Seahawks Off Season

I think u trade down once or twice, get a 3rd round pick and accumulate a lot of picks, take a big WR, 1 or 2 olineman, a pass rusher, and a LB, and some other stuff.
A lot of needs for this team down the road but nothing you have to address now, the outlook looks very bright

RoadDawg55 said:

Now that they have won a Super Bowl, it's time for an off season championship. Michael Rappaport on NFL Network reported that signing Earl Thomas and Michael Bennett to extensions are the #1 priorities. These are smart moves. Bennett was a great signing. I think he is our best DL, and he graded out very high on Pro Football Focus. If it's possible, we need to re-sign him. I would assume they would like to get something done with Sherman as well.

I would let Tate walk. With Harvin hopefully being healthy, he's somewhat of a redundant player. I like Tate, but choices have to be made. Maybe he can be had for cheap because WR is supposed to be a strength in the draft. Harvin, Baldwin (restricted free agent), Kearse, Lockette, and hopefully a 1st-3rd round pick will be fine at WR.

Zach Miller is a good player, but he makes a lot of money. He may be able to be restructured. I doubt they want to lose him, but he's not worth the money he's being paid either. The only problem with cutting him is we don't have a good blocking TE, and even though he is slow, he is reliable as a receiver.

Giacominni is a free agent dilemma. He's not great, but he's serviceable. Hopefully he can be re-signed for cheap. Okung may get extended too. He played kind of shitty this year, but he's probably a top 10-15 tackle, and you don't let those guys walk.

Red Bryant should get cut. No point to pay him the 3 million bonus that is due. Chris Clemons should probably get cut, considering he has a 9 million cap hit. He is on the last year of his deal though, so they may let him play out the year and let the deal expire if possible. There are cheaper replacements for these guys.

I hope either McDonald or McDaniel can be re-signed at DT. Both of those guys played pretty well this year, especially McDonald.

I am assuming Thurmond will leave. He's a starting CB somewhere. Browner is almost guaranteed to be gone. Lane has some promise and maybe Simon, the guy from LSU will be good too. I bet they pick another CB somewhere in the draft, maybe even early. Maxwell will eventually be paid as well and there's no way they can afford Maxwell, Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor. Not really worried about it, but it would be nice to have a capable young and cheap replacement because I doubt we re-sign Sherman and Maxwell in 2015.

The team is fucking stacked. There's no reason not to Hook it up.

They have no third rounder right now (last piece of Harvin deal).

You didn't mention Baldwin, who is a restricted FA. They'll almost certainly keep him, but I thought that about Steve Hutchinson coming off the last SB appearance too. Hopefully we don't get poison pilled. Also, fuck the Vikings.

The only UFA they have to resign is Bennett. His versatility as a guy who can defend the run or the pass and can get to the passer from inside or outside is special. Gotta keep a guy like that. Hopefully he likes winning more than trying to play with his brother.

I kind of agree on Tate but at the same time I don't like banking on Harvin. Once we dealt for him last year some thought we would trade Baldwin, very glad we didn't do that. But I doubt Tate will really be affordable. I agree the lesser WR's are pretty good - Lockette seems like a guy who could become something. Whatever happened to the Stephen Williams kid from preseason, he seemed to always be open (had some drop issues). Did he land somewhere?

If Miller's cap savings is just $4.6 I guess they could end up keeping him. I had him earmarked as someone who was likely to be gone. Although cutting him now would save big cap money in 2015, right? I just don't think he's an impact player. I'm fine with him leaving. Willson isn't the blocker Miller is but he's a much bigger threat in the passing game.

It will be interesting to see how much Thurmond's off field stuff affects the market for him. Would love to get him back cheap, but I agree he's probably going to be starting for somebody. Browner is long gone, no question.

I agree Clemons is gone. I actually thought Sunday was his best game of the year. Hopefully they can find another underrated edge guy to bring in - all of those guys play up since they stay so fresh. Avril and Bennett are better than Clemons but they're all better together. I think Red Bryant is a guy they will try and keep. His two gap capabilities open up a lot of options for the defense.

Giaccomini isn't the worst right tackle in the world. If he wasn't so penalty prone I'd be more excited to keep him.

For me, the offensive line is priority one, two and three, with a big wideout, blocking tight end if Miller's gone, and edge rusher the other parts I'd look for. And maybe a backup safety, everytime Thomas or Cam are a little slow getting up I get real nervous - would love to cultivate the kind of depth at safety they have at corner.

Really interested to see how last year's draft class contributes to the depth going forward. Except for the tackles in the 7th round and udfa who were pressed into service because of injury it was basically a redshirt year for the entire draft class. Not sure I've ever seen that before at this level. Speaks to the team's ridiculous depth, but also makes me a little nervous the draft was a dud, at least compared to prior year's. I know Michael looks great, very curious to see what they can get out of the rest of these guys.

dnc said:

RoadDawg55 said:

Now that they have won a Super Bowl, it's time for an off season championship. Michael Rappaport on NFL Network reported that signing Earl Thomas and Michael Bennett to extensions are the #1 priorities. These are smart moves. Bennett was a great signing. I think he is our best DL, and he graded out very high on Pro Football Focus. If it's possible, we need to re-sign him. I would assume they would like to get something done with Sherman as well.

