Russell Wilson, who won the Super Bowl last year in only his second year as an NFL QB, is certainly talented. And he will most likely have a long and successful career in the league. But is he elite? Of course not. So why are people asking the question when he has only spent two years as a pro? It must be dismantling time. The media always likes to build up public figures and tear them down, so now it's time to start unfairly judging Wilson's career before he has even had the chance to build one. Since Wilson's very private divorce is apparently off-limits, sports pundits must feel the need to scrutinize his on-the-field performance. Meanwhile, his sister Anna is continuing a Wilson family tradition of excellence by leading her FIBA U17 basketball team to a world championship last week.
At least one other writer out there thinks it's crazy to put Wilson in the unfair position of being judged against veterans in the league since he has only spent two years in the NFL (via Seattle Times):
"Russell Wilson is the new benchmark for what an NFL quarterback can accomplish by age 25. He has no true historical peer in the combination of amazing things he has done...
"Why is everyone arguing over a single adjective?
"Why is there so much focus on whether Wilson is elite?"
Regardless of what happens over the duration of his career, it's clear that Russell Wilson is immensely talented and driven. It seems to run in the family. Wilson's sister Anna just helped her team to a world championship in youth basketball (via Gospel Herald):
"'I truly believe that she will be an All-American point guard at some big university and go on to be a Candace Parker -- a superstar-type basketball player,' Russell says of his young sister. ESPN W reports that Anna has already received offers to play basketball at Wake Forest, Maryland, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Marquette, and that she recently gave verbal commitment to play for Stanford."
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