I'm sure they'll remember that, but let's not forget, before that.......worse day Wilson ever had IMO.
I think there's a happy medium somewhere. The Hawks (coaches) play to the scoreboard. You have teams like the Lions and Saints who basically chuck it a ton no matter the game situation, but the Seahawks are going to stay committed to the running game even when behind but especially when protecting a lead. Most of us know this, but it's worth it to mention it because of how strongly the coaches have been consistent with it the last 3 seasons. The Hawks have held the lead in every single game since RW became the starter, and I think until that tide turns you won't see his attempts per game get too much bigger than 25. There have been quite a few games where the team fell behind big and turned a lot more to the pass, and by and large the results have been positive. The add of Graham should help efficiency #s for sure, but I'm still hesitant to think we will be airing out while holding the lead. So I still see Wilson's total pass yards to be modest, but his efficiency stats should stay near the top of the lead as they have been for 3 seasons.
OL worse? I suppose it's possible, but they would have to really try hard at it.
The people who say he's a game manager are simpletons who can't think beyond total passing yards. He doesn't fit the traditional description of what a QB is supposed to look like in the NFL, so they try really hard to discount his success and project it somewhere else. Looking forward to shocked expressions when we get to the post-Lynch era and the team is still winning and RW is still playing at a high level.
Well, the first part is a bit of a statement of the obvious. So far the team and the player are saying all the right things about how he'll fit in and how he'll be asked to do all the things the other TEs will be asked to do...I have my doubts they truly are going to use him in a way that doesnt play to his strengths though. I guess we'll see. On a "normal" formation I see RW & Lynch in the backfield, Kearse split out, Baldwin & Graham on opposing slots, and Luke W as the traditional in-line TE on the side opposite Kearse. The Saints used Graham in similar fashion about 2/3 of the time, so right now I see that as the benchmark in Seattle's offense. I guess I would be surprised if it's a lot more than that, but I also don't think they'll try to turn him into Todd Christensen.
But Wilson still doesn't deserve the largest contract in NFL history. He is a quality QB, but he is not the best QB in the league. (IMO, Brady is right now)
What ever the market says he's worth, is what he's worth. Never fear, what ever he signs for, the next Franchise QB will surpass it. The latest contracts generally turn out to be the largest, well....that is given all other things being equal. I bet Rogers would love to have his contract done now rather then when he did.
Well, then when you're the Commissioner, force the NFLPA to agree to a CBA that makes all players sign 1 year contracts year after year and then you can better align salaries with what players 'deserve' instead of what the market bears at the time they are up for new deals.
He will get paid because he can get paid. If Cam, a slightly above average QB can grab 20 mil a year with little playoff success, Wilson should be asking for 30 mil. Even if he has to settle for 25 mil, somebody will be willing to pay it.
