Breaking: DK requests a trade

[auroraave]

Seattle taking a step back to take a step forward. Without doing this they will be a perpetually cash-strapped 10-7 team going no where. This is the right move. Lockett had to go. DK not worth the 3th contract. Geno not the future. Gut it, build the trenches, defense and running game and hunt for a QB - unfortunately that position had gotten brutally thin in this league, thanks in part to the decimation of the college game and so few legit prospects getting proper training. Might as well play defense and try the running game. I do question why more energy has not been dedicated over the last 5-8 years on the QB position. They should have been drafting guys from 2017 - on. Clearly Wilson was spiraling - shoulda been getting guys going back that far. This team has had no identity for a while now - looks like it's gonna be a nasty defense-first team going forward.

[Michael K.]

Seattle taking a step back to take a step forward. Without doing this they will be a perpetually cash-strapped 10-7 team going no where. This is the right move. Lockett had to go. DK not worth the 3th contract. Geno not the future. Gut it, build the trenches, defense and running game and hunt for a QB - unfortunately that position had gotten brutally thin in this league, thanks in part to the decimation of the college game and so few legit prospects getting proper training. Might as well play defense and try the running game. I do question why more energy has not been dedicated over the last 5-8 years on the QB position. They should have been drafting guys from 2017 - on. Clearly Wilson was spiraling - shoulda been getting guys going back that far. This team has had no identity for a while now - looks like it's gonna be a nasty defense-first team going forward.

Agree. I do think they tried to address the QB position, but just never drafted in a position to do that. I really can't think of anyone we passed on that we were like, "damn, shoulda taken him". Only Lamar. And at that time? I feel using a first round pick when you had Russ? Might have been a mistake. It also might be why teams have started to do that. Green Bay with Love, Atlanta with Penix are two that come to mind. But other than Lamar? I think the only option would have been to trade up...and they probably thought they needed those picks since I feel Pete and John always thought they were one good draft from a Super Bow. I disagreed, but that is why they did it.

[trharder]

Oh, and a 5'10 WR is gone who was afraid to take any sort of hits so he dove whenever he caught balls in open space instead of extending plays. Sometimes, coming up short of crucial first downs as a result.

Lockett never went down before the marker. If Lockett had the same virtue signaling fan club Geno had, I bet they
could produce stats showing he led the team in getting the most first downs per catch vs. DK and JSN.

[Bil522]

The only thing different about the Seahawks is that they're now missing a wideout who caught like 2-3 passes a game from a QB who couldn't get going until his team was down 14 points and refused to go to said receiver.

Oh, and a 5'10 WR is gone who was afraid to take any sort of hits so he dove whenever he caught balls in open space instead of extending plays. Sometimes, coming up short of crucial first downs as a result.

FULL TANK HERE WE COME THOUGH! Wtf?

If you watch the all 22 angle you will see how wrong your about Lockett

[Cascade Kid]

We will be rebuilding and tanking 2025. Arch Manning 2026.

way too early to jump to that conclusion, unless you are just not a Sam Darnold fan. Bring in either him or Fields and you heavily emphasize the running game next year. plenty of picks and cap space to fix the OL, add another receiver, two TE's (I think Fant is next to go), and another boundary CB so Spoon can play the slot. You;ve already got a lot of good pieces on D especially now With Jones and Reed re-signed. With this extremely deep DL class it should be easy to replace Nwosu and find a true Nose Tackle (Kenneth Grant, Tyliek Williams, Jamaree Caldwell, CJ West or Nazir Stackhouse).

This isn't a formula to win them Super Bowls in the near future.

Draft either Matthew Golden or Tyler Warren to back fill the passing game in the 1st round. In the 2nd round further tighten up the defense by drafting the 330lb 4.69 DT Tyleik Williams and 6'3" 220lb 4.39 S Nick Emmanwori. Keep Sam Howell under center to throw 25 Ints in 2025. Get 3 or 4 wins.

Then in 2026 draft either Arch Manning or Nico Iamaleava early in the 1st round. And draft one of the many great OL prospects in 2026.

[auroraave]

Seattle taking a step back to take a step forward. Without doing this they will be a perpetually cash-strapped 10-7 team going no where. This is the right move. Lockett had to go. DK not worth the 3th contract. Geno not the future. Gut it, build the trenches, defense and running game and hunt for a QB - unfortunately that position had gotten brutally thin in this league, thanks in part to the decimation of the college game and so few legit prospects getting proper training. Might as well play defense and try the running game. I do question why more energy has not been dedicated over the last 5-8 years on the QB position. They should have been drafting guys from 2017 - on. Clearly Wilson was spiraling - shoulda been getting guys going back that far. This team has had no identity for a while now - looks like it's gonna be a nasty defense-first team going forward.

Agree. I do think they tried to address the QB position, but just never drafted in a position to do that. I really can't think of anyone we passed on that we were like, "damn, shoulda taken him". Only Lamar. And at that time? I feel using a first round pick when you had Russ? Might have been a mistake. It also might be why teams have started to do that. Green Bay with Love, Atlanta with Penix are two that come to mind. But other than Lamar? I think the only option would have been to trade up...and they probably thought they needed those picks since I feel Pete and John always thought they were one good draft from a Super Bow. I disagreed, but that is why they did it.

I don't think you necessarily need to be targeting high end picks - day two is fine - but like any other position on the team, you should always be looking to improve and bolster it. Plenty of decent talent emerges out of nowhere later in the draft, and lesser risk is involved. Around 2016/1017 I wanted them to start looking for Wilson's replacement - once he became a brand and not an NFL QB anymore I knew we had to move on - we did, but I thought it was a couple years too late. The damage was done. No regrets not taking Lamar. Right now I think the focus is creating a top shelf defense and an average offense that can run and get first downs - until they can find a gem at the QB position. Regardless of trends or grades of hot takes - NO ONE knows what QB's will succeed in the NFL. No one. It's getting harder to fill the position - so worry less about a splash acquisition and bolster everything else first. You really have no choice - time to get on with it. They have options at QB - no need to try and fit a square into a round hole fore the sake of it - be patient and use available capital on all the other pieces first. I would really like to see them get a nasty linebacker in this draft - that position group is still a weakness.

[Michael K.]

I get what you are saying. I'm just saying that I don't recall any times that I was like "damn, we should have taken him while he was available" when it came to QBs. Maybe they should have signed a FA, but I also don't recall too many of them that I wish we had gone after. I'm the first to be critical of John, and there are PLENTY of times we did stupid shit and passed on players of impact, and I've hammered on a lot of those in here...a LOT. But when it comes to QB? I just can't think of any times we let one slip through our fingers. So, that's what I meant by besides trading up?

[Sibelius Hindemith]

At least they were able to keep Ernest Jones. That was huge.

[trharder]

The only thing different about the Seahawks is that they're now missing a wideout who caught like 2-3 passes a game from a QB who couldn't get going until his team was down 14 points and refused to go to said receiver.

Oh, and a 5'10 WR is gone who was afraid to take any sort of hits so he dove whenever he caught balls in open space instead of extending plays. Sometimes, coming up short of crucial first downs as a result.

FULL TANK HERE WE COME THOUGH! Wtf?

If you watch the all 22 angle you will see how wrong your about Lockett

You don't need all 22. They paint a yellow stripe at the first down marker on every play. (eta - a virtual yellow stripe that is)

[douche]

Just thankful we don't play the Raiders next season. From what I understand, they now have a new (old) dynamic head coach and a superstar QB.