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Russell Wilson is on a 70-sack pace
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 12, 2015
AP
Russell Wilson is running for his life behind the Seahawks’ weak offensive line, and a lot of times he can’t run fast enough.
Wilson was sacked four times yesterday in Cincinnati, giving him a league-high 22 sacks so far this season. That puts him on pace to surpass 70 sacks this year, a total that has only been achieved twice in NFL history: By David Carr with the expansion Texans in 2002, and by Randall Cunningham in his first year as a starter in 1986.
A good runner who sometimes relies too much on his ability to make plays with his feet, Wilson has always taken a lot of sacks: He took 42 last year and 44 the year before. But 70 sacks in a season is a number that virtually assures the offense will be a disaster, and calls into question whether Wilson will even last 16 games.
With less time to pass this year, Wilson is also relying more on shorter, safer passes, which is why his completion rate is a career-high 70.7 percent while his yards per completion average is a career-low 11.2. Unless the Seahawks’ line starts playing a lot better, it’s hard to see Seattle turning things around after its 2-3 start.
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Say what ya want, but this is entirely Wilson’s fault. He handcuffed his own team financially with the holdout. Now he doesn’t have a decent line to protect him. Plus he holds onto the ball longer cause he keeps having super bowl flash backs.
The Jimmy Graham trade was a colossal mistake that hurt Seattle. If the plan was to move on from Zach Miller, then Seattle should have drafted a tight end first and kept Unger. We are in for a long season, and the Cardinals look their best yet.
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Remember Seahawks fans telling everyone they have a “dynasty” type team?
This will be just another team that comes and goes just like the 49ers of a couple of years ago.
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Wilson without a good D=Kaepernick
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The window to win a championship gets narrower every year…you had a good run Seattle, but it’s over. Welcome to 7-9, 8-8, and 6-10 the next few years.
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Wilson suffers from overestimation. He’s a decent QB who makes his best plays on the run. That’s fine as long as you have the #1 defense, the #1 special teams, and one of the top RBs. When you don’t he’s just a solid, second tier QB.
Russell Wilson is on a 70-sack pace
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 12, 2015
Russell Wilson is running for his life behind the Seahawks’ weak offensive line, and a lot of times he can’t run fast enough.
Wilson was sacked four times yesterday in Cincinnati, giving him a league-high 22 sacks so far this season. That puts him on pace to surpass 70 sacks this year, a total that has only been achieved twice in NFL history: By David Carr with the expansion Texans in 2002, and by Randall Cunningham in his first year as a starter in 1986.
A good runner who sometimes relies too much on his ability to make plays with his feet, Wilson has always taken a lot of sacks: He took 42 last year and 44 the year before. But 70 sacks in a season is a number that virtually assures the offense will be a disaster, and calls into question whether Wilson will even last 16 games.
With less time to pass this year, Wilson is also relying more on shorter, safer passes, which is why his completion rate is a career-high 70.7 percent while his yards per completion average is a career-low 11.2. Unless the Seahawks’ line starts playing a lot better, it’s hard to see Seattle turning things around after its 2-3 start.
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Say what ya want, but this is entirely Wilson’s fault. He handcuffed his own team financially with the holdout. Now he doesn’t have a decent line to protect him. Plus he holds onto the ball longer cause he keeps having super bowl flash backs.
The Jimmy Graham trade was a colossal mistake that hurt Seattle. If the plan was to move on from Zach Miller, then Seattle should have drafted a tight end first and kept Unger. We are in for a long season, and the Cardinals look their best yet.
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Remember Seahawks fans telling everyone they have a “dynasty” type team?
This will be just another team that comes and goes just like the 49ers of a couple of years ago.
-------
Wilson without a good D=Kaepernick
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The window to win a championship gets narrower every year…you had a good run Seattle, but it’s over. Welcome to 7-9, 8-8, and 6-10 the next few years.
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Wilson suffers from overestimation. He’s a decent QB who makes his best plays on the run. That’s fine as long as you have the #1 defense, the #1 special teams, and one of the top RBs. When you don’t he’s just a solid, second tier QB.
