flyerhawk
Well-Known Member
I am not upset that we didn't rush out at the very beginning of free agency and throw a bunch of money at a guard. These type of moves rarely work out as good as you hope. The OL certainly is and has been an enduring issue seemingly for most of the last decade, but we do have several young players (a few of them starters) on the team now that have been drafted in the early rounds the last 3 years. We have a substantial number of draft picks to use in the first 3 rounds this year as well to add more talent to that part of the team. I might be more upset about not signing free agents if 2025 was the NFL's final season, but as far as I know that's not the case.
Geno being traded was a bit of a surprise, but I think the QB situation is in a better place now than it was a week ago. We got younger and cheaper, and we were rewarded with an additional 3rd round pick to do it. Even if Darnold is just a lateral move (which I don't necessarily agree with), that's fantastic maneuvering.
Trading DK was prudent. You got out of the way of that next contract freight train, and you got paid a 2nd rounder to do it. You drafted him with the very last pick of round 2, got 6 productive years from the player, then traded him for a better pick than what you used to draft him originally *and* got some cap relief in the deal. The overall amount of talent on the team might take a dip, but not at a position that truly impacts what you say your identity is going to be: running the ball and playing tough defense. WRs help with that about as little as any other position, and now we have more cap room and more draft capital to use on parts of the roster that do. Great move.
I'm totally fine with what's going on right now. We are setting ourselves up to better build a team that matches the style of play the coaches want, as opposed to years gone by when we made ill-fated trades for Jimmy Graham, Percy Harvin, and Jamal Adams. They are just getting started, and I think they're on the right track even if the fans don't approve of every decision .
That's certainly a pretty optimistic view.
Relying on day 2 or 3 draft picks to come in an start has not worked super well for the Seahawks, at least when it comes to the OL. At some point you have to try something different.
I don't have a problem with trading Metcalf. The Lawrence signing is ok. Not really a fan of the Darnold signing, as I think he will REALLY struggle behind our OL.
But, as it stands, we don't have a LG. Our C and RG are wobbly and our RT has big injury concerns.
Our WR corps isn't scaring anyone either at this point.