bills44 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 does anyone think that he would have seen the field, in anything other than mop-up time? Gailey has shown an affinity/stubbornness for/towards "his guys" - Fitz, FJ, Choice, etc., so I don't think that Wilson would have received any real playing time. I think we'd be wondering whether Wilson was a viable NFL starter, and an upgrade over Fitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 "the Bills had drafted Russell Wilson" Now everyone in the office is looking at me. What now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 does anyone think that he would have seen the field, in anything other than mop-up time? Nope. Not one chance in a thousand he would have been the starter in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 "the Bills had drafted Russell Wilson" Now everyone in the office is looking at me. What now? Beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 "the Bills had drafted Russell Wilson" Now everyone in the office is looking at me. What now? Between the Bills and this place, I'd think your co-workers would be used to you talking to yourself by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 "the Bills had drafted Russell Wilson" Now everyone in the office is looking at me. What now? Very clever!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Had he played for us this season, Wilson would have found out what life is like with a defense that can't get off the field, gives up too many points a game, and forces your offense to play catchup most of the time. Especially in the fourth quarter. In short, a TOTALLY different animal than what he's had in Seattle. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 His penmanship would improve from holding a clipboard so often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronc24 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 We didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Had he played for us this season, Wilson would have found out what life is like with a defense that can't get off the field, gives up too many points a game, and forces your offense to play catchup most of the time. Especially in the fourth quarter. In short, a TOTALLY different animal than what he's had in Seattle. GO BILLS!!! In this scenario the question then becomes, would his talents have been recognizable or would he be viewed as a 3rd round quarterback prospect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Fits gives us the best chance to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Fits gives us the best chance to win. exactly....."fitz always gives us the best shot to win" ask gailey.......oh he's gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 In this scenario the question then becomes, would his talents have been recognizable or would he be viewed as a 3rd round quarterback prospect? I'd like to think Russell's talents would have been apparent but I doubt he would have beaten out Fitz for the job in the eyes of Gailey. Flynn and T Jackson looked like absolute CRAP in the pre-season and in camp and that made it easy for for Carroll to give the kid a shot with the first string and the kid took full advantage. But just assuming Wilson would have won the job, like I said, he would have found life much more difficult than in Seattle. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I'd like to think Russell's talents would have been apparent but I doubt he would have beaten out Fitz for the job in the eyes of Gailey. Flynn and T Jackson looked like absolute CRAP in the pre-season and in camp and that made it easy for for Carroll to give the kid a shot with the first string and the kid took full advantage. But just assuming Wilson would have won the job, like I said, he would have found life much more difficult than in Seattle. GO BILLS!!! No doubt. Interesting thing is that he represents the mobile quarterback that Gailey had often been accused of favoring. It would have been interesting and possibly even successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 No doubt. Interesting thing is that he represents the mobile quarterback that Gailey had often been accused of favoring. It would have been interesting and possibly even successful. How sweet would the 2012 Draft Class be looking with 1) Gilmore 2) Glenn, and 3) Wilson? Not to mention the potential of Brooks and Bradham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wilson is a freak of nature and always has been. He VERY likely would have outplayed Fitz in training camp and preseason like he did in Seattle, and while he wouldn't have started I think it was entirely possible that Chan would have played him this year. The ONLY reason that he wasnt a top 5 choice in the draft was his height. The only reason. But Wilson differs from other shorter QBs in the fact that he has an absolute cannon for an arm, and he possesses ALL of the other important attributes a QB needs to be successful. There isn't and won't be anything like him. I wanted to start a thread about having a moratorium here on "You can draft a QB in the third round, look at Russell Wilson" because you can't. He's a total aberration and you're not going to find a guy like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wilson is a freak of nature and always has been. He VERY likely would have outplayed Fitz in training camp and preseason like he did in Seattle, and while he wouldn't have started I think it was entirely possible that Chan would have played him this year. The ONLY reason that he wasnt a top 5 choice in the draft was his height. The only reason. But Wilson differs from other shorter QBs in the fact that he has an absolute cannon for an arm, and he possesses ALL of the other important attributes a QB needs to be successful. There isn't and won't be anything like him. I wanted to start a thread about having a moratorium here on "You can draft a QB in the third round, look at Russell Wilson" because you can't. He's a total aberration and you're not going to find a guy like that. Agreed. He's a rarity. I'm most impressed with how he responded to the threat of being benched early in the season. But it will be interesting to see how opponents adapt going forward. All the rest of this stuff we're talking about is interesting conjecture. Except for how much our defense sucked and ANY QB would have been challenged to play with that liability every week. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 1) Our record won't be much different because he plays with one of the best defenses in the NFL while we had one of the worst. 2) The same people whining about the Bills not drafting him would be the loudest ones calling for him to be benched after he struggled his first few games in the NFL. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/14881/russell-wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdBlueNorth Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) Had he played for us this season, Wilson would have found out what life is like with a defense that can't get off the field, gives up too many points a game, and forces your offense to play catchup most of the time. Especially in the fourth quarter. In short, a TOTALLY different animal than what he's had in Seattle. GO BILLS!!! This. Hypothetically speaking I think Gailey would have started Wilson as Wilson's athleticism and accuracy would have been too much for him to ignore. Folks that get their undees in a bunch over Spiller not being in on every play should go back and look at Spiller's pass blocking. Spiller would have taken over for Jackson much sooner if he could keep Fitz from getting hit in the teeth on every pass play. Jackson is the better back picking up the blitz and protecting Fitz, and Fred is a decent running back, though admittedly not the pure talent that Spiller is at running the ball. I don't fault Gailey for keeping Fred in to make sure that Fitz felt more comfortable in the pocket. I do however fault Fitz, when given the time, for missing on so many of his throws. Edited January 2, 2013 by ColdBlueNorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthymcnasty08 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Our WR's would know what a QB with accuracy truly is. Greatness finds a way in any situation....I think the kid has it and, yes even here, it would only have been a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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