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by **RiverDog** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:31 am

Iupati has a bit of a local connection as he played his college ball at U of Idaho.

The OL is shaping up very nicely. If Jones and Dissly recover from their injuries, we could easily be considered the favorite for the division if not the conference. The Rams have that Super Bowl loser jinx look to them.

by **Aseahawkfan** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:53 pm

c_hawkbob wrote:Boy when he's healthy he's a good one, one of the leagues best! Glad to be taking a chance on him.

That's a good risk. He was highly touted out of college.

by **RiverDog** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:27 pm

Aseahawkfan wrote:That's a good risk. He was highly touted out of college.

Don't look now, but 4 of our 5 projected starting OL were former first round draft picks. That ought to make Obi happy.

by **NorthHawk** » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:00 pm

Caraun Reid is in for a visit.
He might be able to fill in the DL rotation and he’s not going to be
very expensive.

by **obiken** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:45 am

Don't look now, but 4 of our 5 projected starting OL were former first round draft picks. That ought to make Obi happy.

Ahh thanks buddy!

by **NorthHawk** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:17 pm

KJ Wright's contract details:

K.J. Wright, LB (Seahawks): Two years, up to $15MM (original story). $8MM in 2019, including $5MM signing bonus, $1.5MM base salary, $1.5MM roster bonus. Second year isn’t guaranteed.
Twitter link via ESPN’s Brady Henderson.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/seatt ... ews-rumors

Looks like it's team friendly from a Cap perspective.

by **NorthHawk** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:41 pm

Flukers contract details:

D.J. Fluker, OL (Seahawks): Two years, $6MM. $1MM signing bonus

https://www.profootballrumors.com/seatt ... ews-rumors

by **NorthHawk** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:44 am

The Seahawks are to meet with Jordy Nelson on Tuesday.
He'll be 34 this year, but interest in him might suggest if they don't sign him, WR could
be a position they would draft.
Maybe I'm just reading too much into this.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/ ... son-chiefs

by **mykc14** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:48 am

NorthHawk wrote:The Seahawks are to meet with Jordy Nelson on Tuesday.
He'll be 34 this year, but interest in him might suggest if they don't sign him, WR could
be a position they would draft.
Maybe I'm just reading too much into this.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/ ... son-chiefs

I think WR is definitely an area they could target in the draft. Baldwin and Lockett are solid, but getting a young guy to play as the #3 receiver for a few years and then have to decide what to do with ADB, if he doesn’t retire, seems like a good plan to me.

by **RiverDog** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:10 pm

NorthHawk wrote:The Seahawks are to meet with Jordy Nelson on Tuesday.
He'll be 34 this year, but interest in him might suggest if they don't sign him, WR could
be a position they would draft.
Maybe I'm just reading too much into this.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/ ... son-chiefs

It seems like we have more luck drafting decent to good wide receivers (Tate, Baldwin, Kearse, Lockett) than we do trading for/signing free agents (Mike Williams, Sydney Rice, Percy Harvin).

by **NorthHawk** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:15 pm

That's an interesting observation.
Have we ever signed or traded for a WR that has worked out real well under this regime?

by **jshawaii22** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:33 pm

Doug Baldwin was signed as a UDFA out of Stanford and (I think) Kearse was signed as a FA, too. But, those are great examples of the JS / team scouting program to pluck them out of the sky.

by **RiverDog** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:49 pm

jshawaii22 wrote:Doug Baldwin was signed as a UDFA out of Stanford and (I think) Kearse was signed as a FA, too. But, those are great examples of the JS / team scouting program to pluck them out of the sky.

Good point. Let me correct that by saying that they were 'in the draft' as opposed to having had played for another team, which is what I was trying to say.

by **NorthHawk** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:00 pm

I don't recall any Free Agents (not draft or UFA's) or trades that worked out well here.
I wonder if it's because the trades or FA pickups were the team "swinging for the fences".

by **burrrton** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:49 pm

NorthHawk wrote:Apparently we are finalizing a 2 year deal with Fluker.

