Hawkfish
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Curious about .Net opinion now with Frank Clark and his agent likely asking top 3 DE money.
Chawker":d5wey9ay said:30 plus million on one player is like removal of our starting LBing core. I love russ but not at this price.
Cheers :141847_bnono:
Tical21":rgtagqfu said:I think you have to throw Reed into the mix too.
Attyla the Hawk":sftte2xo said:To me it's simple: You don't pay good/not great talent top dollar.
Russell and Bobby are great. Clark is good (even very good).
Clark in trade is going to net you the second best return of the three. And Seattle should be able to draft at least an immediate successor this year, with even a developmental project later. So of the three positions, the draft dictates that DE/pass rusher will be by far the easiest to find a comparable talent.
The expectation from the Clark camp in terms of contract value is just too high. Clearly it's borne from the expectation that Seattle will be unable to tag him next year and he'll end up being a prized UFA in a less stellar draft class. There is little motivation for him to sign for less. Seattle is in a difficult bind and should get out from under the cap stress.