Quote:In my opinion, in hindsight, if the Seahawks or for that matter any other team knew that Russell Wilson would have turned out the way he did, he would have been drafted well before Bruce Irvin.

 

I think that would have been very bad for a Franchise to do that. Wilson is able to have some success early in his career due to the talent he has around him. If he is not playing well, he doesn't have to "carry" a team so to speak.

 

Alot of QBs that are considered Franchise or Elite QBs benefited from having rosters loaded with talent to help them adjust to the NFL game. Then as the years go by they begin to flourish as some of the best QBs in the NFL.

 

I am all for taking a QB, but I think having talent around him will lead to more success and faster growth, than taking a QB with a roster that doesn't have the talent to back him up initially. Look at Bradford or Alex Smith, their growth was stunted because of the lack of talent around them. You can't just expect a QB to come in and carry the franchise. That happens gradually over the course of a few years.

 

Only QBs I can think of that really carried their teams from day one are Elway, Marino, and Manning.....

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