Russell Wilson and Philadelphia

[blstoker]

Russell Wilson nearly drafted by Philadelphia Eagles - NFL.com

Nice little article about some of the the inner workings of the draft surrounding Wilson's selection at #75.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Wow! That was close. Now you can understand why JS wanted to pull the triger in round two. It worked out, thank god. It would be interesting to see how successful the Seahawks with Flynn as the starter. Sure glad we didn't have to find out.

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

I found out about this during the middle of last season when it was reported and I thanked my lucky stars that the Eagles didn't pull the trigger in the second round. Ticked off a lot of Eagles fans when they saw how Wilson produced and they passed on him twice in the second. These are the types of moves and gambles that shoots your franchise to the top or spirals down out of control. It's nice to be on the right side of these for once.

 

[dude82]

Russell Wilson nearly drafted by Philadelphia Eagles - NFL.com

Nice little article about some of the the inner workings of the draft surrounding Wilson's selection at #75.

The picture of him in an Eagles uni was a terrible Photoshop job. You'd think they could have done a better job of that.

Anyway... I'm obviously glad that it worked out the way it did. Could you imagine Wilson running Chip Kelly's offense? Yikes!

 

[seahawksfan234]

I recall seeing a similar article on CBS but it was about the Panthers.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

This is gonna make me lose sleep tonight. We shoulda just nabbed him in the 2nd round!! Man that was a gamble. But then again that's why the draft is what it is. You win some you lose some.

 

[blstoker]

This is gonna make me lose sleep tonight. We shoulda just nabbed him in the 2nd round!! Man that was a gamble. But then again that's why the draft is what it is. You win some you lose some.

IDK, it worked out fine, especially since we ended up with Wagner and Wilson.

 

[HawkSquatch]

Didn't Jacksonville select a punter before RW was selected? ROFL