We have done some unconventional film breakdowns here at Touchdown Wire.
The most recent example of this is a piece breaking down every intentional spike play from Andy Dalton in 2019. Spurred to life by a statistic from Doug Farrar that Dalton actually lead the league in intentional spikes last season, we broke down and even ranked all seven of them.
Honestly a proud moment for this author. A moment that encapsulates the question “you went to law school for this?”
We break new ground here today, diving into the film to analyze the Russell Wilson “Mr. Unlimited” video.
Now, chances are unless you spend your days on Twitter, you have no earthly idea what in the world we are talking about.
On Wednesday morning this video from the Seattle Seahawks quarterback surfaced. Or should we say, resurfaced:
At the outset, this is a two-year old video, filmed by the Seahawks passer as a bit of motivational speaking that would make Dave Ramsey blush. The video has the feel and cadence of a late-night paid advertisement for a cornball maker manufactured by the Bluth Company. And yet…the video is strangely soothing, and it does work in a sense.
Take the underlying message: Wilson is promoting the idea of unlimited potential. That there is no barrier to what you can achieve as an individual and having such a mindset, a forward thinking approach of unstoppable potential, is the right way to live life.
That message, in the midst of 2020, is almost needed. In the midst of a global pandemic a throwback message of positivity is heart-warming, and perhaps needed. Maybe that is why this video has been recirculated this day.
Then there is the production value. Sure, it is mostly a wobbly, selfie-style video. But the sudden “call, question and answer” using a speaker framed off the image just works. It harkens to a Sunday in church, with the pastor and the congregation working in unison to preach a message of hope.
It is silly. It is corny. But in a sense, it gets the job done despite unconventional means.
Almost like the quarterback himself on Sunday afternoons.
