In 2013 we won the Super Bowl and we didn't have Percy Harvin for most of the season. We appreciated his kickoff return for a touchdown in the Super Bowl, but we would have beat Denver without him. We dominated that game.
For some reason, Carroll likes to go for these big name guys. He always talks about sticking to who you are, but did he stick to who he was with the Percy and Jimmy trades? He says we are a running team. That's what he preaches. However, with Percy we became a running offense predicated on deception. It worked week 1 of 2014, but by Week 6, Percy was held to -1 yards, and Marshawn was shut down. Percy was traded that week.
Did you know that Percy Harvin cost us $7.2 million in dead money this season?! And we gave up 3 draft picks (including a 1st rounder) to acquire him. It is these kind of horomonal decisions that hurt a franchise. After the 2013 season we let go Red Bryant, Chris Clemons, Clinton McDonald, Walter Thurmond, Breno Giacomini, Paul McQuistan, and Golden Tate. If we just stuck to who we were and didn't give up the farm for Percy, you have to wonder who we could have kept.
Then, we didn't learn from our mistake of going for a big name pass catcher in a run first scheme. We traded Max Unger and our first round pick! for Jimmy Graham and the Saints' 4th rounder. I know we got Tyler Lockett out of it, but we could have drafted Lockett anyways. We lost our pro bowl center. We decided to bench Jeanpierre after preseason week 1!, and start Nowak. Our offensive line was horrible. And, it was horrible yesterday too! We finally cut Nowak. Lewis fills in and is better, but his botched snaps and not so good blocking decisions have cost us. Further, Jimmy Graham is an awful blocker for a running scheme. This season we proved that we can be an effective offense without him.
Hopefully Pete and John have learned. In a league where good offensive lineman are scarce, we cannot afford to trade them away. I would love to see us invest in what made us great when we won the Super Bowl: the offensive and defensive lines. Yesterday, we got beat in the trenches, so hopefully that will be a wake up call.
The franchises that are still in this thing right now have very little dead money. We are still paying the price for the Percy Harvin trade. Do you think we will learn?
For some reason, Carroll likes to go for these big name guys. He always talks about sticking to who you are, but did he stick to who he was with the Percy and Jimmy trades? He says we are a running team. That's what he preaches. However, with Percy we became a running offense predicated on deception. It worked week 1 of 2014, but by Week 6, Percy was held to -1 yards, and Marshawn was shut down. Percy was traded that week.
Did you know that Percy Harvin cost us $7.2 million in dead money this season?! And we gave up 3 draft picks (including a 1st rounder) to acquire him. It is these kind of horomonal decisions that hurt a franchise. After the 2013 season we let go Red Bryant, Chris Clemons, Clinton McDonald, Walter Thurmond, Breno Giacomini, Paul McQuistan, and Golden Tate. If we just stuck to who we were and didn't give up the farm for Percy, you have to wonder who we could have kept.
Then, we didn't learn from our mistake of going for a big name pass catcher in a run first scheme. We traded Max Unger and our first round pick! for Jimmy Graham and the Saints' 4th rounder. I know we got Tyler Lockett out of it, but we could have drafted Lockett anyways. We lost our pro bowl center. We decided to bench Jeanpierre after preseason week 1!, and start Nowak. Our offensive line was horrible. And, it was horrible yesterday too! We finally cut Nowak. Lewis fills in and is better, but his botched snaps and not so good blocking decisions have cost us. Further, Jimmy Graham is an awful blocker for a running scheme. This season we proved that we can be an effective offense without him.
Hopefully Pete and John have learned. In a league where good offensive lineman are scarce, we cannot afford to trade them away. I would love to see us invest in what made us great when we won the Super Bowl: the offensive and defensive lines. Yesterday, we got beat in the trenches, so hopefully that will be a wake up call.
The franchises that are still in this thing right now have very little dead money. We are still paying the price for the Percy Harvin trade. Do you think we will learn?