I won't pretend to be an X's and O's guy, but I would be very disappointed if Pete decided to make our offense the Russell Wilson Magic show for the foreseeable future. Yes, it's a talent Wilson possesses and yes it is difficult to defend, but it's not 100% consistent. Further, I personally believe that Wilson with his polish, veteran nuances and work ethic is capable of so much more.
Heading into the Dallas game, Wilson was nearly leading the NFL in passer rating, he was around 114 or something like that. We may have hated the bubble screens and some of the gadgetry of that early season offense, but for a solid month, Wilson was extremely efficient running it. Then drama started happening, Wilson clearly lost his focus, and he had a rough stretch as a result.
When a QB is struggling, it's coaching 101 to go back to the basics with him until he gets his mojo back. That's what Pete did with Wilson, reverting to a 2012 style of offense about a month ago (with a few key differences, but the gist of the late 2014 and late 2012 offenses are the same). I think this is smart coaching. But I don't think we should limit Wilson to such an oversimplified offense in the long term.
We have seen some real growth from Wilson this year, but it's been masked by a brutal stretch in the middle of the season where he developed erratic accuracy issues. Wilson has shown real progress in the short passing game, passing over the middle, and passing to beat the blitz. He still has a long ways to go, but there have been baby steps this season.
I think that if Seattle gets a QB guru OC and a Brandon Marshall type receiver, Wilson could grow into a devastatingly good traditional QB. That can also make magic happen when he needs to. I am now completely certain that Bevell will never be the guy to get Wilson there. I don't think Bevell sucks, but I do think he might be the worst kind of OC, the one that holds his team back but isn't quite bad enough to be fired (and not quite good enough to get hired away). He's the Andy Dalton of OCs.