But who's on Russ' podcast this week????

[PNW]

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[Flyingsquad23]

I definitely see Hyde open but I also see Russ coming off his first read and seeing a free runner coming straight at him, the LT is lightly engaged with the DL(couldn’t see the #)who looked to me like he was waiting to jump if the pass went to the flat.

When you watch the all 22 you often see wide open receivers, doesn’t mean the QB can get to the read much less the throw. Even on the broadcast there were times I could see what looked to be open targets but when you get a different look at it you see 1. He wasn’t to that point in his progression and/or there was zone defenders with good angles if the throw was made. Credit to NYG they had a great game plan and it lined up with a terrible day for Russ.

 

[Shanegotyou11]

Let me ask you this. If they had existed at the time, do you think MJ would've been making in-season podcasts?

I rest my case

They would of known he was a gambler. 6 titles tho

 

[Maelstrom787]

I’m glad this topic was brought up and made in a thread, I do think the podcast is an unneeded distraction and should be dialed back until the season is over. However everyone is welcome to have their own opinions. I don’t know of any other current players with their own podcasts. The only other one is Mark Ingram. Aaron Rodgers being a guest on someone else’s podcast is completely different and is not comparable in my opinion. To me it appears “Separation is in the preparation.” is now something in the past.

A podcast takes a couple of hours of talking, and his media team certainly does the rest. Players go out to eat, they go to clubs, and they socialize. It's part of life, and its good for them.

To insinuate that a simple podcast is honestly derailing his preparation is a huge reach. And, again, I pose the question: the podcast was running when he had his best start of a seasom ever, by FAR. Why wasn't it a problem for y'all then?

Firstly I’m not here to try and change your opinion, we all know where you stand, no hard feelings. Since you asked though, to me his podcast doesn’t look simple, if it was simple every starting QB would have a podcast. This year was a particularly difficult year for defenses due to covid with no offseason. So it took a while to catch up to offenses, plus we really didn’t play that many good teams early on in the year when Russ was killing it. Once we played good teams like the Cardinals, Bills or Rams, teams had game film to figure out Russ and how to attack him then things started to look how they do now. His podcast isn’t helping him solve these current issues.

I'm not pretending that you're trying to change my opinion. I'd just love someone to come forward with some valid logic behind Wilson being distracted by a podcast that he's had for a good while now... but there isn't a logical train of thought that ends at that conclusion.

 

[Maelstrom787]

Let me ask you this. If they had existed at the time, do you think MJ would've been making in-season podcasts?

I rest my case

Yeah, probably. I mean, he got himself addicted to gambling and switched to baseball at one point. He also starred in a major movie in the middle of his career.

Case rested, I agree

 

[rcaido]

Let me ask you this. If they had existed at the time, do you think MJ would've been making in-season podcasts?

I rest my case

Yeah, probably. I mean, he got himself addicted to gambling and switched to baseball at one point. He also starred in a major movie in the middle of his career.

Case rested, I agree

Dont forget golfing during the nba playoffs. He ended up having a bad game on the course and losing money to Ainge. He took it out on Dennis Johnson and the rest of the Celtics w his 63pts.

 

[falcongoggles]

Let me ask you this. If they had existed at the time, do you think MJ would've been making in-season podcasts?

I rest my case

Yeah, probably. I mean, he got himself addicted to gambling and switched to baseball at one point. He also starred in a major movie in the middle of his career.

Case rested, I agree

Except the movie was filmed in the off-season and he brought all the best players in the league to play in the mornings and then shot the film in the afternoon/evening. In the ESPN documentary, those who participated in the morning games described them as the highest level and most competitive games ever played. The guy was laser-focused.

 

[falcongoggles]

Let me ask you this. If they had existed at the time, do you think MJ would've been making in-season podcasts?

I rest my case

Yeah, probably. I mean, he got himself addicted to gambling and switched to baseball at one point. He also starred in a major movie in the middle of his career.

Case rested, I agree

Dont forget golfing during the nba playoffs. He ended up having a bad game on the course and losing money to Ainge. He took it out on Dennis Johnson and the rest of the Celtics w his 63pts.

Podcasts aren't another competitive sport and Wilson definitely hasn't had a game equivalent to hanging 63 points on anyone in the last few weeks.

MJ was singular and he used every little slight to fuel his competitive fire, to include losing bets in gambling or the golf course.

Look at the threads on this page, everyone is saying that Wilson seems burnt out, extinguished. There is no competitive fire and the only thing that seems to make him light up are his side hustles.

 

[rcaido]

Let me ask you this. If they had existed at the time, do you think MJ would've been making in-season podcasts?

I rest my case

Yeah, probably. I mean, he got himself addicted to gambling and switched to baseball at one point. He also starred in a major movie in the middle of his career.

Case rested, I agree

Dont forget golfing during the nba playoffs. He ended up having a bad game on the course and losing money to Ainge. He took it out on Dennis Johnson and the rest of the Celtics w his 63pts.

Podcasts aren't another competitive sport and Wilson definitely hasn't had a game equivalent to hanging 63 points on anyone in the last few weeks.

