Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will continue his campaign for this year’s Most Valuable Player despite constantly being overlooked for the honor.
Seahawks’ offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer recently explained why he thinks Wilson continues to be underrated around the league.
“Unless you truly love the Seahawks and watch the Seahawks, I think what he does just comes so naturally and easy that people underestimate him,” Schottenheimer told CBS Sports’ Will Brinson on the Pick Six Podcast. “I know one thing, I’m thrilled and excited about 2020 because I think the chatter about the MVP votes will motivate him. He is ready to work. He’s always ready to work, but he’s the wrong guy to doubt. He’s the wrong guy to say, ‘Nah, he can’t do that.’
“He will carry a grudge and he will work his ass off to make it go.”
And maybe all the chatter about who throws the best and worst deep ball in the NFL could provide the right challenge.
“It’s not a big secret that Russell Wilson’s an unbelievable deep-ball thrower,” Schottenheimer explained. “Again, I’ve been blessed to be around some great ones and he’s at the top of the list of guys that have that innate ability to add a little bit of air whenever he needs to or kind of take something off it when he needs to fit a ball in deep. He’s terrific at that.”
You can listen to the entire interview on the Pick Six Podcast below.
