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Former Seahawks strong safety Jamal Adams visits with Ravens

Jamal Adams had a free agent visit today with the Baltimore Ravens, according to a report by Adam Schefter at ESPN.

Former Seattle Seahawks safety and current free agent Jamal Adams had a visit today with the Baltimore Ravens, according to a report by Adam Schefter at ESPN.

Adams was originally picked by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. He played 46 games in three years there before getting traded to Seattle in the summer of 2020.

Adams spent the next four seasons on and off the Seahawks roster, missing as many games as he played due to a variety of injuries. All together Adams has made three Pro Bowl teams and he was a first-team All-Pro in 2019.

Where Adams might fit in with the Ravens is an intriguing question. He has played his entire career listed as a strong safety, but there has been talk that Seattle might re-sign him as a linebacker.

If Baltimore’s coaching staff (which was built in part by Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald) is thinking of a similar role he might fit in beneath Roquan Smith on the depth chart in the absence of Patrick Queen, who signed with the Steelers in free agency.

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Ranking all 17 Seahawks games in 2024 from easiest to hardest

Here’s how we rank all 17 games, beginning with the easiest and working our way down to the most difficult matchup.

The Seattle Seahawks released their schedule for the 2024 season last week and we’re breaking it down from every angle. Today we’ll be ranking every game on the schedule by difficulty. At the top, there are relatively easy contests early in the season, including home games against the lowly Broncos and Giants and a road trip against the Patriots.

At the bottom, the two matchups with the 49ers are naturally the hardest. However, there’s a big difference between those two matchups as far as rest time for Seattle goes. In the Week 6 Seattle game they will only be coming off a three-day rest after hosting the Giants, whereas in Week 11 in Santa Clara they will be fresh off their bye week. Let’s get to the list.

Here’s how we rank all 17 games this year, beginning with the easiest and working our way down to the most difficult matchup.

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49ers only team spending more at WR than Seahawks in 2024

Nobody ever said that winning was cheap.

Nobody ever said that winning was cheap. As much as any industry it applies in the NFL, where choosing how to allocate your cap money is as critical to building a contender as who your head coach is. Under former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll the team tended to overspend at non-premium positions like linebacker sand safety. It seems general manager John Schneider is determined to correct that based on how he approached this offseason.

One area where Carroll was correct to invest a lot of resources is the wide receiver position, and that’s carried over into the Mike Macdonald era. Heading into the 2024 season, only the 49ers are spending more money at wide receiver based on cap hits:

In Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk the Niners have two of the league’s best receivers – we have both of them ranked in the top 20. They also added Florida’s Ricky Pearsall in the draft, potentially giving them their third Musketeer.

While as a general rule it makes sense to spend at this position, the value is somewhat lost in San Francisco’s case as the extremely overrated Brock Purdy can’t really take full advantage of their talents. Kyle Shanhan and the 49ers offense would probably be better served by shifting some of those resources to their offensive line – or better yet, a QB upgrade.

As for the Seahawks, they’re paying a good amount of money to WR1 DK Metcalf, as well as veteran Tyler Lockett and second-year wide out Jaxon Smith-Njigba. That cap number should drop a bit when Lockett inevitably leaves and is replaced by someone on a rookie contract.

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The Seahawks announced their schedule for the 2024 NFL regular season last week.

The Seahawks announced their schedule for the 2024 NFL regular season last week. While we’re still four months away from kickoff, you can bet we are circling some games that we’re most looking forward to.

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Seahawks to play Lions in 4th straight season, 3rd in Detroit

Seahawks to play Lions in 4th straight season, 3rd in Detroit

When it comes to developing schedules for a team, the NFL follows a set formula:

  1. Division opponents
  2. An NFC division and AFC division, rotating every four years
  3. Teams who finished in the same position in their division (i.e. first place teams play other teams who finished first, second place teams play other second players, etc.)

