Seahawks Rivals Grades on Jamal Adams trade? A from Big D

[olyfan63]

Anybody got other good stuff on "NFC rival media" opinions on the trade? NOT the industry blowards, but actual rival-team-aligned media, Niners, Rams, Vikings etc.

Here's what some of the Dallas-Cowboys-fan-oriented media thinks. Grade A for the Seahawks on this trade from Cowboys-aligned media. They give the Hawks a higher grade than the Jets on this trade.

I'd say the envy of a rival is the sincerest form of flattery.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo ... mal-adams/

Excerpts:
"Saturday night’s results: The Seahawks get an A, the Jets earn a solid B and the Cowboys missed the boat even while they were on one." (Jerry Jones is out on his yacht somewhere near Europe I gather)

"If you take the trade values listed in the famous Jimmy Johnson Draft Chart, Adams had 1,700 points as the sixth player taken by New York. If Seattle hands the Jets maybe the 22nd pick in each of the coming drafts (and the Seahawks might be better than that), that’s 1,560 points. There are smaller pieces involved in the trade, so call it a tie if you like."

All we know is that the Seahawks, who have played in three of the last 15 Super Bowls, are willing to bet that Russell Wilson can get them to another one in the next year or two.
...
The Cowboys don’t need a bigger boat. But their secondary would be viewed as a much greater weapon if they had landed a shark attack of a safety like Adams.

Hey, it's nice to have Dallas media endorse the Seattle front office in making this trade.

Mods, I chose to put this as it's own topic, rather than bury it as page 5 of the Adams thread. Feel free to move it there if you deem that I done chose wrong.

 

[Mix]

Anybody got other good stuff on "NFC rival media" opinions on the trade? NOT the industry blowards, but actual rival-team-aligned media, Niners, Rams, Vikings etc.

Here's what some of the Dallas-Cowboys-fan-oriented media thinks. Grade A for the Seahawks on this trade from Cowboys-aligned media. They give the Hawks a higher grade than the Jets on this trade.

I'd say the envy of a rival is the sincerest form of flattery.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo ... mal-adams/

Excerpts:
"Saturday night’s results: The Seahawks get an A, the Jets earn a solid B and the Cowboys missed the boat even while they were on one." (Jerry Jones is out on his yacht somewhere near Europe I gather)

"If you take the trade values listed in the famous Jimmy Johnson Draft Chart, Adams had 1,700 points as the sixth player taken by New York. If Seattle hands the Jets maybe the 22nd pick in each of the coming drafts (and the Seahawks might be better than that), that’s 1,560 points. There are smaller pieces involved in the trade, so call it a tie if you like."

All we know is that the Seahawks, who have played in three of the last 15 Super Bowls, are willing to bet that Russell Wilson can get them to another one in the next year or two.
...
The Cowboys don’t need a bigger boat. But their secondary would be viewed as a much greater weapon if they had landed a shark attack of a safety like Adams.

Hey, it's nice to have Dallas media endorse the Seattle front office in making this trade.

Mods, I chose to put this as it's own topic, rather than bury it as page 5 of the Adams thread. Feel free to move it there if you deem that I done chose wrong.

I agree people see the two 1st rounders price tag and just freak out, this isn't a team drafting in the top 16 often. these are consistently late 1st rounders with close to second round value. Much like everything else in the World optics mean little when put against the facts.

 

[UK_Seahawk]

This is actually a great point. Adams is also proven so not a rookie punt either.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Also, IF a team was to trade way up from the bottom of the 1st round to get up to #6 where he was drafted??? Two 1st round picks, period.

 

[ivotuk]

Good points. This is what I posted in the Jamal thread:


Here's another point to consider, most NFL Draft Scouts will tell you that there are only ~20 players in an average draft that are worth 1st Round evaluation. Beyond, that, the rest are 2nd round talents or later. This is why Pete and John have traded back so often to grab more picks.

So, like someone else said, we'd be lucky to trade up high enough to get a talent like Jamal Adams. But now we don't have to do that.

We get a proven All-Pro who was the Jets Team Captain. The IQ of our backfield just jumped, a lot. Go look at the videos of Jamal breaking down plays, especially the one with Baldy and Jaws on NFL Breakdowns. Both guys are impressed with Adam's play and knowledge.

