At times, coordinators will shower praise on one of their opponent's best players, and that's no different with Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale talking about Russell Wilson.

The coaching assistant gave the MVP candidate one of the best compliments when saying that playing is a lot like “playing against Steph Curry.”

“You can pick him halfcourt and he's going to try to drive by you or you can slack off and he's going to pull up and hit a three.”

“It’s just like all the other quarterbacks we’ve played before. You can say, ‘Keep him in the pocket.’ There’s times you think you have him in the pocket and he shakes you and he gets out of the pocket. He’s extending plays better than he ever has.”

It's quite the high praise when comparing him to the two-time MVP and three-time champion. And someone who knows all about what he can do is his former teammate and current Ravens safety, Earl Thomas.

“Everything is predicated off the run game, and we also know that Russell can extend plays. That's when he kind of works his magic — when he plays backyard football. And his receivers do a great job of just melding with him and creating space, boxing guys out and creating leverages and coming up with big catches.”

The love isn't lost when facing off against the players that are most respected in the league. And Russell Wilson continues to be someone that many believe to be one of the best in the game right now.