Updated Jan 3, 2013 - 9:48 am
Wilson, other young QBs are ahead of the curve
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Listen: Drew Bledsoe previews Wilson vs. Griffin III
By Brady Henderson
Former Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe joins "Brock and Salk" to talk about Sunday's matchup between two exceptional rookie quarterbacks.
When the Redskins host the Seahawks in the wildcard round Sunday, it will mark just the second time in the Super Bowl era that rookie quarterbacks have faced off in the playoffs.
But Seattle's Russell Wilson and Washington's Robert Griffin III are far from the only young quarterbacks enjoying individual and team success.
Six of the 12 starting quarterbacks who have led their teams to this year's postseason are in either their first or second season. That's the most first- or second-year quarterbacks in one postseason since 1970, according to the Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN Stats & Information.
In the video below, Brock Huard and Mike Salk attempt to answer why.
You can listen to Wednesday's podcast here.
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock has also spent five years with ESPN working as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. Brock makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