They don't just let anybody on that show either. You have to be a smart, physically talented Football Player in order to get on that show (Stephon Gilmore).

 

[olyfan63]

I was hoping for more "Enemy Media Reaction", but perhaps I should have posted this in the NFL Forum to get that, and made the topic something like "Seahawks Rivals Grades on Jamal Adams trade? A from Big D". 20/20.

Just legitimately curious what the rival mindset is. I stumbled across the Dallas media article by accident, curious what the take is in LA, SF, AZ, MN, NO, etc.

 

[chris98251]

I was hoping for more "Enemy Media Reaction", but perhaps I should have posted this in the NFL Forum to get that, and made the topic something like "Seahawks Rivals Grades on Jamal Adams trade? A from Big D". 20/20.

Just legitimately curious what the rival mindset is. I stumbled across the Dallas media article by accident, curious what the take is in LA, SF, AZ, MN, NO, etc.

Thats pretty easy to figure out, F.U. Seattle, wish we had got him.

 

[Marvin49]

I can only speak for myself, but I think its was too much in compensation. I feel kinda like I did after the Harvin trade, but I think Adams is a far better player.

As a Niner fan, I hate that Adams is a Seahawk. Dude is freakishly talented. He'll be all over the place and will have an impact on the run D and pass D. I say this because I don't want to minimize how good a player he is. He's be REALLY good and at an impact position in that Seattle D and he'll make a difference against scrambling QBs like in Arizona and against TEs like Kittle. I would love to have seen SF pull the trigger there...

...but not at that price. 2 1s and a 3 for the player and a 4 is still a HUGE price...especially since you'll still have to pay him next year when the cap will likely shrink.

I hear the argument that the Seahawks 1s haven't been great lately and the picks will likely be in the late 20s at best (best for the Jets that is), but if your plan is to just trade away 1s because you don't draft well then you have a larger problem. 1st round picks are still 1st round picks. They represent the ability to get a good player and hold him for 4+ years on small contracts.

The 49ers could have kept Buckner at 20 mil+ per year but traded him for a 1st and got Kinlaw in the building for 4 years at a MUCH, MUCH lower number. History will tell if that was a good move or not, but it just illustrates the difference in the way the teams are looking at this.

Now it could be that Adams makes a HUGE difference and tips the balance in the NFC West. I can't say that won't happen and if it does it may well have been worth it, but for me I wouldn't have been happy if the Niners had paid that price. A few years ago, if they'd made the trade for Khalil Mack (and they offered more than the Bears did), they wouldn't right now have Nick Bosa or possibly Brandon Aiyuk.

Its gonna suck to play against Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams patrolling the middle of the field, but WOW. That's a big price tag.

 

[Maulbert]

I can only speak for myself, but I think its was too much in compensation. I feel kinda like I did after the Harvin trade, but I think Adams is a far better player.

As a Niner fan, I hate that Adams is a Seahawk. Dude is freakishly talented. He'll be all over the place and will have an impact on the run D and pass D. I say this because I don't want to minimize how good a player he is. He's be REALLY good and at an impact position in that Seattle D and he'll make a difference against scrambling QBs like in Arizona and against TEs like Kittle. I would love to have seen SF pull the trigger there...

...but not at that price. 2 1s and a 3 for the player and a 4 is still a HUGE price...especially since you'll still have to pay him next year when the cap will likely shrink.

I hear the argument that the Seahawks 1s haven't been great lately and the picks will likely be in the late 20s at best (best for the Jets that is), but if your plan is to just trade away 1s because you don't draft well then you have a larger problem. 1st round picks are still 1st round picks. They represent the ability to get a good player and hold him for 4+ years on small contracts.

The 49ers could have kept Buckner at 20 mil+ per year but traded him for a 1st and got Kinlaw in the building for 4 years at a MUCH, MUCH lower number. History will tell if that was a good move or not, but it just illustrates the difference in the way the teams are looking at this.

