On Friday, April 27th, 2012 at approximately 6:52 PM PT, the Seattle Seahawks selected Russell Wilson with the 75th overall pick in the NFL Draft. Having already signed Matt Flynn to a three-year, $20.5 million deal, Wilson outperformed the ex-Packers backup QB in preseason, earned the starting job, and the rest is history.
In this special offseason edition of Enemy Reaction, we’re going to bypass the usual mocking of pundits who relentlessly bagged on Seattle’s 2012 draft as it happened, and instead see how fans across a handful of other SB Nation NFL blogs reacted to Wilson becoming the face of the franchise.