Bellore Cut

[CactusJack]

 

[Hawknight]

Freeing up cap space ..interesting what Seahawks plans are going to be...exciting off-season ahead

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

Effective cap space has to be near $50 m. If you add in the dead cap charge of 36m. We can’t use it now but you can assuage some contracts to use some of that money next year. Seahawks might be bigger players in the Free Agency than I would ever thought.

 

[DarkVictory23]

I liked Bellore and I don't think he's going to be easy to replace on Special Teams but I feel like he needed more legitimate FB snaps to justify his price tag.

 

[AK49Hawk]

Seahawks are closer to $60 million in cap space where as 3-4 weeks ago Seahawks were over the cap. Going to be an interesting free agency and draft this season.

 

[Germanhawk7]

Jesus, everything happened as we thought. Cutting Adams, Diggs, Dissly, Mone and Bellore and restructure TL

 

[misfit]

Maybe we can get a real fb, if we run that type of offense

 

[CostaRicaHawk]

Jesus, everything happened as we thought. Cutting Adams, Diggs, Dissly, Mone and Bellore and restructure TL

The only thing I had different was cutting Eskridge, not re-working his contract.

 

[CallMeADawg]

 

[Jville]

I liked Bellore and I don't think he's going to be easy to replace on Special Teams but I feel like he needed more legitimate FB snaps to justify his price tag.

Best Wishes to Nick Bellfore. He lead the way in keeping Seahawk Special Teams in the upper echelon of special teams play.

Nick was primarily the Special Teams Leader. Jay Harbaugh, the new Special Teams Coordinator, will open up that team captain leadership role. Those occasional full back alignments were maned by tight ends. Two very versatile tight ends that most fans are looking past are Tyler Mabry and Brady Russell. Physical toughness and versatility are advertised themes this year. The gritty Tyler Mabry just won't give up and anyone born at the base of Camp Pendlelton has got to be tough.

Turning the page.

 

[sutz]

Kinda sorry to see this, but not surprised. Bellore is a prime example of a "coach's guy," a player who is still effective in a limited role but was kept around the last couple of years largely because Pete liked and trusted him.

New regime, new guys will be brought in. At his price tag, you can get a slew of younger, faster guys to come in and fill roles he did and do other things as well.

 

[Jville]

It probably should also be acknowledged that Belfore was listed as a linebacker and as such contributed in short yardage situations down close to the goal line. Versatility is a big plus for a 17 game schedule with changing game plans requiring a specific blend of skills from one week to the next. Finding his replacement is something to keep an eye on.