Hear me out:
So Dexter Lawrence, all 342 Pro Bowl pounds of him, apparently is holding out of off-season activities due to wanting a new contract - he’s currently set to play on his 5th year option.
The Seahawks currently don’t have a healthy NT/0-Tech, critical for the odd (3-4/Bear) fronts they want to play, on their roster.
The top of the draft is really cloudy right now. Is Will Anderson going to be there at 5? If he is, is he even that good? Is Tyree Wilson an scheme fit? Are Jalen Carter’s character flaws overblown? Are the Seahawks willing to pass up an impact “win now” player to take a QBotF?
Even if the answers to all of those are “yes,” that still doesn’t solve NT, which as of right now is the biggest hole on the team.
Lawrence will want a bag but he’ll only be 25 when the season starts and he hasn’t missed a game since entering the league. He’s the prototype space eater the Seahawks need, just had a career year, made 2nd team all pro, and is the rare 0-tech that can contribute against the pass (7.5 sacks last year).
PROPOSAL:
Seattle gets: Dexter Lawrence and pick #25 in round 1.
NY Giants get: Pick #5 in round 1.
Before you talk about cap space, just know that there are ways to make it work - cuts, restructures, extensions, void years. It won’t be an issue, plus the Hawks wouldn’t have to pay the #5 pick in the draft. For their part, the Giants are in worse cap shape than the Seahawks. This opens up $12M in cap for them instantly.
Why would the Giants do this?
The Giants top need right now is probably CB. This moves them right ahead of Detroit where they will likely have their choice of players in a strong class.
Lawrence would be a loss but the Giants still have Leonard Williams, plus they just signed Rakeem Nuñez-Roche’s at NT. Plus they’d now have the cap space to grab a replacement in FA. They also no longer have to deal with the headache of a star player holding out of camp.
Am I being ridiculous or does this kind of make sense?
So Dexter Lawrence, all 342 Pro Bowl pounds of him, apparently is holding out of off-season activities due to wanting a new contract - he’s currently set to play on his 5th year option.
The Seahawks currently don’t have a healthy NT/0-Tech, critical for the odd (3-4/Bear) fronts they want to play, on their roster.
The top of the draft is really cloudy right now. Is Will Anderson going to be there at 5? If he is, is he even that good? Is Tyree Wilson an scheme fit? Are Jalen Carter’s character flaws overblown? Are the Seahawks willing to pass up an impact “win now” player to take a QBotF?
Even if the answers to all of those are “yes,” that still doesn’t solve NT, which as of right now is the biggest hole on the team.
Lawrence will want a bag but he’ll only be 25 when the season starts and he hasn’t missed a game since entering the league. He’s the prototype space eater the Seahawks need, just had a career year, made 2nd team all pro, and is the rare 0-tech that can contribute against the pass (7.5 sacks last year).
PROPOSAL:
Seattle gets: Dexter Lawrence and pick #25 in round 1.
NY Giants get: Pick #5 in round 1.
Before you talk about cap space, just know that there are ways to make it work - cuts, restructures, extensions, void years. It won’t be an issue, plus the Hawks wouldn’t have to pay the #5 pick in the draft. For their part, the Giants are in worse cap shape than the Seahawks. This opens up $12M in cap for them instantly.
Why would the Giants do this?
The Giants top need right now is probably CB. This moves them right ahead of Detroit where they will likely have their choice of players in a strong class.
Lawrence would be a loss but the Giants still have Leonard Williams, plus they just signed Rakeem Nuñez-Roche’s at NT. Plus they’d now have the cap space to grab a replacement in FA. They also no longer have to deal with the headache of a star player holding out of camp.
Am I being ridiculous or does this kind of make sense?
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