IndyHawk":2i6rkc38 said:
This is a question and not meant to flame anyone so let's be civil here.
I’ll try to answer without sounding too sanctimonious.
I was watching Oakland with their great OL and yes great RB so here we are.
While the score allowed Oakland to truly stay dedicated to their game plan, run the ball and take shots down field (vary comparable to what the Seahawks try to do), in the end Marshawn still only averaged 3.8 ypc very similar to Davis’ 4.0, Of coarse Russells three TDs proved the difference in a Seahawk win compared to Carr’s one in their loss.
Honestly I feel like with PC as coach he is not and it may not be on him.
We won a SB with a game manager,great D and great RB so that may be all we need?
There have been teams that have won Superbowls without great QB play, but by far most, have had QBs that are playing at a superior or elite level with their peers. Even fewer teams still can consistently win without that kind of play from their QB. To assume any QB can do that is a dangerous road to attempt to travel.
On RW end I feel like he is limited in seeing the field and locks on one Wr too much.
Nobody seems to think that about the next shortest QB in the league (Brees). There are some who tend to think Russell plays “sandlot” football too much which should dispel any notion he “locks on to” any one person or thing. But as fans, I think we see what we want to see more often than not, so to each their own.
I also do not feel he takes control like an elite would and lead the offense.
He is over 80% of the Seahawks offense now, I suppose he could be over 90%, but I’m not sure if that would be better or worse.
I guess at this stage I feel like we should be seeing more from him (audibles/checking off).
I’m pretty sure he does, there are people that feel he’s at his best during a two minute drills or hurry-up offenses when he is making decisions at the line. More or less, I’m not convinced that’s this offense’s problem.
The not stepping into the pocket or being lazy at it gets to me.He is not getting faster.
Again I believe he does, perhaps not as often as, you, the coaches, other fans, or even I would like, but on the other hand he is one of the best QBs in the league outside the pocket with the ball in his hands. To limit that part of his game would be limiting one of his strengths. But here I tend to agree, I think it would benefit him more if he did stepped up into a clean pocket more often, assuming there is one to move in to, as opposed to bailing out as often as he does.
My answer again at this point is no and I'm not so sure it gets better with any OC.
:icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new: :icon_new:
Here it’s hard to say. Would a different OC better fit Wilson’s style of play, or is Russell talented enough to fit another OC’s style of offense? Personally I think it’s the latter, if required to, he is talented enough to succeed in any style offense he’s ask to play. I’m just not certain that is the only problem with this offense.
Finally in answer to the title question, in a world where adults are paid millions of dollars to entertain the masses, be it sport games, movies, TV, theater, or concerts, Russell probably falls about right in what it cost for him to entertain us.
