant future. We are not going to win the Super Bowl every single year, but will be in the conversation. That's all you can ask for, there is not a window closing on things here, the future for the next 5 to 7 years is very bright. Enjoy this timeframe folks, it is really a fun time, with some stress mixed in....beats finishing 8-8 every year.