John Moffitt Traded

[CaptainSkybeard]

Business: mutually beneficial trade with an AFC team using depth at one position to fill a hole.

Personal: I loved that dude. Ill miss him on the Real rob. But, it's probably better for his career too.

 

[Starrman44]

Sorry, I'm a Seahawks fan and that means I get sucked into liking these guys and their personalities. I have the utmost confidence in this front office, though, and I hope he goes to Cleveland and does well. I think they also see that he isn't going to get a lot of chances here with the talent we have, Sweezy has a bigger upside and the new guys are doing well.

I will miss him big time on the RRR. I think he's a better football player then folks give him credit for, though, but we'll see.

Now, I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that they don't get rid of Mike Rob. We gotsta have a camera in that locker room. It gets me through the week to Gameday.

 

[NYCoug]

So does this mean we're going to run with 9 OL on the 53 then?

Okung
McQ
Carp
Unger
Sweezy
Breno
Bailey
Bowie
Rishaw

Don't forget about Lemuel Jeanpierre! A truly forgotten and unheralded man on this Hawks team, but a dude who has played pretty damn solid football whenever he's been called upon. Plus, if McQuistan gets the start at LG, that leaves the team without a backup at Center for Unger.

 

[SuperFreak]

Get used to change if you have not already.

Moffitt did nothing to move forward and we have plenty of people that want to.

I don't care about personality, I want a Seahawk Superbowl win, and I want players that want the same thing. I am not saying he didn't want that, but maybe he just never grasped the golden ring right in front of him.

:13:

 

[Starrman44]

He looks great in a Browns uni.

The cool thing is, Moffitt would probably get a chuckle out of that comment.

 

[Hawks46]

Yea, I'll miss the Moffitt's character, but it seems he'd reached his ceiling/peaked with us here.

I'm guessing this also had more to do with the coaching staff liking the younger guys and thinking they have a higher ceiling. This also shows Sweezy had the starting job locked up.

When I read that Sanford was 6'2" and 280, I was guessing 3 tech. It's actually the position we're hurting at the most: McDaniels can't get on the field and might not make the team, Williams hasn't showed what they wanted out of him, and Hill is a great effort player, but showed to be light in the pants against the run.

Sanford is evidently a somewhat quick run stopper. There's a spot for him. I would've thought we could get more though for Moffitt...Dallas is also really hurting at Guard as well, and Jerrah usually over pays for everything.

 

[Smelly McUgly]

This is less about Moffitt being a mistake and more about the fact that we have nine guys better than a dude that can otherwise start at RG and be a positive player.

In other words, DAMN this team is talented.

 

[pehawk]

Great point on the Cowboys, Hawks46. But, I have to think this regime wont blatantly help a NFC team. And, that trade would've for sure helped the Cowboys. Hell, it could be the difference in them winning a VERY down NFC East.

 

[Largent80]

Yup. the F.O. is looking for help on the D-Line and Moffitt was a tradeable player.

But WTF did we get?

 

[SirTed]

Moffitt always pissed me off. Personally, glad he's gone. I'll miss the comfort of having decent depth but that's about it.

Honestly, JR Sweezy had no business winning that position battle, and that's the most damning thing I can think of.

Moffitt has played this position for far longer and clearly has the tools to start in this league but (IMO) doesn't have the fire. Not that he dogged it out on the field (just to clarify) but the dude was always trying to make a spectacle of himself, make a joke, be entertaining while THE DUDE WHO HAS NO BUSINESS taking his job was probably in the weight room, or the film room or doing something, anything he could to take the job.

 

[Recon_Hawk]

Just a guess, but at Sanford's weight I think he'll compete at the nickel DT spot (with the ability to play some DE).

And even with Hill and Bennett playing those roles, now, and even if they remain the starters in that package, there's potential for a lot of snaps as a backup if last weeks game against Denver is any indication.

This team is looking to play a lot of nickel this year, especially against passing teams like the Broncos. That would essentially puts less importance on the base 3-tech and more on the nickle DT pass rushers-types which matches with this move.

