Scorpion05":13lad0rt said:
Rat":13lad0rt said:
Let's see Geno kill it. Then we can get out from under Russ' suffocating salary after the season, and trade him for assets to build up the rest of what was torn down.
I totally agree. Let's go full Jimmy G/Matt Flynn. We absolutely need to trade Russ.
I get the mentality of wanting to trade russ, but im curious, maybe one of you guys can help me out since i figured itd make for decent conversation rather than just insults that seem to be the go to here these days. If russ is over rated as many people across social media seem to think (or at the very least, no longer worth his salary which is a fair argument for most QBs) , why do people then assume that theyll get a boat load for Russ? There arent many teams out there atm who are a QB away from competing AND have the kinda assets you seem to assume russ will go for, and not only that, depending on how the packers season goes, rodgers could also be available as well, which would further drive down his price.
As for getting out of his salary, wont the seahawks at the very least incur a dead cap hit for the following season and possibly another after that? On top of that, jamals insane extension kicks in next year no? Thats another huge chunk of salary cap that would eat into any sort of cap relief you get from trading russ. And if geno kills it to the point where he makes russ expendable, then he wont be cheap either. Just look at the middling vet QBs and how much they get, anywhere from 10-20m a year. Between a vet QB, jamals extension and any dead hit from russ idk how much if any cap relief youll get for the near future, at least if you want to compete.
Now, if youre suggesting trading russ in order to blow things up and rebuild, then sure i can see that and it makes a ton of sense, the seahawks have been incredibly successful in the regular season, but not the playoffs so wanting change in an attempt to change that is sensible, but would also depend on if Pete would want to make that kind of gamble.