Hyak
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http://www.fieldgulls.com/2017/4/7/1522 ... were-right
The premise is that this is the first time that Pete is dealing with veteran players beyond 4-5 years buying into the plan and he needs to evolve to handle it. The topic is somewhat underlying most of the discussions of late regarding whether the veteran(s) are no longer listening.
To build upon this, I contend that we are in the middle of seeing the evolution on how Pete moves forward.
I do think he's going to more rigid on the protect the team mantra. Harvin clearly broke it in volatile fashion and they shipped him out. They coddled Lynch's quirks up until the production didn't exceed the PITA factor and were silently happy that he retired. With Sherman, they are taking a harder line that may result in trading him.
The system (Draft, Free Agency, Cap) leads you to roster turnover organically anyway as 10-20 players come and go annually. That said, the Seahawks have been as committed as anyone to keeping their core guys. Granted, some good players have left like Tate, Maxwell, McDonald, Irvin, Smith, etc. but no "star" player has not been retained for 2nd contracts.
Now, however, those core guys on big 2nd contracts are on the back end of those deals and in the 28-31 age group and you also have some younger guys coming up on possible 2nd contracts such as Britt, Clark, and Lockett.
If you look at the names of upcoming free agents for 2018 and 2019, the only core players excluded are Wilson, Wagner, Bennett, and Baldwin. There will be some guys not getting 3rd contracts among Kam, Graham, Earl, Sherman, Avril, etc.
I fully expect the draft to be heavy on defense to address this transition of the core as time marches on. Ironically, it also may be a huge factor in helping Pete ensure that his messaging gets through to everyone.
The premise is that this is the first time that Pete is dealing with veteran players beyond 4-5 years buying into the plan and he needs to evolve to handle it. The topic is somewhat underlying most of the discussions of late regarding whether the veteran(s) are no longer listening.
To build upon this, I contend that we are in the middle of seeing the evolution on how Pete moves forward.
I do think he's going to more rigid on the protect the team mantra. Harvin clearly broke it in volatile fashion and they shipped him out. They coddled Lynch's quirks up until the production didn't exceed the PITA factor and were silently happy that he retired. With Sherman, they are taking a harder line that may result in trading him.
The system (Draft, Free Agency, Cap) leads you to roster turnover organically anyway as 10-20 players come and go annually. That said, the Seahawks have been as committed as anyone to keeping their core guys. Granted, some good players have left like Tate, Maxwell, McDonald, Irvin, Smith, etc. but no "star" player has not been retained for 2nd contracts.
Now, however, those core guys on big 2nd contracts are on the back end of those deals and in the 28-31 age group and you also have some younger guys coming up on possible 2nd contracts such as Britt, Clark, and Lockett.
If you look at the names of upcoming free agents for 2018 and 2019, the only core players excluded are Wilson, Wagner, Bennett, and Baldwin. There will be some guys not getting 3rd contracts among Kam, Graham, Earl, Sherman, Avril, etc.
I fully expect the draft to be heavy on defense to address this transition of the core as time marches on. Ironically, it also may be a huge factor in helping Pete ensure that his messaging gets through to everyone.