Russell Wilson

I took this lady I was dating to see Russell Wilson play Second Base for the Asheville Tourists early in the summer of 2011. I explained to her who he was (at that time he was in between playing Quarterback for the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the University of Wisconsin. He left Asheville in mid summer to play for Wisconsin.) She had no clue who he was and quite frankly, really did not care. I could tell he was a superior athlete because he moved so fluidly in the field around second base (he made a great diving stop at the edge of the outfiled grass and threw the guy out). The weakest part of his game was his batting. He was only batting about .220 when he left the team but you could tell he had a very compact swing and the potential was definitely there. After a record setting season at Wisconsin the Seattle Seahawks drafted him in the third round. I thought General Manager John Schneider and Head Coach Pete Carroll had wasted a draft pick. As the preseason wore on, it became clear that Russell Wilson might be named the starter. This lady and I were still dating and she wanted to buy me a Seahawks jersey. I requested Matt Flynn's #15 and after a couple of months of waiting, I finally had to "settle" for a Russell Wilson #3 jersey. The guy told my girlfriend over the phone that the Flynn jersey was back ordered for about 6 months and would I accept the Wilson jersey. I reluctantly agreed and that turned out to be the trade of the century in the jersey world. What GM on the planet would not trade Matt Flynn for Russell Wilson?