Gordio Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 in a game where your defense can't stop the other team, and you have no running game Russel Wilson is not the type of guy to carry a club throwing it damn near every down. Love his game but that's not him Whatever, Wilson is terrific. I loved him coming out of college & could not believe the Bills did not grab him when they traded up in the third instead taking Graham. I nearly almost cried when that pick was announce because I knew Wilson had a real chance to be something special. It is almost like he doesn't get the credit because he does not fit that prototypical style QB. He is not 6-3, he is not 240 pounds but the guy knows how to play. In pregame warmups I seen Wilson do a drill that I never seen before. He stood at the 35 yard line & had a receiver stand at the one corner of the endzone with his back to Wilson & his hands stretched out to catch the ball. Wilson hit the guys hands for the catch without the receiver moving his hands on all five of his throws. That is how accurate this guy is.
87168 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Elite or not, he will flatten the Browns this week. Russell is really developing as a pocket passer. Something a lot of analysts said he could not do.
BarleyNY Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 And foolish to open his mouth on the topic. Nothing to be gained, much to potentially lose. No reason to burn any bridges. Even one's you have yet to cross. (Except the bridge to Crossmanville, that should be isolated.) Agreed. Right or wrong, it's incredibly stupid for a head coach to say something like that to the media.
4merper4mer Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Agreed. Right or wrong, it's incredibly stupid for a head coach to say something like that to the media. He also left Cam off the list although obviously they are playing Seattle this week. That said, he might want to Google a guy named Al Campanis. Edited December 17, 2015 by 4merper4mer
Chuck Wagon Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 How Russell really wants to respond: “Would you put him there with the guys that can transcend their supporting cast? The Morningwhigs, whether it's David Shula, Kotite, Rod Rust, the ones that you would consider the two, three, four worst guys? No. But he's certainly coached himself into that next tier. He coaches at a low level, he's very unproductive and they lose, now a lot of that I think is a function, too, is he's the perfect coach for what they do. To me it goes both ways."
papazoid Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 i see no problem providing bulletin board material for your upcoming opponent - Shady
White Linen Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Unless you have one of the "top tier" QB's as a coach I'm not sure you should comment on whether another teams QB is.
Big Gun Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 I think Pettine is right. Wilson was put into an great situation with the defense the Seahawks have. Without that stellar defense I don't think Wilson is good enough to get them to the playoffs let alone 2 SBs.
TheFunPolice Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) I can't stand Malcom Butler Edited December 17, 2015 by TheFunPolice
Mike in Horseheads Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 He's looking at such top notch QBing in Cleveland I can understand his confusion.
Sisyphean Bills Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Might be a good week to "play" Wilson in fantasy leagues or something.
papazoid Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 anyone who besmirches an opponent is an IDIOT !
Talley56 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 While I don't think it was smart for Pettine to say this, I'm one of the few that agrees with him. Wilson's a solid QB who benefits from a great defense, great running game, and good O-line. But top tier, as in Brady, Rodgers, Manning (in his prime)? I would agree that Wilson is not in that category. At least not yet.
Heitz Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Pettine is a JERK - Ralph Wilson not top tier!? Well, I've never heard such crap in my life...
filthymcnasty08 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) The press really did a job on this one...if you read the entire quote, you see that he qualifies the top tier as a few absolute elites and names them (Brady, Rodgers, Big Ben) . With that being said, there's no way that Russell Wilson is in there but he did not say it to disparage him. Just our awesome press at work desperate for click bait. Edited December 17, 2015 by filthymcnasty08
Billsmovinup Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 68.8 comp percentage. 8.6 yards per attempt. 26 tds, 7 ints. If that's not elite I don't know what is. Of course Pettine is used to watching his own QBs throw for 500 yards and 6 tds every week so maybe he's holding Wilson to that standard. I think Pettine is right. Wilson was put into an great situation with the defense the Seahawks have. Without that stellar defense I don't think Wilson is good enough to get them to the playoffs let alone 2 SBs. Put Joe Montana alone in the field on both sides of the ball with his hands tied behind his back and a sock in his mouth and there's no way he's a hall of famer.
Buftex Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 He said he's in that group from like 5-10 in the league... That seems incredibly reasonable, regardless of the word you use for him.
Billsmovinup Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Whatever, Wilson is terrific. I loved him coming out of college & could not believe the Bills did not grab him when they traded up in the third instead taking Graham. I nearly almost cried when that pick was announce because I knew Wilson had a real chance to be something special. It is almost like he doesn't get the credit because he does not fit that prototypical style QB. He is not 6-3, he is not 240 pounds but the guy knows how to play. In pregame warmups I seen Wilson do a drill that I never seen before. He stood at the 35 yard line & had a receiver stand at the one corner of the endzone with his back to Wilson & his hands stretched out to catch the ball. Wilson hit the guys hands for the catch without the receiver moving his hands on all five of his throws. That is how accurate this guy is. Exactly. Wilson is great. Period. End of story. Like you said, if he's 6'4" 240 he's the best QB in the game. I'll take him over Newton seven days a week. He's right Do any of those guys end a super bowl like this? One play is your argument? That's about as ridiculous as it gets.
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