Seattle Seahawks: To Jimmy G or not to Jimmy G
To Jimmy G or not to Jimmy G, that’s the latest question posed to the Seattle Seahawks brain trust.
The national media links every available quarterback still breathing to the Seattle Seahawks. It really is getting ridiculous. San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo is the latest.
Last week there was the crazy idea that Seattle would trade for Sam Darnold. Why would the team want him when they didn’t want the guy Carolina replaced Darnold with, Baker Mayfield?
Naturally, with Mayfield off the market, the rumors moved on to the next obvious target in Jimmy G. The 49ers decided to move forward with 2021 first round pick Trey Lance which means they need to trade Garoppolo to another team or outright release him.
From their point of view, San Francisco would like to trade him anything they can get just to get out from under his $19.35M cap hit. From any other team’s point of view, they want to force the 49ers to release him and eat his 2022 salary. Then another team can sign him at a bargain basement price.
The Seahawks aren’t going to pay that kind of money for him, let alone give up any assets in a trade. Then the question moves to whether or not they should sign Garoppolo if (when) he becomes a free agent. The answer to this question depends on what you want from the upcoming season.
Win em all?
If you are in the camp that believes the Seattle Seahawks should try to win every game they play every year, then the answer is probably yes. Coach Pete Carroll’s “always compete” mantra fits this point of view. Most pundits will say the same. Everyone loves a winner, and they will point to the fact that Garoppolo took San Francisco to the Super Bowl and an NFC title game.