Dante Fowler sigining with Seattle

[HawkFreak]

Don't expect too much from an aging player who wasn't retained by previous teams and keeps taking reduced annual salaries.

I'm sarcastically with you.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I guess I'm just a homer. I expect him to contribute and be a great addition.

 

[gmor]

He also had 564 in 2024 with the Commanders. Maybe it also matters WHO is coaching and how they use him.

He'll improve the pressure rate when he does play. For the money I'm guessing this is what the signings about. What other available player is better at that price point?

 

[HawkFreak]

I guess I'm just a homer. I expect him to contribute and be a great addition.

That's not homerish. We have recent proof in DLaw that a player can't be discounted.

A change of scenery + the right organization + the right team = the potential for a player to thrive beyond what they have been or shown in recent years in a different set of circumstances.

Bottom line = Expect, expect and expect some more! Why not?

 

[FrodosFinger]

Fowler will be a huge part of that 4 edge rotation and is familiar with Durde. He isn’t Reggie White in his prime but he doesn’t have to be. I know he can set an edge and get after the quarterback with pressure which is all you really need.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Fresh legs. Let's ask Drake Maye about this Seahawks D line. He was the REAL one seeing Ghosts.

 

[sutz]

I don't really understand all the angst about a low cost depth signing.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

This, so much this ^^^

 

[DJrmb]

Some people just complain to complain... Fowler had a higher pass rush win rate than any other Seahawks edge last season. Clearly he can contribute something. Those same people were also likely the same crying about signing DeMarcus Lawrence.

 

[Jac]

Some people just complain to complain... Fowler had a higher pass rush win rate than any other Seahawks edge last season. Clearly he can contribute something. Those same people were also likely the same crying about signing DeMarcus Lawrence.

I forget what the board's reaction was last year regarding Lawrence but, but I do recall the national reaction on NFL Radio was "/shrug, an overpay for whatever he still has in the tank..."

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yet, if the Clams or the 29ers would have signed Lawrence, the media would have been on their knees praising it.

 

[CallMeADawg]

I guess I'm just a homer. I expect him to contribute and be a great addition.

Same but some people find ageism to be acceptable.

 

[Chevy]

He also had 564 in 2024 with the Commanders. Maybe it also matters WHO is coaching and how they use him.

Agreed.

The Cowboys former defensive coordinator was pretty bad. The Cowboys fans seem fairly excited about having a new d-coordinator this year.

 

[Torc]

I've actually kinda walked away from this viewpoint over the last few years. It worked a lot better before every team started drafting Russ clones. Now everyone has a QB who can escape a sack with 3 edge rushers getting a piggyback.

I'm tired of seeing it and I want these guys on the ground.

I don't think you're wrong.....but Macdonald gives QBs a lot to analyze and sift through after the snap. When they don't have the chance to do that because they're getting pressure they're even more likely than usual to make a mistake.

 

[flv2]

I'm sarcastically with you.

It's ok. Every fan on every fan board wants to hear that their new signing is an upgrade at a cheaper price. Fans find, (or create), stats that will reinforce what they want to believe. Fowler isn't chopped liver, or at least he wasn't when I paid attention to how he played. The move makes sense for the Seahawks. I'm not against the signing. That said he's not an every down player, he's not always a team player, and he's been known to give up on plays. If you can keep him healthy, motivated, and the opponents in pass mode he'll be an asset.

 

[Blitzhawk]

He also had 564 in 2024 with the Commanders. Maybe it also matters WHO is coaching and how they use him.

Absolutely, not to mention who you are playing with....it is a team sport after all. Interior, linebackers, secondary all contribute to how a player may perform as well.