THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS. THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS
In the interest of having something to write about (and a reason to post some pictures), I'm going pretend like this is a toss-up for me. The reality is that I have a clear preference which will be explained at the end. Here are some (non-)factors to consider.
The Quarterbacks
Seattle's and Washington's quarterbacks are fairly evenly matched. Russell Wilson has a Passer Rating of 100.0 and a QB Rating of 69.6. Robert Griffin III's stats are just a bit better with a Passer Rating of 102.4 and a QB Rating of 71.4. Click on their names for their complete stats--I don't feel like typing all of them. Conventional football wisdom (or a PTO, "penetrating glance at the obvious") says that since both rookies tend to be a bit uneven game to game, the winner will be the team whose quarterback performs better. So, who do we want to perform better, again it's a bit of a toss up.
The Hot Factor
RGIII is cute as a button and may be the first hipster NFL quarterback:
Wilson is just flat-out dreamy.
The bad news is it's very difficult to find a picture of either shirtless (and believe me, I tried). These will have to do for body comparisons.
I'm sorry, but I just can't say one is hotter than the other.
The Tebow Factor
I'm not against Christianity per se--some of my best friends are Christians, honest--but please keep it out of sports. Usually, displays of piety would cause me to write off a player. Unfortunately, Wilson and Griffin are both guilty of Tebowing in their own ways.
It's another draw for the God Squad.
The Tie-Break Round
After two rounds of rigorous analysis, I still can't pick a favorite QB in this match-up. Let's see if either of them has a little something special to push himself over the top.
Russell Wilson was also a professional baseball player. He was in fact drafted twice by MLB teams--first after high school, by the Baltimore Orioles (an offer he turned down in favor of attending NC State) and then after college by The Colorado Rockies--and he played some minor league ball.
Wilson looks fabulous in a baseball uniform, and I love that he played the game; however, I have to fault him for leaving the Great American Pastime for the far inferior sport of football. I would have disqualified him completely for this transgression, but then I saw this Levis commercial:
I'd feel like a jerk being too harsh to Wilson after hearing him praise his dead father so much. The dead parent card is such a conversation stopper that I won't even mention what a disappoint it is that there's no good shot of Wilson's butt in Levis.
As good as a career in baseball (even a short, abandon one) is in my book, it is trumped by a Heisman Trophy. RGIII won the Heisman last year:
AND HE WORE THESE SOCKS TO THE CEREMONY:
Robert Griffin III wins the Quarterback round!
Marriage Equality
Same-sex marriage became legal in the District of Columbia in 2009 making it the first place to have Marriage Equality south of the Mason-Dixon line. Thanks to the voters (with an extra big thanks to people who campaigned for it like Aunt Judy), there is now Marriage Equality in the great state of Washington. We have yet another tie here. The only reason to include this category is to post these two pictures that I love.
Everybody wins where there is love and equality!
The Final Verdict
I could go on with this charade of weighing the merits of Seattle versus Washington DC, but I might as well cut to the chase...
