@kearly: Had Wilson played like he did after week 7 all season, he'd have a case.
The voting isn't for who had the best season, it is for who had the biggest breakthrough.
Russell Wilson was handcuffed and protected by the coaches until the Chicago game, so he might not have had the best overall season, but by the end of the season he had surely made the biggest breakthrough.
I have watched the Atlanta playoff game carefully and many times over. (I recommend that others do this as well because that game shows the real improvements and breakthroughs of so many players, especially the offensive players: Russell Wilson, Zach Miller, Robert Turbin, Golden Tate and JR Sweezy. From that game, it is clear that the offense will be better than the defense in 2013.) The Atlanta game - the last game of the season - tells us more about the future of the Hawks than all of the other games combined, imo.
Russell Wilson was magnificent. From watching him in that game over and over, I am convinced it was not luck. It was definitely for real.
Wilson's breakthrough compared to the others is real and long lasting. He will be a star - one of the top three quarterbacks in the game - for a long, long time. He is very accurate and very clutch. Expect him to challenge the all-time NFL record for passer rating as soon as this next season. He is, to me, another Fran Tarkenton, who as a sub-six-foot quarterback held *every* QB career record when he retired - wins, touchdowns, competions, passing yards, etc - except Wilson is a better downfield runner and has a much stronger arm.
Wilson, compared to the other candidates for Breakthrough Player of the Year, had the biggest breakthrough because by the end of the season he had achieved a level far beyond the others that will likely make him an all-time great.
There should be very little doubt that Russell Wilson deserves to win this award. It would be a travesty if someone else won it instead, especially Colin Kaepernick.
Please vote everyday for Russell Wilson, *our* local legend in the making.
ESPY Breakthrough Player of Year voting page:
http://espn.go.com/espys/2013/vote/?id= ... &lang=null
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