Some fans of the Seahawks want to blow the whole thing up after this disastrous 2021 season is over. It’s tough to blame them, especially after the team blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter for the second time this year in Sunday’s stunning loss to Chicago.
The instinct to fire Pete Carroll and John Schneider, trade Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner and restart next year with a totally clean slate is a tempting one, but ultimately too risky. It’s also the least-likely scenario we’re going to see this offseason. Carroll says he and team owner Jody Allen agree that the franchise doesn’t need a restart. For now, we have no reason not to believe him.
There’s more good news for fans of keeping this group intact – the Seahawks will have plenty of salary cap room in 2022 to retain all of the pending free agents they want to and sign a couple of marquee names, as well.
Some major roster changes are needed – most notably upgrading the offensive line and the edge rotation. However, there are some vets still worth keeping around. Here are nine of their own players who are about to become free agents that should be re-signed.