Russell Wilson passing more depends on him getting hit less

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Roughly ten years ago Russell Wilson was benched by Tom O’Brien for Mike Glennon. Eventually Wilson transferred to Wisconsin, excelled, and you know the rest. Wisconsin’s offensive coordinator at the time was Paul Chryst. He’s now the head coach. Chryst is unabashedly run-first. In the words of the man himself.

(The above is not an attempt to malign Paul Chryst through the unscrupulous use of an unflattering image. It’s just when the key words were present on the screen.)

As Wilson has grown as a quarterback, belief among many is that he has been held back by a run-first offense which, despite his exceptional play, treats him like a game manager. Which is to say,…