Seahawk’s quarterback Russell Wilson is yet again fielding the idea of joining another team, or at least that’s what the rumors are.
Russell has been with the Hawks since 2012. He’s won 1 Super Bowl and lost another. He’s been selected to 9 Pro Bowls and has even won the Walter Payton’s Man of the year award and yet the veteran has fallen victim time after time to none other than his own hubris.
It’s been widely known that the Hawks were a team to be reckoned with in that they had the “Legion of Boom” and a young talent in Russell Wilson. But when the “Legion of Boom” threatened to make the Hawk’s salary cap go boom, another direction was set in order. That order was to maximize the assets available to their young gun slinger who had a knack for putting the “Bread in the bread basket.” However, the Hawks front office couldn’t quite do that…
While Russell was cooking passing for 30 plus touchdowns and 4,000 plus yards, he was running for his life, taking unnecessary hits, and having to throw 30 to 40 plus times a game. I’m not a betting man, but I’d bet my salary that this isn’t the life Russell was envisioning. But what’s more is the same issues would persist year after year the lack of a reliable running game, a wishy washy defense, a passing game that would taper off towards the end of the season, and Russell having to do more than what would have been requested of any other quarterback. Still, Russell had leverage.
Russell was coming off a very good 2020 season. He managed to throw for 40 touchdowns all while completing 68.8% of his passes. As the 2021 off-season began to unfold, there was talks about Russell being traded and that he considered the Cowboys, Raiders, Saints, or Bears as candidate teams. This time was primed for Russell to go to a team that could fix the ills the inept Seahawks were unable to address. But no, Russell advised that he wanted to stay with the Hawks…and that’s what he did.
Unfortunately this was mistake by DangerRuss. Russell ended up throwing for his lowest amount of touchdowns since 2016. He threw for the least amount of yards since his Rookie season. In fact, Russell Wilson’s rookie season was better than his 2021 year (3,118 yards, 26 touchdowns, 2012) (3,113 yards, 25 touchdowns, 2021).
In fact, Russell Wilson’s rookie season was better than his 2021 year (3,118 yards, 26 touchdowns, 2012) (3,113 yards, 25 touchdowns, 2021).
-The Awful guy
Now, Russell Wilson is in a buyers market and he “appears to be in decline.” Had Russell left a year prior, he could have had the excuse of “it was my first year with the team,” or, if the season went well, “The Hawks were holding me back from my potential.”
I, for one, hope that Russell will get that team who is willing to maximize his potential and hush that ol’ hating defensive back Richard Sherman. Sadly, the narrative isn’t Russell’s and that’s a tall task to overcome at this time in his career.
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