The 2021 NFL season has been a perilous one for the Seattle Seahawks. At 3-8 and at the bottom of the NFC West, any hope of saving this season is gone. There are numerous reasons for the team’s struggles but there has been one particular development that even the most pessimistic Seahawks fans probably never saw coming.
Quarterback Russell Wilson has struggled immensely since his return from his finger injury and has played a significant role in Seattle’s three consecutive losses prior to Week 13. His routine accuracy is missing, his decision-making is questionable and it certainly doesn’t help that his mobility has regressed over the years. After spending years carrying the Seahawks offense, he has become a liability this season.
Seattle will soon play the reviled San Francisco 49ers who have been red-hot as of late, winning four of their last five contests and compiling a 6-5 record in the process. However, Wilson seems more than willing to accept the challenge, expressing unwavering confidence in his abilities despite his rough stretch over the past few weeks.
“My résumé shows that I’m an overcomer and I have no doubts,” Wilson told reporters. “I have tremendous confidence in who I am, where I am, what I’m going to be, how I’m going to be, how I’m going to get better every day about my craft, and how our football team is going to get better because there is no other choice.”
Indeed, with the status of the Seahawks’ season and Wilson’s future, the tenth-year veteran QB has no choice but to give everything he has for the next six games. Wilson acknowledged that he cannot dwell on his past mistakes and that he will take things one play at a time like he always does.
“That stuff’s gone guys, it’s already gone,” Wilson said. “We need to keep playing, keep making plays, and finding ways to win games. My focus is so hyper-focused on the next play, the next moment, and the next opportunity. If I was sitting there worried about the throw before or the throw early in the game, you can’t come back and try to win the game. That’s just part of the game, you need to have amnesia, and you have to be able to play the next play.”
Seattle will face their streaking division rivals today at Lumen Field at 1:25 p.m. PT.
