jeremiah":qxls2lbc said:
Seahawkwalt1967":qxls2lbc said:
Yes absolutely should ...trade Russ for all you can get. Don’t think it will happen as long as Pete is coach
Long time ago, like after using him to win 2 Super Bowls, which they would have done if they used the money wasted on him to build the team around him. They could have had multiple high draft picks from Cleveland or Buffalo for Wilson, and the entire team would have changed. If they kept the D as good or better and plugged in any competent QB with a great O line and RB, they would be better over the last few years, and now.
Having a great OL, RB, and Defense is probably even more expensive than paying a good QB.
We didn't decline because we paid Russ. We declined because we paid Earl, Sherm, Kam, Bobby, Bennett, Avril and KJ. That led to less money for offense so guys like Okung, Carpenter, Tate, Richardson, Sweezy all left. And we lost our depth on defense.
Its hard to keep great teams together because of the salary cap. No one does it including the Patriots. The only key contributor that you can rely on keeping upright and healthy is the QB. So you pay them.
In the Russell Wilson era, the Niners, Rams and Cards have started 22 QB's. Where are the Niners rings from keeping a great D, OL and RB and living with merely competent QB's? It all fell apart for them pretty darn quickly. Faster than it did for the Hawks.