Hawks sign Julian Love (Safety)

[JPatera76]

This one has me pretty pumped. Dudes a ball hawk. Wherever the ball is, Love was there.

 

[Maelstrom787]

Man, Genos flexible contract has enabled JS to go sicko mode on free agency. This is what they did in 2011 as well when they were building the roster core.

This looks to be a team that is building towards contention at breakneck speed.

 

[James in PA]

Love will find a way!

 

[Frozenropers]

This one has me pretty pumped. Dudes a ball hawk. Wherever the ball is, Love was there.

Neal and Love seem to be similar…it felt like Neal was always making a big tackle or play last year when it was needed. Going to love having Love, Diggs and Neal running three safety formations next season.

 

[Hawknight]

Can this Free Agency get even better? Amazing!!!

 

[Hawknight]

I think it's as much insurance that Jamal might not make it back.

Nice player!

I think although unspoken, many fans may have already written off Jamal as a bust...no more expectations there, sad to say.

 

[Seahwkgal]

I like this signing much better than Bush!

 

[CactusJack]

I like this signing much better than Bush!

Bush is just a numbers signing. Love is likely the starting Nickle.

 

[bileever]

What? This is surprising. Love is a free safety. Are they going to go with three safeties, which a lot of teams are playing these days? Or are they not going to re-sign Ryan Neal? Or trade Diggs?

For $6 million, I wish they'd signed Cole Holcomb, the middle linebacker the Steelers signed away from the Commanders for $6 million a year.

 

[Maelstrom787]

What? This is surprising. Love is a free safety. Are they going to go with three safeties, which a lot of teams are playing these days? Or are they not going to re-sign Ryan Neal? Or trade Diggs?

For $6 million, I wish they'd signed Cole Holcomb, the middle linebacker the Steelers signed away from the Commanders for $6 million a year.

Love can play all over the back end, really. He's a plus talent with versatility. They were scraping the absolute bottom of the barrel last year.

You can play him as a nickel. You can play him at strong safety. You can plug him in for Diggs should Diggs get hurt and not be totally ruined. Lots of value here.

 

[onanygivensunday]

Diggs and Adams are in jeopardy of getting cut and/or having their contracts torn up and re-signed at significant savings to the team.

P&J are kicking some a$$ this year in FA.

 

[nanomoz]

Wow! It sure feels like John is killin' it this offseason.

 

[Hawknight]

Wow! It sure feels like John is killin' it this offseason.

Now I can't wait to see what they do with the draft!

 

[Hawkinaz]

In preparation for a designated post June 1 cut of JA?

Probably.

If not, Seahawks will have ~20% of their cap tied into the safety position.

I think it’s crazy how much Seattle has invested at safety comparable to what Washington has at DL. I would much rather invest big money on DL.

 

[James in PA]

Today's free agency signings can be summed up in 2 words:

Love Bush!

 

[kidhawk]

I think it’s crazy how much Seattle has invested at safety comparable to what Washington has at DL. I would much rather invest big money on DL.

You only have to invest money if you don't have players on "rookie contracts". The first 4 years of rookie deals are pretty much steals and if we are planning to bolster the DLine in the draft, there's no need to spend huge money here. They have picked up a few really good linemen already without overpaying. If they supplement the rest with this draft, we can have a really good line without breaking the bank. Just one possible scenario. It's still too early to know what's going to happen for certain

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Very cool hearing about his versatility. Now to see if this has anything to do with somehow moving on from Adams or Neal.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Love will find a way!

...........if you want it to

 

[getnasty]

Fine with the player just doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[seatownlowdown]

we really could have used him last year while diggs was missing tackles, adams was injured, bryant was getting burned and jones flat-out sucked.

great pickup, he gives us instant versatility and moves us forward in the right direction. now i wouldn't even be surprised if adams gets cut before the season. according to fann:

"Releasing Adams after June 1 would save Seattle $8.4 million in cap space, per Over the Cap."

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