Seattle Seahawks: 5 Players to watch vs. Cowboys in Week 3
By Samuel Teets
Russell Wilson
Wilson had a horrible first half and an all around bad game against the Bears. He threw for under 70 yards in the first half and, in total, managed only 226 yards through the air. He also fumbled the ball twice (one of which turned into a turnover) and threw a pick-six just as the Seahawks were beginning to show signs of life.
Turnovers, like the two Wilson had on Monday, will be a killer against the Cowboys.
Usually putting a high level player like Wilson on this kind of list doesn’t serve much purpose. Of course guys like him are going to be in the spotlight and are going to be key players to watch. However, Wilson hasn’t been his usual self this season.
In just two games he’s thrown three interceptions, which puts him on pace to throw 24 on the season. To put that in perspective, Wilson has never thrown more than 11 interceptions in a season. His interception percentage, the percentage of times a quarterback is intercepted when attempting a pass, is more than double what it has been since 2014.
To put it simply, Wilson needs to be more careful with the football. Granted his supporting cast isn’t exactly helping, but if Wilson is truly the MVP candidate we saw last year he’ll clean up his game in a hurry.