Grading Seahawks free agent signings so far in 2019
By Lee Vowell
The Ds
Admittedly, this is a bit like giving any signing an F so there might be a lot of making fun of me if I am wrong on the low grades. Still, each team will sign some players that really need not be signed. The Seahawks will be just like every other team in that realm. Here are the players Seattle should have stayed away from but didn’t.
Geno Smith
I am a bit confused on why Geno Smith still has an NFL job. He is not a good quarterback. And in the last four years, Smith has been involved in just 10 games and thrown only 57 passes. This is after starting 29 games his first two seasons with the New York Jets. The Jets quickly figured out Smith was not a starting quality quarterback and he played just three games total in 2015 and 2016 for New York.
Seattle, of course, has a quarterback. Russell Wilson is pretty good and he stays healthy. But what if he gets hurt? Do 12s want Smith to replace him?
Paxton Lynch
Much more was expected of Paxton Lynch when he was taken in the first round by the Denver Broncos in 2016. Lynch, to say the least, did not work out in Denver. He does have excellent arm strength but has not shown the accuracy or ability to understand NFL offenses yet. Lynch might be a solid backup in Seattle. Most likely, though, he won’t make the team.
Marcus Martin
I get that Seattle wants depth on the offensive line but what they really need is quality depth and not simply bodies to fill in backup roles. Marcus Martin has not proven to be a good professional football player. True, Seattle isn’t paying him a whole lot and he probably won’t make the roster, but why waste a signing on him. Pro Football Focus had a grade of 43.7 for Martin in 2015 and 49.3 in 2016. Those were the last two seasons Martin has played in the NFL.