Sometimes this can create scheduling quirks where teams who aren’t division rivals end up playing each other multiple years in a row. For the Seattle Seahawks, this was often the case when it came to the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings.

Now it appears the Seahawks have a new addition to this club: the Detroit Lions. For the fourth time in as many years, Seattle will face off against the Lions, and it will be their third-straight trip to the Motor City.

So far in this recent series, the Seahawks have outright owned the Lions, as they have won all three previous meetings. In 2021, Seattle dominated Detroit 51-29. The last two games, both wild shootouts, resulted in 48-45 and 37-31 victories for the Seahawks.

Now the latest entry in the series moves to Monday Night Football, where Seattle holds the NFL record for highest win percentage on Monday nights. Considering how explosive the last two games between the Seahawks and Lions have been, it only makes sense these two get the prime time treatment.

Additionally, these two teams want to make the case they are rising stars in the NFC. Last year, Detroit won their division for the first time since 1993 and advanced all the way to the NFC Championship. The Lions held a 24-7 lead before blowing it to the San Francisco 49ers in a 34-31 loss. Detroit will be eager to prove last year’s success was not a flash-in-the-pan-style fluke.

As for the Seahawks, they certainly have no interest in being uncompetitive. Seattle was not a bad team last year, despite glaring defensive flaws. They will also look to show the NFC they are not taking a step back either.

This will surely be a game the 12th Man has circled on their calendar.

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Seahawks to play 3 AFC opponents in the 2024 preseason

Seahawks to play 3 AFC opponents in the preseason

The Seattle Seahawks’ opponents are set for the 2024 regular season, as well as the time and dates for when they’ll play them. But the Week 1 opener against the Denver Broncos won’t be the first time we see the Seahawks in action. There is, of course, the preseason.

While we may not know the exact dates just yet, we know who Seattle will face in the exhibition games this summer. It was announced earlier this week the Seahawks will take on a trio of AFC opponents for the preseason. They will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns.

Seattle will host the Chargers and Browns, while traveling to Tennessee in between those matchups.

While the preseason is essentially glorified reps for backups and third stringers to determine roster spots, it is still fun to get the first taste of football since February. There are two things that make this preseason at least a little more intriguing than others in the past:

  1. None of these opponents will be on the regular season schedule, offering fans the only opportunities to see the Seahawks in action against them
  2. The return of Jim Harbaugh to Lumen Field

After nearly a decade hiatus away from the NFL, Jim Harbaugh is back. Following Michigan’s dominant victory in the National Championship over the University of Washington, Harbaugh agreed to become the new head coach of the Chargers – a team he quarterbacked for in 1999 and 2000.

Fans will fondly remember the intense rivalry Harbaugh’s 49ers had with Pete Carroll’s Seahawks. Although a Week 1 preseason game is completely meaningless and the rivalry was decisively won by Seattle, I’m sure the 12th Man will want to see Harbaugh suffer one more loss at Lumen Field.

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Seahawks get a high grade from PFF for their 2024 offseason moves

Seahawks get a high grade from PFF for their 2024 offseason moves

As I have written plenty of times before during this offseason, the Seattle Seahawks are entering into a new age for the first time since 2014. The Pete Carroll era saw the franchise reach its highest heights ever. Usually, when teams transition away from their golden age, it is typically pretty rough. For example, the New England Patriots have been one of the worst teams in football since the departure of Tom Brady.

But the Seahawks have an opportunity to get right back on the horse. Super Bowl contender? Not quite, but they could still be a tough team.

Those at Pro Football Focus seem to agree. Now that the dust has settled from the coaching changes, free agency, and now the draft, Seattle has earned a completely respectable B+ grade.

“The Seahawks moving on from head coach Pete Carroll was a shock. However, replacing him with Mike Macdonald, one of the best defensive minds in the game, was one of the few ways they could come out on top. They lost bigger names than they added, as Bobby Wagner, Jordyn Brooks and Damien Lewis are all elsewhere, but they did re-sign Leonard Williams. Seattle in the draft secured needed impact players in the trenches, selecting Byron Murphy II and Christian Haynes, though their lack of edge defender additions could be an oversight.

