3 players who could fix the Seahawks center problem in 2022

Ben Jones, Titans

The Titans are going to make changes to their offensive line because even though it has been good over several years it receded a bit this season, especially in pass blocking. Plus, there are a few players with huge cap numbers and Tennessee has to start thinking of the future. This is why the Titans keeping the 33-year-old Jones might be a tough decision and he might have to go elsewhere.

Jones still graded out, per Pro Football Focus, as the 8th-best center in the NFL in 2021. He was 6th-best at run blocking. Ethan Pocic was 15th overall while Kyle Fuller was 39th. Both Pocic and Fuller were atrocious in pass blocking, however, so even though Jones was a better run blocker than pass protection himself, he is still much better than Pocic or Fuller at anything when it comes to playing center.

The question is then how much does Jones want to play football. In 2021, his cap number was $7.25 million. He isn’t likely to earn that much with any team in 2022. His 2019 number was $5.375 million and that might be something a bit more reasonable.

If I was John Schneider (and I am not because I am not that smart), I would offer Jones two years and somewhere in the neighborhood of $5 million per season with a bunch of guaranteed money up front. Seattle needs to improve its offensive line and signing Jones would help do that.