MJ was singular and he used every little slight to fuel his competitive fire, to include losing bets in gambling or the golf course.

Look at the threads on this page, everyone is saying that Wilson seems burnt out, extinguished. There is no competitive fire and the only thing that seems to make him light up are his side hustles.

Doing golf or hitting the casino day before playoff game? Smoking cigars...

Wilson is having his best year stat wise,despite a couple bad games. Wilson during the beginning of the year while he was doing all the perfume & podcast, he was having NFL record breaking stats. That didn't seem to affect/distract his game. Something happened and i think its probably a concussion.

 

[hangumhi]

Last I checked everyone only has 24 hours a day, a successful podcast and a new baby are two new jobs in that equation. Assume to be half decent at both you have to now carve another 2-5 hours out of your day. No one is going to fault someone for keeping their priorities straight regarding their family (marriage/ and fatherhood), but something has to give in your day, is it sleep? is it your off field film study? both have the potential to affect your on-field performance.

People who are as successful as RW tend to be creatures of habit that have every half hour of their day accounted for. So yes, you add in two huge things in his equation this year something has to give and I think we're seeing it affect his on-field performance. I mean it literally could be something as simple as sleep is what he's been giving up, how many people here took on a new project/hobby found yourself staying up an extra 1-2 hours a night and it didn't seem to be a big deal until a few months later as you burned out. RW is human...

As someone who does a podcast, I can tell you, you're spot on. I have a team of people producing the podcast and it still takes a m in minimum of 6 hours per podcast for me to do a bit of research, and prep before the taping and then the actual taping and conversations afterwards.

I agree wholeheartedly that Russ is taking on too much in his personal life. I love the guy...probably going to end up being my favorite seahawk of all time if I can ever find a way to let go of Steve largent. I'm not bashing Russ in any way. I simply hope he cuts out some of the personal side stuff and focuses on football.

One thing we have to remember is that Russ is always playing at a disadvantage with his size so absolutely he needs to be more prepared than most QBs if he wants to remain elite.

 

[hoxrox]

Last I checked everyone only has 24 hours a day, a successful podcast and a new baby are two new jobs in that equation. Assume to be half decent at both you have to now carve another 2-5 hours out of your day. No one is going to fault someone for keeping their priorities straight regarding their family (marriage/ and fatherhood), but something has to give in your day, is it sleep? is it your off field film study? both have the potential to affect your on-field performance.

People who are as successful as RW tend to be creatures of habit that have every half hour of their day accounted for. So yes, you add in two huge things in his equation this year something has to give and I think we're seeing it affect his on-field performance. I mean it literally could be something as simple as sleep is what he's been giving up, how many people here took on a new project/hobby found yourself staying up an extra 1-2 hours a night and it didn't seem to be a big deal until a few months later as you burned out. RW is human...

As someone who does a podcast, I can tell you, you're spot on. I have a team of people producing the podcast and it still takes a m in minimum of 6 hours per podcast for me to do a bit of research, and prep before the taping and then the actual taping and conversations afterwards.

I agree wholeheartedly that Russ is taking on too much in his personal life. I love the guy...probably going to end up being my favorite seahawk of all time if I can ever find a way to let go of Steve largent. I'm not bashing Russ in any way. I simply hope he cuts out some of the personal side stuff and focuses on football.

One thing we have to remember is that Russ is always playing at a disadvantage with his size so absolutely he needs to be more prepared than most QBs if he wants to remain elite.

This makes sense. Time and energy are finite resources. And Russ' lack of energy is showing on the field. This in my view is the bigger reason why he's playing poorly. Not because he's not studying film.

I don't question his preparation. He just looks tired out there. Maybe he's burnt out at this point in the season, trying to balance his family life, football life and his business aspirations. Not enough sleep and recovery time?

In this last game, his mental clock was two seconds too slow. For a QB, football is more mental than it is physical.

 

[Flyingsquad23]

Last I checked everyone only has 24 hours a day, a successful podcast and a new baby are two new jobs in that equation. Assume to be half decent at both you have to now carve another 2-5 hours out of your day. No one is going to fault someone for keeping their priorities straight regarding their family (marriage/ and fatherhood), but something has to give in your day, is it sleep? is it your off field film study? both have the potential to affect your on-field performance.

People who are as successful as RW tend to be creatures of habit that have every half hour of their day accounted for. So yes, you add in two huge things in his equation this year something has to give and I think we're seeing it affect his on-field performance. I mean it literally could be something as simple as sleep is what he's been giving up, how many people here took on a new project/hobby found yourself staying up an extra 1-2 hours a night and it didn't seem to be a big deal until a few months later as you burned out. RW is human...

As someone who does a podcast, I can tell you, you're spot on. I have a team of people producing the podcast and it still takes a m in minimum of 6 hours per podcast for me to do a bit of research, and prep before the taping and then the actual taping and conversations afterwards.

I agree wholeheartedly that Russ is taking on too much in his personal life. I love the guy...probably going to end up being my favorite seahawk of all time if I can ever find a way to let go of Steve largent. I'm not bashing Russ in any way. I simply hope he cuts out some of the personal side stuff and focuses on football.

