Seahawks fans have not had much to complain about, in terms of how well their team was doing. The team has been to the playoffs with all different types of quarterbacks, as you can see in their season records, and the program has not been slowing down since last season. Russell Wilson had come to the team, however, just after they had scored some of their worst season records in franchise history. Three of the last four seasons were losing seasons, before Wilson arrived. The passing game really had not become electric, and the ball usually did not move far with the lack of talent the offense seemed to be having. Russell Wilson was drafted in 2012, and from that season on the Seahawks have never had a loosing record in regular season. They also were able to make back to back Super Bowl appearances in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, winning only the game of 2013 with a crushing 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos.

Seahawks fans shown in sellout crowds during the 2013 season, being rated one of the toughest places for away teams to go play, and one of the loudest places to play at.

Even though there is no clear argument against Seattle being successful, we still have to see if that success is being fostered by the game play of Wilson. So let’s look at his stats, and overall character as an NFL quarterback.

1. His passing game has been very impressive.

When Russell Wilson was first drafted, many people felt he would have an uphill battle in the passing game due to his small height. Just barely making six feet tall, he has proven that wrong with an electric pass game. He has thrown for over three thousand total yards every season he has been in the NFL (which has all been with the Seattle Seahawks), with an unwavering completion percentage that has always landed between sixty one to sixty nine percent. He also averages nearly eight yards a pass for his entire career, and is notorious for delivering unexpected deep passes that he can deliver right on the spot. He also works very well in a hurry up offense, which shows he is crucial at making these good passes with good use of the clock.

2. He is one of the best mobile quarterbacks ever to play in the NFL.

Russell Wilson shown running out of the pocket to score one of many rushing touchdowns that les to the Seahawks 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in the 2014 season’s super bowl matchup.

Wilson is simply outstanding at this aspect of the game. He has rushed for 3,641 yards his entire career, averaging 5.7 yards per rush. However, while he is truly one of the best at moving quick and intelligently, he has been known to lose the football quite a few times. He has fumbled the football at least two times each season in the NFL, accumulating 24 total fumbles in his career. However, this does not dictate his intelligence or speed with his running and technical ability, but is simply just an issue he has with containing the football.

3. He has a very good QBR and amazing RAT.

If you are not familiar with my past blogs, you can go here to find what these terms mean in the glossary of which most NFL statistics are derived from. To explain more of what they are measuring, QBR measures the quarterbacks overall rating while the RAT only rates the quarterback in relation to his passing. The issue with his QBR, even though it is at a healthy average of 66.4, is that it has been very inconsistent over Wilson’s entire career. His highest QBR came from his rookie year, at 74.8, yet it never grew from that every other year he has played. He even scored his all-time low QBR, 57.1, just two seasons ago in 2016. However, this has not stopped him from being on the good side when averaging other quarterbacks per each year. He falls in the top fifteen QBRs every season he has been in the NFL. His RAT has been even better, averaging 100.3 for his NFL career. To give you all perspective, the legendary NFL quarterbacks usually leave with RATs that range 100+, and Wilson averaging this before retirement shows huge credit to his pass game.

Overall, this quarterback is very good. This is one case where I have to say that the numbers are not too great at visualizing how great of a player he really is. Nonetheless, he has proved himself in the statistics that matter, along with showing the characteristics of a quarterback that knows how to win games. I truly think, when it comes to Russell Wilson, that he is right for the QB hype.