SEATTLE SEAHAWKS THREAD

[elpablo21]

Haus money re-signed for 3/9.15

pleased with this, consistent as hell.

 

[a55a5in11]

Am i the only one jacked up TJax resigned

 

[dmbrhs]

Am i the only one jacked up TJax resigned

At this point, he's probably one of the best backups in the league (if not the best, considering the system). No brainer to re-sign. Also, he's a great locker room guy.

 

[DsLee]

So much love for TJax and very pleased he re-signed.

 

[a55a5in11]

TJ whosyourmama said Richard Sherman couldn't cover him

 

[Peep Game]

I remember being so excited when Housh signed, thinking the Hawks finally had a legit #1 WR not named Darryl Jackson. Too bad there wasn't much around or he probably could've stayed. Or maybe not, cause his contract could've crippled things going forward.

 

[elpablo21]

Who's out there in the draft that would be worth a look at the #32 pick...In regards to a R.Tackle or Guard?

Melton news has done a complete 180 since last week

[h2]  [/h2]

[h2]Seahawks salary cap: Offense takes shape following primary free agency[/h2]
By Davis Hsu on Mar 18 2014, 10:04a 9

Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport
 
The Seahawks have made a series of decisions in the past week that allow us to project the offensive side of the ball with a fair amount of certainty, barring unforeseen injury. Let's go through them position group by position group.
[h4]QB[/h4]
Russell Wilson is forced to play under his current contract due to the new CBA in 2014. Tarvaris Jackson signed a $1.25M deal for 1 year- all fully guaranteed. T-Jack is not going anywhere. The Seahawks tend to keep only two quarterbacks on the roster during the Pete and John era.
[h4]WR[/h4]
Seattle made a half-hearted offer to Golden Tate, and now he is in Detroit. This move speaks to what Seattle thinks about Percy Harvin's hip, Doug Baldwin's play and Jermaine Kearse's emergence. This also speaks to the strength of the 2014 WR class. I have Seattle taking a WR in the bottom of Round 2 or top of Round 3 - which will cost the Seahawks only about $600k in cap in 2014. Whether the Seahawks carry 5 or 6 WR on the roster won't change the cap situation much. Extending Doug Baldwin will not change your 2014 cap situation much, so Seahawk fans should not worry too much about that in terms of 2014 impact.
[h4]TE[/h4]
Having Zach Miller take a $3M paycut in 2014 is a very big deal. This opens up $3M without pushing your problems into the future (which is what happens when a "restructure"  is done with no actual pay cut). Again, this is not the type of restructure that many NFL teams do in order to create cap room, this is a true pay cut with no negative ramifications in the future (as far as we know).

Anthony Mccoy signed for $1.35M, with all of that guaranteed. McCoy is not going anywhere. Luke Willson is not going anywhere. The Seahawks have flexibility at the TE position going into the Draft - they can avoid it altogether, draft one high and possibly carry 4TE, or they can Draft one low and see if he makes the team.
[h4]OL[/h4]
The Seahawks decided to move on from Breno Giacomini at RT. If you decide to play Michael Bowie at guard (perhaps to rotate with or replace James Carpenter), I believe your number one need going into this Draft is an offensive lineman, namely a tackle. In reality - a lot of it hinges on two things - the quality of player sitting there at #32 (either tackle or guard) and your own estimation of which position is Bowie's best spot.

An early 2nd Round tackle would cost about $1M toward your cap in 2014. I would not worry about who makes the team, whether the Seahawks draft another OL late in the Draft (likely) or if Caylin Hauptmann or Greg Van Roten make the team- that will sort itself out with competition. The bottom of the roster on the OL will not change the cap situation; all the players make essentially the same amount for cap purposes. If you decide that Carpenter has lost the competition to be a starter, or even a backup, you could cut him to save about $1.4M in cap. That can free up a little bit of wiggle room to perhaps sign a Jermichael Finley or Sidney Rice.
[h4]RB[/h4]
I would go with these five players- Lynch, Michael, Turbin, Ware and Coleman. If an outstanding RB is there late in the Draft, maybe you bring him into compete. Either way- even if a young RB managed to displace one of the current RBs- it won't change the cap situation much.

All numbers via OverTheCap.com.


[h4]  [/h4][h4]CONCLUSION[/h4]
When you add up these 25 players, you have about $59M committed to the offense. I believe the final number for that side of the ball will be about $58-$60M for 2014, when it is all said and done.