One thing we have to remember is that Russ is always playing at a disadvantage with his size so absolutely he needs to be more prepared than most QBs if he wants to remain elite.

This makes sense. Time and energy are finite resources. And Russ' lack of energy is showing on the field. This in my view is the bigger reason why he's playing poorly. Not because he's not studying film.

I don't question his preparation. He just looks tired out there. Maybe he's burnt out at this point in the season, trying to balance his family life, football life and his business aspirations. Not enough sleep and recovery time?

In this last game, his mental clock was two seconds too slow. For a QB, football is more mental than it is physical.

All I’m reading still are opinions on how he does his job, when I see actual proof that Russ isn’t preparing the same way he always has then the conversation can change.

How many hours a day would you say is the acceptable amount of time to spend at the Vmac or in personal study?

Any chance he looks slower because he is 32 and has been absolutely pounded this year?

 

[TwistedHusky]

The stories about how much extra time Russ has put in at the VMAC on nights, off-days, and weekends have stopped.

We used to see them all the time during the SB runs.

Do you really believe he is putting in the same amount of time?

Honestly?

Or do you just think he doesn't need to put in that kind of time anymore?

Again, I didn't think it was sustainable anyway - but to argue it is unchanged seems to ignore a lot of information staring you in the face that seems to dispute this.

 

[pinksheets]

The stories about how much extra time Russ has put in at the VMAC on nights, off-days, and weekends have stopped.

We used to see them all the time during the SB runs.

Do you really believe he is putting in the same amount of time?

Honestly?

Or do you just think he doesn't need to put in that kind of time anymore?

Again, I didn't think it was sustainable anyway - but to argue it is unchanged seems to ignore a lot of information staring you in the face that seems to dispute this.

Are there articles saying he's putting in less time? Or are you just making assumptions because certain story types have stopped?

 

[TwistedHusky]

If you want to try to convince yourself that Russ is putting in the same amount of time he did back then?

I won't bother trying to dissuade you.

There is a lot of information that seems to be staring you in the face that you would have to ignore. But unless he was punching a time clock, you could probably convince yourself it hasn't changed.

Again, Russ himself said that separation was in the preparation. But you don't have to believe him if it makes you feel better.

 

[rcaido]

If you want to try to convince yourself that Russ is putting in the same amount of time he did back then?

I won't bother trying to dissuade you.

There is a lot of information that seems to be staring you in the face that you would have to ignore. But unless he was punching a time clock, you could probably convince yourself it hasn't changed.

Again, Russ himself said that separation was in the preparation. But you don't have to believe him if it makes you feel better.

Is he not having career year with his stats? Did he not have NFL breaking stats in the first 5 games while doing podcast?

Wasn't there a story where he took Metcalf in the offseason to do workouts?

 

[Flyingsquad23]

How many hours a day should Russ devote to his game prep?

 

[TheLegendOfBoom]

If you want to try to convince yourself that Russ is putting in the same amount of time he did back then?

I won't bother trying to dissuade you.

There is a lot of information that seems to be staring you in the face that you would have to ignore. But unless he was punching a time clock, you could probably convince yourself it hasn't changed.

Again, Russ himself said that separation was in the preparation. But you don't have to believe him if it makes you feel better.

I don’t know why but there seems to be a lot of very angry posters here that believes Wilson does not have any flaws.

I don’t understand that.

You don’t need to be upset when someone criticizes Wilson.

Wilson is the franchise QB and when he plays awful, he should be open for criticism just as any other member/player on the team.

But it’s almost like cult-following of Wilson defenders that will come to the aid of Wilson anytime another poster says something about Wilson that they do not like.

Relax. Wilson has flaws.

Posters here get very upset.

 

[pinksheets]

If you want to try to convince yourself that Russ is putting in the same amount of time he did back then?

I won't bother trying to dissuade you.

There is a lot of information that seems to be staring you in the face that you would have to ignore. But unless he was punching a time clock, you could probably convince yourself it hasn't changed.

Again, Russ himself said that separation was in the preparation. But you don't have to believe him if it makes you feel better.

You came to a conclusion based on assumption. If you're saying he's not putting in the time, back it up.

 

[Maelstrom787]

If you want to try to convince yourself that Russ is putting in the same amount of time he did back then?

I won't bother trying to dissuade you.

There is a lot of information that seems to be staring you in the face that you would have to ignore. But unless he was punching a time clock, you could probably convince yourself it hasn't changed.

Again, Russ himself said that separation was in the preparation. But you don't have to believe him if it makes you feel better.

I don’t know why but there seems to be a lot of very angry posters here that believes Wilson does not have any flaws.

I don’t understand that.

You don’t need to be upset when someone criticizes Wilson.

Wilson is the franchise QB and when he plays awful, he should be open for criticism just as any other member/player on the team.

But it’s almost like cult-following of Wilson defenders that will come to the aid of Wilson anytime another poster says something about Wilson that they do not like.

Relax. Wilson has flaws.

Posters here get very upset.

There's a difference between validly criticizing his play and going full tin-foil by blaming Russell for derailing his career with podcasts and perfume.