would get them close, but there would have to be at least one other move to clear space.
Long story short, don’t expect the Seahawks to use the franchise tag to secure Geno Smith’s services for the 2023 season.Football is a business after all, and that means that the numbers on Geno’s contract need to make sense for both the team and for Geno Smith .on how high they’re willing to go. Pete Carroll and John Schneider have never spent more than $32,987,500 on the quarterback position in a single season , and that’s for the starterThe Seahawks spent $30,951,022 on quarterback contracts in 2022, including $26M for Russell Wilson to play for theThen there’s Seattle’s current draft capital and the fact that there are at least four quarterbacks with the potential to be the face of the franchise for the next decade.
Some will point to his second half performance and say that he regressed during the season while others will counter that his season, as a whole, was among the best in Seahawks history.Will he be? That’s unknown.Geno has all the confidence you’d expect heading into 2023 and JSPC want him to be their quarterback.At $7M, which is what he earned in 2022 with incentives, Geno was still one of the best bargains in the NFL .
Well that one didn't age well, so instead they gave him all the gold.
Bye Gino 👋
Makes no sense to blow our whole wad on one player. We are not a QB away. We need interior help on both lines. We need LBs that can tackle. We need DBs that can tackle. We need a fresh set of legs at RB. Free agency should be able to address some of those needs.
Ok now I read your article. Let him walk if you can get Richardson or Stroud
I say Franchise him and draft Anthony Richardson. Let him walk next year
NFL football certainly is a business and the Seahawks have some tough decisions to make in the next two weeks before free agency begins.
Good article. No way he gets tagged. Let him test the market.