Burrrton likey.

by **RiverDog** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:11 pm

NorthHawk wrote:I don't recall any Free Agents (not draft or UFA's) or trades that worked out well here.
I wonder if it's because the trades or FA pickups were the team "swinging for the fences".

That (swinging for the fences) was definitely the case with Harvin. It would have been a horrible trade for a rebuilding team, but at the time, we were on the cusp of the Super Bowl as we arguably had the best team in the conference at the end of the previous season. We decided to take a chance and pull the trigger on a risky trade. I liked the fact that we took the gamble but didn't like that it was for that POS.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, good wide receivers are a dime a dozen. No sense paying through the nose for one.

by **jshawaii22** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:18 pm

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/18/is-russell-wilson-sending-the-seahawks-a-message/

If you're JS, you have about 30m left in 2019 cap. You have only 4 draft picks, so maybe 5m of that is gone, so you have 25m to spend now.
Ideally, you would want to get at least BWags under contract now, but what about Russell and Frank?

You have 3 stars all needing new contracts -
#1 - Russell evidently wants to be the highest paid QB which puts him around 35m a year (140 over 4) (and don't they all want to be the highest paid? -- well except TB, who just wants rings, but that's another discussion)
#2 -- Frank Clark, already overpaid for this year and can't be tagged next year... if we don't want to lose Russell or Wags, if either one of them doesn't sign a new deal.
#3 -- BWags, who's just as important to our D and probably is in the 14-16m range going forward...

Who's first? Who can we afford to let go or trade? 25m not enough. I wouldn't want to be making that choice.

by **mykc14** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:38 pm

jshawaii22 wrote:https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/18/is-russell-wilson-sending-the-seahawks-a-message/

If you're JS, you have about 30m left in 2019 cap. You have only 4 draft picks, so maybe 5m of that is gone, so you have 25m to spend now.
Ideally, you would want to get at least BWags under contract now, but what about Russell and Frank?

You have 3 stars all needing new contracts -
#1 - Russell evidently wants to be the highest paid QB which puts him around 35m a year (140 over 4) (and don't they all want to be the highest paid? -- well except TB, who just wants rings, but that's another discussion)
#2 -- Frank Clark, already overpaid for this year and can't be tagged next year... if we don't want to lose Russell or Wags, if either one of them doesn't sign a new deal.
#3 -- BWags, who's just as important to our D and probably is in the 14-16m range going forward...

Who's first? Who can we afford to let go or trade? 25m not enough. I wouldn't want to be making that choice.

Don’t forget about Jarron Reed. He had 10.5 sacks last year and will be looking to get paid. It’s going to be tough to keep all 4, but doable. Keeping 3 and trading one might be the best option though.

by **NorthHawk** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:28 pm

The Seahawks are said to be interested in Brett Jones, a C/G who played for the Vikings.
I wonder what that's all about considering we have Britt, Hunt, and maybe Pocic for Center.

\https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/03/five-teams-interested-in-cg-brett-jones

by **NorthHawk** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:41 am

For those who are interested here are the contract details for Mychal Kendricks:

Mychal Kendricks, LB (Seahawks): One year, $4.5MM. $2MM base salary. $250K training camp bonus. $250K bonus for being on Seattle’s 53-man roster in Week 1. $1MM in incentives (playing time, sacks),

by **RiverDog** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:52 am

NorthHawk wrote:For those who are interested here are the contract details for Mychal Kendricks:

Mychal Kendricks, LB (Seahawks): One year, $4.5MM. $2MM base salary. $250K training camp bonus. $250K bonus for being on Seattle’s 53-man roster in Week 1. $1MM in incentives (playing time, sacks),

FYI Kendricks sentencing hearing is set for April 4th. He's cooperated fully with the prosecution, never once denied his involvement, and has expressed his remorse. Hopefully he'll receive a sentence that will allow him to play.

by **mykc14** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:06 am

RiverDog wrote:
FYI Kendricks sentencing hearing is set for April 4th. He's cooperated fully with the prosecution, never once denied his involvement, and has expressed his remorse. Hopefully he'll receive a sentence that will allow him to play.

