Doubling up is what Pete/John do. This year was OT, Edge, CB, and WR. I suspect they view Lock as the first half of a double down for QB. That is the way I see it and I Love it! People keep talking up Baker M, Jimmy G or Question ? for this year. Forget it.
Unless a TRUE no-brainer becomes available, another QB just isn't going to happen until next year. We went 2x on four positions this year and next, they will go for the 2nd half at QB and likely go 2x on Interior O-line and Interior D-line.
The new OTs are rather proficient at Pass-pro, but these lines do take time to develop cohesion for the run game. Nevertheless, Kenneth Walker III is a Bonafide star. Dude looks better than Zeke Elliott and more like Saquon Barkley - a little smaller but Oh So Powerful with a superior (nearest to Barry Sanders I have seen) change of direction. Thus his skill will help the line.
Rashaad Penny might be less suited than Walker for the early season Offensive Line at this time - expect a stronger 2nd half from him...
Kenneth, you are not the only one who is looking level-headed at this team's return to contender status. It feels like they are a draft/off season haul away.
I think the real tale of the tape will be measured in 2023. Seattle will not only have a full hand of draft picks (see Joe's Hypothesizing article), the possibility of around 55 Mil (from 71 plus, Field Gulls 6/2/22) in cap space after signings. That some pretty good free agency operating capitol. One can only hope Seattle can find a few more late round picks and UFDA to add to that next year. Seattle did well in 13 because they had so much depth at multiple positions. Injuries are a fact of life in sports especially the NFL. I think Seattle is well on their way to reestablishing that depth on their roster. Additions at QB, OL, DL, CB RB and LB could go along way to that end in 2023.
I think the one caveat that I'm looking forward to in 2022 is the youth that Seattle has under Carroll and a younger coaching staff that begs to instill enthusiasm on a team that has been missing since 2013-14. Let's put some fun back into the game and see the glass half full for 23. Seattle may once again present an aurora of hope in an era where pessimism seems to have supplanted the term "on any given Sunday" Barnwell's bashing may be a good omen for Seattle to reinstall that "chip" and an air of expectation on Sunday's that hometown fans have been missing. Let the games begin.
Even if we don't reclaim that 2013 magic and bring home a championship, these next three years (at least) are going to be a lot of fun, and way more interesting than the last three. The Sound of the Seahawks may not have been great film making, but it got me pumped about the future of our defense, from players to staffing changes to the shift in philosophy. Great offseason! Excited to find our QBOTF! Happy 1212 Kenneth! Go Hawks!!!
The role of luck in pro football is huge. While it can be decisive in any close game in any sport, the large number of games played smooths out the impact in baseball, basketball, and hockey but magnifies it in football. Fans don’t like to admit this, but it’s true.
Wilbur Wright was once told that he and his brother were proof of what someone with no advantages could accomplish in America. But we had every advantage, he replied: Parents who encouraged us to learn and think for ourselves and we live in a supportive community (the Wright Brothers loved Dayton—go figure.) Modesty forbade Wilbur adding that he was born a genius—talk about luck!
My criticism of Schneider is that he would not alter his approach to free agency when he failed to rebuild the OL in the draft. Instead of signing proven players—Jack Conklin comes to mind—he kept bargain hunting. Which created this revolving cast of has-beens and never-wases, and likely contributed more than anything the franchise QB losing confidence and trust in the front office. (I don’t buy that Russell Wilson’s ego was the problem.)
Doubling up is what Pete/John do. This year was OT, Edge, CB, and WR. I suspect they view Lock as the first half of a double down for QB. That is the way I see it and I Love it! People keep talking up Baker M, Jimmy G or Question ? for this year. Forget it.
Unless a TRUE no-brainer becomes available, another QB just isn't going to happen until next year. We went 2x on four positions this year and next, they will go for the 2nd half at QB and likely go 2x on Interior O-line and Interior D-line.
The new OTs are rather proficient at Pass-pro, but these lines do take time to develop cohesion for the run game. Nevertheless, Kenneth Walker III is a Bonafide star. Dude looks better than Zeke Elliott and more like Saquon Barkley - a little smaller but Oh So Powerful with a superior (nearest to Barry Sanders I have seen) change of direction. Thus his skill will help the line.
Rashaad Penny might be less suited than Walker for the early season Offensive Line at this time - expect a stronger 2nd half from him...
Kenneth, you are not the only one who is looking level-headed at this team's return to contender status. It feels like they are a draft/off season haul away.
I think the real tale of the tape will be measured in 2023. Seattle will not only have a full hand of draft picks (see Joe's Hypothesizing article), the possibility of around 55 Mil (from 71 plus, Field Gulls 6/2/22) in cap space after signings. That some pretty good free agency operating capitol. One can only hope Seattle can find a few more late round picks and UFDA to add to that next year. Seattle did well in 13 because they had so much depth at multiple positions. Injuries are a fact of life in sports especially the NFL. I think Seattle is well on their way to reestablishing that depth on their roster. Additions at QB, OL, DL, CB RB and LB could go along way to that end in 2023.
I think the one caveat that I'm looking forward to in 2022 is the youth that Seattle has under Carroll and a younger coaching staff that begs to instill enthusiasm on a team that has been missing since 2013-14. Let's put some fun back into the game and see the glass half full for 23. Seattle may once again present an aurora of hope in an era where pessimism seems to have supplanted the term "on any given Sunday" Barnwell's bashing may be a good omen for Seattle to reinstall that "chip" and an air of expectation on Sunday's that hometown fans have been missing. Let the games begin.
Even if we don't reclaim that 2013 magic and bring home a championship, these next three years (at least) are going to be a lot of fun, and way more interesting than the last three. The Sound of the Seahawks may not have been great film making, but it got me pumped about the future of our defense, from players to staffing changes to the shift in philosophy. Great offseason! Excited to find our QBOTF! Happy 1212 Kenneth! Go Hawks!!!
The role of luck in pro football is huge. While it can be decisive in any close game in any sport, the large number of games played smooths out the impact in baseball, basketball, and hockey but magnifies it in football. Fans don’t like to admit this, but it’s true.
Wilbur Wright was once told that he and his brother were proof of what someone with no advantages could accomplish in America. But we had every advantage, he replied: Parents who encouraged us to learn and think for ourselves and we live in a supportive community (the Wright Brothers loved Dayton—go figure.) Modesty forbade Wilbur adding that he was born a genius—talk about luck!
My criticism of Schneider is that he would not alter his approach to free agency when he failed to rebuild the OL in the draft. Instead of signing proven players—Jack Conklin comes to mind—he kept bargain hunting. Which created this revolving cast of has-beens and never-wases, and likely contributed more than anything the franchise QB losing confidence and trust in the front office. (I don’t buy that Russell Wilson’s ego was the problem.)
Double rec for this one, Parallax.
Won't be that dark when one can aready see the light at the end of the tunnel, if only with one's mind's eye.