Dunlap traded to Seattle

[AgentDib]

It is pretty funny take to not criticize JS for signing Finney in the off-season, waste $4.5M on guarantees but instead turn around and applaud him for getting rid of the player and bad contract he just signed....

You are not seeing the bigger picture if you look at individual moves in a vacuum and then praise the ones that worked and flame the ones that don't. That's like standing behind a baseball pitcher on the mound and telling them they should have aimed better every time they throw a ball.

The big picture here is that the Seahawks decided to move on from Britt's large cap hit (and leadership) and decided to replace him with a much cheaper three way competition between Finney, Pocic and Hunt. Thus far, that decision is looking very good due to Pocic's play as he's made first Hunt and now Finney expendable. Hopefully, Pocic plays so well throughout his career that posters like you find it ridiculous that they ever bothered with Hunt and Finney in the first place.

 

[Ozzy]

Pocic is playing light years better than Britt was too. Britt was a little overrated because those around him were so bad.

 

[kf3339]

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Correct me if I'm wrong here but, sense Dunlap has been going through the protocol with Cincy and not an on the street FA he should be eligible to play Sunday.

Unfortunately no, he's flying here commercial so he has to quarantine for 6 days I think? Either way, Buffalo game he'll be suited up. Barring him actually catching it on the flight, and man would that be SO on brand for 2020! lol

Rent the dude a van. or fly him here private. Well worth the cash to have him against the niners.

Exactly. The riches ownership in the NFL, and they can't get him a private jet to get him here in less than a day? I know PA is gone, but come one. His estate still owns the team. Someone should have made this happen.

 

[Own The West]

So is Hunt or Britt coming back to backup the center spot

Neither. We still have Kyle Fuller on the roster. Him, Pocic, and Finney were in a 3-way competition in training camp. We just unloaded an expensive spare part.

So basically this was a 7th for 1.5 years of 31-32 year old Carlos Dunlap.

 

[TypeSly]

Sucks to get a new acquisition and have to wait an exta week to see him play. Hawks could really use him against SF. Oh well, hopefully this lights a fire under the current DE's butts.

 

[pittpnthrs]

Dont know anything about Dunlap, but something needed done so i'm excited to see what he brings.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Pocic is playing light years better than Britt was too. Britt was a little overrated because those around him were so bad.

Agree, but he’d be a nice back up center.

 

[PNW]

Pocic is playing light years better than Britt was too. Britt was a little overrated because those around him were so bad.

Agree, but he’d be a nice back up center.

Agree, but they might only pick him up if Pocic goes down with an injury

 

[UK_Seahawk]

People moaning about Finney have clearly not been watching how the Seahawks operate overhead last decade. The best player wins the job not who is being paid most or who was drafted higher. Finney became surplus to requirements due to the excellent form of Pocic, it doesn't mean he was a bad signing per se. Who was that qb we drafted that won the starting job over the guy that the signed in free agency from the Packers. I wonder how he's getting on.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

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[PNW]

People moaning about Finney have clearly not been watching how the Seahawks operate overhead last decade. The best player wins the job not who is being paid most or who was drafted higher. Finney became surplus to requirements due to the excellent form of Pocic, it doesn't mean he was a bad signing per se. Who was that qb we drafted that won the starting job over the guy that the signed in free agency from the Packers. I wonder how he's getting on.

Don’t you dare talk crap about Matt Flynn hahaha

 

[massari]

The big picture here is that the Seahawks decided to move on from Britt's large cap hit (and leadership) and decided to replace him with a much cheaper three way competition between Finney, Pocic and Hunt. Thus far, that decision is looking very good due to Pocic's play as he's made first Hunt and now Finney expendable. Hopefully, Pocic plays so well throughout his career that posters like you find it ridiculous that they ever bothered with Hunt and Finney in the first place.

The offence was scoring last season with Joey freaking Hunt at C, without relic Olsen, and not letting Russ cook for the first half of games, yet they prioritized signing the Finney, Ogbuehi, Olsen types over the #1 personnel problem last season, the DL.

Finney always was a bad signing, even if they were only down to Pocic and Hunt.

 

[PNW]

Dont know anything about Dunlap, but something needed done so i'm excited to see what he brings.

Dunlap is a beast, whenever we played the bengals I always feared #96 was about to sack the crap out of Russ. Monster! Watch some 2019 highlights on YouTube!

