Seahawks rebuilding plan Phase II: The top-3 options to replace Russell Wilson at QB
Two trades and one free agent signing (of any two players) that will satisfy Seattle's top remaining need: a ONE-SEASON quarterback
Before you get to my top-three predictions for who the Seahawks could be looking at to be the next starting quarterback after trading Russell Wilson, let me say this one thing to you:
I’m so so so so sorry.
I believe that like Jim Zorn, Dave Krieg, Warren Moon, and Matt Hasselbeck before him, Russell Wilson created so many great memories for Seattle’s fan base. Unlike those four and Jon Kitna and Rick Mirer and so on, he also created winning Super Bowl memories.
On my top-three list ahead of you, I will offer up TWO quarterbacks who have started in the Super Bowl and one who beat Tom Brady for the Lombardi trophy, but no. I am not going to be able to come close to satisfying your need to see the Seahawks find a long-term replacement for Wilson. Or even one who has escaped career ridicule.
I’m so so so so sorry.
The Seahawks are out on Deshaun Watson, as they should be. There won’t be another franchise starter moving teams this year, other than Wilson, and we know Seattle didn’t make his list. The Seahawks are also not setup to support a good starting quarterback until they’ve resolved their many roster holes on either side of the ball, but even if they were, every avenue is closed.
On this list you also won’t find Gardner Minshew, Marcus Mariota, Mitchell Trubisky, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kirk Cousins, or Baker Mayfield. Well, you’ll kind of find Mariota. Which I would use to emphasize once again: The Seattle Seahawks are best suited to look for a starting quarterback in 2023.
They will, however, need a one-year starting quarterback for 2022. One year. One year.
The following two trade proposals and one free agent signing are moves that I find to be reasonable for the Seahawks and rational given the moves that Seattle tends to make under Pete Carroll. As a show of appreciation to everyone who has opted for a paid subscription, I want to create some content for that lane and this felt like an appropriate article to fit under that umbrella. The regular content will keep streaming for all subscribers, without a hiccup, and I’ll reveal my top-three list again later this week.
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Who do I project as the Seahawks top-three targets at quarterback this week?