Biggest offseason moves for each of Seahawks NFC west rivals

The Seahawks weren’t the only team to make big moves this offseason. As we’ll see, in some cases, the best moves may not involve any changes at all.

The Seahawks made some painful changes this offseason as we know. The departures of both Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson will have a huge impact on the salary cap this year and next, so it wasn’t all bad. Keeping DK Metcalf on the team is one possible benefit.

Of course, the Seahawks made some great moves, too. They added key players on both sides of the line in what has been the consensus pick as their best draft in ten years. Again, anyone who thinks the second-round selection of Ken Walker was wasted is a – well, let’s just say they’re misguided. Walker shows every sign of being a complete beast in the NFL.

When you have a chance to draft a player like that, you take him, especially in the second round. Especially when you are likely going to lose Chris Carson, either via retirement or release. Rashaad Penny was phenomenal in the last five games of 2021, and I expect he will be again. But we can’t ignore that he’s never played more than 14 games per season, and that was as a rookie.

Seahawks offseason was solid despite their losses

Yes, it’s hard to say that your team had a good offseason when they said goodbye to the best quarterback and best linebacker in the history of the franchise. Nevertheless, the Hawks put themselves in great position to get younger – always a good thing – and less expensive talent at both spots.

Better? No, not likely. But the savings the team will realize over the next several seasons allowed them to add a lot of talent to create a more balanced, and possibly better, team. So, how did our NFC West rivals fare?