Free Agency

Free Agency Still Just Getting Started

The Seahawks have yet to sign a player that was not already on their 2015 roster. Bringing back Jermaine Kearse, Jeremy Lane, Jon Ryan and Ahtyba Rubin addresses four of what I consider between seven and nine spots that John Schneider is likely to go after in free agency. The big...
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Defensive LineFree Agency

Replacing Brandon Mebane

Brandon Mebane played a lot of great football for the Seahawks over his career. One of the few good players taken by former general manager Tim Ruskell, Mebane has been a foundational member of that defensive line for nearly a decade. He rarely got to the quarterback, but when he...
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Free AgencyOffensive Line

What Losing J.R. Sweezy Means

I would wager that of the three players who have left the Seahawks so far in free agency, J.R. Sweezy is the one who hurts the most. Sweezy was a seventh round defensive tackle who became the first, and arguably, most successful converted offensive lineman. He started as a rookie, which in...
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Free AgencyOffensive Line

13 Free Agent Offensive Linemen Still Available

At least fifteen offensive linemen went off the board on the first day of free agency, including Seahawks guard J.R. Sweezy. Some quality guard targets for Seattle like Ramon Foster, Alex Boone, Jeff Allen, Brandon Brooks were signed. Tackle options like Mitchell Schwartz, Donald Stephenson and Joseph Barksdale are gone now...
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Free Agency

Replacing Bruce Irvin

Irvin to the Raiders Reports came out last night that Bruce Irvin will sign a new deal with the Oakland Raiders as soon as free agency opens today at 1PM. It should come as no shock to Seahawks fans that Irvin moved on given that the Seahawks were unwilling to...
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Free Agency

REPORT: Rubins Gets A 130% Raise

Ahtyba Rubin resigned with the Seahawks on three-year deal, totaling $12M, with $6M in year one, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.   The #Seahawks signed DT Ahtyba Rubin to a 3-year deal worth $12M, source said. He gets $6M in year 1. He wanted to stay. — Ian Rapoport...
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Free Agency

53 “No Comp” Free Agents

Imagine you are an NFL General Manager. Your team has a giant hole to plug at the defensive tackle position. There are two free agents you have narrowed in on. Neither player is necessarily a game-changer. One, is younger and about 30% more expensive. He has a bit more upside....
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