Geno Smith resigned In April 2022, Not Today People.

[HawkRiderFan]

The way this is going, we won't have to try to tank.

Fair!

 

[sc85sis]

Details:
- 1-year deal
- $500,000 guaranteed of $3.5-million
- Incentives up to an additional $3.5-million

Seems pretty team-friendly to me.

 

[Jville]

Details:
- 1-year deal
- $500,000 guaranteed of $3.5-million
- Incentives up to an additional $3.5-million

Seems pretty team-friendly to me.

There are no guarantees associated with the Drew Lock or Jacob Eason contracts. So .... $500K is the total in guarantees for the quarterback position. Accommodates a very flexible situation at QB for competition.

I like it!

 

[misfit]

Details:
- 1-year deal
- $500,000 guaranteed of $3.5-million
- Incentives up to an additional $3.5-million

Seems pretty team-friendly to me.

So we can still cut him and avoid this mistake?

 

[Jville]

So we can still cut him and avoid this mistake?

More likely that they create a competitive plan for QBs to push each other and grow together in building a 2022 offense.

 

[nwHawk]

Man up and F’n earn it, boys. A big boy paycheck is out there for the taking. But this all point to a high QB pick. Not sure I’m in love with it.

 

[sutz]

Man up and F’n earn it, boys. A big boy paycheck is out there for the taking. But this all point to a high QB pick. Not sure I’m in love with it.

Actually, I think the opposite. This tells me they're not going for QB in the 1st, and maybe not in the 2d this year. I think they are going to let this play out and look to 2023 when the QB crop looks better and we have 2 firsts to play with - as in trade up or down as needed and pick. Use the big money this year to re-sign DK to a new deal to keep the receiver corps in good shape for whoever takes over at QB going forward.

JMO. YMMV.

 

[nwHawk]

Actually, I think the opposite. This tells me they're not going for QB in the 1st, and maybe not in the 2d this year. I think they are going to let this play out and look to 2023 when the QB crop looks better and we have 2 firsts to play with - as in trade up or down as needed and pick. Use the big money this year to re-sign DK to a new deal to keep the receiver corps in good shape for whoever takes over at QB going forward.

JMO. YMMV.

I hope you are right. Build the foundation and add the sexy later.

 

[IndyHawk]

Same on waiting till next year on QB

 

[toffee]

More likely that they create a competitive plan for QBs to push each other and grow together in building a 2022 offense.

Now, that is a breath of fresh air! With Russ, Pete wouldn't allow competition in QB position, not even draft a competitive QB for development.

 

[UK_Seahawk]

The NFL have not authorised Smith's deal, maybe they are trying to save the Seahawks from themselves?

NFL disapproves Geno Smith's contract with Seahawks, but issue is expected to be resolved

Geno Smith hasn't signed with the Seahawks just yet.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[kidhawk]

There are no guarantees associated with the Drew Lock or Jacob Eason contracts. So .... $500K is the total in guarantees for the quarterback position. Accommodates a very flexible situation at QB for competition.

I like it!

I think we still should be counting the $26 million in dead money as quarterback guarantees since it eats up cap money. The cap is really the only reason we as fans should care about guaranteed monies, as the lower the cap available, the less we have to spend on quality players.

The way I look at it, is we have so much tied into the qb position with RW dead money that we really can't afford to lay out too much in guarantees this season and be able to build a competitive team. This is why I believe you see us with the qbs we have now. We just don't have the money to spend on the position right now. We are really down to 3 options... 1) draft our starting quarterback or 2) Go with what we have now and hope that we can build a top defense and running attack to keep us competitive.

Of course this assumes a plan for this upcoming season. They could be looking at Geno as a stop gap and have a plan for a quarterback next season, and we should have more money to invest in the position then as well.

 

[Hyak]

One doesn't look like the other

 

[jammerhawk]

I wonder what the issue is that has the league refusing to approve this contract. Somehow I suspect it is a technicality of sorts.

 

[hawkfan68]

Actually, I think the opposite. This tells me they're not going for QB in the 1st, and maybe not in the 2d this year. I think they are going to let this play out and look to 2023 when the QB crop looks better and we have 2 firsts to play with - as in trade up or down as needed and pick. Use the big money this year to re-sign DK to a new deal to keep the receiver corps in good shape for whoever takes over at QB going forward.

JMO. YMMV.

I wonder what the issue is that has the league refusing to approve this contract. Somehow I suspect it is a technicality of sorts.

Even the league knows Geno Smith isn't worth that much...that's the technicality. <scarcasm off>

 

[Jville]

Day One of off season workouts ....................




................ returning Seahawks quarterback is in the building.

 

[Welshers]

Glad we brought him back. He was WAY better than Russ last year. We would have made the playoffs if we had played him instead of Russ for the full season.

 

[BASF]

So many people feel as though being snarky about this is entertaining. Smith played decently and struggled against teams that had a good pass rush. Sounds pretty much the same to almost every other QB in the league. People acting like his contract is way too high, but it is only if he hits incentives. Are you worried that he hits those incentives and the team will be performing better than you expect? Is your being correct more important to you than your favorite team actually performing well?

The signing makes sense in that he will be the only one in the QB room that has worked with our offensive coordinator and can help speed up the other QBs learning curve. If he actually earns the seven million, it means he is playing well and we might win more games than we probably should.

 

[Chukarhawk]

Glad we brought him back. He was WAY better than Russ last year. We would have made the playoffs if we had played him instead of Russ for the full season.

you forgot the sarc tag. dude is terrible, like not even a decent backup terrible. He's in the bottom 30% of backups in the NFL.

 

[Jville]

So many people feel as though being snarky about this is entertaining. Smith played decently and struggled against teams that had a good pass rush. Sounds pretty much the same to almost every other QB in the league. People acting like his contract is way too high, but it is only if he hits incentives. Are you worried that he hits those incentives and the team will be performing better than you expect? Is your being correct more important to you than your favorite team actually performing well?

The signing makes sense in that he will be the only one in the QB room that has worked with our offensive coordinator and can help speed up the other QBs learning curve. If he actually earns the seven million, it means he is playing well and we might win more games than we probably should.

After all his years of perseverance, a day one start would be quite the comeback outcome to celebrate. Geno Smith isn't done writing his story. That's a good thing.