Seattle Seahawks: Preparing for the possible fallout from a lost season
Departures and changes
A few stalwarts may have to go if the Seahawks go the rebuild route. Both right tackle Brandon Shell and center Ethan Pocic are free agents after the season. Also, left tackle Duane Brown, tight end Gerald Everett, LEO Carlos Dunlap, and safety Quandre Diggs have void years in 2022, making them free agents, too.
Out of all of them, Diggs would have the best chance of returning, but would he come back to a very unsettled situation? Additionally, that free agent list includes three of the Seahawks’ five starting offensive linemen, leaving them with guards Gabe Jackson and Damien Lewis.
In a rebuilding situation, some players become too expensive to keep. Defensive end LJ Collier and running back Chris Carson fit that scenario to a tee. The first choice would be to trade one or both for draft capital. But if the GM can’t make a deal, buyouts are an option.
Seattle might also need to restructure some of the bigger contracts. Stars such as Bobby Wagner and Tyler Lockett might be asked to re-do their current contracts to spread out their respective cap hits.
Armageddon It
There is option three. Blow it all up; Wilson, Carroll, maybe even Schneider all go. Allen finds a new person to lead the team from the top, and they build the organization from the ground up. In that case, all the above can and will happen.
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Whichever path they take, the 2022 Seattle Seahawks could look very different from the current edition.