Seahawks 2021 might be doomed by not answering these what-if questions

What if Seahawks had signed Richard Sherman in June?

I get it. Sherman had a huge off-the-field issue in July and that is something more important than football. But Sherman is still a football player and wants to play and is still good enough to play at a high level most likely. Recent reports suggest this.

Seattle decided the pass rush this season was going to be more impactful and more important than having a couple of good cornerbacks on the roster. D.J Reed seems pretty good but the player opposite him isn’t. Tre Flowers is who he is and he isn’t good enough to help the team win against top-notch teams. Week three might be a struggle for Flowers and therefore the Seahawks.

Signing Sherman, who has been a free agent since the end of last year, before his off-field issues might have set him back this offseason or maybe it changes his offseason. Either way, Sherman would be on the roster at some point this year.

Maybe that still happens though it seems less and less likely as the season goes on. This Seahawks roster is limited long-term by the cornerback group overall. Sherman would fix that but Pete Carroll and John Schneider seem ok with trusting a pass rush that doesn’t always get home with cornerbacks being exposed on the back end.