by monkey » Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:05 pm
I think the single biggest reason that it's unlikely the Seahawks get involved, (at least beyond doing their due diligence), is the draft is chock full of good WR prospects. Why pay a bunch of money for a WR with red flags, when you can get one in the draft who you will have under contract for 4-5 years for much less money than it would take to get Jackson?
If ever there was a year to draft a WR this has to be it. I see players projected to go as late as the fourth round, who are Seahawks types of receiver, and could possibly play as #4 WR from day one.
When you think about it, there's just really no reason to spend a bunch of money on a guy with red flags with this kind of draft coming up.
Besides, I see at LEAST two guys (Beckham and Cooks) who I think will be every bit as good or better than Jackson who are both very similar type of players in terms of size, speed, shiftiness etc... They both physically look like Jackson and would likely play similar roles on whatever team drafts them.