A lot of people around here seem to assume that EVERYONE who thought Flynn should have started the season is anti-Wilson, which isn’t the case. Only a small handful of people are anti-Wilson.

I’m not in favor of starting a rookie at quarterback, especially on a team that many had finishing 1st or 2nd in the division and in the playoffs.

Wilson isn’t as far along in development as any of the other rookie QB’s, not to mention none of them have the pressures of playing for a possible playoff team.

The one article that broke down Wilson’s inexperience in reading defenses and locating open receivers was spot on. While many say, “he’s just a rookie, cut him some slack”, I am. I’m not “blaming” him for those mistakes, that falls directly on the coaching staff.

Flynn on the other hand lead his team to a national championship on a team built exactly like Carroll is building the Seahawks…defense, running game and solid passing.

I read one comment on anther thread about Flynn “sucking” because he couldn’t “beat” J Russell at LSU. That person don’t know that they are talking about. Flynn had NO opportunity to “win” the job and many LSU fans were calling for Flynn to start.

Les Miles is hard headed, look at the LSU/Alabama NC game. He refused to start Lee over Jefferson and even bench 4 players for having a player/coaches meeting asking him to play Lee. Because of that, he used the “mobile” QB, Jefferson, and watch the whole game where they couldn’t complete a pass.

That person also said Flynn “sucked” because his old OC in Miami didn’t sign him. They went after Flynn and offered him a contract, Seattle just offered more money. Why didn’t Miami offer more? Ask the GM. Teams do run on a budget and Miami has never been known for throwing money around. Miami’s coach even said he was disappoint he couldn’t get Flynn signed.

Flynn had 4 years to learn behind Rogers, get a feel for the speed of the game and learn to read defenses. He is quick/athletic enough to scramble and can make accurate passes. Why people argue arm strength confuses me. Since when did Carroll call a game where his quarterback was throwing the ball 40+ yards throughout the game?

I get that Russell is faster but I would rather have my QB throwing for 1st downs rather than running for them.

I get that Russell has a stronger arm but I would rather have a QB who can routinely hit a receiver in stride 10-15 yards down the field than one that is better at throwing up a hail mary or hasn’t gotten up to speed on checking down to other receivers.

Would Flynn be better? I can’t 100% answer that, no one can, but I believe is has several advantages over Wilson right now.

Will Wilson be better than Flynn over time? I can’t answer that either but I think he has a better chance by learning before playing.

As far as this whole scaling down the playbook nonsense. If your playbook requires years and years of learning to master then maybe your playbook is the problem and not the players?

Right now RW is our QB and I hope Pete let’s him play his game to his fullest potential. He’s learning to stick in the pocket which is good and he has definitely become more patient about it but there is still a time when you need to get going…Pete has him thinking too much about sticking. RW has said and shown that he is always looking downfield to get rid of the ball. Let him play his game!

While I’m at it, I want Butler back too!

With two promising, but unproven QBs on the roster, very low chances of a clear-cut answer before the end of the season.

Have to keep the faith and trust in this team to grow along the way.

Good point made over on the FieldGulls this week: recent Super Bowl winners have NOT been early favorites to go the distance.
http://www.fieldgulls.com/2012/10/5/3457328/nfl-super-bowl-success-champions-are-made-within-season