The Seahawks are projected to enter the free agent period with nearly $35MM in available cap space, but head coach Pete Carroll told reporters today that Seattle isn’t inclined to spend on the open market, according to Jayson Jenks of the Seattle Times.
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“I don’t think that way,” Carroll said. “That’s now how we — ‘OK, let’s take money and put it here and all of a sudden you’re going to get better.’ You’ve got to get guys that can play worthy of it, and when they demonstrate that then they get paid.
“We’ve shown that we understand that and are committed to that mentality. I don’t think you can just buy your way to it. We’re not going to do that. We’re not going to go out and spend a ton of money in free agency on one guy to try to save the day. That’s now how we function at all.”
As Carroll alludes to, Seattle’s model during the past few years has been draft, develop, and re-sign — the club hasn’t opted for lavish purchases in free agency, instead using the open market to fill in short-term holes. Never is that more apparent than along the Seahawks’ offensive line, where low-cost options have struggled to keep quarterback Russell Wilson upright. Still, while general manager John Schneider & Co. might spend to retain internal free agents like tight end Luke Willson and kicker Steven Hauschka, it doesn’t sound as though the club will be dipping its toe in the free agent waters.
Good luck
Hautschka missed the most extra points. Not sure he’s worth resigning for the dollars he’s gonna get. Spend that on an O-Lineman, that’s something worth spending on!
you’ve got that right. Haushka is slacking and we need a better o line. Not people that played the position in college.
This is why you focus so heavily on draft and develop, no? You’ve got a roster full of guys that were drafted fairly recently and aren’t making a ton of money that way when you run into a problem (your o-line choices flopped) you have at least some financial flexibility to fix it. Now I fully agree you don’t blow it all on one guy that needs to be a hero to be worth it, but you should at least look at second tier guys if they’re available.
Agreed. Thinking the o line is “just fine” is hubris, pure and simple.
Last 2-3 drafts haven’t been too great for the seahawks. Maybe time to also bring some guys in.
Good afternoon mr. Pete Carroll I am a high school coach in Saint Petersburg Florida and I am a beloved Seattle Seahawk fan and from a coaching point of view it look like the team lost its focus the last seven games of the season it might be time to make example of a superstar and sending somewhere else like you did when you first came Seattle
Really… who’s the source?? “Unlikely to be active in Free Agency” yet, they just signed Parrish Cox earlier…SMH.
Shut up.
Just kidding, I think trading Kam, could shake up a lot. You got Malik Hoover from Ohio and Buddah Baker from Washington that would fit just nicely in the backfield. Both are play makers and way better in coverage.
Couple years back you could have went in the draft and drafted players to come in and play but now kids are leaving school so early that they really not getting a chance to develop their ability at their position so I kind of get ideal of what Tom cable was trying to do by drafting a defensive tackle a basketball player to try to make a awesome offensive line out of those guys but it takes time because fundamentals is only done right if you have time so year two should be a great year for the offensive line but I think we need to draft a running back because thomas rawls can not pass. Block