It's hard to argue against the naysayers who were saying this all offseason...
Kearse is probably worth the contract he received but he's the 4th best receiver on this team and was mediocre at best this year.
Lane hasn't been the same since the Superbowl. He's shown flashes of what he used to be, but let's be real, he was barely an upgrade over Marcus fricken Burley for much of the year. That's fine if he was on an average slot corner salary but Seattle is paying Lane like a mid level #2 corner and quite frankly they probably would have been better off adding a veteran at 1/2 the price while retaining much of the same production.
Ultimately, it's hard to argue for those signings over O-line depth or possibly making a run to retain Bruce Irvin. The long-term ramifications could be even worse as both Lane and Kearse are pretty much guaranteed roster spots next year and If they don't step up the core of this team will slowly age themselves out of relevancy.
The honeymoon period is officially over for Pete and John, they've been pretty mediocre overall the last few years.
Kearse is probably worth the contract he received but he's the 4th best receiver on this team and was mediocre at best this year.
Lane hasn't been the same since the Superbowl. He's shown flashes of what he used to be, but let's be real, he was barely an upgrade over Marcus fricken Burley for much of the year. That's fine if he was on an average slot corner salary but Seattle is paying Lane like a mid level #2 corner and quite frankly they probably would have been better off adding a veteran at 1/2 the price while retaining much of the same production.
Ultimately, it's hard to argue for those signings over O-line depth or possibly making a run to retain Bruce Irvin. The long-term ramifications could be even worse as both Lane and Kearse are pretty much guaranteed roster spots next year and If they don't step up the core of this team will slowly age themselves out of relevancy.
The honeymoon period is officially over for Pete and John, they've been pretty mediocre overall the last few years.