Eric Weddle

[c_hawkbob]

Just got cut by the Ravens. if we can get him for less than the $6.5M he was due from the Baltimore I'd LOVE to see him in a Seahawks uniform!

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... nSJI6G0F_A

[NorthHawk]

That thought crossed my mind, too.
Would he fit into our plans? He's getting up there in age.

[c_hawkbob]

I believe he's 32 so he's no youngster, but he's still playing at a Pro Bowl level. I think he'd be great on a one or 2 year deal. He was a do everything star at Utah, played 5 positions including QB so he's the kind of unusual talent Pete likes, he's also extremely smart and lives and breaths football, exactly the kind of veteran influence for the younger guys that we're losing in Earl.

Of course this would only happen if he's looking for a winner, we wouldn't win a bidding war for him.

[RiverDog]

There's a lot of safeties out on the FA market. The Giants didn't tag Landon Collins and, of course, Earl is unsigned.

[NorthHawk]

Weddle is 34 now, but he's playing at a high level.
He was going to cost the Ravens about $7.25 million so they cut him.

[RiverDog]

Honey Badger is out there, too, as is Lamarcus Joyner of the Rams and Adrian Amos of da Bears, all players that if not Pro Bowl quality, are solid starters. With so many safeties on the market, it's doubtful that Weddle will get an offer anywhere close to $6-$7M.

[NorthHawk]

Here's a list from PFT of many of the Safety's out there.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... -safeties/

If desired, we could probably pick one up for a good price.
But it depends on how Pete looks at his current group and he's said repeatedly that he likes them.
Maybe he expects them to take a big step after playing a lot this past year.

[RiverDog]

Here's a list from PFT of many of the Safety's out there.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... -safeties/

If desired, we could probably pick one up for a good price.
But it depends on how Pete looks at his current group and he's said repeatedly that he likes them.
Maybe he expects them to take a big step after playing a lot this past year.

Yea, it's really a buyer's market for safeties this offseason. With that many available, the odds of Pete liking one/being at the right price makes the chances of our trying to snag one of them look pretty good.

[mykc14]

Yea, it's really a buyer's market for safeties this offseason.

It will be really interesting to see how this affects ET. He is a sure-fire HOFer in his prime and wants to be one of the highest paid safeties in the league (around 13 mil/year with 40 mil guaranteed). The market completely fell off a cliff for Safeties last year as the best deal signed was a 1 year 7 mil contract by Mathieu. This year looks like it will be almost as bad, although Eric Reid did sign a 3 year deal worth a little over 7 mil/year. Who knows what will happen, but in the end one has to wonder if he would have been able to sign for just as much and stayed in Seattle. Maybe it works out for him and he gets 13 mil plus a year, but if he settles for 11 or so mil it would be really surprising if he wouldn't have gotten that had he stayed in Seattle.

[obiken]

It will be really interesting to see how this affects ET. He is a sure-fire HOFer in his prime and wants to be one of the highest paid safeties in the league (around 13 mil/year with 40 mil guaranteed). The market completely fell off a cliff for Safeties last year as the best deal signed was a 1 year 7 mil contract by Mathieu. This year looks like it will be almost as bad, although Eric Reid did sign a 3 year deal worth a little over 7 mil/year. Who knows what will happen, but in the end one has to wonder if he would have been able to sign for just as much and stayed in Seattle. Maybe it works out for him and he gets 13 mil plus a year, but if he settles for 11 or so mil it would be really surprising if he wouldn't have gotten that had he stayed in Seattle.

HOFamer? Ok, I guess, but I would take Ken Easley any day. He covered like a blanket and hit like he was shot out of a gun!

[RiverDog]

It will be really interesting to see how this affects ET. He is a sure-fire HOFer in his prime and wants to be one of the highest paid safeties in the league (around 13 mil/year with 40 mil guaranteed). The market completely fell off a cliff for Safeties last year as the best deal signed was a 1 year 7 mil contract by Mathieu. This year looks like it will be almost as bad, although Eric Reid did sign a 3 year deal worth a little over 7 mil/year. Who knows what will happen, but in the end one has to wonder if he would have been able to sign for just as much and stayed in Seattle. Maybe it works out for him and he gets 13 mil plus a year, but if he settles for 11 or so mil it would be really surprising if he wouldn't have gotten that had he stayed in Seattle.

HOFamer? Ok, I guess, but I would take Ken Easley any day. He covered like a blanket and hit like he was shot out of a gun!

Different era, obi. It wasn't so QB-centric back then, they didn't have near the rules that protects QB's and receivers, no 4 WR sets, very little shotgun formations, no RPO's, etc. As great as he was, Easley would not have been able to be the lone, deep safety and cover from sideline to sideline like Earl was asked to do. He would have had to have been a strong safety more in the mold of what Kam Chancellor was for us.

That's why I don't like comparing players from different eras. NFL football is too dynamic and changes too much for us to make valid comparisons.

Earl is a sure fire HOF'er. He'll be elected in his first year of eligibility. There's only a handful of active defensive players you can say that about, JJ Watt being the only one I can think of at the moment, and he's never even had a sniff at a SB.

[c_hawkbob]

Too bad he landed with the Lambs.

[mykc14]

Wow- maybe I was wrong about ET not being able to sign the type of contract he wants. It looks like Landon Collins is going to sign with the Redskins for $14 mil/year. Collins is a SS and Thomas is a FS, but Thomas has to be licking his chops at this. Obviously we don't know the exact details and announced contracts are often times inflated but it still is a significant signing in the Safety market. I would imagine ET has to be looking at a contract north of 14 now.

[RiverDog]

Wow- maybe I was wrong about ET not being able to sign the type of contract he wants. It looks like Landon Collins is going to sign with the Redskins for $14 mil/year. Collins is a SS and Thomas is a FS, but Thomas has to be licking his chops at this. Obviously we don't know the exact details and announced contracts are often times inflated but it still is a significant signing in the Safety market. I would imagine ET has to be looking at a contract north of 14 now.

Yea, that sure blew the lid off the safety market, but there are some significant differences that don't favor Earl. First of all, Collins is 25 years old, has already been to 3 Pro Bowls, and hasn't had any major injuries. His star is definitely rising. Earl turns 30 in a couple of months and has had some significant injuries. Although Collins was the best safety on the market, there's still several solid starting quality safeties that are younger and healthier than Earl.

I could be wrong, but I still don't think Earl will get what he's looking for in terms of salary.

[idhawkman]

Agree that he won't get what he thinks he is worth. He hasn't played a full 16 games since the 2015 season and that has to play on team's mind when considering him.