5 most likely teams Seahawks could trade with before the deadline
By Geoff Shull
Potential trade partner number 4: Green Bay Packers
The Seahawks and Packers are no strangers when it comes to trades. John Schnieder spent several years early in his career with the Packers. He has a familiarity and comfort with their front office. A level of trust, you could say.
It is because of this that we see so many Seattle draft picks swaps with Green Bay. The trust and communication is there. However, they are both currently contenders, which is an unusual pairing for a trade. However, I believe that a couple of trades could equally help both sides.
Seller:
The Seahawks are overflowing with talent at the wide receiver position. Philip Dorsett, the presumed wide receiver number 3 for the Seahawks, is likely to come back this week from the IR. It is very possible that Josh Gordon is reinstated soon as well.
If either of these occurs, David Moore could slide farther and farther down the depth chart. Meanwhile, Green Bay is in dire need of consistent wide receivers. Devante Adams has been great but plagued with injuries. Their number two wide receiver Allen Lazard is on the injury reserve. From that point on, they don’t have anyone that can be consistently counted on.
David Moore would offer the Packers an explosive athlete with exceptional run blocking capabilities in return for a mid and late-round pick. This would also help Seattle replenish their draft capital after the Jamal Adams trade.
Buyer:
During the 2018 pre-draft process Josh Jackson was the darling of Seahawks fans. He possessed the prototypical size, length, agility, and ball-hawking mentality to be the next stud for the Seahawks secondary. However, as the Seahawks always do, they traded back and the Packers selected him.
Now in Jackson’s third NFL season, he has yet to crack the starting lineup. He has struggled with consistency and is clearly not in the Packers long-term plans. This move would be a buy-low target on a player Coach Carroll could help mold. He still has another year under contract and time to turn his career around.