Now it could be that Adams makes a HUGE difference and tips the balance in the NFC West. I can't say that won't happen and if it does it may well have been worth it, but for me I wouldn't have been happy if the Niners had paid that price. A few years ago, if they'd made the trade for Khalil Mack (and they offered more than the Bears did), they wouldn't right now have Nick Bosa or possibly Brandon Aiyuk.

Its gonna suck to play against Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams patrolling the middle of the field, but WOW. That's a big price tag.

Consider the pricetag from this point: Adams is only 24, 3 years in the league, and was taken 6th overall in 2017, a draft value of 1600 based on the chart. Since Pete Carroll has become the Seahawks coach, Seattle has finished above the 21st draft slot only twice, #12 in the 2012 draft, and #18 in the 2018 draft. In that span, Seattle's assigned picks (25, 12, 25, 32, 31, 26, 26, 18, 21, 27) has averaged a value equivalent to 761 on the chart, or roughly the 23rd overall selection. 761 + 761 is 1522, plus Seattle and the Jets swapped 4th rounders in 2022. If you assume (safe bet) in 2021 the Jets finish in the bottom half of the league and Seattle finishes in the top half, then the average difference between those 4th rounders is 34 points in Seattle's favor, bringing the value from 1522 to 1488. Effectively, Seattle dealt the equivalent of approximately the 7th overall pick for a 24 year old All-Pro/Pro Bowler. That isn't too bad.

 

[94Smith]

I think that pass rush is more important than secondary play in building a defense, or at least that the two work in unison. I think that Adams is a freakish talent , but I don't think a better SS will elevate your defense as much as if resources were placed into a stud pass rusher. I guess it also depends on how they use him.

I would also rank the importance of secondary as CB, then FS, then SS.

Thinking of great safety play and game changers, I think of FS like Earl Thomas, ED Reed, Eric Berry, Tyran Mathieu

You don't usually think of the Harrison Smiths, Landon Collins, Eric Weddles

One exception is Troy Polamalu. I do think that Adams has that kind of talent.

Two 1 st rounders is a steep price if you are drafting in the top 15, but the Hawks seem to be 20 + year after year.

 

[Marvin49]

I can only speak for myself, but I think its was too much in compensation. I feel kinda like I did after the Harvin trade, but I think Adams is a far better player.

As a Niner fan, I hate that Adams is a Seahawk. Dude is freakishly talented. He'll be all over the place and will have an impact on the run D and pass D. I say this because I don't want to minimize how good a player he is. He's be REALLY good and at an impact position in that Seattle D and he'll make a difference against scrambling QBs like in Arizona and against TEs like Kittle. I would love to have seen SF pull the trigger there...

...but not at that price. 2 1s and a 3 for the player and a 4 is still a HUGE price...especially since you'll still have to pay him next year when the cap will likely shrink.

I hear the argument that the Seahawks 1s haven't been great lately and the picks will likely be in the late 20s at best (best for the Jets that is), but if your plan is to just trade away 1s because you don't draft well then you have a larger problem. 1st round picks are still 1st round picks. They represent the ability to get a good player and hold him for 4+ years on small contracts.

The 49ers could have kept Buckner at 20 mil+ per year but traded him for a 1st and got Kinlaw in the building for 4 years at a MUCH, MUCH lower number. History will tell if that was a good move or not, but it just illustrates the difference in the way the teams are looking at this.

Now it could be that Adams makes a HUGE difference and tips the balance in the NFC West. I can't say that won't happen and if it does it may well have been worth it, but for me I wouldn't have been happy if the Niners had paid that price. A few years ago, if they'd made the trade for Khalil Mack (and they offered more than the Bears did), they wouldn't right now have Nick Bosa or possibly Brandon Aiyuk.

Its gonna suck to play against Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams patrolling the middle of the field, but WOW. That's a big price tag.

Consider the pricetag from this point: Adams is only 24, 3 years in the league, and was taken 6th overall in 2017, a draft value of 1600 based on the chart. Since Pete Carroll has become the Seahawks coach, Seattle has finished above the 21st draft slot only twice, #12 in the 2012 draft, and #18 in the 2018 draft. In that span, Seattle's assigned picks (25, 12, 25, 32, 31, 26, 26, 18, 21, 27) has averaged a value equivalent to 761 on the chart, or roughly the 23rd overall selection. 761 + 761 is 1522, plus Seattle and the Jets swapped 4th rounders in 2022. If you assume (safe bet) in 2021 the Jets finish in the bottom half of the league and Seattle finishes in the top half, then the average difference between those 4th rounders is 34 points in Seattle's favor, bringing the value from 1522 to 1488. Effectively, Seattle dealt the equivalent of approximately the 7th overall pick for a 24 year old All-Pro/Pro Bowler. That isn't too bad.

