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The Seahawks have tasted peril the past two postseasons. In my last article I wrote about what the Seahawks needed to do to make it to their second consecutive Super Bowl. While they did make it, the outcome was far more heartbreaking than anyone could imagine. This past season the Seahawks fought a Super Bowl hangover tooth and nail, starting off their season on a low note, but adversity had other plans.
After finishing 10-6 in the regular season and defeated the Minnesota Vikings on their frozen field, the Seahawks had a rematch with the team they had beaten in last years divisional round.
31 points in the hole is a no win situation for any other team, why would any team try and fight back? What team could hold the emphatic Carolina Panthers and their suave MVP quarterback Cam Newton to no points in the second half? The Seahawks did. With an onside kick recovery the only thing standing in their way to scoring another touchdown and tying the game, the Seahawks were not able to complete their comeback. Losing 31-24.
Now the offseason is upon us and the wheeling and dealing starts now. These are the predictions and recommendations for the Seahawks this offseason. In their quest to win another Super Bowl.
Salary Situation:
With the parting of Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks willingness to let him keep his five million dollars in bonus money, and the 12 million dollar increase in the salary cap the Seahawks have $29,362,781.00 in cap space.
Pay Raises:
Michael Bennett just came of his best year as a professional and his new representation is working with Seattle to get him a well deserved pay raise. His earnings for this year will be seven million. Giving him a realistic raise of two million will bring his earnings to nine million dollars. So now the Seahawks sit at $27,362,781.00.
With Kam Chancellor’s holdout last season and abundance of subtweets this offseason it’s hard to say if the Seahawks will keep him around or not. Although there seems to be some bad blood between him and management I still believe that he will receive a pay raise this offseason, although not one as big as he had hoped for. His original cap hit (payment) is 6.1 million dollars, which realistically can be increased to 7.5 million. Leaving the Seahawks with $25,962,781.00 in spending money for the offseason.
Re-Sign Players:
The Seahawks have quite a few starters who will be unrestricted free agents: JR Sweezy, Russell Okung, Bruce Irvin, Jermaine Kearse, Jeremy Lane (when healthy) Brandon Mebane and Ahtyba Rubin. These players all had big roles on both sides of the ball this season for the Seattle Seahawks. However none of these players will be made a priority to re-sign, I believe all will test the open market and get bigger deals with other teams.
In a situation that had the Seahawks keeping any players in this free agent class those players would be, Jermaine Kearse and Russell Okung with a combined cap hit of 10 million dollars. However in this projected offseason I have Seattle keeping none of these players.
Free Agency:
The Carroll/Schneider Seahawks are not big spenders when it comes to free agency, they will get players that fit their scheme over big name players that demand a larger salary. So don’t expect a signing of a player who will demand eight million a year or more. (Josh Norman, Cordy Glenn, etc.)
Here are realistic signings I predict.
Kelechi Osemele: A swiss army knife of an offensive lineman, who is a good tackle but a great guard. He just had a career year so he will be paid handsomely but will not be getting the type of money Russell Okung will get on the open market because he is not a pure tackle. Left Guard will be his spot, moving Justin Britt or Mark Glowinski over to the right guard position.
Deal: Four years 40 million dollars (20 guaranteed)
Estimated salary for 2016: $5,000,000.00 with bonus incentives not immediately put against the salary cap.
Andre Smith: A right tackle coming off a year where his conditioning and ability was put into question. Be that as it may, Smith had a very good year among other right tackles in the league surrendering three sacks in 14 games started. With Smith’s signing the Seahawks will be able to move Garry Gilliam to left tackle (which is what Tom Cable has been preparing him to do) Gilliam gave up 6.5 sacks this season at right Tackle but blossomed as the year came to a close. Stone walling the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers (keeping former all pro Charles Johnson at bay).
Deal: Two Years 10 million dollars (6.5 guaranteed)
Estimated salary for 2016: $3,500,000.
Ian Williams: A standout NT for the rival San Francisco 49ers, Williams had a career year in 2015. Williams will not be the most sought after free Agent DT but will have the most to contribute to a team like Seattle. His ability to plug running lanes and get tackles in the backfield will make the Seattle D line that much better.
Deal: Three years 20 million (12 guaranteed)
Estimated Salary for 2016: $4,000,000.00
Trumaine Johnson: This is the one that i’m reaching on. Johnson is another player coming off a career year and will be paid handsomely in the open market. The appeal of playing in the LOB will be alluring to Johnson even though he was a rival of the Seahawks for his whole career. He fits as an inside and outside cornerback and that versatility will help his stats and will help the Seahawks defense as well.
Deal: Five Years 35 million (25 guaranteed)
Estimated salary for 2016: $4,000,000.00 plus bonus incentives not immediately put against salary cap.
Courtney Upshaw: Once a very promising player for the Baltimore Ravens, Upshaw hasn’t been the player they had hoped he’d be. Upshaw is not the same kind of athlete that Bruce Irvin is but he will be used in a similar role. Upshaw is a very good run defender with low pass rush ability, throwing him into the LOLB spot for the first two downs and subbing a guy like Cassius Marsh in for pass rush situations will be an ideal fit.
