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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
That's really not true. The knock on him was height, not ability or athleticism. Pete Carroll and John Schneider say him as a potential starter from day one, which is exactly what he did.
People forget this guy was a two sport star that was offered a one million dollar MLB contract when he was 18 and was later drafted in the MLB. But the dude loved football more than money.
If Wilson was 6'2 or taller, he'd have been in the Top 3 last year.
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If Pete Carroll had known he would be as successful and he has been, the Seahawks would have taken him in the first round and wouldn't have worried about Matt Flynn.
If you remove Russel Wilson from the Seahawks roster and put him into the 2013 draft, he'd probably be projected as the #1.
So the fact is, that Russel Wilson last year wasn't projected as someone who would likely be a successful NFL starter.
Irony stands.