It’s weird that Seattle will now be home to two separate famous Jets QB busts. Insert that “I’d have two nickles” meme. Maybe in a few years we will see Zach Wilson show up.
The first major move of the offseason came several weeks ago when Geno Smith was sent to the Raiders for a 3rd round pick. It reunites Geno with Pete Carroll, the coach who helped bring him back to relevance in Seattle two seasons ago. Geno had a career resurgence on the Seahawks, the kind of redemption most players dream of. He was written off for years after busting out on the New York Jets. He dropped a now famous soundbite. Geno still has his flaws, but he was unquestionably a competent QB and capable of being the guy. Seattle had rewarded him with a pretty fair contract for his achievements. Now he’s gone. Okay. Rebuild? Seattle also shipped off DK Metcalf to Pittsburgh. Okay. Gotta be a rebuild.
Then they signed Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold had his initial resurgence last year with the Vikings but it remains to be seen if that was a one year fluke (especially considering how it ended). I guess I’m just confused as to why Seattle bothered to get rid of Geno for…Geno 2. Darnold is a bit cheaper for sure, but he might also be worse. Geno has at least had several years in the system and has proven he wasn’t a fluke. Darnold was on a stud offense with good protection for most of the year throwing to JJ and Addison. Geno managed to do all he could under pressure thanks to the woeful Seattle line. Sam Darnold folded under pressure. They also shipped off one of their top weapons. However, Seattle wasn’t just selling. They were buying too.
They signed Cooper Kupp, who was surprisingly let go by the Rams. Kupp has struggled with injuries since his triple crown year but he’s probably still got plenty of gas in the tank. DeMarcus Lawrence from the Cowboys is also an excellent steal from Dallas. We can’t call this a rebuild, but we also can’t really call this all in. Maybe we should be introducing the term Remodel into the NFL offseason lexicon. The Seahawks are remodelling. They shifted stuff around. They kept the same house but painted the walls and changed some furniture that was getting crusty. They threw out some trash and bought some new trash at the nearby estate sale. I don’t know if the Seahawks got better, but they also didn’t really seem to get worse (unless Darnold reverts back to pumpkin form). They also now have an extra 3rd and 2nd rounder to work with.