No kidding. For the Hawks to sign him to that much it seems like they have to feel pretty good about him not missing too much (if any) regular season action.

by **NorthHawk** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:03 am

Maybe he will get away with a fine instead of jail time.

by **jshawaii22** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:39 pm

The contract with Kendricks specifically does not pay him if he's in Jail or unavailable. No guaranteed $$$, no signing bonus.

by **RiverDog** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:27 pm

NorthHawk wrote:Maybe he will get away with a fine instead of jail time.

Or some form of house arrest that allows him to go two and from his workplace but no where else.

by **NorthHawk** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:43 am

Contract update:

Mike Iupati, G (Seahawks): One year, $2.75MM. $2.25MM guaranteed. $1.25MM signing bonus. $500K in per-game roster bonuses. $500K available via playtime incentives

by **NorthHawk** » Fri Mar 22, 2019 6:57 am

According to Aaron Wilson, here are the contract details for KJ Wright:

K.J. Wright (Seahawks) $14M, $6.5M gtd, $5M signing bonus, salaries $1.5M (gtd), $3.5M; $1M 5th day 2020 lg yr roster bonus,
$46,875 per game 46-man annual, $46,875 per game 53-man roster bonus annual, $1.5M playtime base escalator 2020

https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/sta ... 7216287745

https://www.profootballrumors.com/seatt ... ews-rumors

by **RiverDog** » Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:01 am

Thanks for the updates. Don't assume that no one's reading if you don't get a reply.

by **NorthHawk** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:57 am

Neiko Thorpe re-signed.
Good on ST

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... -seahawks/

by **c_hawkbob** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:14 pm

NorthHawk wrote:Neiko Thorpe re-signed.
Good on ST

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... -seahawks/

Better than good on ST, a ST captain. good re-sign.

by **idhawkman** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:19 pm

I have to be honest here, I'm extremely happy with the moves this off season so far. I didn't think we were far off at the end of last year so resigning as many as possible was something I really wanted to see. I think we were a team no one wanted to play at the end of the season and with the pickup of Iupati and the resigning of the guys we have, I'm really happy so far.

I don't see a hole in our offense other than maybe WR with the ???? around DB. Maybe address that position with one of our draft picks would be good.

I'd like to see us boost our DBs a bit and maybe one draft pick for depth at LB since we are unsure about Kyndricks. I can't wait to see Poona take Mebane's position this year and work into the starting rotation there. Other than that, I don't see a lot of holes on this team. Depth may be a question but I'm stoked for the offense with the Oline, RBs, QB, and TEs.

(Yes, I know Mebane left a couple years ago but I don't think we ever picked up the run stuffer to replace him yet.)

by **obiken** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 1:09 am

I agree ID, Mebane and Red Bryant were money! I think we will have a good team not a great team. 11 wins at the most 8 wins at the least. Doug is done whether he stays or not. We lost more on Defense, and we still lack the deep threat at WR, that you already covered. I could have seen going after Jones, OBJ, or even AB, for a 2nd rounder?? I know he is a locker room cancer but come on, The risk outweigh the benefits. I dont think standing pat and hoping we can win playoff games on the road is a good strategy.

by **RiverDog** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:50 am

idhawkman wrote:I have to be honest here, I'm extremely happy with the moves this off season so far. I didn't think we were far off at the end of last year so resigning as many as possible was something I really wanted to see. I think we were a team no one wanted to play at the end of the season and with the pickup of Iupati and the resigning of the guys we have, I'm really happy so far.

I don't see a hole in our offense other than maybe WR with the ???? around DB. Maybe address that position with one of our draft picks would be good.

