Five great former Seahawks the team could use in 2018
The Seahawks have lost some major talent this offseason. It sure would be nice to go back in time and bring back one of these guys, wouldn’t it?
You may have heard of this little movie called Avengers: Infinity War. If you haven’t seen it but still plan on it, I’ll just say that there will be a sequel. There are some pretty heavy rumors that time travel will be involved in that adventure. Something about getting back some valuable team members. And I thought, huh. The Seahawks have lost some pretty valuable team members. If only Pete Carroll could jump into the Quantum Realm and snag one of the Seahawks all-time greats.
But which one? I’ll give you five that would be pretty nice to have going into 2018. Two caveats: Pete has to go back at least five years, and he can’t get a player who’s still active. Time travel always has some goofy rules. So no Marshawn Lynch from 2012. Oh, and Pete can’t change any of the past Seahawks drafts. That will take a lot more power than we have available for this little jaunt. So in no particular order, the five.
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Two great Seahawks for the defense
5. Kenny Easley, strong safety. Easley just had seven years in the league, but made six Pro Bowls and was named a first team All Pro three times. His career was cut short by a severe kidney disease, but he packed in some amazing play in that career, including 32 interceptions. No defensive back in the Hall of Fame played fewer seasons than Easley.
I recommend Pete jumps to 1984 to get Easley, the year he had 10 picks and returned two for touchdowns. Oh, and he was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year then, too. Seattle looks like they could use some help at safety this season, after all.
4. Cortez Kennedy, defensive tackle. Like Easley, Kennedy player his entire career in Seattle. In a ten year career, Kennedy made the Pro Bowl eight times and was named first team All Pro three of those seasons. Kennedy had 58 sacks in his career, despite being routinely double-teamed. He was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1992, on a 2-14 team. That’s the year Pete wants to grab Kennedy, when he posted a ridiculous 14 sacks and 92 tackles. Our depth at defensive tackle is pretty good, but Kennedy was a monster.