In order to get this guy we’re going to have to pay big. Maybe we don’t have to give up the 6th pick – maybe – but we’d definitely have to part with the 14th. Is Marshall better than who we’d get at 14? Most likely. But the thing is, I want Seattle to one day field a great team, and signing Marshall doesn’t help us do that.

Great teams mature together. Great teams have a core of players that have played together for a few years and are near or in their primes. Our line is in shambles, we have nothing close to a feature back, and Hasselbeck is too old to be relied on for more than two years max (love him but probably less). If we acquired Marshall we would basically be sacrificing crucial picks to get a WR that we can’t make use of fully. He will sit around, probably complaining, while we lose more because we don’t have a line, quarterback, and running backs to put around him. I believe that once Marshall realizes the Hasselbeck era is soon to end he will begin to become restless. I think that in the time it takes to acquire the players we need to start winning again he will likely have demanded a trade elsewhere. Everyone knows, the only thing that keeps a headache player like Marshall quiet is winning.

In my opinion, our offense is not one gifted receiver away from becoming great. We need a lot of work – “WIN NOW” cannot be the mantra for this organization. We need to slow down and rebuild. Marshall does not help us do that.

Of course, that’s just my opinion…