Seahawks should let these players go in free agency in 2020
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks are still remaking their team and in 2020, Seattle should let these players walk when free agency arrives next year.
The Seahawks are 5-2 but they honestly don’t seem that good. In fact, their point differential is just plus-5 points. They are 2-2 at home and 3-0 away from CenturyLink. Those are not the normal marks of a really good team, just a lucky one.
So, as Pete Carroll and John Schneider like it, Seattle is still a team in transition. They will have some free agent decisions to make in the early part of 2020 as far as which free agents to try to retain and which ones to let walk. Through seven games of this year, this is my opinion. And as far the active players and practice squad guys go, the Seahawks will have a whopping 26 free agents.
Keep if they can
Clowney may have one sack this season because it has really been because of his line mates not doing their job. He has been disruptive and good against the run. He should be re-signed. One reason is that Seattle has no one to replace him.
George Fant
Fant will be a solid backup for a long-time and be cost effective.
Quinton Jefferson
Jefferson has been one of the few bright spots on the line and is playing like it is his free agency year, which it is. He leads the team in sacks, but sadly that is only two.
Reed won’t be cheap, though his one good year followed by a suspension might cost him dollars. Still, he needs to be an anchor in Seattle for several more seasons. He has only played one game with the Seahawks in 2019, though.
Neiko Thorpe
Thorpe is good on special teams and comes at a good price.
Geno Smith
Smith won’t be offered tons of money to leave and is a good back to Russell Wilson should Wilson need to be out a few games.
Can we just go ahead and make Willson a Seahawk for life? No, he isn’t the best tight end in football but he is good in the locker room and good in the city of Seattle.
Branden Jackson
Jackson is a decent pass rusher and an active player and is cost effective.
Let leave
Ansah has been banged up most of the season and doesn’t seem to have the drive to want to be on the field. Maybe he just wants to retire?
Kendricks has been a solid tackler for most of his career but not in 2019. He has missed 13 tackles; 13 too many. The Seahawks defense now runs with three linebackers because of the perceived talent in the group but the unit has been under-performing all season.
Mike Iupati
Al Woods
Both Iupati and Woods are decent one year rentals but are old for football players and need to be replaced.
Germain Ifedi
Ifedi has been better the last two years but he was awful before that. Likely, Seattle will find as good a right tackle at a lower price for 2020.
Jaron Brown
Brown is so inconsistent that he cannot be relied on week to week and that is bad for someone who entered the season as Seattle’s number two wideout.
Akeem King
Jamar Taylor
C.J. Prosise
Prosise has been healthy this season but Seattle doesn’t seem to trust him with the ball much. That says a lot.
Kalan Reed
Joey Hunt
David Moore
Moore catches an exciting touchdown pass or two every few games. That doesn’t mean he should be on the team.
Jacob Holister
Emmanuel Ellerbe
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Jordan Simmons
Jordan Roos
Malik Turner
Jeremy Boykins