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How defenses solved Russell Wilson in 2021

Nobody’s expecting Geno Smith or Drew Lock to come out and be a more complete quarterback than Russell Wilson.

I mean, except this guy.

However, for two years, the eye test has not deceived you - despite his broad success, Russell Wilson is one of the worst quarterbacks against a particular type of coverage.

The worst in the NFL, actually, according to Doug Farrar and the research at Sports Info Solutions.

It may intrigue the reader to know that Baker Mayfield was dubbed NFL’s worst against cover-1, and amuse the reader to learn that Jimmy Garoppolo was the worst QB at the goal line.