Dickson 4 Year Extension

[evergreen]

He’s the first keg of the defense!

 

[bileever]

And then there's this:

 

[FreshBoxLive]

Combined it with this caption…

Oct 27, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson (4) celebrates after rushing for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Lumen..

Lol AI selected image?

 

[projectorfreak]

I was kinda surprised he made the list but. Com is knocking it out of the park with their media team n all the scrolling vids , i haven't been there in months and i watched for almost an hour after work last night

 

[AROS]

Worth every penny. He's been nails for us from day 1.

 

[Shane Falco]

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Good for Dickson. He's earned it.

 

[Seak]

Combined it with this caption…

Oct 27, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson (4) celebrates after rushing for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Lumen..

It would have been funnier if it was "after returning a punt for a touchdown"
hahah

 

[HawaiiD]

Yesss! Congrats "Big Balls Dickson"

 

[RehireMora]

Very well earned!! Dude amazes me with just about every punt. I would say he is the best all time punter in team history

 

[Lagartixa]

First sentence though : "3rd down continues to be a problem for Seattle"

Hope that broken record was finally replaced this season.

I'm not optimistic about the Seahawks offense on third down in 2025.

Anyway, setting new highs in what specialists like a punter make is why the Seahawks always seem to be running up against the cap in a way the good teams in the division don't, leading the most ignorant among us to affirm that the Seahawks rivals don't have to obey the cap. They do. They just do it better, and not setting new records for punter compensation is part of that.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Well, there's another way to look at it. He flat out flips the field position. That is MASSIVE for the defense. Complaining about extending a VERY good punter is odd.
Then again, this IS seahawks dot everything sucks, so.......

 

[bileever]

I'm not optimistic about the Seahawks offense on third down in 2025.

Anyway, setting new highs in what specialists like a punter make is why the Seahawks always seem to be running up against the cap in a way the good teams in the division don't, leading the most ignorant among us to affirm that the Seahawks rivals don't have to obey the cap. They do. They just do it better, and not setting new records for punter compensation is part of that.

Keep in mind that the "highest paid punter" is going to get $4 million per year. That's not even 2 percent of the cap. So what if he makes a million more than the average punter? Yes, half the punters in the NFL make less than $2 million, but Dickson gives you 10 yards more per punt than those punters at the bottom.

Good teams have the special teams figured out. Not paying kickers and punters will come back to bite you in the end.

 

[Hawkinaz]

I'm not optimistic about the Seahawks offense on third down in 2025.

Anyway, setting new highs in what specialists like a punter make is why the Seahawks always seem to be running up against the cap in a way the good teams in the division don't, leading the most ignorant among us to affirm that the Seahawks rivals don't have to obey the cap. They do. They just do it better, and not setting new records for punter compensation is part of that.

The cap is very fluid and depends on how far a GM is willing to “kick the can down the road” if I am a team that is in a Superbowl window I would be willing to do what it takes to field the best team possible in the present and worry about tomorrow later which as a GM you might not be with the team at that point.

I originally thought that’s a lot of money to pay a punter but in todays NFL $4 million per yr is chump change


I find it amusing that the best GM in the NFL is a Jewish lawyer

 

[HawkFreak]

Worth every penny. He's been nails for us from day 1.

From the moment I saw the double punt I said do whatever it takes to keep him a Hawk for his career.

 

[Runscott]

The funny thing is, before they drafted Dickson, if they had announced a 4-year extension for Jon Ryan, I would have been equally elated. Dickson is possibly the only punter in history that could have changed my mind.

 

[rjdriver]

I am 50/50 on the signing he probably is the best punter in the league but if I am going to sign a kicker to a high end contract for his position it would be for a top PK who can win you games, a punter is easily replaced with a UDFA or late rd draft pick. I guess though in todays NFL $4 million per year isn’t what it used to be. Mcdonald probably sees Dickson has an important part of his defense

This is a fair take but the difference is a punter’s benefit to the score isn’t quantifiable the way a PK is. There is no way to calculate how many a times a team either didn’t score or scored 3 instead of 7 by virtue of being pinned deep.

A PK’s addition and subtraction is measurable by what they make and miss so it certainly appears to have a more direct impact on the game, but it’s hard to be sure. They do have more pressure on them which may constitute more $ being allocated to the PK position.

Either way, I agree a defensive specialist like Mac sees Dick as an extension of his Defense. I like it, and he’s a sure thing. We wast a lot of coin on stuff that doesn’t pan out, so I’m in with this.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

huh huh, extension

 

[glenwo2]

I'm not optimistic about the Seahawks offense on third down in 2025.

 

[Runscott]

Keep in mind that the "highest paid punter" is going to get $4 million per year. That's not even 2 percent of the cap. So what if he makes a million more than the average punter? Yes, half the punters in the NFL make less than $2 million, but Dickson gives you 10 yards more per punt than those punters at the bottom.

Good teams have the special teams figured out. Not paying kickers and punters will come back to bite you in the end.

And I bet most NFL teams with punters who they are paying $2 million less than him, would gladly fork out $500k each for just four Dickson-like punts in critical situations.

 

[pmedic920]

I read once that he has something like 7 different punts depending on the situation.

That’s more than a pro BB pitcher has pitches.

I’ll look for the piece.