Summer talk : Who advocated in drafting Russell Wilson?

[Ad Hawk]

^^^ Go back and read the post-draft grades from right after the draft if you don’t believe me.

The Seahawks were overall graded poorly on that draft which was obviously wrong, but the knock on Wilson was spending a third on a QB when they had just invested in Flynn as their starter (again, that was wrong, but the complaint wasn’t about his height — he was a riser during the process b/c people coalesced around saying he was unfairly knocked for his height and for changing schools).

Every one on this Board heard every Mediot other then Jon Gruden slam him for his height, career back up, or Camp Cut was the commentary because of his height. Not his skills.

Everyone began backpeddling real quick after pre season and Flynn was let go. They were shitting themselves after the KC pre season game.

We here remember, don't rewrite the history, we got a F I think that year from almost everyone.

Exactly, Chris. The post-draft grades were simultaneously discouraging (if you believed them) and hilarious (if you looked at production of the rookies drafted).

If Russ were 6' 2" or taller, some other team would have taken him much earlier. Sure, the Seahawks looked odd taking him with Flynn already in the stable and paid well, and any criticism of the Hawks for being bold enough to take a 3rd round flyer on him is somewhat justified at the time. But that's not what we're talking about here.

The question is this: why wasn't a QB with that kind of production, leadership, intelligence, clutch, willingness to learn, etc. taken much higher by any team? It wasn't because of off-the-field problems... or injury history... or his skin tone... or his girlfriend... or the school he was from... or taking money while in college... etc.

There is only one reason.

 

[lobohawk]

^^^ Go back and read the post-draft grades from right after the draft if you don’t believe me.

The Seahawks were overall graded poorly on that draft which was obviously wrong, but the knock on Wilson was spending a third on a QB when they had just invested in Flynn as their starter (again, that was wrong, but the complaint wasn’t about his height — he was a riser during the process b/c people coalesced around saying he was unfairly knocked for his height and for changing schools).

His draft status had nothing to do with Flynn or the Hawks posture. Changing schools wasn’t a knock. It was actually used to highlight his leadership and ability to absorb a new system.

It was his height that dropped him. If he was 6’2” - 6’4”, he was a probable top 10 pick.