Deal: One Year 3 million (2 guaranteed)
Salary Cap after free agency: $7,462,781.00
These predictions and calculations were made with the help of:
spotrac.com and yesnetwork.com
Find original article here http://pugetpower.weebly.com/sports/the-quest-for-51
The Seahawks have tasted peril the past two postseasons. In my last article I wrote about what the Seahawks needed to do to make it to their second consecutive Super Bowl. While they did make it, the outcome was far more heartbreaking than anyone could imagine. This past season the Seahawks fought a Super Bowl hangover tooth and nail, starting off their season on a low note, but adversity had other plans.
After finishing 10-6 in the regular season and defeated the Minnesota Vikings on their frozen field, the Seahawks had a rematch with the team they had beaten in last years divisional round.
31 points in the hole is a no win situation for any other team, why would any team try and fight back? What team could hold the emphatic Carolina Panthers and their suave MVP quarterback Cam Newton to no points in the second half? The Seahawks did. With an onside kick recovery the only thing standing in their way to scoring another touchdown and tying the game, the Seahawks were not able to complete their comeback. Losing 31-24.
Now the offseason is upon us and the wheeling and dealing starts now. These are the predictions and recommendations for the Seahawks this offseason. In their quest to win another Super Bowl.
Salary Situation:
With the parting of Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks willingness to let him keep his five million dollars in bonus money, and the 12 million dollar increase in the salary cap the Seahawks have $29,362,781.00 in cap space.
Pay Raises:
Michael Bennett just came of his best year as a professional and his new representation is working with Seattle to get him a well deserved pay raise. His earnings for this year will be seven million. Giving him a realistic raise of two million will bring his earnings to nine million dollars. So now the Seahawks sit at $27,362,781.00.
With Kam Chancellor’s holdout last season and abundance of subtweets this offseason it’s hard to say if the Seahawks will keep him around or not. Although there seems to be some bad blood between him and management I still believe that he will receive a pay raise this offseason, although not one as big as he had hoped for. His original cap hit (payment) is 6.1 million dollars, which realistically can be increased to 7.5 million. Leaving the Seahawks with $25,962,781.00 in spending money for the offseason.
Re-Sign Players:
The Seahawks have quite a few starters who will be unrestricted free agents: JR Sweezy, Russell Okung, Bruce Irvin, Jermaine Kearse, Jeremy Lane (when healthy) Brandon Mebane and Ahtyba Rubin. These players all had big roles on both sides of the ball this season for the Seattle Seahawks. However none of these players will be made a priority to re-sign, I believe all will test the open market and get bigger deals with other teams.
In a situation that had the Seahawks keeping any players in this free agent class those players would be, Jermaine Kearse and Russell Okung with a combined cap hit of 10 million dollars. However in this projected offseason I have Seattle keeping none of these players.
Free Agency:
The Carroll/Schneider Seahawks are not big spenders when it comes to free agency, they will get players that fit their scheme over big name players that demand a larger salary. So don’t expect a signing of a player who will demand eight million a year or more. (Josh Norman, Cordy Glenn, etc.)
Here are realistic signings I predict.
Kelechi Osemele: A swiss army knife of an offensive lineman, who is a good tackle but a great guard. He just had a career year so he will be paid handsomely but will not be getting the type of money Russell Okung will get on the open market because he is not a pure tackle. Left Guard will be his spot, moving Justin Britt or Mark Glowinski over to the right guard position.
Deal: Four years 40 million dollars (20 guaranteed)
Estimated salary for 2016: $5,000,000.00 with bonus incentives not immediately put against the salary cap.
Andre Smith: A right tackle coming off a year where his conditioning and ability was put into question. Be that as it may, Smith had a very good year among other right tackles in the league surrendering three sacks in 14 games started. With Smith’s signing the Seahawks will be able to move Garry Gilliam to left tackle (which is what Tom Cable has been preparing him to do) Gilliam gave up 6.5 sacks this season at right Tackle but blossomed as the year came to a close. Stone walling the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers (keeping former all pro Charles Johnson at bay).
Deal: Two Years 10 million dollars (6.5 guaranteed)
Estimated salary for 2016: $3,500,000.
Ian Williams: A standout NT for the rival San Francisco 49ers, Williams had a career year in 2015. Williams will not be the most sought after free Agent DT but will have the most to contribute to a team like Seattle. His ability to plug running lanes and get tackles in the backfield will make the Seattle D line that much better.
Deal: Three years 20 million (12 guaranteed)
Estimated Salary for 2016: $4,000,000.00
Trumaine Johnson: This is the one that i’m reaching on. Johnson is another player coming off a career year and will be paid handsomely in the open market. The appeal of playing in the LOB will be alluring to Johnson even though he was a rival of the Seahawks for his whole career. He fits as an inside and outside cornerback and that versatility will help his stats and will help the Seahawks defense as well.
Deal: Five Years 35 million (25 guaranteed)
Estimated salary for 2016: $4,000,000.00 plus bonus incentives not immediately put against salary cap.
Courtney Upshaw: Once a very promising player for the Baltimore Ravens, Upshaw hasn’t been the player they had hoped he’d be. Upshaw is not the same kind of athlete that Bruce Irvin is but he will be used in a similar role. Upshaw is a very good run defender with low pass rush ability, throwing him into the LOLB spot for the first two downs and subbing a guy like Cassius Marsh in for pass rush situations will be an ideal fit.
Deal: One Year 3 million (2 guaranteed)
Salary Cap after free agency: $7,462,781.00
These predictions and calculations were made with the help of:
spotrac.com and yesnetwork.com
Find original article here http://pugetpower.weebly.com/sports/the-quest-for-51