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Originally Posted by Skinzman
Here is one of the problems I have with the Russell Wilson arguments. Just about anyone can have success on that team. As a QB on that team, your job is to not throw pick sixes and you win. They have the best RB in the game and he just flat out wears defenses down since the opposing teams offense is hardly on the field with all the three and outs that defense forces.
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I think you are missing Russell's playmaking (most 4th qtr comebacks since he's been in the league 15), rushing yards and the effect of his rushing threat to the overall running game (jumped from 14th to 1st FBO), and the effect of the running game on the defense.(pts allowed from 7th to 1st time of possession from 28th to 5th)
So when you say 'just about anyone can have success on that team' you dismiss the difference between the pre-Russell Seattle mediocre sub-.500 team and the Russell led team that is SB champion and contender.
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He has great pocket presence, but that doesnt win games. That team wins by attrition. They wear you down for 3 quarters and beast mode takes over in the 4th.
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You are right that pocket presence doesn't win games. But boiling down Russ's impact to pocket presence ignores the jump the team made in offense, rushing, passing, time of possession and overall defense.