6. Seattle Seahawks
Current cap space: $50,775,222
Primary free agents: DE Jadeveon Clowney, DE Ezekiel Ansah, DT Jarran Reed, OG Mike Iupati, OT Germain Ifedi, C Joey Hunt, RB Marshawn Lynch
During Super Bowl week, Russell Wilson was asked by NBC Sports’ Chris Simms why the Seahawks’ passing game isn’t called more consistently as it is in hurry-up situations, and used in a multiple sense. His answer was fascinating.
Russ is just as frustrated as we are with the situation of the Seahawks offense.
He uses the Chiefs and Andy Reid as an example of how he wants to do things.
Says they will try to figure it out. Hopefully he gets the coaching staff to change things up. One can only hope. pic.twitter.com/qQDovEGeOB— Vountee – Seattle Dragon longtime fan (@vountee) February 2, 2020
“I think that’s what we’ve got to figure out. … We’re trying to capture that early on,” Wilson said. “We’ve always been really good at two-minute … those up-tempo moments. I really kind of know how I want to get after [the defense] in those moments, and guys just make plays in those moments. The freedom of going after it and scoring as many points … that’s kind of what the Chiefs do. They do a really good job of that — Andy Reid and [Patrick Mahomes]. They do a really good job of making plays, and they score more points than everybody else.”
Invoking the Chiefs’ offense when Wilson works with a head coach in Pete Carroll whose philosophies regarding ball control and offensive balance are well known? Highly interesting, to say the least. Wilson has all the talent required to run such an attack, but will his coaches let him? Given the current state of Seattle’s pass defense, Carroll should bend here and let Wilson score a few more touchdowns to make up for the ones the Legion of Whom are capable of allowing.