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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower
Right. Six playoff wins in three seasons is nowhere near as good as a guy with one in ten.
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That team was absolutely loaded and ready when Wilson stepped in as QB. Most of their draft picks had panned out and were kept and played by the team. It was a young team, but had continuity, attitude and an identity.
As well, Gus Bradley put in place a defensive philosophy that was excellent for the personnel that they had and Pete Carroll was able to instill his infectious enthusiasm into the young team.
Wilson was given a chance that, in most likelihood, no other team in the NFL would have given him and he jumped on it and has done a very good job in quarterbacking the team.
They were the youngest team overall in NFL history to win a Superbowl.
However, as another has pointed out, they have a plethora of starters, very high quality starters, coming up for free agency. Okung and Wagner among them - two guys who should be considered among the best at their respective positions in the entire NFL.
They will have one more chance at a run at the Superbowl in 2015 before salary demands at key positions breakup the team (potentially). This is why Wilson is wanting his money now, before the decline or breakup and he's forced to shoulder more of the load personally and his numbers and effectiveness take a hit thus lowering his perceived value on the open market.
With the Seahawks, it was immediately apparent that they were a much better team when Bobby Wagner was on the field. With Wilson, the guy can throw for 103 yards and still win a playoff game. Throw four interceptions and still win a playoff game. I'm not sure that I give that guy $20 million a season without the respective pieces in place and if those respective pieces are in place, I would be inclined to go with a more natural or prototypical NFL QB versus the try hard midget.
With the 2015 Chiefs, I sincerely believe that the pieces are in place for a serious three year run. They've had back to back winning seasons with some serious caveats attached to the team, but have addressed those issues (for the most part) this off-season. They are ready.