Seattle Seahawks: Aftermath of the March 2022 Purge
State of the Seahawks
In one of the Seattle Seahawks fan groups I’m part of on Facebook, one of the admins posted that the group went from 75.2 thousand members to 27.1 thousand in one hour of the Wilson trade news. 48.1 thousand members left the group in one hour!? That can mean a few things: 1) there are a lot of Russell Wilson fans, or 2) there were a lot of bandwagon fans. It’s most likely some of both.
Regardless, that number is still shocking. However, 12s shouldn’t be jumping ship as the Seattle Seahawks were always going to face a day when Wilson would no longer lead the team.
Some fans said they would have preferred the Seattle Seahawks had received an offensive lineman in return instead of a defensive lineman. That was never going to happen. Denver doesn’t have a surplus of offensive linemen.
Asking the Broncos to give up the number nine overall pick, shrink their available cap space AND give up an O-lineman wasn’t realistic. Overall, I’d say Schneider did a masterful job with these moves.
The loss of Wagner is impactful, but not as much as you might think. According to Pro Football Focus grades, his ability cover has declined over the last three.
Jordyn Brooks showed he could be a tackling machine, like Wagner, and Cody Barton played well in the middle after Wagner was injured in Game 14.
This year’s free-agent linebacker class is strong. Schneider can always add someone from there to plug and play.
It may not appear like it now, but the Seattle Seahawks are in a much better position now than they were. Their future looks good, especially after the 2022 season. 12’s will have to live through it.
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The Seahawks had a young stud at LB in Jordyn Brooks, he ranks third in the NFL with 155 tackles 👀 pic.twitter.com/l2ZmJyv35I
— Sami ON Tap (@SamiOnTap) December 30, 2021
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