Below you’ll see Russell Wilson’s second ever regular season snap and first ever regular season pass attempt.
Jimi Hendrix would call that “Manic Depression.” Wilson is under center. Wilson is frenetic in the pocket. Wilson bounces up on his toes looking for a throwing lane. Sidney Rice is so open he does a jumping jack. Wilson throws way behind Marshawn Lynch. The ball caroms wildly off Lynch. Rice makes a diving catch.
In 2012, Wilson took 44.4% of his snaps from under center. That fell to 37.1% in 2013 and 24.0% in 2014. Building an offense around shotgun was Seattle’s second big step to maximizing Wilson.