I’ve seen a number of feedback over the previous few weeks that both explicitly or successfully say that the Seattle Seahawks’ want to simply blow up this roster and/or tank the 2024 season, in order that they’re armed with all the candy, candy draft belongings in 2025. As constructed, Seattle is probably going nowhere close to Super Bowl competition, and the final two drafts (albeit by the Russell Wilson commerce) concerned vital capital within the higher parts of the early rounds.
Truthful.
Comply with-up query: How a lot rebuilding must be executed?
Setting apart my elevated distaste for the idea of tanking (and, by the way, the draft system), the Seahawks have clearly been altering their roster within the final couple of seasons beneath Pete Carroll. They are going to don’t have any alternative however to alter the roster much more this offseason given the shaky wage cap state of affairs and underperforming gamers, however that’s the conventional cycle for many groups.
These are main or projected contributors on the roster proper now who’re nonetheless on their rookie offers by a minimum of 2024.
Offense
Charles Cross – Beginning left deal with
Abe Lucas – Beginning proper deal with
Anthony Bradford – Potential beginning proper guard
Olu Oluwatimi – Potential beginning heart
Jaxon Smith-Njigba – Beginning broad receiver
Jake Bobo – Greatest broad receiver within the NFL
Kenneth Walker III – Beginning working again
Zach Charbonnet – Backup working again
Protection
Riq Woolen – Beginning cornerback
Devon Witherspoon – Beginning cornerback
Tre Brown – Beginning cornerback
Boye Mafe – Beginning exterior linebacker
Particular Groups
Chris Stoll – Lengthy snapper
I didn’t even embrace the likes of Mike Morris (basically a medical red-shirt for his rookie season), Coby Bryant (could very effectively be combating for a roster spot in 2024), Jerrick Reed II (particular groups standout and probably competing for defensive snaps when he returns from harm), Kenny McIntosh (misplaced rookie season because of harm), or Derick Corridor (didn’t have a very good rookie season).
Whereas not a rookie, Uchenna Nwosu can be again after tearing his pec, and I don’t actually see a necessity to maneuver on from him.
Little doubt there are holes that can be created because of impending cap- and/or performance-related departures. There’ll doubtless be adjustments made at tight finish, security, inside linebacker, and alongside the line of defense for the millionth time. Perhaps quarterback, too.
Actually, that is what I believe is the actual implication for “blow it up.” It’s actually about resetting at quarterback. Eliminate Geno Smith, begin Drew Lock or a rookie quarterback, and simply count on a shitty group that’s ideally watchable, then assume that just about each draft choose will hit subsequent 12 months. “Franchise QB on a rookie contract” is so desperately coveted beneath the present CBA guidelines, however as we’ve seen with Justin Herbert in Los Angeles, you possibly can botch that lifehack by having a substandard roster. Even nonetheless, three of the 4 groups left within the postseason have QBs undoubtedly not on rookie offers… these groups have typically simply been higher coached and higher managed than the Seahawks.
Neither of the AFC finalists needed to eat filth for a 12 months or two after which change into nice. The Lions have been typically terrible post-Barry Sanders (save a few seasons within the 2010s) however they lastly had the kind of teaching and higher drafting to truly be a top quality group. We all know the 49ers had some tough years from 2015-2018, but I’d contend that apart from 2019, the overall caliber of their drafts weren’t fantastic. They’d some high quality particular person picks (Fred Warner in 2018, George Kittle in 2017, and so forth.) however these aren’t just like the 2010-2012 Seahawks drafts.
Assist me perceive your perspective on what Seattle must do to its roster. Carroll has actually tried to do the half-rebuild/half-“win-now” measure with trades just like the Leonard Williams one, however I consider the Seahawks have executed much more to restock its roster with younger and/or cheap expertise than it might appear.
Pontificate within the feedback!