Of course, there is a long way to go to prove the team was worthy of such a grade. Yet, it is hard to not be excited. The Seahawks were not a team that bottomed out and were forced to move on from Carroll. They were 9-8 and in the playoff picture all the way into Week 18 last year. Had the Chicago Bears pulled off an upset over the Packers, Seattle would have made the playoffs again.

The cupboard is not bare for Mike Macdonald, and folks around the league are certainly taking notice.

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Bo Nix will likely start vs. Seahawks Week 1 for the Broncos

Bo Nix will likely start vs. Seahawks Week 1 for the Broncos

After a few days of schedule leaks, and months of knowing who the opponents are, we officially know when every team in the NFL will play each other. For the Seattle Seahawks, they start their season facing off against two of their Super Bowl opponents in the first two weeks… and a very special one in Week 1: the Denver Broncos.

The Broncos return to the Emerald City for the first time since they lost 17-16 on Monday Night Football in 2022 with Russell Wilson. Now, they return for the first time in the post-Russ era for them. As they begin to pick up the pieces of the worst trade in league history, they will be led by a new quarterback. Early reports indicate the starter will be the one they picked No. 12 overall… former Oregon Ducks standout Bo Nix.

Denver selected Nix at No. 12 overall, as previously mentioned, and it was widely panned as a massive overreach. Head coach Sean Payton bragged about how he “tempted” the Minnesota Vikings to move ahead and draft JJ McCarthy over Nix… aka, a much better QB prospect in a different division who gave considerable draft resources to an AFC rival for the Broncos.

Now Nix makes his return to Seattle, where his Ducks fell 36-33 to the Huskies after Oregon missed a potential game-tying field goal.

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Commanders LB Bobby Wagner almost reunited with Dan Quinn in Dallas

Bobby Wagner came close to reuniting with Dan Quinn in Dallas.

Now that Bobby Wagner is a Washington Commander, could you imagine him in a Dallas Cowboys uniform?

It almost happened. Quinn was the Dallas defensive coordinator for the past three seasons before accepting the head coaching position in Washington this offseason.

In the past two offseasons, the Cowboys had a need at linebacker, and Wagner was a free agent both years. For the first time in 2022, the Seahawks released Wagner in a salary cap move. He signed with the Los Angeles Rams, where he put together another All-Pro season before they released him in a cost-cutting move in 2023.

He chose a return to Seattle, where he had yet another excellent season.

This offseason, the Seahawks had a new coach. Wagner’s longtime head coach, Pete Carroll, was gone, and he was a free agent. A return to the Seahawks was not in the cards this time, so the stars aligned for a Wagner and Quinn reunion.

In an appearance on “Up & Adams” with Kay Adams, Wagner explained why he chose the Commanders and how he negotiated with the Cowboys, but the two sides couldn’t agree to a deal.

“I had a ton of respect for him from afar,” Wagner said. “We actually tried to make it happen a couple of times, but it just didn’t work out structurally from a contract perspective. But we finally got it right. Him as a person, him as a leader has always been amazing.”

Wagner spoke of being from the West Coast, playing college football out West, and all 12 seasons of his NFL career in the Pacific Time Zone. So, coming to the East Coast, he wanted to be around some familiar faces, which he’d have in Washington with Quinn and linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr.

Quinn was Wagner’s defensive coordinator for the first two seasons of his NFL career. In Wagner’s second season, the Seahawks won a Super Bowl. Wagner then called Norton his favorite coach of all time. Norton was Wagner’s linebacker coach for three seasons and his defensive coordinator for another four seasons.

Wagner also discussed his connection with quarterback Jayden Daniels and being from the same area.

Wagner is excited to be with the Commanders in 2024 and is one of the team’s most important players, both on and off the field.