The Seattle Seahawks have an extremely rare talent in Russell Wilson. While he’s been inexplicably overlooked in the MVP race to date, Wilson has accomplished just about everything else an NFL quarterback can hope for since he was drafted back in 2012.
Wilson came into the league fully-formed as a potent dual-threat quarterback. The creativity and big playmaking ability he showed as a rookie have never dropped off and helped him develop into a superstar. Now heading into his tenth season in Seattle, Wilson is indisputably one of the game’s elite competitors. One major reason is that he throws deep passes as well as anybody in the sport.
The guy in Kansas City’s cannon admittedly has more range, but when it comes to deep accuracy and consistency over the years nobody has done it better than Wilson. According to ESPN, he leads the NFL in several long-ball stats since he was drafted.
“Since entering the NFL in 2012, Wilson leads all quarterbacks in several categories on throws traveling at least 25 yards beyond the line of scrimmage: completions (159), completion rate (41.8%), yards (6,421) and touchdowns (53).”
Sensational stuff.
Looking ahead to this coming season, Wilson will be working with the third offensive coordinator in his career. Darrell Bevell and Brian Schottenheimer both had their moments, but more often than not it seemed like Wilson was carrying them as opposed to being elevated by their playcalling.
If Shane Waldron can succeed where Bevell and Schottenheimer failed, Wilson will get as close to indefensible as NFL quarterbacks come. Developing Wilson’s quick game is the last piece of the puzzle.
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