Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson-Game Manger?

The Seahawks win last night (9/4/14) and Russell Wilson's not overwhelming stats (19/28, 191 YDS Passing, 2 TD, 7 Rushes, 29 Yards) is helping to continue the debate over the type of quarterback he is. Is he a game manger? If he's not than what is he?
I've given this some thought and here's the answer-he's a cautious playmaker. That's someone who usually makes the correct call during the course of the game or season. You may ask how is he a playmaker since he's never thrown for 30+ Touchdowns Passes or for 4,000 yards? Here's the best stat that proves he is-he's tied for the most Touchdown Passes for a rookie (26). The person he's tied with? Payton Manning. His interceptions went down between his rookie (10) and his 2nd year (9) which shows he's getting smarter with the ball. Why that is nice and good its somewhat irrelevant give the position he plays-quarterback. The most important stat for any starting quarterback is wins, especially a win or wins on the game's Ultimate Stage-The Super Bowl.  Don't believe me? Than how come Joe Namath (173 TDS, 220 INT, 27,663 Yards), Terry Bradshaw (212 TDS, 210 INT, 27,989 Yards) and Troy Aikman (165 TDS, 141 INT, 32,942 Yards) are in the Hall of Fame? As you can see their stats aren't that great, in fact only Namath has an historical stat or record (he was the 1st Quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season) but they won. Namath won  the biggest game in the history of the AFL and possibly the most historic in Pro Football (Super Bowl III), Bradshaw lead the Steelers to 4 Super Bowl Championships (Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, & XIV) in 6 years, the 1st team to win 4 Super Bowls, and Aikman lead the Cowboys to 3 Super Bowls wins (Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) in 4 years, the 1st team to do that. To show how important the stat of wins is among quarterbacks why is it that Fran Tarkenton (342 TDS,266 INT, 47,003 Yards), Dan Fouts (254TDS, 242, INT, 43,040 Yards) and Dan Marino (420TDS, 252 INT, 61,361 Yards) aren't held in as high as a regard as they could be despite really good stats? That's right none of them won a Super Bowl. Fran Tarkenton holds a really dubious distinction-he's the first quarterback to lose 3 Super Bowls (Super Bowl VII, IX, & XI),  Dan Fouts never lead his team to the Super Bowl, and Dan Marino lost his only Super Bowl appearance (Super Bowl XIX).  Russell Wilson has already shown he's a playmaker because he's won on game's important stage-the Super Bowl-something which has eluded players with superior stats.