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Why is Russell Wilson a better quarterback than Cam Newton? - Seattle Times

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Cary Kollins Experienced

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Yea um...

If you read the rest of the article...

 

Just as it’s unfair and now irrelevant to obsess over Wilson’s diminutive stature, you’re also being too rigid in evaluating quarterbacks and how they develop by concluding that Wilson is better than Newton merely because of their different attitudes.

There’s no question Wilson has the more ideal approach. And there’s no question Newton, who is a fine quarterback except for his bouts of immaturity, could benefit from being more like Wilson. But there’s far more to contrasting them. And there’s really no need to use Wilson’s extraordinary traits as a weapon against Newton or Colin Kaepernick or any other gifted, young NFL quarterback.

 

 

The author is making the point that it's unfair to say Wilson is the better QB because of his "maturity" and BS like that. It's because Seattle doesn't ask nearly as much from Wilson.

 

Russell Wilson and Cam Newton, who meet Saturday in the NFC Divisional playoffs, are easy to contrast. But some of the success Wilson has enjoyed comes from the playoff-ready Seahawks team he plays for.

 

For all his Superman gestures, Newton still is a 25-year-old with a lot to learn. He has had to do much of that learning under intense scrutiny and often without a balanced roster to mask his weaknesses.

Because of his size, Wilson had a more difficult path to the NFL, but since he proved himself, he has had an easier time developing. Part of that is because of his extraordinary intelligence and mindset. Part of that is because the Seahawks have a system that enables the quarterback to have a softer landing.

In the young quarterback derby, Wilson is ahead of Newton. But it’s not just because Wilson is a perfect study, and Newton is flawed and freewheeling.

 

 

http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2025418350_brewer09xml.html

 

 

but pitchforks yall

 

 

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teeray Rookie

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Truth is if you read the rest of the article it explains why Russell Wilson is overrated and that he went to a ready made team and only had to not screw it up.  I don't think that is what the author intended, but that is what he basically said

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Yea um...

If you read the rest of the article...

Yeah adding a qualifying statement doesn't negate the bullshit. For example any sentence that starts with a qualifier isn't ending well:

No offense but....

No to be sexiest or anything....

I'm not saying it's cause he's black...

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That’s one of two popular ways to contrast them.

 

Here’s the other: Wilson is the mature, dependable and tireless worker who has had more success because he maximizes his talent. Newton is the crazy, erratic and spoiled one who will never live up to his potential.

 

The overachiever vs. the loafer. It’s the easy button, too.

 

Just as it’s unfair and now irrelevant to obsess over Wilson’s diminutive stature, you’re also being too rigid in evaluating quarterbacks and how they develop by concluding that Wilson is better than Newton merely because of their different attitudes

 

 

Not sure if yall are reading the same article. Dude is saying that it's unfair to call Cam "crazy, lazy, spoiled''.

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Not sure if yall are reading the same article. Dude is saying that it's unfair to call Cam "crazy, lazy, spoiled''.

 

That's not what he's saying at all... I'm really trying to infer how you got that idea when the article is title "Why Russell Wilson is a better quarterback than Cam Newton".

 

He's saying that you can't say that Wilson is better than Newton just because Newton is crazy, erratic, spoiled, and a loafer.

 

He goes on to say that Wilson is better because he's in a better scenario. However, if your in a better scenario and you're still not putting up world beater numbers and completely dominating... are you truly better?

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