Why 12s should be thankful to have Russell Wilson instead of Kyler Murray

While 12s might complain about Russell Wilson’s agent and that he holds on to the ball too long, at least the Seahawks don’t have Kyler Murray. There shouldn’t be any doubt as to Wilson’s leadership abilities and the way he handles himself calmly in the media. If any quarterback anywhere wanted to create a media circus in their team’s city, it could be Russell Wilson.

This is because football is currently king in Seattle and Russell Wilson is likely the most well-known sports personality in the city and the face of Seattle sports for the national media. Wilson has quite a bit of clout and he has earned it.

Kyler Murray, however, hasn’t. Yet, this offseason Murray has done things, like removing the Arizona Cardinals from his social media, that make it appear that he thinks he is a 10-year veteran who has been to multiple playoff appearances and has played well in important games. He isn’t and he hasn’t.

Russell Wilson is the leader that Kyler Murray might be incapable of being

Yes, Russell Wilson changed his Instagram profile picture to one of his father for a few days and now it is back to being one of him in a Seahawks uniform. But did he scrub his accounts of Seahawks stuff? No. Russell Wilson wouldn’t do that. He’s too smart and aware of himself for that. Murray appears not to be.

Plus, Wilson has been to two Super Bowls, won one, and played pretty well in the playoffs. Murray has been to one playoff game and this was this past season when Murray was 19 for 34 on pass attempts for 137 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. His team scored 11 points and lost 34-11.

On Monday, Murray’s agent released a statement that was meant for the fans but may have been an attempt to say Murray wanted to stay with the Cardinals for some time but the statement managed to praise Murray while throwing shade at Arizona.

This is all about how two players who play the most important position in their sport handle themselves and, more importantly, lead their teams. Maybe Wilson hasn’t always been perfect in squelching trade rumors but he has also never asked for a trade. And if he did, he’s probably earned that right.

Murray hasn’t earned anything yet. He wants more money? He will get it after his rookie deal is up. Some team, the Cardinals or someone else, is going to pay him a lot of money. But as opposed to Russell Wilson, the team that pays Murray millions of dollars might only be paying a player who can be disruptive, lacking the respect of his teammates and who cannot win important games.