Solid A-. The biggest move was hiring Coach Mike and his staff, with bonus points for Frazier and creativity points for Grubb/Huff. The draft was solid with the emphasis on DL and OL. Free agency hit the big needs of re-signing Leo and Fant, as well as some bargain IOL and G Fant. Ridding ourselves of inneficient, high-cost players was necessary. The trade for Howell was a good value. Yes there are still question marks at OL and LB, but we now have flexibilty and a much-needed modernization of the defense. I'm not expecting a one-year turnaround to a legit contender, but we're on the right path.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Yup yup

Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid, but I think it's an A, with the potential to be an A+ if MacDonald turns out to be a top 5 NFL head coach going forward. I love all the coaching hires and most of the personnel moves.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Agreed

@DannelDoo

10 күн бұрын

I be drinking that blueberry lime Kool-Aid as well

@real.cryptic

9 күн бұрын

Nah bro you’re valid we upgraded at Dline, Honestly you could say line backer, and it’s very possible we upgraded at Coach. But you don’t know until September

S potential just cause of MM

I’d go B to B+ because most moves seems great; ‘but….’ First is the new coaching staff is unproven. Maybe great, but not proven. Also, we signed to really good (?) LBs but both are injured and not participating yet. So are they good signings? Don’t know. We’ll find out! Go Hawks!

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Bruh, I don't mean to be a contrarian, but I think they have proven alot, thats why they got hired, but honestly, I do see your point.😊

I'm an A+ believer. I love the draft, the cuts, and Coach Macdonald. I can't think of anything I don't like! To clarify, I don't think our team is perfect or super bowl contenders. I mean in terms of the process and grading all of the decisions we made to put ourselves in the best position to win that we could. One great offseason does not a great team make.

@chrisoez

10 күн бұрын

Well considering some of the contracts (a lot of money to some guys) and the fact that all of our coaches are unproven, I don't think A+ is fair. Personally really excited and maybe in a year or few years time we can say it was A+, but for now we should stick with B+/A-

@adamowada1751

10 күн бұрын

@@chrisoez​​⁠​⁠​⁠Fair criticisms. And I agree we won't know for sure for a few years. This team is "unproven" on many levels. That being said, I don't think knowing for sure and being proven should factor into an offseason. I think the guys we paid and the coaches we hired, among other offseason moves, were the "best" we could have made. "Best" being purely speculative. Imo having a great offseason should mean something different from having a great team.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

​@adamowada1751 How can you say they are unproven? Surely, you are not referring to Macdonald and Grubb? I think we are gonna know what we've got 4 games into this season. And I think we are gonna see that we have the beginning of a great team. I have no doubt about this. So, light one up, baby, and enjoy what is gonna be one hell of a fun season. Respectfully.

@adamowada1751

9 күн бұрын

@@Richard-il6wcHell yeah brother! That's why I graded A+. I was referring to Coaches Macdonald and Grubb. I meant "unproven" in the sense it's their first year in new coaching roles.

2:06 The A-F grading scale actually originated in England in the 1700's. They introduced it to the colonies, and you guys kept it ever since.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Interesting

@TBM1121

10 күн бұрын

Yeah well....everyone kept the wheel too so....

Truly impossible to know how it will work out firing a hall of fame coach and hiring a first time head coach in the same season…. We are a 19/10 on the excitement scale however. With layers and layers of talent all throughout this roster ! Go Hawks ! We can win the division. A+ offseason. BOLD.

A+. When the only concerns months before the season is linebacker and safety depth, I'm thinking we're on track for greatness. Our couching moves are S tear. (that can't be the correct spelling of teir/tear/tier?}

@TheEliteFox

10 күн бұрын

"Tier" is the word you're looking for.

A- with the potential of being an A++.

