Wilson became the first quarterback with three or more TD passes and no interceptions in five straight games.
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Our most recent debate comes thanks to Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine.
In a losing effort, Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel completed 19 of his 32 throws for 161 yards and one touchdown with an interception. Manziel completed his first two passes and six of eight, including a 7-yard touchdown to Gary Barnidge to cap the Browns’ first possession. Instead, Manziel is still unproven, Cleveland’s defense is still astoundingly ineffective and Pettine is still on borrowed time.
Meanwhile, the Browns just won their third win of the season against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 14. However, a lack of consistent running game and a faulty defense have doomed Cleveland.
Then, on first-and-10 from midfield, Manziel found wide receiver Travis Benjamin for a 13-yard gain down to Seattle’s 37-yard line. “He’s playing All-Pro-type football, Pro Bowl-type football”.
Over the past four games Wilson’s numbers reached heights that would make Boeing jealous.
Pettine’s stance sparked some blowback as the Browns and Seahawks prepare to face off Sunday.
Wilson was 21 of 30 for 249 yards.
The Browns journey to Seattle on Sunday to play a workforce that has been carried by Wilson over the previous 4 weeks.
The Seahawks have a relatively hard time covering tight ends and Barnidge has been really great in the middle of the field and in the red zone this year.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and receiver Doug Baldwin continued their recent mastery.
BALDWIN BUSTS OUT: The favorite wide receiver during Wilson’s recent run has been Doug Baldwin. A defensive holding penalty was declined and the touchdown stood.
The Seahawks scored at least 30 points for the fifth consecutive game – the first time they’ve done so under Carroll – and they’ve put up a whopping 171 points during that stretch. The field goal was set up via a Ryan Fitzpatrick 43 yard pass to Kenbrell Thompkins as the quarterback continues to establish himself. It remains to be seen whether Manziel can up his play even more and engineer a Browns comeback. Pass-catching specialist Fred Jackson made a attractive one-handed grab to convert a third down, sparking the 96-yard scoring drive that Lockett culminated, giving Seattle a 27-13 lead.
Kam Chancellor injured his backside in the first quarter of last week’s game against the Ravens. Seattle FB Derrick Coleman started the game at running back.
But if Manziel wants to be the “next Russell Wilson”, as some of his teammates believe he can be, Manziel saw first-hand Sunday what Wilson can do. However, Williams was penalized for a facemask on the ball-carrier, and that gave Seattle an extra play.
Seahawks extend their lead 17-10, with a 49-yard field goal from Steven Hauschka with 55 seconds remaining in the first half.
“This is what we hoped for and expected early in the year, where we thought we could be as an offense”, Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said. He also demonstrated Wilson-style patience and held back the urge to scramble at the first glimpse of pressure.
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Christine Michael looked like the best of the bunch (!!!) and finished with 16 carries for 84 yards, ripping off a few explosive runs along the way. There was more than one commentator, in fact, who rushed to Pettine’s defence, claiming no one in their right mind would rank Wilson among the game’s best quarterbacks and 61 games into his career, that seems to be the prevailing opinion of the Seahawks’ signal-caller. “He plays at a high level, he’s very productive and they win”, the Browns coach said.
