FlyingGreg":2dkwxr6q said:
Well, let's stop tender footing around it . . . (COVER YOUR EYES, Anthony!):
WILSON WAS NOT GOOD LAST SEASON.
We all know the "why": Terrible pass protection, no running game, his three significant injuries, Jermaine Kearse falling off the shelf, losing Tyler Lockett, trying to get Graham into the offense more, the limits of our rather vanilla and non-creative offense (in Bevell's defense, you can't begin to get creative when the QB has 2.2 seconds to survive).
The problem is, Wilson started to look shell shocked. Because of those factors, his pocket awareness is not good. He doesn't step up into the pocket (what pocket?), and immediately tries to escape. The problem with the escape artist routine, which worked so well in his first few seasons, is that he came in heavier and slower. As of right now, defenses know how to keep him bottled up. We need our play makers to make them pay for over-defending everything Wilson does. We need a consistent running game that can make defenses think twice.
I am extremely worried about Wilson having David Carr Syndrome. I can't blame him; I blame the coaching staff and the scouts for continually putting out sub par lines. We are wasting the best years of our once in a generation franchise QB. Wilson needs help, from all levels. But as others have pointed out, yeah - he missed a lot of throws last season. His deep ball accuracy, which he used to be great at, was not good. If you watch the All-22, you will see open receivers that Wilson does not see or has no time to get to.
This team cannot afford to have offensive outputs like we did last season. It was embarrassing to watch. 12 points, 3 points, 6 points, 5 points, 13 points scored against the worst defense in the league, 10 points. Those are TOTAL points scored in a game. Abysmal.
Greg, that post surprises me coming from you. You don't break 4,000 passing yards in a season by being not good, especially without a running game. He took a tick downwards, as did most of his stats, but not a significant tick. His completion percentage (64.7%, 2nd best in his career by a hair) is still one that many NFL teams would give their right arms for. Wilson has
always underthrown deep passes, every year.
He's also always sought to escape the pocket. You can argue David Carr syndrome if you want, but I think he can just see the field better under those conditions. He's short.
Those games that you cited? Bad, but give credit to elite veteran defensive lines matching up perfectly against a green OL. Also, again, when has Wilson NOT had to win ugly once a month against teams Pete and Darell were obviously caught looking past? Our Super Bowl run had a couple such teams (Tampa). Wilson had a lot of good games, too. In fact, he had more good ones than bad ones. By a margin of 10-5-1, IIRC. That's how you get into the playoffs.
The likeliest interpretation of this rumor is that Pete and John are trying to play four-dimensional chess and ensure early QB runs in next year's draft. I might have wanted to say that they're trying to keep Wilson humble in future contract negotiations, but Wilson's age is too low and Mahomes' draft stock too high (even at #26) to make that practical.