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Knowing what we do now about that draft class, does anyone in their right mind think he'd go ahead of Russell Wilson?!?!?!
On the flip side, the Seahawks won tons of games because of great coaching, a strong running game and great defenses. I’m not trying to knock Russell Wilson. He’s a good QB, he’s just not a guy who can carry an entire team like Luck was. That’s rare to find.
Wilson definitely played with a dominant defense for a couple of seasons, but anyone who knows the Seahawks knows that he's been carrying the team for the last couple and with just about any other QB they'd have been a last place team. They 'should' be deep in a rebuild right now, not a playoff team. But Wilson just isn't wired that way.
Statistically he's been better in most categories, but more importantly he's simply a fierce competitor. Luck cited that he was mentally tired for his reason for retiring, and that's perfectly valid and understandable. Especially if you don't have the competitive fire that a guy like Wilson has, and brings to his team.
Personally I think that Luck is incredibly smart for retiring now that he's over the game. He could have milked it for a few years and collected another $50M or more, but it's actually courageous to admit that you no longer have the energy or desire to compete. I hope he's able to continue to be healthy and enjoy his family for a very long time.
But I truly don't think that there's a single exec in football that would choose to have Luck over Wilson as their QB for the last 8 years, unless they are extremely biased or just want to play the contrarian.
The way I look at it is Wilson would have done better with that crappy Colts team then Luck was able to do.
If you put Luck on the Seahawks then let’s assume he would have done well. Maybe even won a SB with that team. So in that sense they are even. But then you have to give the edge to Wilson because he would have done more with the Colts then Luck was able to do. I won’t even take into account injuries.
Luck was good. But something always seemed a bit off with him. I can’t really pin point even what it is. Perhaps he has sustained some concussions over his football career. Peewee to the Pros. I also wonder if all the surgeries and pain meds has led him down some dark holes. I’m not sure exactly. I wish him the best. Good QB but far from legendary.
My point was that if you could redraft 2012 all over again, the draft order would likely be vastly different. That’s not really too controversial. Luck would likely only slide down a single spot, though.
Luck also had a lot more pressure on him those first couple of seasons, and that may have speeded up the mental exhaustion type of thing that he’s referred to.
Statistically, though, the only areas that Luck was able to outrank Wilson was in passing yardage per game and sacks. Wilson lead in every other area. Just facts.
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I may not think that Luck was the better of him and Wilson, but don't take that to mean that I am not supportive of his decision to retire when it's time.
Gottlieb on the other hand is a little piece of shit whose thieving ways were smoothed over because he was "misunderstood" and "internalizing his feelings". But he's a phucking thief, nothing more. And we all hate thieves...…
His defense was that he's a "smart ass", but he's definitely just a dumb ass......
I get it. Next man up!
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