There can be some hem and hawing about whether Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith is truly the kind of quarterback who can lead his team to a championship. There is no proof the Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen or the Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson are those guys either. The truth is that it takes a good team to win a Super Bowl and not just a great quarterback.
What a team is extremely unlikely to do is win a Super Bowl with a bad offensive line. That is one of the main issues Seattle has entering the 2025 season. Maybe it can be fixed this offseason, or maybe the team is just stuck with high-end offensive position players who can never maximize their productivity because the O-line won't let them.
There is little doubt about the quality of the skill position group, though. Even if the Seahawks move on from wide receiver Tyler Lockett for financial reasons, the team is still in good shape with Smith at QB, DK Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at receiver, and Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet at running back. That group is good enough to win a lot of games.
NFL expert says Seattle Seahawks have a good group of offensive skill position players
In a recent ranking by Bleacher Report's Moe Moton, the Seahawks rank 14th in the NFL among offensive building blocks. This is actually the second-best in the NFC West. The Arizona Cardinals rank 19th, and the San Francisco 49ers are a somewhat surprising 17th. The Los Angeles Rams rank eighth. (For the record, the Detroit Lions rank first.)
Moton correctly points out that Smith is better than many NFL fans, even many Seattle fans, give him credit for. In three seasons as the starter, he has made two Pro Bowls. He has led the league in completion percentage once, and the NFC in touchdown passes once. He also led the NFL in fourth quarter comebacks and game-winning drives in 2023. He is good.
The other specific mentions are Metcalf and JSN. The question is whether there is any chance Seattle will trade Metcalf this season to try to get draft picks back in return. He is already expensive, and his contract is up after 2025. He could (should?) expect to make more than $30 million a season in 2026, and the Seahawks might find that to be too expensive.
The safest bets are that Metcalf sticks with Seattle, Lockett leaves, and the Seahawks take a wide receiver somewhat early in the 2025 NFL draft. He would have a year to ascend to something close to Metcalf's numbers, and Seattle's key receiver duo would be JSN and the player drafted. This makes financial sense, and might not hurt the team.
Still, we have a season of football before lots of changes are made. If Moton is correct, the Seahawks are in good shape as far as offensive skill position players. Now, the O-line just needs to be improved.
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