If I was Jesse Williams or Tony Mcdaniels I'd be worried. I can't see them keeping both.

 

[-The Glove-]

I've been wondering why it's been so quiet on the Moffitt news this summer. I personally liked the guy and saw him make some key blocks out there. He wasn't great or very good, but he was solid. Best of luck, big guy.

 

[kearly]

Best of luck to him. I think he's going to have a pretty decent NFL career, but he clearly didn't fit what Seattle was looking for.

2011 was a bad year for Pete and John, wasn't it?

2011 was the year they brought in Tom Cable and Darrell Bevell, drafted Richard Sherman and KJ Wright, added Doug Baldwin and Jeron Johnson in UDFA, then added Rice and Miller in free agency. They also signed McQuistan, Giacomini, and Browner to dirt cheap futures contracts that offseason. Imagine if some other team led off the draft with Sherman/Wright/Baldwin/Johnson in rounds 1-4, everyone would be talking about how they killed that draft.

It was also the year that Unger and Tate started making massive strides, going from bad players to great ones. It was the year Lynch finally clicked and made our rush offense elite. Thurmond also clicked that season, but got hurt. Some of their lesser additions (Tjack, Branch, Jeanpierre, Morgan, Smith) exceeded modest expectations. We also got Bradford off waivers late that season and he's starting to look like quite the find. I thought 2011 was arguably a better year for us in terms of acquisitions and development than 2010 was. The addition of Cable was huge. If not for Wilson in 2012, I think you could argue that 2011 was their best offseason so far.

Also, I don't think Moffitt was a mistake. He was the best option available in a horribly depleted OL group (that draft had very little depth in general and OL was no exception). He pretty much lived up to his scouting report exactly- average at best athlete with a limited ceiling. He played close to an average level last season, but in the end, we are so stacked at OL that he didn't really have any value to us any more even as a cheap backup. Moffitt was traded not because he was terrible, but because Tom Cable is on a serious roll right now identifying late round /UDFA lineman and turning them into interesting prospects. The OL group was getting very crowded, and someone had to go. Moffitt was already at his ceiling, so he made the most sense, even though he's decent.

 

[Mocha Joe]

Hard to find anything on Sanford...

 

[HawkFan72]

Ironically, this past week on .com they had a special video segment talking about Moffit vs. Sweezy for the RG position.

Guess we know the outcome now.

I agree that this trade does not bode well for Jesse Williams. It is likely the front office has seen enough from him the last 2 games to realize he doesn't have the strength in his knees that he needs for an NFL season. He has not looked good.

 

[AbsolutNET]

I liked Moffitt when we drafted him and thought it was a good pick. I figured he would be starting in a year or two, but they don't all work out. Hopefully things go well for him in Cleveland, and things go better for our new DL in Seattle.

 

[CANHawk]

My lasting memory of Moffitt will be him running shirtless down the hall showing off his new running style (gotta kick the heels out).

I was hoping for more out of him considering he was a 3rd round pick, but I can't be disappointed in the O-line we have. Hopefully Sanford works out like Clem did.

Good luck in Cleveland Moff. And.... sorry it's Cleveland. But hey, look on the bright side.... it.... they...... ummmm.... You've still got your health!

 

[HawkFan72]

Good luck in Cleveland Moff. And.... sorry it's Cleveland. But hey, look on the bright side.... it.... they...... ummmm.... You've still got your health!

Maybe. Remember when Cleveland was a cesspit for Staph infections?

 

[FlyingGreg]

So does this mean we're going to run with 9 OL on the 53 then?

Okung
McQ
Carp
Unger
Sweezy
Breno
Bailey
Bowie
Rishaw

Jeanpierre stays over Rishaw Johnson. He's our back-up center in addition to guard depth.

 

[Greenhell]

Wow, if this were baseball we probably would have gotten a dozen bats and a case of Big League Chew.

Mmmmm...Big League Chew :3: