Carroll. If not her
stubbornness to prove that they can be area, almost as good
without Russell Wilson as they were
with Russell Wilson. Now the response to that would be well,
hell, yeah, you never used Russell Wilson the way you
should. So it's not like you set a really high bar of
achievement offensively with Russell Wilson because you kept
wanting to run the football
and you kept wanting to play defense instead of letting Ross
cook. That's where that all came from, right? This wasn't
some catchphrase. Somebody cooked up in a lab somewhere.
This was something that was a manifestation of
the frustration that Russell Wilson was experiencing
because he wasn't allowed to have the offense, run through
him the way that it runs through a Patrick Mahomes and
Aaron Rodgers. And in recent years. I Josh Allen he wanted
to be that guy and they never embraced him as that guy. So
the bar isn't as high no. Is it would
be if they had so it's not as hard
for the Seahawks with
Gino Smith, Drew lock and Jacob Eason to show.
Yeah, you know what? We're almost.
Most is good and wouldn't Pete. Rather do it without a big name
without Baker, Mayfield without anybody, where he said, whoa.
Now, we know why your offense was better. You went out and
got that quarterback. No, we did it with the guys. We had.
We did
it with Gino Smith who's been hanging around for a few years,
Drew Locke, who was in one of the Broncos going to do with
him. Now, they have Russell Wilson. He didn't win the job
last year and Jacob Eason who washed out in Indianapolis when
he had a chance to be the
replacement last year when Carson Wentz was injured
and and we still got it done. Yeah, we still got it done.
Because what do we do? We ran the ball, we play defense and
I think that's the way they're going to look at it. I you
know, I think
it'll be a competition between Drew lock and Geno Smith
and they'll let just the best guy when and where Drew lock
might have a little of the advantage right now. I don't
know maybe just because of the trade assets Gino of course has
been there
and knows the offense. These two guys have talent and to
your point Michael what Pete Carroll's saying or thinking or
what we think he's thinking, you know,
I mean what this? What just happened this past season
came? Close to justifying kind of what you're saying. I mean,
they didn't
they didn't lose to the Rams because the Geno Smith Geno
Smith was too surprised to that game when he came in and he
played really good and had a receiver fall down. We are all
going ma'am. The Seahawks
the offense is doing okay, doesn't look that bad.
Not that much different. And then
I believe me, see if I got this right. Then, the next week was
the Pittsburgh game. They hung in there to the very end of
the football game, Geno Smith, who didn't even, they didn't even
do a lot throwing the ball or doing stuff than the first
half. Second half. It
came together. They lose to the Saints by 3. Points.
All right, and a tight tough football game where it wasn't
great statistics and they blew out Jacksonville. So yeah,
the stats are going to show that he went 1 for 3, but like to me
putting myself back in that time.
They didn't lose those games because of Geno Smith. It
wasn't the quarterback issue. There was all team issues and
they weren't playing all that. Greater that good, you know,
before Russell got hurt anyways, so
I think to your point there Pete. Carroll does have that
attitude of, let's play defense. Let's run the ball.
Special teams are quarterback. Mmm. Take care of the ball and
make a play here and there.
And that's how we're gonna play ball up in Seattle. And I think
that's, I think you're right. Mike. I think Pete's kind of
piping down that lane a little bit there.
One. And two is a starter one in three. If you and yeah,
sorry that coming Rams game, right, but the Rams game,
the ramp look, the Rams game rolling, right?
He was
doing well. They were chanting his name. He gave that team
a spark when he came in. He said we expected them to fall apart.
He gets pressed into service against
a great team. Great defense, like the Rams
and, and he made it happen,
10 for 17. He was in that game with 131 yards, a touchdown
interception interception was the end of the game. When
the receiver fell down, right, it were driving. They had
the opportunity of tables said it was going to be an exciting
finish and that drive
petered out before it really got started. But yeah, I lost
by three points at Pittsburgh lost by three points against
the Saints on a Day night, blew out the Jaguars and you blow
off the Jaguars, 31 27, all of a sudden Russell Wilson's ready
to come back and play. Yeah, they lost three
in a row. They lost three in a row one. Russell Wilson came
back because he came back before he was ready to come
back. Because, hey, Gino Smith.
24, 24,
24 24, with a passer rating of one, twenty eight point three,
that'll that'll that'll make that middle finger heal a lot
faster than it. Otherwise would have for Russell Wilson again,
I do think you came back.
Too soon. So
they have a guy that they trust in Geno Smith. Right? And this
was without the Reps, as the starter. This is thrust into
service. What does he do
if they're able to spend?
If he, if he outperforms drew lock.
Which again he's getting the first crack to do. So people
don't want to believe that they just assume Drew lock walks
through the doors. The starter Pete, Carroll has said multiple
times
Gino's experience
in the system with the team, gives him the edge. That
doesn't mean lock can't take it, but Gino's, got the edge
and we'll see if Gino runs with it and what happens there, but
I
look, this is the best way
to send a message to the Browns that were not giving you
anything for Baker, Mayfield, right? Just
We're not interested in Baker Mayfield.
Would we take him if we could get him for nothing? Yes, we
would. But we're not interested. We're not trading
you, anything of value for Baker, Mayfield. And that was
something else Pete. Carroll said recently. He doesn't see
the Seahawks trading
for veteran quarterback. Now, I don't know if he said, we have
no intention to trade for a veteran quarterback. We know
what happens after he says, no intention. So so
beware. If that's the case, that means they're giving up
a third round, pick for Baker, Mayfield this week, but
I really do think they have
Have the mindset
that is conducive to them getting a good deal for Baker,
Mayfield. They just don't want him or at least they're not
acting like they want him in there. Happy to go forward with
who they have. Yeah, they're not scared. I think that's what
it is. They're
not scared to go forward with who they have. I think Mike
Baker if they have a chance to get him is just like, icing on
the cake. Great, but they're still going the season going.
So what? Great? Gino or Drew?
We're going to get it done.
There are psycho Bunch. They have great, you know, belief in
themselves and their energy and their You're up there and
that's why they don't they
are more about the culture and the team
then you know, the quarterback being the guy in the building
and let's frame everything around him. That's where
they're a little different than most teams in the NFL. And
these are two guys that
you know, again, Gino Drew lock. Yeah. There's been a few
bumps in the road here and there. Sure but
there's they're starting
caliber traits with both of these guys,
you know, not to say they can ever be one of the top 10
quarterbacks or anything like that, but
But like these two guys here, wouldn't be like shocking to me.
If they did get to Seattle and had a good year. It was
a starter there and played pretty good.
And then there are, they are a starter in the NFL, for a few
years. They both got good size. They're both pretty good
athletes.
They both have pretty good arms.
And even for Baker, Mayfield going up there and messing with
those two, that ain't going to be fun. It's not it's not going
to just be like, oh you're gonna dominate them and kill
them in practice and be the starter for
sure. Sure. No way.
Not what I mean. These guys were borderline first, round
towns as well. They were, you know, early second. And that's
where it's a little dicey to
the baker. Mayfield thing is crazy with Cleveland adding and
Intuit Seattle's approach, lack of teams that are going to be
available for Baker, Mayfield. That's where I've gotten into
the last ten days of
like, I've tried, like,
like, got out of like, whoa, DeShaun, Watson. Is there more
in like, I can't believe how much Cleveland screwed over
Baker Mayfield, that's where I've gotten with this, and this
makes it Even tougher for Baker meal. May feel with these two
guys there in Seattle already.