No Excuses for Russell Wilson; QB Must Overcome Lack of Protection, Weapons

November 5, 2014   ·   Ty Schalter   ·   Jump to comments

The Seattle Seahawks are Russell Wilson's team.
Running back Marshawn Lynch has one foot out the door, per ESPN's Chris Mortensen (via NFL on ESPN on Twitter). Receiver Percy Harvin is already gone. As Bleacher Report NFL Lead Writer Mike Freeman reported, Harvin was a wedge splitting the locker room into pro- and anti-Wilson camps.
When Harvin was sent to New York for peanuts, despite the ransom of picks and cash they'd invested in him, the message from Seahawks brass was clear: Wilson is The Franchise.
So why isn't he playing like it?
Since Harvin was traded in the wake of a surprise home loss, the Seahawks are a shaky 2-1. A second straight surprise loss to the St. Louis Rams, followed by close shaves against the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders, means the Seahawks have outscored their last three opponents, with a combined record of 6-18-1, by just eight points.
What's going on with Wilson and the Seahawks offense—and what does he have t...

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