The Russell Wilson mini-Hail Mary

[Cary Kollins]

This was probably the most deflating play of the game for me, outside of the Dwill fumble.

 

I still don't understand how that ball wasn't intercepted or at least batted down. 

 

For those that missed it, I believe it was third down and we had Wilson dead to rights about 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage.  Wilson basically closes his eyes and throws up a high arching, lofting 30 yard pass that seemed to hang in the air for 1 minute.

 

Somehow, a Seahawk player comes up with the catch while falling out of bounds.  They went down to score a field goal.

 

 

So what would you chalk this play up to?

 

Shoddy secondary play? 

 

Great execution by Wilson, on a designed "scramble" drill pass?

 

Absolute pure luck?

 

 

 

I'm going with a lot of luck mixed in with bad secondary play.  You've got to at least knock that ball down.

 

 

It's the kind of play the Panthers have not had the past 3 seasons.  When was the last time we had a 50/50 big play go our way?

[Udogg]

Luck.

[Zod]

Luck.

 

It would be luck if it were a one time thing, but that kid makes those throws all the time.

 

 

Hardy and Johnson absolutely leveled him as he threw it. Wilson went completely horizontal in mid air.

 

 

Insane play, but its not luck.

[CRA]

That was a boneheaded play IMO....

Somehow it worked out and Wilson was praised. He threw up a prayer. It was answered. It happens.

[Zod]

That was a boneheaded play IMO....

Somehow it worked out and Wilson was praised. He threw up a prayer. It was answered. It happens.

 

Ask Jake Delhomme

[NCstoner420]

The ball was thrown to the perfect spot for his guy to make the play. It's almost impossible to defend a well thrown ball.

[Happy Panther]

When the ball left his hands it looked like there was no chance. We had at least two defenders in the area maybe 3. When I saw the seahawk WR streaking over I said out loud "no way he makes that catch."

 

I'm with Zod. Wilson was making crazy athletic plays all day

[Cary Kollins]

Jake had would-be Hall of Famer Steve Smith catching his hail mary's.

 

 

Wilson has Doug Baldwin.

[CLTPanther]

Very much like the Atlanta game last year.. with the exception of it being a TD rather than a FG

[cbully]

the spirit of Haruki Nakamura lives on... only this time its shorter. This ultimately blew the game seriously. Even more the media is overlooking our dominance as if we got handles. THAT pisses me off! NO MORE MINI DBS PLLEEEEEEAAAASSSSSEEEE!

 

[L-TownCat]

It took Wilson about 4-5 seconds before he released that ball, it was in the air another 1-2 seconds.  Not many DB's can cover their man for that amount of time.  To think that ours should have been able to is just looney.

[Dash Global]

Wilson has been making those plays his whole career. 

 

Seen enough of that BS as a UNC fan while he was at State. 

 

Have him dead in the water and he would escape and either run for 20 yards or hit some guy on a miracle pass. 

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

It really looked like he was throwing it away and got hit so the ball just lobbed...of course we still give up the reception...it just has to work out that way.

[Fox007]

It's clear that our secondary doesn't understand defense at all.  They defend grass, not players.

 

Some of them don't even defend grass, Munnerlyn got burned by some Bermuda on several plays....for real go watch it.