Why Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson should be Rookie of the Year

They told him he couldn’t play QB  in the NFL, after all he was too short to look over his offensive lineman. When Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson declared for the draft it didn’t matter what his film showed, he was often cast aside by scouts and front offices because of his size. It would be generous to call Russell Wilson 5″11, yet he comes out and proves every week and proves that size isn’t everything. Size is something Wilson has dealt with for most of his adult life, and that only grew when he declared for the NFL Draft. Fans, pundits and scouts joked about his size and how he would have to jump to look over his offensive line. They talked about how his frame couldn’t hold up in the NFL, and he would likely have to change positions. They ignored the instincts they saw on tape, the rave reviews his teammates and coaches said about him, they took the easy route and projected his career (or lack of one) on his size.  Russell Wilson would face skeptics and criticism from the be...