I see the logic there and I'm pretty sure I'd be doin' the math there myself if I were a Seahawks fan, but I still think its too much.

You are talking about a guy who is going to get PAID huge $$$ (with a shrinking salary cap), not a top 10 draft pick who you will have salary controlled for 4-5 years. You are also talking about a guy who basically talked his way out of New York. These are the kind of situations where you get a guy for LESS than he might be worth. Not more.

Maybe I'm jaded. Dunno. Garoppolo for only a 2. Dee Ford for only a 2. The thing is with those trades is that they were cheap on compensation because a big contract was going to have to be done.

Now QB is a different animal and Adams is better than Dee. By alot. I'm not saying he's not. Just seems to me that top dollar (in terms of draft compensation) was paid on a player the Jets needed to move in a hurry. Now I don't know who was offering what but I read this week that BOTH Dallas and SF had said they were not in the bidding. I can't speak for Dallas, but Lynch usually shows you his cards after the fact. He admitted to trying to make deals for Mack and OBJ.

Now he's older of course, but Niners got Trent Williams for a 3 and a 5. There were alot of other things going on there, but when a guy is disgruntled, you usually get that guy on the cheap, not for a fortune. I felt the same way about Jalen Ramsey and the same arguments were made and I STILL think that was way too much...and that was a CORNER, not a safety.

So I guess my question is this...who were the Seahawks competing with?

Adams is a stud tho. He's young and he'll be a playmaker for the Seahawks for years. That part sucks in a big way for 49er fans.

 

[Marvin49]

I think that pass rush is more important than secondary play in building a defense, or at least that the two work in unison. I think that Adams is a freakish talent , but I don't think a better SS will elevate your defense as much as if resources were placed into a stud pass rusher. I guess it also depends on how they use him.

I would also rank the importance of secondary as CB, then FS, then SS.

Thinking of great safety play and game changers, I think of FS like Earl Thomas, ED Reed, Eric Berry, Tyran Mathieu

You don't usually think of the Harrison Smiths, Landon Collins, Eric Weddles

One exception is Troy Polamalu. I do think that Adams has that kind of talent.

Two 1 st rounders is a steep price if you are drafting in the top 15, but the Hawks seem to be 20 + year after year.

Just a note on that last line. That's true...but the reality is you never know where that pick is gonna be. One injury to Wilson and that can be a top 10 pick. It happens.

Niners went after Mack thinking that it wouldn't be a top 10 pick they lost if they traded it. Garoppolo got hurt in week 3 and all of the sudden they had pick #2.

It happens.

Peyton Manning got hurt and the Colts ended up with pick #1 and Andrew Luck.

Now you are in a pandemic where you can wipe out an entire QB room for several weeks in the blink of an eye. Just seems risky to me.

 

[Maulbert]

I can only speak for myself, but I think its was too much in compensation. I feel kinda like I did after the Harvin trade, but I think Adams is a far better player.

As a Niner fan, I hate that Adams is a Seahawk. Dude is freakishly talented. He'll be all over the place and will have an impact on the run D and pass D. I say this because I don't want to minimize how good a player he is. He's be REALLY good and at an impact position in that Seattle D and he'll make a difference against scrambling QBs like in Arizona and against TEs like Kittle. I would love to have seen SF pull the trigger there...

...but not at that price. 2 1s and a 3 for the player and a 4 is still a HUGE price...especially since you'll still have to pay him next year when the cap will likely shrink.

I hear the argument that the Seahawks 1s haven't been great lately and the picks will likely be in the late 20s at best (best for the Jets that is), but if your plan is to just trade away 1s because you don't draft well then you have a larger problem. 1st round picks are still 1st round picks. They represent the ability to get a good player and hold him for 4+ years on small contracts.

