Seattle Seahawks: 3 moves to still make this offseason

Sign Baker Mayfield

I know, “Groan.” Why would Seattle want to sign Baker Mayfield as they already have such great quarterbacks as Drew Lock and Geno Smith? It basically comes down to this: Mayfield will offer the chance for Seattle to have a better record in 2022 than would Lock or Smith as Mayfield has proven to be a better quarterback than Lock or Smith.

I am not saying the Seahawks need to give Mayfield high-end money to entice him to come to Seattle because the Cleveland Browns, Mayfield’s soon-to-be-former team, will have to pay him $18.5 million for 2022 anyway. Clearly, no team wanted to even offer the Browns much in terms of a trade for Mayfield so Cleveland is still stuck with Mayfield and Mayfield is stuck with Cleveland.

Mayfield could simply take a year off from playing and come back in 2023. I mean, he is already set to get paid guaranteed money from the Browns in 2022 so why play? It’s simple. Mayfield still needs to show any prospective team that he is worth giving a contract to whether it be this year or any future season.

Plus, 12s should ask themselves, “If Mayfield coming to Seattle likely means Seattle wins a few more games than they would with Lock or Smith and I don’t want Mayfield with the team, does that mean I want Seattle to lose?” Of course, you don’t. So the Seahawks, after Mayfield is eventually released by the Browns, should be signed by Seattle to a minimal deal.