Seattle Seahawks: Give Baker Mayfield a Shot
The Seattle Seahawks have a quarterback problem, and Drew Lock is not the Solution. Thanks to the Deshaun Watson saga, there’s a clear path to take. Bring Baker Mayfield to Seattle.
Now that the dust has settled after the Russell Wilson deal, it’s time to look ahead. The Seattle Seahawks have addressed a few needs via free agency, but one key position remains unaddressed: Quarterback. As options continue to fly off the board, the Seahawks continue to move forward with seemingly no plan.
Drew Lock, who arrived from Denver in the Wilson deal, demonstrated that he isn’t a starting-caliber NFL quarterback. On a team that had weapons and needed him to succeed, Lock fell on his face twice. I’m not expecting the third time to be the charm in Seattle.
The other guy on the Seahawks roster is Jacob Eason. The only teams Eason should be starting for are in Saskatchewan or Calgary. He is not now, nor is he ever going to become, an even mediocre quarterback.
I expected Pete Carroll and John Schneider to bring in an efficient caretaker who would avoid mistakes. Tyrod Taylor and Teddy Bridgewater ended up in New York and Miami, respectively. The Mitchell Trubisky revival tour is now in Pittsburgh, and suddenly Seattle is left talking about bringing back Geno Smith to start next season. 12s know how well that went last time Smith led the Seahawks’ offense.
Another option emerges
However, an interesting option just became available thanks to Deshaun Watson’s “Decision 2.0” this week. When the music stopped playing former number one overall draft pick (2018), Baker Mayfield found himself as the contestant left standing.