I give a B + I love the coaching changes and couldn't be more excited about Mcdonald being our new guy I think he's one of the Shanahan mcvay type guys and possibly even better then them and we needed that desperately, I also love the draft especially murphy and the o line focus, I also like dumping Jamal and digging n putting love on a bigger role plus bringing in the new safety. Only thing I don't like is losing bobby wagner I think it was important to keep him on the team. Not to sure or excited about either of the new linebacker atm. B+

Leonard Williams with Mac was obvious as hell. Williams can do 5tech, 3 tech, 1 tech and nose... and has been successful (for the most part) in all areas. Murphy can do 3tech/1tech/NT.. Reed can do 3 tech/1tech/NT... it's pretty obvious that Mac wants all these guys rotating all over the place which will give fits for the OL... put Reed/Murphy together, which one is 1/0 tech (or is there a 0 tech?) and who is 2-3 tech? Then you run stints and the guy lining up as the 1 tech is actually the 3 tech to force one on one... or the 5 techs rotate and the OT has to cover a guy moving outside. That's EXTREMELY hard to coach for a DL... not many players can do it... Donald wrecked offensive lines single handedly because he was so quick to move across different techniques and it screwed up the lineman's pre-snap double teams... Seattle namely often had OL standing around blocking nobody because Donald could show so many diff. looks. However, Mac already has 3 guys that have experience doing it.. I'd say the worst offseason move was probably just generally not addressing guard outside Haynes who Seattle was LUCKY fell to them. Seattle is right up against the salary cap because they took a lot of dead cap from two way overpaid/overrated safeties.

Free agency is a C+ and draft is a A-. Some weird signings for the price considering names left on the market.

@2jyeti909

10 күн бұрын

That's because of our limited salary cap with Metcalf, dremont jones,Geno and Lockett. We also have dead money from Jamal Adams and diggs

coach A: on the strength of great potential and the presence of Leslie Frazier. Draft A-: first couple of picks were a best case scenario. I would have preferred they draft LB Nate Watson with the first 6th rounder Free agency B+: I like resigning Leonard Williams and Jenkins is a great pickup. Chenault likely to take Eskridge’s job. Trades A: keeping Geno and DK keeps us competitive and picking up Howell just for moving back a couple times in the mid rounds was a shrewd move.

A- to B+ because the O line could be a major Achilles heel. I'm glad we brought in Fant as a hedge for Lucas, but we're banking alot of what ifs like Olu and Cross taking that next step. In free agency would have liked to see them get a solid guard just a little higher ceiling than Tomlinson. But, also understand premier O linemen rarely hit the market.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

I did a deep dive on Tomlinson, and he's even better than you might think if you're looking at stats. He will be much better here than he was with the Jets. Terrific value. Peace

@tsmitty6

10 күн бұрын

@@Richard-il6wc He is an older stop gap though. I really love his leadership. I just wanted a little longer term starter

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

​@@tsmitty6 Yeah. Agreed.

Leonard Williams in the 3-4 defense might of been the problem, that and Clint hurtt was eh. B seems about right. Lacking juice at middle linebacker really sucks, i thought we'd draft one. Geno is okay, howell is interesting.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Bruh, Williams was not the problem last year. Respectfully. GO HAWKS

B+ only because the Linebacker situation is still in question.

I think a solid A. They hired who they needed to, they got rid of who they needed to, they're some stuff you may want to change but because of old hirings your kind of stuck, draft was good, new players brought in good, the team was good before aswell. This team can be a superbowl team, but we will see how they all come together. Did they do enough??? Who knows right now, but you know John is up to stuff, so it may not be over for changes. GO HAWKS!!!!

Thanks, Brendon.

Thanks! Brendon I Would Definitely Give The Seahawks A Solid B + Damn I’m Looking Forward For This Upcoming Season Only Three More Month I Still Believe It’s Going To Take A Year Or So To Develop some Chemistry! With are New Coaching Staff Bye 2026 The Seahawks Will Once Again Be A Power House!

@SeahawksBrendonNelson

9 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@chadhart8486

9 күн бұрын

@@SeahawksBrendonNelson No Problem Brendon I’m Looking Forward To The B & B Show’s Again! Go HAWKS Brother!

B+. worried about abe's knees and the LB room

@keem912ify

10 күн бұрын

Agree

@TheEliteFox

10 күн бұрын

Yep, the LBs are the biggest question mark as it stands.

I would say A- we had a great off season

@LetsHide3

10 күн бұрын

Tbh I don’t think you can give us an A- because of the linebacker situation. Baker and Dodson haven’t been on the field at all this offseason and there’s a big chance we are going to have to play Jon Rhattign a lot this season.

@coreycoombe1354

10 күн бұрын

@@LetsHide3 yeah I’ll change my grade accordingly if it gets bad

@steveschmidt6847

10 күн бұрын

As are given out like candy. I'll say B+. Lots of unprovens. Still, I have faith that we'll stay healthier than last year. It's interesting, the Ravens were raided by the Chargers and Seahawks and both are weakest at LB. Tells me that LB is not a necessity in the Harbaugh/MacDonald/Minter formula. It's what they believe they can most work around.

