And Wilson had an offensive line that protected him as well if not better. He certainly had a lot more time to throw the ball then Tom did. And yet he was only able to throw three touchdowns while Tom did four.
And lets take the time to think about an injured player. If the best offensive lineman on either team had to leave or the QB had to leave and your the coach. Which would you pick? The award usually goes to the QB or a wide receiver and personally I think that's the right thing to do.
The QB had 4 or 5 250 to 300 pound defensive linemen trying to take him out on every snap. The wide receiver knows that on almost all catches he is going to get slammed as soon as he catches the ball.
I am not trying to minimize the role of linemen, either offensive or defensive, but the ones who change the outcome are almost always the QB or a wide receiver. Sometimes a running back. If Seattle had won, you would have had a tough time choosing between Wilson, Matthews and Lynch.
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