Sure, but, even if the Super Bowl winning iteration of the Seahawks isn't attainable, they are in such a better spot now and going forward than they were when they traded Russ. They're building it up again the right way - young, talented and homegrown.Unless we get lucky in the 3rd round and draft a HOF QB, i dont see how our future would get any better then the Wilson era.
2011 RB >current
2011 Defense > current
This team has a better WR core but how much longer can Lockett last? How many years until we get the QB of the future? 2 years from now Metcalf contract is up.
Geno is doing more then expected but he is only good for 1 more season.
There is no QB worth paying next season, the only one is Cousins but he will be asking 50+million. Then in 2025, its Prescot, Tua, & Goff.
We would need to suck one year, so we can have a high draft QB. This would be the year to do it, but tanking is never good.
You don't just start sending good players packing because you don't think you can win with your current QB. Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, Vita Vea, Jason Pierre-Paul, Ryan Jensen, Carlton Davis, and Lavonte David did a lot of losing in Tampa.
And no, you don't need to bottom out and get rid of your good players to build towards something. The Chiefs went 11-5, 9-7, 11-5, and 12-4 with their bridge QB, falling short of winning anything of significance, in the 4 seasons prior to identifying and drafting their QB of the future. But prior to landing the QB they were putting together a robust roster of contributors : Kelce, Hill, Fisher, Schwartz, Jones.
See Bryce Young/Panthers in regards to placing a highly drafted QB in a losing culture with a barren roster.
DK Metcalf is 25 years old and one of only 5 players in the history of the league to have at least 50 catches, 900 yards, and 5 TDs in each of their first four seasons. Literal historic start to his career. You want your next QB to have support whenever he arrives. Look at the Jags, they've had to scramble to overpay the likes of Christian Kirk and Evan Engram because they didn't have much ready in-house for Trevor Lawrence.