IBleedBlueAndGreen":8qz0hhdr said:
sdog1981":8qz0hhdr said:
Peteball can be played with Ryan Tinnihill.
This is a capped league. Either you find an old elite QB making 15 million per or you take your chances with a Dak type on a rookie deal.
If Pete traded Wilson to the Giants for Sequan, along with a first and second rounder this team would still be 11-5 10-6.
It is based on the math of salary cap and deminiahing returns. Don’t pay a QB 30 million if he is going to throw the ball less than 25 times a game. You can win in the NFL running the ball, just use the strategic advantage of low pass attempts to save money at the QB position.
I can't tell you how much I disagree with this. This offense is SUPPOSED to be predicated on running the ball first and foremost and then using that to be effective passing the ball DOWNFIELD. Russell Wilson is (if not the best) one of the two or three best deep ball passers in the NFL. You think that Ryan Tannehill could have had the same success, throwing for 35 touchdowns, with the limited amount of passing opportunities that Wilson had? You think Tannehill could have made plays outside the pocket when the O Line breaks down the way that Russell does? That's kind of a ridiculous way to think in my opinion.
The 2018 Seahawks would have been 5-11 with Ryan Tannehill behind center instead of Russell Wilson. And we'd have a top ten pick in the draft with a focus on finding somebody to replace Tannehill.
And if Peteball could be played with Ryan Tannehill, then every team would be playing Peteball, because Tannehill's are a dime a dozen in the NFL.
What makes our offense dangerous is the combo of a physical run game AND Russell's explosiveness, accuracy to burn you downfield if you pack the box and his allusiveness.
This is the NFL, you can't be one dimensional, you need a QB that can make plays consistently to win. To think this offense would be anywhere near what it is with an average QB is naive.