The 49ers could have kept Buckner at 20 mil+ per year but traded him for a 1st and got Kinlaw in the building for 4 years at a MUCH, MUCH lower number. History will tell if that was a good move or not, but it just illustrates the difference in the way the teams are looking at this.

Now it could be that Adams makes a HUGE difference and tips the balance in the NFC West. I can't say that won't happen and if it does it may well have been worth it, but for me I wouldn't have been happy if the Niners had paid that price. A few years ago, if they'd made the trade for Khalil Mack (and they offered more than the Bears did), they wouldn't right now have Nick Bosa or possibly Brandon Aiyuk.

Its gonna suck to play against Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams patrolling the middle of the field, but WOW. That's a big price tag.

Consider the pricetag from this point: Adams is only 24, 3 years in the league, and was taken 6th overall in 2017, a draft value of 1600 based on the chart. Since Pete Carroll has become the Seahawks coach, Seattle has finished above the 21st draft slot only twice, #12 in the 2012 draft, and #18 in the 2018 draft. In that span, Seattle's assigned picks (25, 12, 25, 32, 31, 26, 26, 18, 21, 27) has averaged a value equivalent to 761 on the chart, or roughly the 23rd overall selection. 761 + 761 is 1522, plus Seattle and the Jets swapped 4th rounders in 2022. If you assume (safe bet) in 2021 the Jets finish in the bottom half of the league and Seattle finishes in the top half, then the average difference between those 4th rounders is 34 points in Seattle's favor, bringing the value from 1522 to 1488. Effectively, Seattle dealt the equivalent of approximately the 7th overall pick for a 24 year old All-Pro/Pro Bowler. That isn't too bad.

I see the logic there and I'm pretty sure I'd be doin' the math there myself if I were a Seahawks fan, but I still think its too much.

You are talking about a guy who is going to get PAID huge $$$ (with a shrinking salary cap), not a top 10 draft pick who you will have salary controlled for 4-5 years. You are also talking about a guy who basically talked his way out of New York. These are the kind of situations where you get a guy for LESS than he might be worth. Not more.

Maybe I'm jaded. Dunno. Garoppolo for only a 2. Dee Ford for only a 2. The thing is with those trades is that they were cheap on compensation because a big contract was going to have to be done.

Now QB is a different animal and Adams is better than Dee. By alot. I'm not saying he's not. Just seems to me that top dollar (in terms of draft compensation) was paid on a player the Jets needed to move in a hurry. Now I don't know who was offering what but I read this week that BOTH Dallas and SF had said they were not in the bidding. I can't speak for Dallas, but Lynch usually shows you his cards after the fact. He admitted to trying to make deals for Mack and OBJ.

Now he's older of course, but Niners got Trent Williams for a 3 and a 5. There were alot of other things going on there, but when a guy is disgruntled, you usually get that guy on the cheap, not for a fortune. I felt the same way about Jalen Ramsey and the same arguments were made and I STILL think that was way too much...and that was a CORNER, not a safety.

So I guess my question is this...who were the Seahawks competing with?

Adams is a stud tho. He's young and he'll be a playmaker for the Seahawks for years. That part sucks in a big way for 49er fans.

Comparing Garoppolo is silly. He was unproven at best, and you basically gave back NE's original investment to get him, also, he's not an All-Pro. He's solid at best. I'd question how far he'd get you without your defense and running game. As for, Dee Ford, he was 28, and had underperformed for the Chiefs for the most part. Is it the Marshawn Lynch deal? No, but it's hardly a fleecing.

 

[Marvin49]

I can only speak for myself, but I think its was too much in compensation. I feel kinda like I did after the Harvin trade, but I think Adams is a far better player.

As a Niner fan, I hate that Adams is a Seahawk. Dude is freakishly talented. He'll be all over the place and will have an impact on the run D and pass D. I say this because I don't want to minimize how good a player he is. He's be REALLY good and at an impact position in that Seattle D and he'll make a difference against scrambling QBs like in Arizona and against TEs like Kittle. I would love to have seen SF pull the trigger there...

...but not at that price. 2 1s and a 3 for the player and a 4 is still a HUGE price...especially since you'll still have to pay him next year when the cap will likely shrink.

