Broncos' Pat Surtain agrees with ranking placing Russell Wilson near bottom of veteran AFC QB ranking - “Pretty solid”
Russell Wilson is still smarting from a lackluster 2022 NFL season and likely will continue to feel the heat until he turns the team around. However, the Denver Broncos quarterback likely didn't expect to get heat from a star on his own team.
Patrick Surtain recently responded to a recent ranking list as a whole and, in effect, took a tacit shot at his quarterback.
In NFL analyst Kyle Brandt's tier list, Wilson is ranked in the bottom seven of AFC veteran quarterbacks. Here's a look at the complete list:
Broncos cornerback Surtain accepted the first four tiers, with Wilson placed in tier four. He saw the ranking and where his quarterback was placed but instead defended Jacksonville Jaguars signal-caller Trevor Lawrence:
"I think tier one through four pretty solid. I think you add one more. I think Trevor could go higher I my opinion. He had a pretty good year leading his team to the playoffs. I think that's pretty good. You know, he's still proving himself in the league so he's up and coming."
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Russell Wilson aims follow in Trevor Lawrence's footsteps
Russel Wilson weathered a tough awakening in 2022, much like Trevor Lawrence and Jared Goff's first years with a new team.
In Lawrence's first season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he went 3-14 under Urban Meyer. Meyer was fired and Doug Pederson took over in 2022. The quarterback went 9-8 and won a playoff game.
Before that, quarterback Jared Goff went 0-7 in his first year with the Los Angeles Rams under Jeff Fisher. In his first year under Sean McVay, he went 11-4.
Russell Wilson went 4-11 in his first year in Denver and Broncos fans are hoping to see that record flip in 2023 with Sean Payton taking over as head coach.
Of course, the NFL has a funny way of zigging as soon as a pattern is established. Will Wilson experience a renaissance in 2023?
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