ivotuk
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Why have they spent so much money on Free Agents? Did we really need Greg Olsen that badly? And why did they pay Bruce Irvin so much?
Looking back, they have a tendency to over-commit to some players, and really need to reevaluate their approach to re-signing players and to free agency.
I'm with Rob Staton on this topic, and he makes some very salient points, doing so much better than I ever could:
A couple of weeks ago I questioned whether Seattle had used the $53.37m they’ve spent on veterans this year wisely.
Paying another $4m for Freeman would be another questionable decision — right up there with giving Bruce Irvin a 32% pay increase, bumping Cedric Ogbuehi’s pay from $895,000 to $2.237m, spending $3.259m on Jacob Hollister despite investing $7m in Greg Olsen then drafting two tight ends, using your first round pick on a position where you’re already committing $25m to two players or failing to invest serious resources into your biggest need (D-line) while collecting 18 offensive linemen.
More importantly though, $4m is a significant chunk of cash on a player who looks spent. Would he seriously contribute much at all — other than providing name recognition? If Carson got hurt, is Devonta Freeman going to come to the rescue?
And while many folks like to ridicule the idea of spending a high pick on a running back — it’s worth noting the four-year value teams are getting by tapping into a talented group in the 2020 draft class.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s cap hit this year will likely be around $1.9m. In the final year of his rookie deal his cap hit will be about $3.2m — less than the Seahawks are reportedly willing to commit to Freeman.
http://seahawksdraftblog.com/
Looking back, they have a tendency to over-commit to some players, and really need to reevaluate their approach to re-signing players and to free agency.
I'm with Rob Staton on this topic, and he makes some very salient points, doing so much better than I ever could:
A couple of weeks ago I questioned whether Seattle had used the $53.37m they’ve spent on veterans this year wisely.
Paying another $4m for Freeman would be another questionable decision — right up there with giving Bruce Irvin a 32% pay increase, bumping Cedric Ogbuehi’s pay from $895,000 to $2.237m, spending $3.259m on Jacob Hollister despite investing $7m in Greg Olsen then drafting two tight ends, using your first round pick on a position where you’re already committing $25m to two players or failing to invest serious resources into your biggest need (D-line) while collecting 18 offensive linemen.
More importantly though, $4m is a significant chunk of cash on a player who looks spent. Would he seriously contribute much at all — other than providing name recognition? If Carson got hurt, is Devonta Freeman going to come to the rescue?
And while many folks like to ridicule the idea of spending a high pick on a running back — it’s worth noting the four-year value teams are getting by tapping into a talented group in the 2020 draft class.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s cap hit this year will likely be around $1.9m. In the final year of his rookie deal his cap hit will be about $3.2m — less than the Seahawks are reportedly willing to commit to Freeman.
http://seahawksdraftblog.com/