Old but Slow wrote:Webb signed a pretty nice contract for a journeyman, as I remember, but is there a difference in compensation if he doesn't make the team? Perhaps adding Evans will show him that he is not a lock, with new strong looking young guys coming in, there is not a lot of room for grizzled vets. I doubt very much (open to debate) that the team will keep 3 veteran free agents on the roster. Webb, Sowell (sp?), and now Evans means that at least one will need to go to accommodate the young talent.
monkey wrote:I keep hearing people talking about the chances of Webb getting cut now. I don't see it, and I don't see any need for it either. Yes, he is getting paid more than we would like, but it's fully guaranteed, so cutting him does nothing to help that. It never hurts to have depth, and since we save no money by cutting him...
monkey wrote:I keep hearing people talking about the chances of Webb getting cut now. I don't see it, and I don't see any need for it either. Yes, he is getting paid more than we would like, but it's fully guaranteed, so cutting him does nothing to help that. It never hurts to have depth, and since we save no money by cutting him...
obiken wrote:I hate to dump water on this whole discussion but lets not start jumping up and down. This guy was a Pro-Bowler 2 years ago. He is 32, long in the tooth, and is not the answer to all of our OL woes. Yes, it was a good solid move, but not the panacea that a lot you guys seem to think. IF we get by this year with our qb not seriously injured, I will be proud, happy, and thrilled.
HumanCockroach wrote:
Seattle has shown zero qualms about cutting guys owed money. It isn't a consideration on their part, and you need look no further back than last season, the season before, the season before in fact, there hasn't been an off season I remember where they DIDN'T cut a player with guaranteed money... Whether it be a free agent signee like Williams last year, or a traded for player. If they don't work for their spot, or fit in, they are shown the door. Seattle puts the best 53 on the roster, money or no money.
Webb sliding to third string should be viewed one of two ways. He hasn't worked, and they are sending a message, or he doesn't have the ability to actually be a starting tackle on this team ( which based on his body of work, wouldn't be a surprise to pretty much anyone. He was graded as one of the worst tackles in the league inn Chicago, moved to guard in Oakland before being slid to tackle because of injury, where he was once again rated as one of the worst tackles inn the league)... Either way, not a good thing.
obiken wrote:I hate to dump water on this whole discussion but lets not start jumping up and down. This guy was a Pro-Bowler 2 years ago. He is 32, long in the tooth, and is not the answer to all of our OL woes. Yes, it was a good solid move, but not the panacea that a lot you guys seem to think. IF we get by this year with our qb not seriously injured, I will be proud, happy, and thrilled.
c_hawkbob wrote:If his knee is better I can just about guarantee Evans as the starter. Not only that but he should be the best player on our line. He may not be the the All Pro he was from '09 to '13 but before missing 5 game to his knee last year he was still a Pro Bowler in'14.
The Saints cut him because they wanted him to take a pay cut (he was the highest paid guard in the league when he signed his old deal) and he refused. He won't have come here for nothing.
I say he starts at RG and Ifedi moves out to his proper position at RT.
"He's been a career right guard," Carroll said. "We're going to make sure that we see him at left guard and develop that; so we see what kind of flexibility we have."--Pete Carroll
c_hawkbob wrote:Doesn't mean we intend to keep him (Evans) there.
Hard to believe we didn't make him a better offer.
The contract for new Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Jahri Evans is one year at $1.065 million with $80,000 guaranteed.
NorthHawk wrote:Last year the interior of the OL was the problem. If Evans is 3/4 of what he was in his Pro Bowl years it would be an improvement, not to mention the veteran presence on field.
I'm not so sure it's a good idea to start 2 rookies at Guard (I know about Glowinski, but he is an equivalent of a rookie) and a Center that hasn't played that position in prior years considering what happened early last year.
I see your point. but keep in mind Evans has never played in this type of system either so although he has had great success he is learning as well. I'm sure we will all have more thoughts after Saturday.
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