RENTON, Wash. – Don’t try to tell Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll that voters made the right decision in leaving quarterback Russell Wilson out of the Pro Bowl.
“I was kind of disappointed in that, to tell you the truth, because he has had such a great year for us,” Carroll said. “He should have been picked for somebody because he’s that much of a factor when he plays the game. I would think if you want to win, you would have picked him. That’s all.”
Wilson won more regular-season games in this first three seasons (36) than any quarterback in NFL history. But he often doesn’t get the respect he deserves because the Seahawks don’t throw the ball as much as other teams and he isn’t a traditional dropback passer.
“Maybe that’s what it is,’’ Carroll said. “But I think winning is pretty important and he’s demonstrated that in historic fashion. He would be first to tell you it’s not all him, but he’s been on a team that’s won with this QB more than any other in the history of the game. Pretty cool, I think.
And Carroll sees Wilson continuing to progress.
“He continues to understand the game better,’’ Carroll said. “It allows him to play with more confidence and play quicker and with more command. He came in here with the makeup, the habits and the focus that great players have.
“Some of those areas are hard to improve on, but the command of the game has really been where he’s grown the most and he will continue to grow. And he’s going to get better. One of these years he’s going to complete 70 percent of those passes.”
