Have the Seahawks Found their Quarterback of the Future with Russell Wilson?

It has taken the Seattle Seahawks 37 drafts to finally get it right and draft a starting quarterback in Russell Wilson.  Jim Zorn and Dave Krieg were undrafted and the Seahawks traded for Matt Hasselbeck.

The Seahawks have had some 381 picks through the years and either from bad scouting or bad luck could never draft a starting QB.  Twice they used their first round pick on quarterbacks and both became bust with Dan McGwire and Rick Mirer.  It amazes me how long a team can go without drafting and developing their own quarterback.

Then the quarterback they choose with their 75th pick of the 2012 draft, Russell Wilson is deemed to short to play the position.  I thought he would just come in and be the back up to Matt Flynn.  With only two weeks before the season started, Pete Carroll announces that Russell Wilson will be the starting QB for the Hawks. 

After the first eight games the Hawks were 4-4 but had a chance to win all those games.  In week ten against the Jets the offense started to open-up more for Russell Wilson.  By week 13 in Chicago most fans had that, "aha" moment and could see a long term starting quarterback in Russell Wilson with his overtime win against the Bears.  Once they utilized the read option things just opened up for Wilson.  In his game against the Bills when he ran 42-yards for three touchdowns, he was only touched once by a defender and that was a shove in the back right at the goal line.

Russell Wilson has the poise in the huddle, scrambling ability to avoid sacks and throwing accuracy to lead the Seahawks to a Superbowl.  He has also caught the National media attention and his name is being brought up for Rookie of the Year.  He is only two touchdown throws away from passing Peyton Manning for the most touchdown passes thrown by a rookie.  Ken Griffey Jr. might want to look over his shoulder as favorite Seattle athlete.  There is a new kid in town and his name is Russell Wilson. Go Hawks!

Here is a list off all the QB's drafted by the Seahawks:

1976     Pick 93  Steve Meyer                 Pick 461 Chris Rowland

1977     Pick 254  Sam Adkins (only player to wear #12)

1978-1984 No quarterback was selected in any of these years. (I know there was a rifled armed QB that went undrafted in 1978 named Warren Moon and he was sitting in our own backyard.  The NFL wasn't ready for an African-American QB, our loss. Also in the 1983 draft we passed on Dan Marino, Jim Kelly and Ken O'Brien)

1985     Pick 277  John Connor

1986     Pick 291  David Norrie

1987     Pick 216  Sammy Garza

1988-1989 No quarterback was selected in these years.

1990     Pick 312  John Gromos

1991     Pick 16  Dan McGwire (Hawks passed on Brett Favre who went 33)

1992     None

1993     Pick 2  Rick Mirer

1994-1998 No quarterback was selected in these years.

1999     Pick 77 Brock Huard

2000     None

2001     Pick 172 Josh Booty

2002     Pick 232  Jeff Kelly

2003     Pick 110  Seneca Wallace

2004     None

2005     Pick 85  David Greene

2006-2008 No quarterback was selected in these years.

2009     Pick 178 Mike Teel

2010-2011 No quarterback was selected in these years.

2012     Pick 75  Russell Wilson (Finally we have a winner!)