I would let Tate walk. With Harvin hopefully being healthy, he's somewhat of a redundant player. I like Tate, but choices have to be made. Maybe he can be had for cheap because WR is supposed to be a strength in the draft. Harvin, Baldwin (restricted free agent), Kearse, Lockette, and hopefully a 1st-3rd round pick will be fine at WR.

Zach Miller is a good player, but he makes a lot of money. He may be able to be restructured. I doubt they want to lose him, but he's not worth the money he's being paid either. The only problem with cutting him is we don't have a good blocking TE, and even though he is slow, he is reliable as a receiver.

Giacominni is a free agent dilemma. He's not great, but he's serviceable. Hopefully he can be re-signed for cheap. Okung may get extended too. He played kind of shitty this year, but he's probably a top 10-15 tackle, and you don't let those guys walk.

Red Bryant should get cut. No point to pay him the 3 million bonus that is due. Chris Clemons should probably get cut, considering he has a 9 million cap hit. He is on the last year of his deal though, so they may let him play out the year and let the deal expire if possible. There are cheaper replacements for these guys.

I hope either McDonald or McDaniel can be re-signed at DT. Both of those guys played pretty well this year, especially McDonald.

I am assuming Thurmond will leave. He's a starting CB somewhere. Browner is almost guaranteed to be gone. Lane has some promise and maybe Simon, the guy from LSU will be good too. I bet they pick another CB somewhere in the draft, maybe even early. Maxwell will eventually be paid as well and there's no way they can afford Maxwell, Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor. Not really worried about it, but it would be nice to have a capable young and cheap replacement because I doubt we re-sign Sherman and Maxwell in 2015.

The team is fucking stacked. There's no reason not to Hook it up.

They have no third rounder right now (last piece of Harvin deal).

You didn't mention Baldwin, who is a restricted FA. They'll almost certainly keep him, but I thought that about Steve Hutchinson coming off the last SB appearance too. Hopefully we don't get poison pilled. Also, fuck the Vikings.

The only UFA they have to resign is Bennett. His versatility as a guy who can defend the run or the pass and can get to the passer from inside or outside is special. Gotta keep a guy like that. Hopefully he likes winning more than trying to play with his brother.

I kind of agree on Tate but at the same time I don't like banking on Harvin. Once we dealt for him last year some thought we would trade Baldwin, very glad we didn't do that. But I doubt Tate will really be affordable. I agree the lesser WR's are pretty good - Lockette seems like a guy who could become something. Whatever happened to the Stephen Williams kid from preseason, he seemed to always be open (had some drop issues). Did he land somewhere?

If Miller's cap savings is just $4.6 I guess they could end up keeping him. I had him earmarked as someone who was likely to be gone. Although cutting him now would save big cap money in 2015, right? I just don't think he's an impact player. I'm fine with him leaving. Willson isn't the blocker Miller is but he's a much bigger threat in the passing game.

It will be interesting to see how much Thurmond's off field stuff affects the market for him. Would love to get him back cheap, but I agree he's probably going to be starting for somebody. Browner is long gone, no question.

I agree Clemons is gone. I actually thought Sunday was his best game of the year. Hopefully they can find another underrated edge guy to bring in - all of those guys play up since they stay so fresh. Avril and Bennett are better than Clemons but they're all better together. I think Red Bryant is a guy they will try and keep. His two gap capabilities open up a lot of options for the defense.

Giaccomini isn't the worst right tackle in the world. If he wasn't so penalty prone I'd be more excited to keep him.

For me, the offensive line is priority one, two and three, with a big wideout, blocking tight end if Miller's gone, and edge rusher the other parts I'd look for. And maybe a backup safety, everytime Thomas or Cam are a little slow getting up I get real nervous - would love to cultivate the kind of depth at safety they have at corner.

Really interested to see how last year's draft class contributes to the depth going forward. Except for the tackles in the 7th round and udfa who were pressed into service because of injury it was basically a redshirt year for the entire draft class. Not sure I've ever seen that before at this level. Speaks to the team's ridiculous depth, but also makes me a little nervous the draft was a dud, at least compared to prior year's. I know Michael looks great, very curious to see what they can get out of the rest of these guys.

Miller has already made his money. If he likes it here then he'll probably take a big pay cut. Otherwise cut him.

Don't need Tate bc you have Kearse & Baldwin. WR's are a dime a dozen. You can pick one up in the draft if need be. I watched some of Baldwin's videos on YouTube. The guy is far away from home and has been for many years. I could see him going elsewhere.

This team is still in great shape for the long-term, contrary to what most of the experts say. Carroll is a fabulous coach, Schneider has an eye for talent, some guys will take less money and its an attractive spot for free agents.

Gonna hook it up with ya.

Miller and Rice are gone for sure. Miller "does what he's asked" but you can draft a TE in the 6th round to do the same thing for a minimum salary. He was originally signed coming off improved years at the age of 25, so they were definitely expecting him to be a pretty big part of the offense. He hasn't really improved since then and is slow as shit. Re-sign McCoy, draft one, and there's 3 pretty good TE's right there.

Tate is extremely durable. I remember the 2nd Rams game where they bounty gate'd him and he kept getting back up and ended up scoring a touchdown in Janoris Jenkins' face. I would keep that in mind if choosing between him and Baldwin, Baldwin hasn't been the most durable guy.

Otherwise I would just say, re-do the whole O line. Unger is done, Sweezy is still painful to watch and Okung is always hurt. No way I'd give him top dollar. Pretty amazing a superbowl was won with an O line as bad as Seattle's. We would have been completely fucked with a statue QB.