I will next do a more detailed version of the defense - similar to this one for offense - once the Henry Melton and Jared Allen situation plays out (hopefully in the next few days), but I will lay out a few thoughts for now.

The Seahawks will have about $57-58M to spend on the defense when it is all said and done. Their top 25 players on defense cost about $50M today. They could create maybe about $2.5M of additional room if they cut or re-did Jeron Johnson and Heath Farwell.

Basically, the Seahawks have about $7-10M to play with on defense right now -- to chase extensions for the L.O.B. and pursue big names like Melton and Allen. First year cap hits are low, so if they got really creative, they could probably do both Allen and Melton, but it's probably more likely they get one and not both. In fact, there is a good chance they don't get either if there is a ton of competition (and it seems there is, especially for Melton).

Where is the rest of the $136M in cap going? You have to reserve for the following items:

$1M practice squad
$3M IR
$2M for wiggle room/rollover and possible incentives
$8.4M in Dead Money (this is the Dead Money Seattle has already taken for 2014 mostly from cutting Chris Clemons, Red Bryant and Sidney Rice)
$5.0M for Specialists (Clint Gresham, Jon Ryan, plus Steven Hauschka's new deal)

Again, this leaves about $57-58M to spend on defense, and you have committed about $50M right now to the 25 most expensive defensive players.

Lastly, if Seattle goes offense early and defense late in the Draft, you don't need to reserve any additional money for those defensive draft players, as they just replace current players on the roster with only small differences.

It will be interesting to see what happens to Melton and Allen. Hopefully we find out soon.

 

[tee eye ehm]

Come on Jared Allen, don't leave without signing this time.

 

[a55a5in11]

Only if it's cheap. I would rather them put the money towards Thomas and Sherm

 

[tee eye ehm]

Only if it's cheap. I would rather them put the money towards Thomas and Sherm

If you follow Davis Hsu on Twitter, read his comments on the potential signing. He predicts that even at 8mil/year on a multiple year contract, the team will have plenty of money to afford him, Wilson, Sherm, Dougie, and Thomas.

 

[elpablo21]

Allen was threatening to retire, so it wont be cheap ..maybe cheaper than his asking price but not by much.

Honestly Allen's money shouldnt effect either extension...well definitely not ET's

Edit: What the homie tee eye ehm said

 

[tee eye ehm]

Allen was threatening to retire, so it wont be cheap ..maybe cheaper than his asking price but not by much.

Honestly Allen's money shouldnt effect either extension...well definitely not ET's

Edit: What the homie tee eye ehm said

I'm hoping it would be a lot cheaper than the asking price. Call the man's bluff!

But hell yea, I want him to sign.

Opposing QB's won't be able to sleep with what that D-Line rotation would potentially be!

 

[a55a5in11]

Only if it's cheap. I would rather them put the money towards Thomas and Sherm

If you follow Davis Hsu on Twitter, read his comments on the potential signing. He predicts that even at 8mil/year on a multiple year contract, the team will have plenty of money to afford him, Wilson, Sherm, Dougie, and Thomas.

but at that point, we would of been better off keeping Clemons IMO
But what do i know, im the bum who works a 9-5

 

[elpablo21]

I love Clemons, would have loved for
him to stay...but they probably didnt see his value match his price tag

Maybe they do in Allen, he is and has been the better player in his career so who knows how JS and Pete view this

All I know is I want Allen on this team since Clemons isnt here anymore

 

[100027]

Apparently Allen was asking for 12mm our the gate... Yeah.

 

[a55a5in11]

yeah i want Allen also
Im just pissed they cut my dude Clemmons

 

[elpablo21]

yeah i want Allen also
Im just pissed they cut my dude Clemmons

I feel ya man, tis' NFL life though


12mil for the 12th man must have been Allen's negotiating point

Hawks may not be able to give him a Ware type deal but a front loaded deal may benefit both sides

 

[tee eye ehm]

...BOOM!

Qb's having nightmares already.

 

[DsLee]

I want to see the specifics of the Allen contract, but I'm pumped...

 

[elpablo21]

 

[certifiedsw]

Love it!!!

 

[two.oh.6]

 

[twozerosix]

Deals not final for JA

 

[elpablo21]

Deals not final for JA

 

[a55a5in11]

Hold your horses people