I'd like to see us boost our DBs a bit and maybe one draft pick for depth at LB since we are unsure about Kyndricks. I can't wait to see Poona take Mebane's position this year and work into the starting rotation there. Other than that, I don't see a lot of holes on this team. Depth may be a question but I'm stoked for the offense with the Oline, RBs, QB, and TEs.

(Yes, I know Mebane left a couple years ago but I don't think we ever picked up the run stuffer to replace him yet.)

I'm pleased, too, especially with the offensive line. I still would like to see them bring in someone to compete with Ifedi at RT, but all in all, it's as good as anyone can reasonably hope for, at least on paper.

But there's still a lot of work to do.

by **NorthHawk** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:28 am

I keep forgetting about Jamarco Jones.
He was doing pretty well for a rookie when he was injured, but it was early so maybe he will
be fully recovered by TC and give some competition.
I still think drafting a G might be in the cards considering the injury history of both Iupati
and Fluker.

by **RiverDog** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:52 am

NorthHawk wrote:I keep forgetting about Jamarco Jones.
He was doing pretty well for a rookie when he was injured, but it was early so maybe he will
be fully recovered by TC and give some competition.
I still think drafting a G might be in the cards considering the injury history of both Iupati
and Fluker.

The person I keep forgetting about is Pocic.

by **mykc14** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:31 am

RiverDog wrote:
The person I keep forgetting about is Pocic.

There’s a reason for that- his play has been forgettable.

by **idhawkman** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:21 pm

RiverDog wrote:I'm pleased, too, especially with the offensive line. I still would like to see them bring in someone to compete with Ifedi at RT, but all in all, it's as good as anyone can reasonably hope for, at least on paper.

But there's still a lot of work to do.

I know where you are on Ifedi but I also have to say that he was leaps and bounds better when he had a good Guard next to him. I think he took leaps forward this past year and if they can keep that consistency a little bit I think he will turn out to be a good to great part of our Running game. (It also doesn't hurt to have Fant line up outside him, too

)

by **RiverDog** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:39 am

RiverDog wrote:I'm pleased, too, especially with the offensive line. I still would like to see them bring in someone to compete with Ifedi at RT, but all in all, it's as good as anyone can reasonably hope for, at least on paper.

But there's still a lot of work to do.

idhawkman wrote:I know where you are on Ifedi but I also have to say that he was leaps and bounds better when he had a good Guard next to him. I think he took leaps forward this past year and if they can keep that consistency a little bit I think he will turn out to be a good to great part of our Running game. (It also doesn't hurt to have Fant line up outside him, too )

I'm not ready to go "leaps and bounds better", but he was much improved. Having a decent guard next to him may account for some of his improvement, but it doesn't help keep him from committing false starts, and he still ranked 3rd in the league in that category last season. I'm OK with him starting, but everything else equal (like injuries), he's definitely the weak link in the group and a position that is a prime candidate for an upgrade.

by **NorthHawk** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:56 am

We may be able to upgrade the RT spot, but a rookie will probably be worse than Ifedi to start the year and maybe a full year.
OLinemen coming from college just aren't ready for the NFL with a few very highly rated players being
the exception. So Ifedi has now had 2 years at RT and shown improvement. I think he's starting to get
it and will become a solid player maybe as soon as this year. He may never be an All Pro, but I think he
can be a good RT in the NFL.

by **RiverDog** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:25 am

NorthHawk wrote:We may be able to upgrade the RT spot, but a rookie will probably be worse than Ifedi to start the year and maybe a full year. OLinemen coming from college just aren't ready for the NFL with a few very highly rated players being the exception. So Ifedi has now had 2 years at RT and shown improvement. I think he's starting to get it and will become a solid player maybe as soon as this year. He may never be an All Pro, but I think he can be a good RT in the NFL.

Don't forget about the player you keep forgetting!

Demarco Jones might give Ifedi a run for his money.

This is in all likelihood Ifedi's last season as a Seahawk. Next year we have to decide whether or not to pick up Ifedi's 5th year option, and at a price tag of $8M, I'm willing to bet that we let him walk. It probably explains why we drafted Jones last season.

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