{"id":74927,"date":"2019-11-06T19:15:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=74927"},"modified":"2019-11-06T19:15:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:15:56","slug":"why-russell-wilson-genuinely-deserves-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/11\/06\/why-russell-wilson-genuinely-deserves-mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Russell Wilson Genuinely Deserves MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sure, this argument may seem questionable coming from a Seattle Seahawks<\/a> fan but his stats and play are hard to ignore. Russell Wilson<\/a><\/strong> is in his eighth season and is having yet another historical year. For some reason, he still seems to be underrated by most.<\/p>\n

For years, the media exhausted the excuses<\/a> that Wilson was being carried by the Seahawks defense and Marshawn Lynch<\/a><\/strong>. People tend to forget that the Seahawks went 9-7 in a season where Wilson led the team in rushing yards and the league in passing touchdowns. Without him, they wouldn’t have come close to 9-7. Now it’s 2019 and you could accurately claim that this Seahawks team would be an absolute mess without Wilson. He’s been in the MVP conversation for several years now but this is finally the year they can no longer turn him down from one of football’s most cherished accomplishments.<\/p>\n

Russell Wilson Is a Legitimate MVP Candidate<\/strong><\/h2>\n

An MVP Year<\/h3>\n

We\u2019re now one game into the second half of the season and Wilson has thrown for 22 touchdowns, 2,505 yards, and one interception for a 68.3 completion percentage and a 118.2 rating. If the season ended today, Wilson would have the best completion percentage, touchdown percentage, interception percentage, yards per passing attempt, yards per catch, yards per game, passer rating, and QBR of his career.<\/p>\n

Remember that Wilson has been doing all of this\u2014for several years now\u2014 in an offense that is heavily focused on the run and behind one of the league’s worst offensive lines. He’s also working in an offense that has no true number one tight end and has a rookie as their number two wide receiver.<\/p>\n

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Russell Wilson is having an MVP year despite:<\/p>\n

* Losing his playmaking TE to IR
* No No. 3 WR of note
* Rookie No. 2 WR
* No. 1 WR who entered 2019 with career high of 57 catches
* Facing pressure at NFL\u2019s 3rd-highest rate
* Matador defense for which he must constantly compensate<\/p>\n

— Evan Silva (@evansilva) November 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n