The irony is that if instead of trying to showcase Wilson to try to give him the gamewinning MVP type of throw to turn him into the SuperBowl star...they hand the ball to Lynch ( or even Turbin!), they almost assuredly score the touchdown.
Then the following happens:
Russell Wilson, after having won 2 SBs becomes the darling of Madison avenue and the new "it" athlete. He would be getting endorsements from everyone, as I remember reading trade publications pointing out that Madison avenue was looking at Wilson as being the new rising star for the NFL, the projected to be the #1 face because of appeal to both genders, multi-racial appeal and his "clean" image.
Instead, Wilson throws the INT and later torpedoed his own endorsement options, scaring off marketers who in no way are going to put their brand next to a guy that says God talks to him after the SB. (Though maybe a cell company could use that for a commercial)?
And Bevell would ABSOLUTELY have gotten a job as the "genius" OC behind a team with 2 SB victories. Instead Bevell presides over a team where his offensive ranking is ...offensive.
That one play and suddenly Wilson is making 5M+ extra in endorsements , Bevell is gone, Seahawk branding becomes even more ubiquitous and the entire preseason half the fanbase starts expecting the team to go undefeated this season.
I don't see how with Bevell being the nearest thing to a scapegoat for all our offensive woes (which I think he is a certainly a contributor to..) that Bevell ends up with HC position. Although, much as I dislike how he projects himself - he must make people like him because you never hear the players openly ripping him (Marshawn excluded). Maybe he is a crappy coordinator but might make a good coach, no idea. He seems to be able to make people follow him he just outthinks himself constantly.
