The Seattle Seahawks have signed quarterback Geno Smith to a three-year deal price $105 million, $30 million of which is earned by way of incentives. On the identical time, the Seahawks even have the fifth total decide in subsequent month’s NFL Draft and there’s completely an opportunity that one of many prime quarterback prospects shall be out there by the point Seattle is on the clock. Anthony Richardson and Will Levis are the 2 quarterbacks who’ve been projected to Seattle by mock drafters, because it’s anticipated that Bryce Younger and C.J. Stroud shall be off the board by #5.
With the belief that Geno’s deal is team-friendly and the furthest factor from a cap killer, it additionally nonetheless leaves the door open for the Seahawks to take a quarterback early and have Geno for as much as three years, whereas the rookie QB can be on a four-year (plus fifth-year possibility) contract.
On Seattle Sports activities’ Brock and Salk present, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll addressed each the potential of the group taking a quarterback, in addition to how Geno Smith may react to that call.
“That chance is totally there. We are able to do no matter we have to do, which is an entire different dialogue of what’s actually thrilling,” Carroll stated. “The coaches are working at it and the scouts are working at it to attempt to place this factor. If you’re at (decide) 5, that is completely different than we’re used to seeing now. That is actually enjoyable as a result of you may just about predict what’s going to occur with 4 completely different decisions (earlier than you), so which one is it? We’re alive and all weapons are blazing right here.”
“No matter we do, he’s gonna take it in stride. He’s not gonna fear about anyone,” Carroll stated. “That is as a reward to what he’s performed, even solidifies his confidence in understanding how a lot belief now we have in him. If that’s to occur, that may be a alternative for the lengthy haul of the long run and all that. We’ll see what occurs.”
The Seahawks have seldom drafted quarterbacks beneath Pete Carroll and John Schneider. They clearly drafted Russell Wilson however then didn’t take one other quarterback till Alex McGough in 2018, and that’s everybody beneath PC/JS. After all, they’re often not excessive up within the draft order, and there shall be a run of QBs off the board by the point the top-10 is full.
One would assume that the Seahawks would have Geno begin and the rookie rides the pine (and relying on who’s drafted, may have a package deal of performs within the playbook like Justin Fields, Trey Lance, and so forth.) beneath this situation. Alternatively, they draft no quarterbacks once more and let whomever be Geno’s backup, punting any potential QB of the long run to 2024.
So far as Geno’s incentive-laden contract, Carroll sees this as Smith betting on himself.
“If you guys get your likelihood and you actually dig in, you’ll see that it’s leaning that method,” Carroll stated. “We’re relying on him coming by means of and doing the issues that he was capable of do final yr. And if he does that, he’s gonna get rewarded. We all know that if he’s capable of come again and try this, he’s gonna have an incredible season and we’re gonna be in nice form and we’re gonna have an actual likelihood to be at our greatest. So it’s closely structured that method. And I do know that he’s playing a bit bit (on himself).”
And sure, Carroll says the Seahawks can win a Tremendous Bowl with Geno because the starter. Did you suppose he was going to say anything?
“Heck yeah, we may. Heck yeah we will,” Carroll stated. “He’s gonna do his half. We have now a whole lot of work to do. We have now a whole lot of stuff that now we have to get performed, now we have a whole lot of choices to make. This extraordinary draft arising has been ongoing, too, and we haven’t left that matter both. That’s been ongoing.”
One other “extraordinary draft” can be a serious assist in getting Seattle again into critical Tremendous Bowl competition.