I hear the argument that the Seahawks 1s haven't been great lately and the picks will likely be in the late 20s at best (best for the Jets that is), but if your plan is to just trade away 1s because you don't draft well then you have a larger problem. 1st round picks are still 1st round picks. They represent the ability to get a good player and hold him for 4+ years on small contracts.

The 49ers could have kept Buckner at 20 mil+ per year but traded him for a 1st and got Kinlaw in the building for 4 years at a MUCH, MUCH lower number. History will tell if that was a good move or not, but it just illustrates the difference in the way the teams are looking at this.

Now it could be that Adams makes a HUGE difference and tips the balance in the NFC West. I can't say that won't happen and if it does it may well have been worth it, but for me I wouldn't have been happy if the Niners had paid that price. A few years ago, if they'd made the trade for Khalil Mack (and they offered more than the Bears did), they wouldn't right now have Nick Bosa or possibly Brandon Aiyuk.

Its gonna suck to play against Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams patrolling the middle of the field, but WOW. That's a big price tag.

Consider the pricetag from this point: Adams is only 24, 3 years in the league, and was taken 6th overall in 2017, a draft value of 1600 based on the chart. Since Pete Carroll has become the Seahawks coach, Seattle has finished above the 21st draft slot only twice, #12 in the 2012 draft, and #18 in the 2018 draft. In that span, Seattle's assigned picks (25, 12, 25, 32, 31, 26, 26, 18, 21, 27) has averaged a value equivalent to 761 on the chart, or roughly the 23rd overall selection. 761 + 761 is 1522, plus Seattle and the Jets swapped 4th rounders in 2022. If you assume (safe bet) in 2021 the Jets finish in the bottom half of the league and Seattle finishes in the top half, then the average difference between those 4th rounders is 34 points in Seattle's favor, bringing the value from 1522 to 1488. Effectively, Seattle dealt the equivalent of approximately the 7th overall pick for a 24 year old All-Pro/Pro Bowler. That isn't too bad.

I see the logic there and I'm pretty sure I'd be doin' the math there myself if I were a Seahawks fan, but I still think its too much.

You are talking about a guy who is going to get PAID huge $$$ (with a shrinking salary cap), not a top 10 draft pick who you will have salary controlled for 4-5 years. You are also talking about a guy who basically talked his way out of New York. These are the kind of situations where you get a guy for LESS than he might be worth. Not more.

Maybe I'm jaded. Dunno. Garoppolo for only a 2. Dee Ford for only a 2. The thing is with those trades is that they were cheap on compensation because a big contract was going to have to be done.

Now QB is a different animal and Adams is better than Dee. By alot. I'm not saying he's not. Just seems to me that top dollar (in terms of draft compensation) was paid on a player the Jets needed to move in a hurry. Now I don't know who was offering what but I read this week that BOTH Dallas and SF had said they were not in the bidding. I can't speak for Dallas, but Lynch usually shows you his cards after the fact. He admitted to trying to make deals for Mack and OBJ.

Now he's older of course, but Niners got Trent Williams for a 3 and a 5. There were alot of other things going on there, but when a guy is disgruntled, you usually get that guy on the cheap, not for a fortune. I felt the same way about Jalen Ramsey and the same arguments were made and I STILL think that was way too much...and that was a CORNER, not a safety.

So I guess my question is this...who were the Seahawks competing with?

Adams is a stud tho. He's young and he'll be a playmaker for the Seahawks for years. That part sucks in a big way for 49er fans.

Comparing Garoppolo is silly. He was unproven at best, and you basically gave back NE's original investment to get him, also, he's not an All-Pro. He's solid at best. I'd question how far he'd get you without your defense and running game. As for, Dee Ford, he was 28, and had underperformed for the Chiefs for the most part. Is it the Marshawn Lynch deal? No, but it's hardly a fleecing.

I wasn't trying to make out like they were the same. In addition to what you said, Jimmy was a QB so thats a whole different thing.

I also said that Adams is much better than Dee. I can see a trade for a 1 or a trade for a 2 and a 3 and a player.

2 1s and a 3 for the player and a 4 and you still have to pay the guy? That's too rich for my blood.

