And the other guy is doing this...
Just a reminder that Russell Wilson didn’t even throw his first passing TD in the super bowl against the Broncos until his team was up 29-0.
Oh, and Wilson’s passer rating for the first half of that super bowl? 0. Zero.
And the other guy is doing this...
Your posts are in line with my thinking on Wilson, and actually on ANY player. I go further though. Nobody (except Wisconsin fans and foes) even knew who in the world this 6ft 190lb Russell Wilson was about 3 years ago, and now his status is nearly god-like to some. Not that he isn’t incredibly good in all the things you mentioned—he is.
But one turf-toe or god-forbid knee injury later, he goes into the scrap-heap with RGIII and dozens before him. His greatest asset is mobility and quickness.
No one player should be given as much credit as they’re often given, no one player should be given as much blame as they’re often given.
When the team’s star QB is gone for whatever reason (retirement, injury, burnout, drugs etc etc), another complete unknown—or maybe some other superstar—will rise up and do a great job at some point on every NFL team, on every college football team, and every high school team. And everyone will talk about them like no one could ever win again without them.
I recognize the effect of great players on team success, and good for them to take the ridiculous money offered, but personally I grant NO ONE on any team such reverence, and I don’t consider anyone a lock on winning (or losing). Look at Peyton Manning in the Denver-Seattle Super Bowl... one of the hall-of-fame greats in NFL history—horrible!
And on the flip side, when Ohio State lost their superstar QB and his awesome backup too before the Big 10 championship game, the smart money just knew that the season was over for OSU. Except the previously unknown 3rd string QB had other thoughts and abilities. Bet not 25k people other than OSU fans and die-hard football followers could name him right now even (Cardale Jones—who completely outplayed the great Heisman winner whom NO ONE could beat!) All Cardale did was lead OSU in destroying Wisconsin in the Big 10 Championship, Alabama in the BCS Playoff, and Oregon in the National Championship. And he wasn’t just a forlorn, barely capable “field general” (like Trent Dilfer in his Super Bowl season), he kicked friggin ass in each game. Cardale WHO??
These reasons are why I never grant hero nor goat status to ANY football player, especially QBs.
Just my thoughts... I realize I don’t know more than anyone else...