That WSU Safety has tackling issues so I would avoid him. Could take Rattler with that pick of he's still there. I still don't think Geno is in Seattle next season.
Best part is, they don't give a rip about perception in the manner you just described.
Fans do. They don't. It's a business. If they said that report isn't accurate, I have no fan created conspiracy that would lead me to not believe them.
But Leonard Williams did play extremely well for Seattle last year even though he was overused like crazy. One man wasn't going to fix all the issues on that defense though.
By trading for him and signing him, there was no market war for his services.