Chris Clemons Visiting the Seahawks

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Nice...

Could be a good depth piece if he signs for cheap.

I like Clemons. He's always pissed.
Good depth

Fine with depth/Insurance for draft. Hawks need to be careful with the dollars.

One of my favorites. Get it done.

To retire a hawk? He's not much of a pass rusher now but he could probably set an edge. Meh, I ain't complaining, I trust P&J so much now that there's bugger all reason to think negatively about these sorts of acquisitions.

Woot Championship!

Hellz yeah. Let him put in one last good year playing 25% snaps and more importantly, bringing some of that dead-eye, no-BS, badass attitude to the locker room.

Vet min w/0 guaranteed. Anything over that would be an overpay.

Love it. Put him back in the system he excelled in and now where he no longer needs to be playing so much. He's a complimentary player now and will be good in a rotation

Fade":284umyi4 said:

Vet min w/0 guaranteed. Anything over that would be an overpay.

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^^^
This

I don't even guarantee him a spot, he has to earn a spot in TC. If we guarantee anything significant it screams desperation and is a bad omen for this team.

Sign him - cheap. Last time he was on the roster Hawks became superbowl champs!

Not sure how much he has left in the tank. I think I might watch some of his snaps from last season.

Hawkfan77":2zsnpnri said:

Love it. Put him back in the system he excelled in and now where he no longer needs to be playing so much. He's a complimentary player now and will be good in a rotation

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Yeah, maybe he can have a 2010 Raheem Brock type of year if everything goes well.

Fade":2v1ipbp0 said:

Vet min w/0 guaranteed. Anything over that would be an overpay.

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Agreed, though even that might be considered an overpay. Clemons will be 35 by mid-season, had just 3 sacks in 16 games with the Jags last season, and ranked dead last in the entire league in PFF's edge rusher rankings. Having him in camp is one thing, but having on the final 53 is just poor roster management IMO (barring something catastrophic to Avril, Clark, Ryan Robinson, et al).

I'm comfortable with Avril, Clark and Marsh. Clemons seems like overkill at LEO. I liked Clemons, but do we really need to spend on a pure LEO type when OLB is the big question mark for us with Irvin leaving?

peachesenregalia":2caicu14 said:

His value is more as a locker room leader. The leadership void left by Irvin needs filling, bring him in.

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Irvin was way down the list of locker room leaders. WAY down. This team is flush with locker room leaders. Saying the Seahawks could use more locker room leaders is tantamount to saying the Golden State Warriors need more 3-point shooters. We don't need Clemons for leadership. This team is plenty well lead already.

firebee":3jpokkvw said:

I'm comfortable with Avril, Clark and Marsh. Clemons seems like overkill at LEO. I liked Clemons, but do we really need to spend on a pure LEO type when OLB is the big question mark for us with Irvin leaving?

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See the vet minimum/not guaranteed a spot comments above.

Also: Irvin played a lot of snaps wide with his hand in the dirt.

peachesenregalia":3elf7m78 said:

His value is more as a locker room leader. The leadership void left by Irvin needs filling, bring him in.

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Exactly

The idea that there is a leadership void on this team, particularly on the defense, is laughable. This team has Earl, Sherm, Kam, Wagner, Wright, Bennett and Avril. They may have Mebane back too. All those guys have been here a long time and are well respected veteran leaders. They aren't kids anymore. The only reason to bring in Clemons is because you think he can still play, not because you desperately need leadership. Based on how bad he was last year, I don't think he has much left. I hope they go in a different direction.

Found this blurb written about Clem, doesn't sound like he had the best time in Jacksonville:

Clemons has been a total flop in Jacksonville since reuniting with coach Gus Bradley. He recorded eight sacks last season, but three came in one game against a hopeless Colts offensive line. This season, the 34-year-old has just three QB takedowns and has been PFF's worst edge rusher.