Seattle Seahawks Free Agent Wishlist Part 2 – Offense
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Corey Davis – Why go after a wide receiver when there are more important needs for this team? Well, GM John Schneider has only four picks in the 2021 draft. Not nearly enough to help fill the holes on the roster. This brings trading away of Tyler Lockett. Lockett has one year left on his current deal, at which point he’ll be 29 years old.
He’ll be expensive, but then so will D.K. Metcalf. Moving Lockett will bring back some impactful draft picks. Corey Davis had a breakout season in 2020, but maybe it’s just the classic player having a good year for his next contract. Or perhaps he’s figured out how to be successful at the NFL level. If it’s the latter, that is a big duo at wide receiver for Russell Wilson to throw to every game.
Hunter Henry – An alternative route to getting a wide receiver is getting an impact tight end. Seattle thought they might be getting one with Greg Olsen, only to have Olsen play a few more games than a cardboard cutout in the stands.
If he reaches it, Hunter Henry is most likely to be the top tight end available. He had some success with rookie of the year Justin Herbert. Wilson can take Henry to the next level.
Marlon Mack – This is the Chris Carson replacement I’ve been championing. I thank Carson for his service in Seattle and wish him a financial fortune for his next deal. That is most likely to be with another team.
Carson has been fantastic for Seattle. But like most running backs, his NFL shelf life is short. Almost all of them are underpaid. The ones who do, get paid have to either hold out, threaten a holdout or be at the right place and time.
Marlon Mack was pigeonholed as a two-down back. However, in his first two years NFL seasons, he caught 64 percent of his targets on an average of 29.5 targets. Mack has a career catch percentage of 69 percent, but he pulled in 85 percent of the passes thrown his way over the last two years. His numbers are comparable to Carson’s 80 percent catch rate. Mack isn’t Carson; however, he’s a great replacement, and better than Carlos Hyde, to pair with Rashaad Penny.
Corey Davis had a breakout season in 2020. He was a key part of the Titans' success this season finishing with career highs in receptions, yards and TDs. In 14 games this season Corey finished with 65 receptions, 984 yards and 5 TDs. Have a year Corey Davis! @Titans @TheCDavis84 pic.twitter.com/khDtYUJoWP
— Michael? (@Fantasyfballpr0) January 6, 2021