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I was just watching ESPN with Ron Jaworski and Herm Edwards discussing who should be the league MVP and I was surprised to see Jaws pick Russell Wilson with Edwards pretty much agreeing with him. Jaworski's argument was that Wilson does a lot of things that don't show up in the stats to help his team win. He said he has catalogued every one of Wilson's plays this year and on "out of structure" plays (scrambles and passes or scrambles and runs) he averages about 9.5 yards per play. He said the OL is mediocre, the WRs are not great (very little separation) and there are games the Seahawks wouldn't have been in that they won because of Russell Wilson and his ability to make plays out of nothing. He also said that Wilson understands winning and does whatever is necessary to help his team win. Edward's agreed but also said that Wilson probably wouldn't win it because he's not a volume passer and doesn't put up the big fantasy passing numbers that the public and media look for.
Also this from Peter King in his MVP rankings:
Nice to see Wilson in the discussion even though I agree he won't get it because he doesn't put up big fantasy passing numbers which is how QBs are judged by a lot of people these days.
Also this from Peter King in his MVP rankings:
4. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle. Another quarterback making his debut in my top five. He ran and passed the Seahawks over Arizona on Sunday night in his usual Cool Hand Luke way. Now Seattle and New England are neck and neck for the best team in football. Wilson is the biggest reason for the Seahawks’ recent rise.
Nice to see Wilson in the discussion even though I agree he won't get it because he doesn't put up big fantasy passing numbers which is how QBs are judged by a lot of people these days.