the best division in football. It has seen an exodus of
talent, the Seahawks
suffering. It more than anyone with the loss of their
franchise quarterback. Russell Wilson via trade to
the Broncos, they still have DK Metcalf under contract and by
all appearances
things were working smoothly because DK Metcalfe was
involved in offseason workouts, then comes mandatory minicamp
and there's no DK Metcalf Pete, Carroll coach to the
Seahawks was asked on Thursday
about the absence of Decay Metcalf from the team's
mandatory minicamp, who's Carol?
What do you make of DK? Not showing up
decision that he, you know, he had to make and,
you know, we missed him. He had done a nice job and
contributing being part of everything that we have done
and then,
you know, he just he's not here. So I can't say much for
what he hasn't done here but
we love to have him with us. I'm there's been conversations
some and
we're in a pretty
kind of a standard,
you know, kind of
some semi quiet right now
knowing that It's coming up.
These are crucial weeks to get something done. We'll see what
happens and, and hope that we can work something out. We
really intended to get that done. I had hope that he might
come in and because he was still in rehab phase, you know,
that
he wouldn't be able to do all of the work
that he would have been here. Would have been good for us.
And so unfortunately wasn't here
Pete, Carroll also declined to comment on whether or not DK.
Metcalf, would be fine. It's up to roughly 100,000 dollars. If
you skip all three days in the mandatory minicamp, but he's
sending a message. It's obvious,
look, we've seen what guys have gotten paid. The market has
changed dramatically for receivers and the Seahawks are
going to have to figure this out
and for Metcalfe, especially look, if I'm him,
I've got a couple of concerns. Number one,
I'm entering a contract year.
With a very muddled quarterback situation that may impact my
performance, my ability to lay the foundation if I would get
to the open market next year or get franchise tag to maybe
someone would or wouldn't trade for me.
My value is going to be perceived as less than it would be now
and do you plan to to use me more
creatively in the offense at something. Sims has been
talking about for years and he's right on the money. It's
just go, run your route and get open. That's how you get
the ball in your hands. They Don't have the creativity
in their scheme.
Jet sweeps bubble screens put him in the backfield. I mean my
god the guy the guy at the guy can do what Debo does he's
bigger than Debo.
So
I just think that he needs to know if they're if they're not
going to take care of them financially. He needs to know
that he's going to be in a position to have
the kind of year that allows him
to get a market contract next year. So it's not an easy one
for either side because from the Seahawks, Give,
why are they going to pay the guy a ton of money unless they
really are committed to using him in a more diverse and
creative way?
Do you think these receivers deals are so interesting? Mike,
the way they skyrocketed and taken off now, I think we have
10 receivers now, over 20 million or more
and seven of those have come this offseason.
And then we have all these guys coming in from the college
ranks who step right in and perform right away and
I remember back when Randy Moss came to the league he was
really the first guy in his rookie season who had
It's so great. Right off the bat
because receivers it was always the thing all receivers need
a year or two you know they just they aren't groomed you know in
college and they need that year or two of experience to really
catch and they did all of them except for any moth.
And now you're seeing these guys. Just walk in Step Up and
become
the best receivers in the end. We saw with Justin Jefferson.
We saw with Jamar Chase. We've seen it with so many receivers
just right away. There
Really good. So it's interesting for teams to have
to make these decisions on.
Do we pay a guy or do we go out and get one of these guys who
we feel like can step right in and become a great Receiver
right off the bat and they have so
that to me is where Seattle is is d.k. Metcalf? Worth the 20
plus probably 25 million a year that you're going to have to
pay him or do you just go back in the you're not going to be
very good this year. Do you just go back in the
Wrapped and find your receivers in the draft. That's, that's
kind of to me, where they are.
And that's the kind of
objective dispassionate, cold, dehumanizing analysis,
the teams, engage in all the time. What does it cost me
to keep the guy I have?
How much will it cost me
to replace him?
I will have a lesser player, but dollar-for-dollar it may be
a better value than I can reallocate the resources to
some other position. I can go draft three. Purrs and just let
them battle it out. Let them compete and see who emerges as
the best guy.
That's really the challenge for the Seahawks. So,
yeah, there's a lot of factors that go into it and and I think
that that the, the pressure point
for where the Seahawks really are right now. Are they rebuilding
or are they reloading?
I think, Pete Carroll
believes, they're reloading
and I think John Schneider is more along. The lines of,
let's be realistic. Let's be self-aware.
We're not as good as
we were, it's going to take some time
to get back to where we want to be
and
I hope
Kind of I like a good drama.
I hope that Pete Carroll isn't being influenced by
an obsession to prove Russell Wilson wrong, that
we can do this, my way. Russell Wilson, wanted the offense to
run through him. I got a system that works. I have a philosophy
for football that works.
It's play good defense. It's
run the football. It's
past when you've softened up the defense with the running
game, it's not have this
high-flying offense that
That we almost like the running shoot was right and he looks
down his nose at that. That's not real football and he wants
to prove that he can win his way with his guys
and and DK, Metcalf is clearly one of his guys. I just think
that's where the tension is that maybe they'd be better off
in the long run. If they traded DK Metcalfe but I think Pete
Carroll recognizes they're going to be the best they can
be
if they keep him around even if they aren't as good as maybe
they would be in the Not too distant future if they trade
him.
Oh, I think that's exactly it. Mike. And and I was going to
say, if I was a Seahawks, I would look realistically at my
roster and go, you know what? This roster is not that good.
We need to draft a quarterback next year, when the quarterback
draft looks pretty good.
So let's just let's trade DK Metcalf. Let's get what we can
get for. Let's get first round draft pick. Hopefully, form
will have extra first-round draft pick next year and we'll
have a chance to get us. A really good quarterback and
start the
Real process, but when you look at Peak girls age
at 70, he doesn't want to rebuild any thinks. He has
a good roster at least based on what he said. He thinks he has
a good quarterback or two good quarterbacks.
And I go back to the if you have to good quarterbacks you
don't have a good quarterback and I don't think they have
a good quarterback and I don't think they're going to be very
good this year. I think they would be better. Served trading
Decay Metcalf, but I don't think that happens. I do think
they signed him to a
long-term deal and I'm not sure that's the right thing for DK,
Metcalf. and I'm not sure that's the right thing for
the Seattle Seahawks,
you know, the best thing about being 70,
What you'll get there. I'm not very I months. You'll get there
three months before I do.
I'm sure that's true. Yeah, good point.