Poll: Who do you want as next year‘s QB?

[Sol Duc]

DO NOT sleep on Sam Howell....He caught my eye while playing in Wash last year.

 

[Atradees]

Howard of Ohio State. He has my vote. We will pick him up at pick 92.

 

[DarkVictory23]

I picked Darnold for the GEQBUS memes.

He will need so much more OL support than we have though. Minnesota finished top 10 in time to pressure and #2 in Pass Block Win Rate.

They were a middling-to-poor run blocking team, but were so much better than us at pass blocking and Darnold held the ball forever.

For context, Geno's middle of the road time-to-throw was closer to the 2nd fastest in the league than it would be to Darnold's 3rd longest.

If he's brought here and we roll out this same line, dude'll die.

Still probably the best option from this list, though. (I'd entertain Jimmy G or Jake Browning, to be honest.)

 

[MontanaHawk05]

I’m not totally sure yards have almost no correlation. We can go with QBR, passer rating, td/int ratio, red zone, 3rd down etc he wasn’t elite.

You’re tilting it. I don’t think Geno was the best on that list but you’re ignoring the difference in money. Cousins at 1.2 million and the rest you can invest in the team? Yeah that could be a better situation.

I don't think you watched Cousins last year, and frankly I'm starting to think you're content to just tank the season.

 

[Ozzy]

I don't think you watched Cousins last year, and frankly I'm starting to think you're content to just tank the season.

He was terrible last year. I’m just smart enough to know he wasn’t healthy and he’s probably a different player if healthy. He’s probably not as good as Geno is right now but he may be close and you have more resources to fix other areas.

Again Geno wasn’t elite and it’s obvious you think he is hence this take that without him were terrible no matter what. I just hope you guys can get excited for something different and a team at least trying to fix a team that hasn’t had a playoff win in years. The alternative, which I’m afraid is what many of you I’m afraid are going to do, is to be miserable alt watching and just waiting for the first sign of failure to prove all the Geno haters wrong. We shall see

 

[hawker84]

Lol. Yikes.

 

[Shane Falco]

Isn't Cousins on a pretty big contract himself? Are they expected to cut him?

Anyway, I voted draft and start a rookie. Save the $. We aren't going far with any of these guys, as we weren't going far with Geno. I would add a couple of rooks to the roster, bolster the trenches, keep throwing guys out there until one sticks.

 

[Ozzy]

I think he’s getting cut. I’m not arguing I want him I like the process of a veteran to help a rookie along like we see in Atlanta last year.

Ironically his stats with his injury were almost identical to Geno’s who Montana claimed is miles better than Cousins.

Let’s just concede and say Geno, Cousins, Russ all of them are better off not on the Seahawks and John works some magic to get his guy.

I still want to throw out, because I’m petty, that saying I want to tank because I think it signing Geno at 45 million was the right move is laughable.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

He was terrible last year. I’m just smart enough to know he wasn’t healthy and he’s probably a different player if healthy. He’s probably not as good as Geno is right now but he may be close and you have more resources to fix other areas.

Again Geno wasn’t elite and it’s obvious you think he is hence this take that without him were terrible no matter what. I just hope you guys can get excited for something different and a team at least trying to fix a team that hasn’t had a playoff win in years. The alternative, which I’m afraid is what many of you I’m afraid are going to do, is to be miserable alt watching and just waiting for the first sign of failure to prove all the Geno haters wrong. We shall see

It's not just me.



When the O-line, the disastrous coaching, the uneven defense, and the run game are all weighing down a QB who managed a 70% comp rate, it becomes irresponsible to not pay attention to that many factors and to think changing out the QUARTERBACK is the key.

"Something different", "at least trying"...this is not a plan. Seattle may have felt it too risky to extend him at his age, but that doesn't mean we're going to get anywhere close to 10 wins without him.

 

[Shane Falco]

I can't believe there are that many votes for Justin Fields.

