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... The first of many more, we can all hope...

“I probably shouldn’t even say this right now but I’m going to say it anyway just because I love Seattle, honestly, I would rather take a little less to be happy and win ball games than to take way more and go to a crappy city where the fans don’t give a crap about the team. You win a game once a month of something like that. I would much rather stay in the situation that I have now for a little less than to go and try to break the bank somewhere else,” Tate said.

jshawaii22 wrote:... The first of many more, we can all hope...

“I probably shouldn’t even say this right now but I’m going to say it anyway just because I love Seattle, honestly, I would rather take a little less to be happy and win ball games than to take way more and go to a crappy city where the fans don’t give a crap about the team. You win a game once a month of something like that. I would much rather stay in the situation that I have now for a little less than to go and try to break the bank somewhere else,” Tate said.

Well, let's hope they all feel that way. The problem is when their money hungry agents get ahold of them and start filling their minds with dollar signs. We'll see how they feel after they sober up from this drunken party everyone's been on.

Certain guys are no-brainers to lock up longterm, others likely go to the wayside.

Whatever the case may be, Seattle needs to continue to add depth in these upcoming drafts to offset potential losses.

Despite the SB victory, there's still some work to do, especially along the OL. Of all things, they did well in pass protection, but did not get a passing grade for run blocking in the Super Bowl, IMO. Some of that is from Denver not having much of a pass rush to begin with, I guess.

OL, a pass rushing DE specialist (FA or draft), WR, and...I dunno.

I like our receivers, but still think we could use another burner to compliment Harvin, especially since Rice is likely done.

Zorn76 wrote:Certain guys are no-brainers to lock up longterm, others likely go to the wayside.

Whatever the case may be, Seattle needs to continue to add depth in these upcoming drafts to offset potential losses.

Despite the SB victory, there's still some work to do, especially along the OL. Of all things, they did well in pass protection, but did not get a passing grade for run blocking in the Super Bowl, IMO. Some of that is from Denver not having much of a pass rush to begin with, I guess.

OL, a pass rushing DE specialist (FA or draft), WR, and...I dunno.

I like our receivers, but still think we could use another burner to compliment Harvin, especially since Rice is likely done.

Miller's gone probably as well. But with guys like Tate staying or at least trying to stay you could say he was the heart of this team on offense, and later Baldwin.
Just have utmost respect for both of those players. I hope they both stay for another run.

The guys with the big money will have to restructure to make things happen. And it is not far to imagine that. Look at the fact that Fitzgerald just restructured to help the Cardinals and they did not even win a SB. Some will leave like Rice.
But others may restructure. Hell some may play around with the bonus money paid upfront, and pro rate it for two seasons. Then that portion is reduced cap hit while it carries forward to next season. I am just guessing, then the other question is: do they want to replace Tate with a younger taller WR? I don't think so at least this year, Tate has been clutch for us as Kearse and Balwin. I would hate for any of them to leave, but with Harvin coming back... His penchant for injury would have me keep the 3 Amigos intact and bring in a rookie WR that could be used with TE stunts maybe, since I assume Miller is gone.