John63":1hz8f6ky said:
LOl yeah ignore the facts I posted saying otherwise about cover 2 and just go with the Qhawks. I will make it easier for you since you seem somewhat rational. No player in the NFL is without his defincencies to include Wilson, we have pointed out when he makes mistakes. The difference is we realize just because you make a mistake does not mean you can't and always do. For example, Mahomes had a string of 5 of 7 games where he played like crap. All against single high. However, no one said he cant play again single high. The fact is he normally carves it up He just had a string of bad games combined with a great pass rush. However, Wilsons are far less pronounced than those you praise are suggesting as I and others have pointed out supply facts to support us rather than just claims. That said lets also use some common sense do you really think in 10 years if indeed he was so bad against 2 high that no one would have noticed and started using it? The facts I provided show otherwise. There is a difference between having a rough patch and being nad against something.
Everything you mentioned comes in a distant last behind Kurt Warner's video breakdown and every other actual NFL QB analyst, and also way behind the Rams defense and the way they've owned Russell over the years.
Remember the game where Golden Tate did the taunting bye-bye to the Rams CB, Janoris Jenkins IIRC, as he caught Russell's deep ball and waltzed into the end zone? That was about ALL the Hawks got that game, and it was barely enough to win. How about that Monday night win where the Hawks offense sucked, but Heath Farwell made a goal line stop to preserve the win? Even the exceptions with the Rams prove the point. The best game I recall Russell having vs. the Rams was the 30-29 win in 2019. Carson ran 27 times for 118 yards, Seahawks got 2 Rams turnovers, and the Rams missed a woulda-been-game-winning field goal as time expired. The next game, a couple months later, the Rams did a 28-12 beatdown on the Hawks, with no TDs from the Seattle offense, Russell sacked 5 times, threw a pick, and Hawks only TD was a pick-6 from Diggs.
The Rams know Russell's weaknesses and have the horses to exploit them, especially when it really matters. Not every NFL team has an Aaron Donald, or (in the past) Robert Quinn.
Just because not all teams have the player talent or scheme knowledge to exploit Russell's weaknesses, doesn't mean they don't exist. It doesn't mean he's not a great QB with amazing QB superpowers. It does mean he's not in the same league as Tom Brady when it comes to reading defenses and instantly knowing where to go with the ball, but then very, very few are.
NFL OCs are going to look at opposing defenses strengths, weaknesses, tendencies, and exploitable matchups. Remember Brady exploiting Tharald Simon in SB49? All Brady did was go "Where's Simon?" at the LOS and then throw to whichever quick small receiver, Amendola or Edelman, was in Simon's area. So the OC and Russell are going to do their best to find things they can exploit and develop a game plan based on them. Some teams will have no answer for Russell's QB superpowers. It's not enough for teams to just play Cover-2. OK, so the middle center of the field is dead to Russell when opponents run Cover-2, but can they match up with Tyler and DK outside and downfield? Can their pass rush force Russell to throw it before he wants to, or sack him? Can their run defense when in Cover-2 not be gashed by Carson or even (gasp!) lately... Penny?
Mahomes is one of the best comps to Russell. They have similar QB superpowers. The league is starting to learn Mahomes tendencies, and it's tougher sledding for him now. Tampa Bay, like the Rams, has personnel on their D that can force the issue. That and KC had an injured O-Line that was hot garbage in that game. In the prior Super Bowl, the one KC won, Mahomes basically pulled a Russell, scrambling around and finding a WR deep downfield. (SF fans all say a blatant hold was ignored, giving Mahomes the time to throw--they may have a point) Then Mahomes KC D and run game helped him out a bit, to preserve the win. That formula, along with cheap rookie contract, was golden for Russell, and it worked for Mahomes too.
Come back here after the Rams game and note all the plays where Russell read a Cover-2 zone, and made a throw in the middle of the field for a 3rd down conversion. Same thing after the Cardinals game. I'm expecting it to be a "very short list", but would be happy to be wrong. That would be progress for Russell.
Russell has "rough patches", aside from injury, because of holes in his QB game, and opponents who have the horses on D to take advantage of them. His rough patches are not random.