The big problem for me in trading those 1s is that you have no idea right now what your team needs are going to be next year and the year after. I might do this for a premiere LT, QB or Pass Rusher. Strong Safety?

Anyway, no biggy. If I were you I'd be excited to have that guy at age 24. The cost isn't an issue till later anyway.

 

[chris98251]

Suck for Luck was a tank job. Different animal.

 

[knownone]

The value kind of seems fair when you consider his cap #s. The total cap hit from the trade this season is around $2M, and his 5th year option is $10M. Those are not bad numbers. If Clowney (or insert pass rusher) comes back, then you are looking at (talent wise) a legitimate top 3 team in the NFL.

 

[olyfan63]

I was hoping for more "Enemy Media Reaction", but perhaps I should have posted this in the NFL Forum to get that, and made the topic something like "Seahawks Rivals Grades on Jamal Adams trade? A from Big D". 20/20.

Just legitimately curious what the rival mindset is. I stumbled across the Dallas media article by accident, curious what the take is in LA, SF, AZ, MN, NO, etc.

Thats pretty easy to figure out, F.U. Seattle, wish we had got him.

Sure, but another take is, so happy Seahawks overpaid, loss of those future draft choices will weaken their team, yes, it may suck for a year or so, but the loss of draft picks will come back to bite Seattle.

So far I'm hearing a mix, with the dominant theme being that Adams is a beast and will truly help the Seattle defense--A LOT, against NFC West competition.

I was pretty happy when the Rams broke the bank for Jared Goff, and Todd Gurley, and... and... and..., and are now in salary cap hell. That Rams offense has been Kryptonite for the Seattle D for several years now. Not to mention the Rams D has dominated the Seattle O quite a bit going back to the Jeff Fisher days. But I digress...

I was also really happy to see Niners pay Jimmy G, and now have to start making more cap-driven decisions with all the freakish talent on that roster when Jimmy G was cheap. Seattle's one Superb Owl win came in Russell Wilson's 2nd year, when we had a $15M cap advantage over most other teams at the QB position, and almost got another Owl the next year too with a cheap Russell.

 

[94Smith]

you are looking at (talent wise) a legitimate top 3 team in the NFL.

Secondary top 5
Linebackers -probably the best
Defensive line- not in top 10
Offensive line- probably not in top 25
Receivers- Not in top 15
Tight Ends- not in top 10
Quarterback - QB2
Running Backs - top 10

Top 3? Really? I think that is ambitious. You guys are good because RW3 is awesome and that is the most important position, but top 3 talent?

 

[TwistedHusky]

The impact of these missed draft picks probably will not be felt for about 3 years. And by then it won't matter because Carroll is probably gone in 3 years and we are much worse anyway the moment he leaves.

Will it matter if we pay dearly to win now, knowing we likely go into rebuild mode the moment Carroll exits?

Can any other coach win with no OL, a mediocre DL, and aging LBs? Even with a great QB?

While it is possible that another coach might want to coach a team with a great QB like Wilson, the rest of the roster seems a setup for failure for anyone else. I doubt the Seahawks will be as exciting an opportunity for a great HC as we would hope.

This is it. We have to win now, or at least within 3 years. So you put all your chips on the table because for this period of time we will be competitive.

 

[Marvin49]

The impact of these missed draft picks probably will not be felt for about 3 years. And by then it won't matter because Carroll is probably gone in 3 years and we are much worse anyway the moment he leaves.

Will it matter if we pay dearly to win now, knowing we likely go into rebuild mode the moment Carroll exits?

Can any other coach win with no OL, a mediocre DL, and aging LBs? Even with a great QB?

While it is possible that another coach might want to coach a team with a great QB like Wilson, the rest of the roster seems a setup for failure for anyone else. I doubt the Seahawks will be as exciting an opportunity for a great HC as we would hope.

This is it. We have to win now, or at least within 3 years. So you put all your chips on the table because for this period of time we will be competitive.

I think that's accurate. I think that's the approach of management.

I just don't think that's a good strategy. Going "all in" doesn't usually work.

Still, as I said before, if I were a Seahawks fan I'd be looking forward to seeing Adams on the field, cost be damned.