Seattle Seahawks: Another reality check on Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons. Tales of his discontent are bubbling to the surface again. Here’s a second reality check on the latest.
Once again, there are reports about the Seattle Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson not getting along. Another day, another negative story. Seahawks fans are tired of this.
What is real, and how much is the media blowing simple things out of proportion? It’s wrong to dismiss what’s happening out of hand because there is a kernel of truth. At the same time, not everything is true either. Every story has two sides. The most important part to consider is how friction between Russ and the Seahawks translates to real-world solutions.
Russell Wilson has told the Seahawks he wants to play in Seattle but, if a trade were considered, the only teams he would go to are the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders and Bears, his agent Mark Rodgers said to ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 25, 2021
The Super Bowl set Russell Wilson off
So RW3 heads to Tampa before the Super Bowl to claim his Walter Peyton Man of the Year Award. What does he see? First, there is Kansas City, who runs a fairly wide-open offense behind Pat Mahomes. Then there are the Tom Brady Buccaneers. Brady seems to have his finger on almost every move Tampa Bay makes. It’s kindling for the fire burning inside Russ for him to get what he believes is his due.
Reality Check
Yes, it’s the Championship game, but looking at those angles is extremely short-sided. The Chiefs are $23.1M over the 2021 cap. As for Tampa Bay, Brady came to the Bucs with six Super Bowl wins and three MVPs. He won a seat at the table by being the G.O.A.T.
What Russ overlooked is a) there were many years in New England where Brady took less money to have a better team. Additionally, he and Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians were very publicly not on the same page early in the season.
Most wins by a QB through first 9 seasons in NFL history:
1. Russell Wilson 98
2. Peyton Manning 92
t-3. Tom Brady 87
t-3. Ben Roethlisberger 87 pic.twitter.com/0L7Xs2ZpH5— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) February 25, 2021