Most heartbreaking future Seahawks departure?

[chris98251]

I don't think Mike Rob is a big threat to leave, I think he will retire or renegotiate, his Mike Rob report is something he could turn into a NFL type business ala Steve Sabol with NFL films. Mike Rob knows what it's like to be a street free agent and I'm sure would like to be a part of this here.

Unger, he's not going anywhere soon either, he's the Line QB and is doing a good job and can play a long time at a high level.

Browner may get a 1 or 2 year extension, I would think we have a guiy that can replace him on the roster already, we just don't have a guy with an enforcer attitude such as his unless Guy can be that type of player.

Tate, Rice, Miller, Team has bought into developing Tate, they will make strides to keep him, Rice and Miller having recent injury historys I think could be the ones not persued if Willson and Kearse or Williams or one of the others step up.

 

[Evil_Shenanigans]

No one said Okung? For me it would be Him, GT or ETIII. And this is coming from a devout skeptic of Okung's ability/durability when he first came to town. Now I think he is the cornerstone of a line that is ready to prove itself to the world! Golden Tate also was on my radar early, but last season changed all that! As long as I live I will never, ever forget watching him "Compete" for that ball in the Green Bay Game and screaming at my Television, saying "GREATEST GAME EVER"! ET is, in my opinion an equivalent talent to Sherman in his own right. I was never skeptical of his talent as I was the other two on my list.

 

[chris98251]

You don't dump LT's Center's QB's and Shut Down CB's typically, we have a FS on our list as well. Why I don't even consider them as an option.

 

[OrFan]

The first one to leave, in my opinion, is the one you listed as not included. Great corners demand great money and change teams on a regular basis. I see him wanting huge dollars and not getting it here.

 

[kobebryant]

It will be tough to take, yet understandable, when the time comes that they move on from Marshawn.

 

[themunn]

No one said Okung? For me it would be Him, GT or ETIII. And this is coming from a devout skeptic of Okung's ability/durability when he first came to town. Now I think he is the cornerstone of a line that is ready to prove itself to the world! Golden Tate also was on my radar early, but last season changed all that! As long as I live I will never, ever forget watching him "Compete" for that ball in the Green Bay Game and screaming at my Television, saying "GREATEST GAME EVER"! ET is, in my opinion an equivalent talent to Sherman in his own right. I was never skeptical of his talent as I was the other two on my list.

I don't think anyone thinks Okung is a potential departure, that's why.

He already has the 2nd biggest contract on the team (behind Harvin), and his contract makes him the 7th highest paid tackle in the league. He'll probably take up a bit more cap-space when his time to get an extension comes, but I'd be surprised if it was significantly more than the current deal.

 

[RobBaker7714409]

It's whoever's jersey you purchased most recently. I only replaced my Hasselbeck jersey this week with a Sherman Wolf Grey jersey.

 

[QuahHawk]

Earl Thomas

Exactly, Only player I think we have to keep besides RW and Okung. I would rather have Earl and Browner for the next 3 years, than Sherman and have to let both go. I think paying ET as the top fS in the league will be much cheaper than paying Sherman top 3 CB money. With our CB depth I think we have to look at the reality and paying a CB $15mil a year just doesn't make sense, if the drop off to WT3, Lane, or Maxwell is not as big as we read. I'm not sold on the other 3 so I want us to keep Sherm but not sell the farm for him.

 

[kearly]

Players always come and go. I'm used to it. I dealt with Griffey, Payton, Kemp, Gus Williams, Jack Sikma, and Ichiro all leaving. I can handle anything at this point and expect nothing but some really crappy outcomes based on past experience. When Pete leaves I'll be gutted though. Coaches aren't counted against the cap and can stay as long as they want/win. I'll feel the same way I felt when Chuck Knox left. Defeated. I knew the team was struggling under him (I blame ownership), but it wasn't like they were going to make a better hire (and obviously didn't). I remember Eagles fans crying more than Vermeil did when he left (and that's saying something). I'll feel the same as they did. Same as Cowboys fans did when Landry got ousted or Steelers fans did when Noll got booted. Losing Pete is going to hurt.

This is a great answer. When Pete walks away, it'll be like when Don James resigned. The Huskies still won a lot of games in the 1990s, but it was never the same.

Of course, he won't be leaving for cap reasons, so among the possible cap casualties, I'd probably say Golden Tate. I just think he's going to be a perennial 1000 yard receiver as soon as he goes somewhere that throws the football more than 44% of the time while also not having a logjam at WR.

Agreed with many others that Michael Robinson is going to be very tough to say goodbye to.

ET would probably be as hard for me as any Seahawk has. Liked him pre-draft, he's unique in his skillset and how we use him, fast as hell which makes some of his tackles absolutely awesome on replay, and he's a quiet lead-by-example type on a team with enough vocal leadership. Plus, long hair is the best friend of any wannabe scout. I think the FO views him as a "keep at the expense of other guys" type of player, though.

I think Rice is a real possibility and that would bite. I think his deep ability did more for our offense than most realize even when the ball isn't going his way. We saw fewer safeties in the box in 2012 than we did in 2009, despite the huge differences in the run game, and that is half Rice (half having a QB with a deep ball). So that's probably my most realistic choice.

Also a great answer.

It's whoever's jersey you purchased most recently.

And another.

 

[TheRealDTM]

Russell Wilson would be the obvious choice.

I'd be crushed if we lost RW,ET,Okung,Unger or Sherm


Not that it matters from a football prospective but i'll be sad when Mike Rob leaves.

