Stop calling Dak Prescott the new Russell Wilson. It’s simply wrong.

Russell Wilson: more consistent at a higher level than Prescott

For one thing, Mr. Wilson is doing just fine this year. Whenever someone says Player B is the new Player A, there’s a connotation that Player A is past their prime. That the world needs a new version. I assure you, the original Russell Wilson is just fine. In fact, he’s better than ever in some respects.

Let’s take a look at Wilson’s first three seasons to be fair to the Cowboys signal-caller. As a rookie, Wilson threw 393 passes, 66 fewer than Prescott. He averaged 12.4 yards per catch, while Prescott averaged 11.8 yards. Wilson connected on 26 touchdowns, Prescott 23. Wilson did throw 10 interceptions, though, so Prescott clearly had the better of it there. Overall, the Seahawks rookie had a passer rating of exactly 100.0. Prescott passed him there, but we’ve just started.

Russell Wilson avoided the sophomore slump that saw Prescott drop to the ranks of the ordinary. In 2013, Wilson threw for a couple hundred more yards, the same number of touchdowns, cut his interceptions to nine and upped his yards per catch to 13.1. All of this gave Wilson a passer rating of 101.2. That’s 14.6 points higher than Prescott’s second year.

Wilson did drop off a bit in his third year. Despite throwing more passes than ever, his touchdowns dropped to 20, and his yards per catch fell to 12.2. Happily, his interceptions fell as well to just seven. Wilson’s passer rating fell to 95.0, which is the second lowest of his career so far. It’s worth noting that while his passing game dropped off, his running game soared. In 2014, DangeRuss ran 118 times for 849 yards and six scores.

By the way, Wilson’s 7.2 yard average is tied for eighth best in NFL history. For those of you who were wondering but not curious enough to click the link, Michael Vick is the all-time king. In 2006, he averaged 8.45 yards per carry on his way to picking up 1,039 yards. However, his passer rating that year was a dismal 75.7. I’ll take the guy who’s an excellent quarterback and runner, thanks.