Dr. Strangelove
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I agree that Wilson wasn't rated very highly by a few sources but there were also a few sources that could see the potential. And 90% of the detractors were hung up on his size. As for Fox, meh. They though Turbin was a decent pick. I also think a lot of the negative draft talk had a little bit to do with them giving that FA contract to Flynn. People actually thought Matt Flynn was good at one point. Goes to show how sometimes the experts are total fools too. I'm just glad Seattle saw something in RW and didn't let the stupidity of height cloud their judgement.I thought this analysis from Bleacher Report was an honest assessment of Wilson at the time.Foxnews:
BIGGEST DRAFT LOSERS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Seattle added two pretty good Utah State players in this draft -- inside linebacker Bobby Wagner in the second round and running back Robert Turbin in the fourth. The rest of the draft was kind of hit-or-miss.
Taking hit-or-miss players on the third day of the draft is one thing, but Seattle gets a low grade because of its first- and third-round selections.
Bruce Irvin is considered by some to be the best pure pass rusher in this draft, but at 245 pounds, the former West Virginia defensive end projects only as a pass rush specialist at linebacker, a la Aaron Maybin. A player like that is useful, but taking him at No. 15 in the draft is probably a reach -- and that doesn't even take into account Irvin's many off-the-field red flags.
Also, Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson was a dynamic college player, but he's 5-foot-11. His size limitations made him a reach in the third round, and with 26-year-old free agent Matt Flynn expected to take over as the starting QB, Wilson was a reach the Seahawks didn't have to make.
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Kiper gave Seattle's draft a 'C' that year and Russell Wilson didn't even make his wrap up. Thats how low on the radar Wilson was.
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