 

[seabowl]

I can't believe there are that many votes for Justin Fields.

He’s got legs and he knows how to use them.

 

[Shane Falco]

I think he’s getting cut.

Just saw this, wanting his release:

Kirk Cousins Pushing For Falcons Release

Contrary to what most expected coming out of the 2024 season, Falcons GM Terry Fontenot has held the line on …

www.profootballrumors.com

 

[Ozzy]

It's not just me.



When the O-line, the disastrous coaching, the uneven defense, and the run game are all weighing down a QB who managed a 70% comp rate, it becomes irresponsible to not pay attention to that many factors and to think changing out the QUARTERBACK is the key.

"Something different", "at least trying"...this is not a plan. Seattle may have felt it too risky to extend him at his age, but that doesn't mean we're going to get anywhere close to 10 wins without him.

He flat out wasn’t though and the Seahawks need. If they thought he was as good as a small minority say he is they would’ve signed him. No one walks away from an elite guy for that much money regardless of what a couple of people on twitter day.

What’s your plan? Son Geno until he’s 40 even though statistically he’s regressed 3 straight years and is going on 35? Going younger and saving money is a plan. You’re asking people to name a guy and you can’t, too many moving parts and you asking it is in bad faith because of that.

We get it, you think Geno is elite, the Seahawks are stupid and the season is lost. I just saved you 4 months of wasted time.

Let me ask you tho , would you have paid Geno 45-50 million?

 

[Maelstrom787]

He flat out wasn’t though and the Seahawks need. If they thought he was as good as a small minority say he is they would’ve signed him. No one walks away from an elite guy for that much money regardless of what a couple of people on twitter day.

What’s your plan? Son Geno until he’s 40 even though statistically he’s regressed 3 straight years and is going on 35? Going younger and saving money is a plan. You’re asking people to name a guy and you can’t, too many moving parts and you asking it is in bad faith because of that.

We get it, you think Geno is elite, the Seahawks are stupid and the season is lost. I just saved you 4 months of wasted time.

Let me ask you tho , would you have paid Geno 45-50 million?

And the highlighted section somehow isn't bad faith discourse? Come on.

 

[Natethegreat]

Geno wasn't elite last year. I don't care if someone on twitter says he was.

 

[MyrtleHawk]

Draft a rookie to develop and start Sam Howell while you do. TOO many QB's fail because they're thrust into the fire in the NFL and that's a good way to ruin your QB while he's trying to learn a whole 'nother level of football. The only exceptions to this are Joe Burrow because of how cerebral he was and he was the #1 overall draft pick. Let the rookie QB sit and learn for at least a year while Howell starts (you know, the QB we have that actually has starter experience?).

Also, we don't know how Howell will fare in Kubiak's system. I'm not saying that he will be the QBOTF, but he just might thrive this year.

 

[GemCity]

Sam Howell and draft a guy.

Next year expectations are low…oddly enough, I’m ok with it as long as they’re building.

 

[Ozzy]

And the highlighted section somehow isn't bad faith discourse? Come on.

It’s absolutely in good faith. It’s obvious Seattle didn’t view him as an elite top 10 guy or he would still be here. They wanted to pay him 35 with an out clause every year. You don’t do that with someone you think is a true difference maker at QB.

I’ll ask you the same thing I asked Montana, do you think Seattle is stupid to not pay him 45-50 million? If you wouldn’t pay him that either then why not praise Seattle for having the courage to take a chance?

 

[toffee]

Sam Howell is leading the poll by a wide margin, no one is close. The margin was bigger until I changed my vote from Howell to Wilson, I did it just so Wilson would not be zero.

 

[Hawkspeed]

I would prefer Justin Fields. How about bringing in Gardner Minshew as a low cost option?
Maybe we will be going after a quarterback in the first round, but I would prefer a "big body" tackle on defense or the offensive line. Being tough on the line of scrimmage is a ticket to success.