The point wasn't that he had the instinct to jump on the ball, the point was that he decided to punch it away from the defender who was clearly going to win the battle for the ball.Why are you rolling your eyes at me? And yes, Division I.
He didn't "decide" to punch the ball away; are you serious? He tried to dive on it, as did the Redskin defender. Neither of them was able to get control and the ball was picked up by Lynch. If he was trying to punch the ball away, it would have shot away from the two players immediately; there is a very obvious gap between the time Wilson and the 'skins defender dive on the ball and when it squirts away.Look, I get it, you like Wilson, and there's nothing wrong with that. He seems like a great kid, he is very talented, and he earned his spot by beating out a (medium-priced) FA pickup, rather then getting it handed to him by virtue of a high draft pick. He works hard to maximize his talent, and he has overcome the only real "obstacle" in his way (his height). He should be a very good-great QB for the Seahawks for the forseeable future. But that doesn't change the fact that his game on Sunday wasn't one of his best, and it definitely wasn't the type of game that "proves" he should be the ROY.He was innaccurate all game, his completion percentage shows that, and two of his biggest completetions were not great passes: the TD pass to Robinson could have been a better pass, and the long completion to Rice took a great effort by Rice to make the catch. Both passes could have been better, and I'm sure if any of us had the ability to talk to Wilson about those two plays, he'd say the same. I never said they were horrible passes, but that they could have been better. His accuracy was off all game; perhaps it was rookie nerves, perhaps he was just having an "off day," whatever it was, no one should point to this game as THE GAME showing why Wilson should be ROY.As for your Division I football experience, either you're making that up, or you're deliberately being dense with regards to your fumble argument. No one with the type of football experience required to play at that level would argue that Wilson's fumble was any kind of good play or great example of him being able to "think on his feet;" it was a reaction, a reaction born out of countless hours of football practice. Nothing more, nothing less. Should he be lauded for his effort? Sure, should he be deified for his "quick wits," and football IQ to "punch the ball" to Lynch? Get serious.