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Originally Posted by Amnorix
I honestly don't want to diss Wilson, because I'm largely on your side on this, but I will say this:
1. the less a guy has to pass, because he is relying on his legs and his running game, and because he knows he doesn't have to score big points because his defense is likely to control the other team's offensive output, the easier it is to avoid mistakes. This isn't a Wilson thing, it's a good decision-making, good coaching thing.
2. QBR and similar can be useful, but I dont' think too many people think Wilson outplayed Brady that game, though Wilson's QBR was higher than Brady's.
AGAIN, I do tend to agree with you on your points overall in this thread, so don't take it as a massive attack on what you're arguing here.
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It's hard to say on point 2.
No one will remember how amazingly clutch the TD drive at the end of the 1st half was for Wilson. That was a 29 second TD drive against the NE Pats to tie the game (while getting the possession back in the 3rd) in the Super Bowl.
Wilson also played a great 3rd quarter, while Brady played a poor 3rd quarter.
Brady played an all-time 4th quarter, while Seattle was in "let the defense finish the game mode" and neutered the offense in the 4th quarter.
The aforementioned Butler/Lockette trip was a HUGE momentum shift in the game. That play probably saved the day almost as much as the Butler pick.
...but you can't take away the drive that got them to the 1 from Wilson, either. He made a HUGE 3rd and 10 completion and then got fairly lucky on a 1st down bomb to Kearse on that deflected pass ... but you can't just say if that's incomplete Russell doesn't drive them down and score anyway being on the NE 40 with 50 seconds, 2 timeouts, and 2nd and 10.
and I will never, ever, ever put that pick on Russell Wilson. That was a terrible play call and he made the 100% correct read and was 100% right to throw it because it was the design of the play. Could he have made a better throw? Maybe. But come on. That's pretty insane to ask of someone. It was still such an unnecessary play call.