Out of realistic options Tate would be the most disappointing, seems to love it here and I can see him blowing up on another team.

 

[SharkHawk]

The Don James answer/comparison is very good. Just another reason why I hate the freaking 49ers and their fans. Bill Walsh was the mastermind behind that entire BS hammering that the UW took from the PAC 10. Walsh tried to take over the conference and forced his sway on the whole matter. Why? Because he thought it was right? Because he felt that James was running a dirty program? NO. Because Washington was dominating the PAC 10 consistently, and Walsh took the job at Stanford and wanted an in with recruits and a chance to win a conference title in the short time span he planned on being there before turning the program over to somebody else to fail with when Washington regained form. James said he was taking his ball and going home, and I don't blame him. Walsh came across as the most arrogant prick that ever lived in that whole situation, and I'm not some big Husky fan. I'm a BYU fan, and I saw the obviousness of what was going on and it was BS.

On a similar note... my friend's dad was the president of Pebble Beach, and this kid worked there every year. He heard more than 100 times the "Do YOU KNOW WHO THE F--- I AM? I'm BILL WALSH!" What a tool and a phoney. He ruined the Pac 10. Jerk.

 

[Hawks46]

This sounds really weird from me, as I'm not the most sentimental fan, and I usually latch on to underdogs, but I'm fond of the entire team. The list of guys I wouldn't care about leaving is far shorter than the list of guys who it would hurt to leave.

I think the worst for me would probably be ET or Browner, but we're going to have to get used to seeing a lot of our young talent leave in a few years.

We sign contracts, and lock up Sherman, ET to another contract, and Wilson...then it's probably time to re-up Okung. Can we afford guys like Wright, Wagner, (I'm assuming Rice is done by then), Tate might be gone, etc.

I just hope we win enough to keep guys around. My only ray of hope is that the LoB shows a ton of comraderie. It's possible that takes hold and Sherman doesn't ask for Revis money. I'm also hoping Wilson goes for a team friendly contract ala Tom Brady. That could go a long way towards keeping a few other guys we all like a lot.

 

[Hasselbeck]

I think Tate is as good as gone. He's going to light it up this season and we won't be able to give him the money a WR hungry team will.

Depending on Harvin's health post surgery, that one may sting a lot.

I don't think Browner will be as missed.. but I do think he also is on the way out unless he takes a discounted deal, and why should he do that?

Sherm and Thomas are going nowhere though. Believe that.

 

[cboom]

Comparing Pete to Don James is a disgrace to James :evil: James is a legend as a college coach, he won a NT and several Rose Bowls. At the pro level Pete is a 500ish coach and hasn't won anything of any significance.

 

[themunn]

Comparing Pete to Don James is a disgrace to James :evil: James is a legend as a college coach, he won a NT and several Rose Bowls. At the pro level Pete is a 500ish coach and hasn't won anything of any significance.

I trust your opinion. You seem like the type that's been around long enough to have seen them all

 

[Sarlacc83]

I actually don't expect Carroll's departure to be heartbreaking. Bittersweet, maybe, but then again, I assume he's not leaving us without winning 3 Super Bowls and handing the reins to someone like Quinn.

 

[themunn]

I actually don't expect Carroll's departure to be heartbreaking. Bittersweet, maybe, but then again, I assume he's not leaving us without winning 3 Super Bowls and handing the reins to someone like Quinn.

I predict a seamless transition from Carroll to Wilson

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

Hard question to answer. There are guys like Unger, Okung, and ET who fill very important roles as well as players like M-Rob and Golden Tate who fill lesser positions but are fan favorites for RRR, being a human highlight reel, etc.

From a standpoint of looking at only on-field production, we might miss a guy more not so much because of any specific quality he has but because one departed player's replacement is worse than another's, and thus, we miss that player more because of it. While Carroll and JS are still running the show, this makes it much more likely that the player we miss the most will be an offensive player because they're less adept at finding new talent and depth on that side of the ball.

 

[minormillikin]

Paul Allen needs to do the "right thing," and set up some nice offshore bank accounts for players we want to keep.

... I suppose ten years later, the cat would get out of the bag, and the Seahawks' five straight Super Bowl wins would be stripped from the records.

In all seriousness, I will hate to see Clint Gresham go. He's been my "adopt a player" for a while. The dude will sign autographs until his arm falls off at training camp, by the way...

 

[SharkHawk]

Comparing Pete to Don James is a disgrace to James :evil: James is a legend as a college coach, he won a NT and several Rose Bowls. At the pro level Pete is a 500ish coach and hasn't won anything of any significance.

You're really missing the point. Don James was beloved long before he won any national championships, because he came to Washington from where... Kent State or something, and immediately the Huskies were respectable again. Don was a nice guy. He was a defensive wizard. He had many of the same qualities as Pete. Very community oriented, completely became a face on tv and radio and was wonderful with the press. James was loved very quickly and embraced by the fans of UW. He was much like Lenny Wilkins... a guy who came in and worked hard and gained a real tight following throughout the northwest from his time in Portland and Seattle. Super approachable and a real "everyman" type.

James could have left after one Rose Bowl and been remembered fondly and broken many hearts when he left. Pete is a similar guy in many ways, but with a much more exuberant demeanor, but both are bigger than life characters in many ways. You don't see the comparison, but I do. To embrace the Northwest is to be embraced right back. Don James did it, Pete has done it, Chuck Knox did it, Gary Payton did it, Ken Griffey did it (and then left), but did it again. The people of the PAC NW are real no-BS types. You show them love, they show it back. To reject a comparison of James and Pete is to be really obtuse about what folks are talking about.