Prisco on how to defend wilson

[BlueTalon]

I think if there's any coach's leash on Wilson this year, it was that they didn't want him running much. But like last year's leash, this one was removed.

 

[scutterhawk]

I stopped reading at Prisco.

cmon some of his stuff is trolling but when he talks x's and o's he's a decent writer

IF what Prisco had to say about defending Wilson were the absolute truth, then all I got to say is, Some teams are screwing the pooch by not hiring Prisco to run their Defenses.
I mean, PLLLEASSSE, just consider that the Defensive Coaches have done just about everything they can to stop the kid, and Prisco has all the answers as to why they've all failed? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[scutterhawk]

Prisco is offbase. At the conclusion of last year, Russell's best passing numbers were from the pocket, and his worst, though not bad, were on the run.

Russell has posted two 300 yard games. Both were vs teams that played zone and did not blitz very much.

Exactly. Like I was telling you back in the day..

When first scouting Wilson as a junior in college he showed tremendous patience in the pocket and was extremely adept at identifying holes in zone coverage and completing those passes consistently.

Defenses adapted by sending more pressure. His completion percentage went down considerably when pressure was applied via the blitz thru the A gap.

Yes, and then the Seahawks saw that pressure, and told Lynch "Yer Up" :mrgreen:

 

[seahawks08]

I think with our versatile and hybrid QB, no game planning by opposing teams are good enough. We can exploit them in some way or the other, either on the ground or by air. The added read option is something that helps freeze the defense and that freeze is what we exploit all the time. If a QB can run on any direction, throw the ball from any level, even when going to the ground is something you can never game plan on.

 

[AROS]

I have a global cynicism for media types that seem to always hate on the Seahawks in general. Prisco is at the top of that list, Bayless, Billicheck among others...Even if they might offer good analysis in other areas, it's their smug attitude when it comes to the Seahawks that is very off putting and creates a disdain for them and that's why I don't read anything from them even if it's otherwise good analysis. Short-sighted? Perhaps. But that's just me. I'm like the mafia that way. You talk bad about my family?

You're dead to me.

 

[hox]

Does Prisco write articles about "how to defend" other QBs? I know he never liked the Hawks, and doesn't want to see them succeed, but come on. What a douche.

 

[Hawks46]

Prisco is offbase. At the conclusion of last year, Russell's best passing numbers were from the pocket, and his worst, though not bad, were on the run.

Russell has posted two 300 yard games. Both were vs teams that played zone and did not blitz very much.

Exactly. Like I was telling you back in the day..

When first scouting Wilson as a junior in college he showed tremendous patience in the pocket and was extremely adept at identifying holes in zone coverage and completing those passes consistently.

Defenses adapted by sending more pressure. His completion percentage went down considerably when pressure was applied via the blitz thru the A gap.

Not necessarily a glaring weakness. Most QBs completion % goes down when you get pressure up the middle on them. It's been the best way to beat Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Both guys get the ball out way too fast to consistently get pressure off the edge.

I agree that Wilson was a lot better out of the pocket than given credit for. He's looked a bit out of synch this year, but I think that has more to do with OL woes than anything else, although he does miss some reads now and then, but most QBs will. I'd like to see him use hot routes and get the ball out quicker vs. the blitz, but we don't always run those route trees and that might not be on Wilson. I'm also curious how much control he has over the offense; ie: does he get to audible at will to whatever he wants? If he does, he needs to work on that some, but it's a testament to how good he is, and how polished he is already that people seem to forget he's halfway through his sophomore year as a pro QB. Eli Manning, Joe Flacco and a host of other NFL "elite" QBs didn't look this good their 2nd year in.

 

[Tical21]

I'm slowly churning through some wide tape to try to come up with some sort of assessment of Bevell, and I do think that Prisco's argument holds a little water. So far I've noticed more open receivers at 3 seconds than I thought I would, Rice in particular. It isn't necessarily a terrible thing considering our style and defense, but there is room for more efficiency, which I'm sure Russell will learn as he continues to watch tape, judge himself, and correct mistakes. He just doesn't tend to throw guys open. He waits until they are pretty generously open in most cases before he'll let it fly. He can do this because he can buy time, and because forcing balls is the last thing you want to do with a great defense. As good as Russell is now, I think two years from now, he is going to be a pretty different player to watch than he is now.