Seahawks running out of options at quarterback and offensive tackle

The Seattle Seahawks have seen several potential targets go off the board in the last couple of days. This seems intentional. But it’s also a bit maddening to fans. I get that it seems obvious now that John Schneider and Pete Carroll not only know that can’t win big in 2022 but there is no real plan to even try.

NFL teams don’t have to win every year, of course. But intentionally taking a season off seems weird too, right? Especially if Pete Carroll is involved. I would never ask Carroll if he thinks the team can’t win next season; He would, of course, say that it could. But let’s be honest. The way the team is structured now is not a successful one.

But watching players like offensive tackle Trent Brown visit the Seahawks but then not sign and then re-sign with the Patriots is tough. Seeing a quarterback like Matt Ryan, who is still good and wouldn’t require a long-term commitment, be traded from the Falcons to the Colts for only a third-round choice is rough.

What exactly is the Seattle Seahawks plan for the future?

Reading that cornerback D.J. Reed felt “disrespected” in his free agent offer from the Seahawks after he signed with the Jets is unsettling as it is unfamiliar. Seattle has money to spend. Schneider just isn’t spending it.

And while other teams are firming up their rosters, the Seahawks still have massive holes and are running out of quality options to help with the issues. It is anyone’s guess as to what the offensive line looks like in 2022 because we have no real idea who is going to play either tackle spot.

Seattle seems content to have Drew Lock play quarterback. I won’t truly judge Lock until midway through the 2022 season if he actually is Seattle’s quarterback but my current expectation, based on Lock’s history in the NFL, is I will be judging harshly.

And it doesn’t have to be this way. Ryan could be Seattle’s new quarterback and that would be fine. Baker Mayfield is available but there is no way at this point that it seems like the Seahawks are going to do anything noteworthy.

Seattle will have some good draft spots but not high enough to fix next season and not high enough to guarantee impact players for seasons after 2022. I am fine with not having a great Seahawks team next year. But nothing Seattle has done this offseason makes it look like they see hope in 2023 either.