Russell Wilson is getting a lot of positive noise to start the season. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback is being put in MVP conversations given his current offense, and their easier schedule. Yet, the Green Bay Packers stand in his way in the game number one of 16 for Seattle. Lambeau Field was a house of horrors for Wilson last year throwing five interceptions in a 38-10 drubbing by Green Bay as they dominated a Seattle team who had been a problem for this team in the past. Even though Wilson has two wins versus the Packers, the struggles against the team itself are well-documented. Can he fix in in Week 1?

Wilson’s weapons for this game haven’t changed much from last December. Paul Richardson will be more of a factor than he was last time around as he did absolutely nothing and will be starting besides Doug Baldwin. Tyler Lockett can be a pest, and while he might not be 100 percent healthy, he’s the type of player who has given Green Bay’s secondary problems in the past. Jimmy Graham is always a factor, but you have to wonder if his impact will be felt later in the year considering one of Green Bay’s strongest positions this year is safety. Wilson has some options against a secondary who heard everything bad said about them this offseason.

Wilson may be able to take advantage of a Green Bay secondary that’s not fully in sync yet. Currently, Quinten Rollins and Davon House are listed as the starters with Damarious Randall in the slot position along with coverage from Ladarius Gunter. Green Bay wants to get back to the Charles Woodson-style of defense where they were turning the ball over more often and frustrating the hell out of quarterbacks. With the addition of Josh Jones and using Morgan Burnett as a pseudo linebacker, the Packers will likely study a lot of what Arizona has done in the past with Wilson. They’ve had fair success against him over the last few years.

The campaign for MVP may start Sunday at Lambeau Field for the former third-round pick, or it may begin the following week against lowly San Francisco. No matter the outcome on Sunday, Seattle will play a factor in the NFC this season.

Charlie.