 

[Sgt. Largent]

The big picture here is that the Seahawks decided to move on from Britt's large cap hit (and leadership) and decided to replace him with a much cheaper three way competition between Finney, Pocic and Hunt. Thus far, that decision is looking very good due to Pocic's play as he's made first Hunt and now Finney expendable. Hopefully, Pocic plays so well throughout his career that posters like you find it ridiculous that they ever bothered with Hunt and Finney in the first place.

The offence was scoring last season with Joey freaking Hunt at C, without relic Olsen, and not letting Russ cook for the first half of games, yet they prioritized signing the Finney, Ogbuehi, Olsen types over the #1 personnel problem last season, the DL.

Finney always was a bad signing, even if they were only down to Pocic and Hunt.

You're hindsight GM'ing.

No one knew Pocic could slide into the center role and do a great job last February. Your long time starting center was coming off a serious injury and was no longer a viable starter, and Pocic was an under performing backup guard.

So we went out and got the best value starting center available to hopefully anchor a line that was already going through a four of five spot overturn.

Finney was paid like a starting center, because that's what Pete and John expected going into camp. So yeah, give Pocic credit, he kicked some serious ass in camp and out performed Finney and took the starting job.

In hindsight, yes Finney was a bad signing. But he wasn't at the time, he was the type of center you sign when you're desperate.

 

[massari]

You're hindsight GM'ing.

No one knew Pocic could slide into the center role and do a great job last February. Your long time starting center was coming off a serious injury and was no longer a viable starter, and Pocic was an under performing backup guard.

So we went out and got the best value starting center available to hopefully anchor a line that was already going through a four of five spot overturn.

Finney was paid like a starting center, because that's what Pete and John expected going into camp. So yeah, give Pocic credit, he kicked some serious ass in camp and out performed Finney and took the starting job.

In hindsight, yes Finney was a bad signing. But he wasn't at the time, he was the type of center you sign when you're desperate.

Not hindsight at all. Fact is the offense was doing fine last season, despite Joey Hunt being awful at Center, and not letting Russ cook in the first half of games. Meanwhile, the DL was, and still is the #1 problem.

Everybody knew Pocic was more talented than Joey Hunt, just maybe not to the extent he's showed. The only reason he wasn't the starter last season when Britt got injured, was because Pocic wasn't healthy himself.

I'll take Joey Hunt as the starting Center, if it meant adding to the DL.

 

[mikeak]

The big picture here is that the Seahawks decided to move on from Britt's large cap hit (and leadership) and decided to replace him with a much cheaper three way competition between Finney, Pocic and Hunt. Thus far, that decision is looking very good due to Pocic's play as he's made first Hunt and now Finney expendable. Hopefully, Pocic plays so well throughout his career that posters like you find it ridiculous that they ever bothered with Hunt and Finney in the first place.

The offence was scoring last season with Joey freaking Hunt at C, without relic Olsen, and not letting Russ cook for the first half of games, yet they prioritized signing the Finney, Ogbuehi, Olsen types over the #1 personnel problem last season, the DL.

Finney always was a bad signing, even if they were only down to Pocic and Hunt.

This is my issue. Exactly that. Not only that these players aren't worth the contract, but the spending everywhere except the position of desperate need

 

[The Breh]

You're hindsight GM'ing.

No one knew Pocic could slide into the center role and do a great job last February. Your long time starting center was coming off a serious injury and was no longer a viable starter, and Pocic was an under performing backup guard.

So we went out and got the best value starting center available to hopefully anchor a line that was already going through a four of five spot overturn.

Finney was paid like a starting center, because that's what Pete and John expected going into camp. So yeah, give Pocic credit, he kicked some serious ass in camp and out performed Finney and took the starting job.

In hindsight, yes Finney was a bad signing. But he wasn't at the time, he was the type of center you sign when you're desperate.

Not hindsight at all. Fact is the offense was doing fine last season, despite Joey Hunt being awful at Center, and not letting Russ cook in the first half of games. Meanwhile, the DL was, and still is the #1 problem.

Everybody knew Pocic was more talented than Joey Hunt, just maybe not to the extent he's showed. The only reason he wasn't the starter last season when Britt got injured, was because Pocic wasn't healthy himself.

I'll take Joey Hunt as the starting Center, if it meant adding to the DL.

So you were/are willing not to upgrade one of the 2 most important pieces of the Oline (while admitting Hunt was trash) and run the risk of Russ getting injured so we could beef up on Dline ?
In which 2 of the players drafted were Dline.
Added Mayowa.
Added Irvin.
Hopes for Green yet.
1st full season of our first round pick from last year.

Ok.

Then would have complained that we didn't do anything to address the Oline.

Hindsight is a tricky thing.
And you aren't a GM for good reason.