I'm giving a A+ based on the hiring of Macdonald and Grubb.

Probably a B-, our LB core looks average at best. And why the hell is Dee Eskridge still here?!

@chroniictheory

10 күн бұрын

Good things our head coach is a LB guru, supposedly

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Dee was a 2nd rounder. I think they wanna put him on the field to establish value so they can trade him for "something." Lord knows he seems to be made of glass, so good luck with that, right? Peace

@TheEliteFox

10 күн бұрын

@Richard-il6wc Mannnn, the window to trade Dee for anything vanished last year as far as i'm concerned. Hoping Laviska Shenault can be our Deebo Samuel!

D. For the third straight year, they failed to meaningfully address their #1 need, the quarterback position.

Geno is a bridge QB at best.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Geno is gonna have a killer season, bruh. His value is gonna go through the roof. And next year's draft is gonna be slim pickings at QB. I see Geno getting traded for nice picks. Probably D.K. too. Lockett will retire. Dremont might get dealt as well. This will clear up massive cap space. Not sayin that I want this, just see the writing on the wall. Peace

@johnathan404

10 күн бұрын

@@Richard-il6wc well everyone is definitely allowed to have an opinion and ultimately nobody knows what’s gunna happen. HOWEVER, Geno honestly isn’t that good of a QB and he’s getting old.. I don’t see Geno being worth much of anything. Nobody makes trades for QBs on the decline. Next years draft class isn’t loaded with premium QB options but the Hawks never suck enough to be in draft position for those guys anyway lol. There’s no way the Hawks don’t shoot their shot on a rookie QB next season and pray for upside.. remember Russell was a 3rd rounder.

@AbbeyRoadkill1

9 күн бұрын

Bridge QB is pretty much what I think, too. But then again, Geno's never had a great offensive coordinator until now. If Grubb can end Geno's streakiness and turn him into a consistent top flight QB, then I think Geno can be the starter going forward for the next few years. But if Grubb can't end the streakiness, I doubt Geno will be the guy in 2025.

@johnathan404

9 күн бұрын

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Grubb has never not been on Kalen DeBoers staff so I’ll need to see how his system translates to the NFL before having a solid opinion on him.. that being said it’s not out of the realm of possibility he can get a little more consistency out of Geno. Personally though I don’t think Geno is nor will ever be a top flight QB.. he had one good 2022 year that’s been an outlier in his long NFL career. I like the guy plenty but he’s not the answer and the best we can ask for is for him to hold down the fort until we can get a young QB prospect in the room or Sam Howell shows development (he’s got potential)

I grade it INCOMPLETE! The only truth we were given is that #14 has a new hole drilled in his nose and still cant get separation off of press!

@iron_bison

10 күн бұрын

Not sure I've ever seen someone so on brand and obsessed about what a player looks like.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

WHAT!?????

@user-bg8pd3ll9p

9 күн бұрын

@@Richard-il6wc read a book Dick you look and sound FOOLISH.

Unlike you I think Byron Murphy was a tremendous pick so I think we had an extremely successful off season

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

WORD

Head coach - A. Overall coaching grade - B-. Draft - C. I'm just not seeing what everyone else sees in this draft. As of now (this moment), we came out of this draft with 1 starter. 2 if Christian Haynes takes the job at RG (which he has to). Thought we made a bad mid-round trade down also where we swapped a starter for 2 third stringers. Free agency - C. Dodson looked like a bust 3 out of the 4 years he's been in the league. Baker would have gotten beaten out by Cedric Gray if we didn't trade our pick. Not sure what's going on with the Laken Tomlinson thing. Seahawks overall offseason grade - B-. Everything was just very "meh" to me with the exception of Mike McDonald.

@danielbrown9769

10 күн бұрын

How is Dodson a busy if he was a udfa?

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

Dude. Why does Haynes have to win the job? Shouldn't the best guy take it? I understand, Mcclendon is putting up a hell of a fight. Howell was regarded as a top 5 overall pick after his sophomore year, then his circumstances kinda went to poopiness. Last year in D.C., he showed incredible tenacity. His teammates loved him. Think Baker Mayfield, but with a better arm.And we got him for a dime. Dodson was a backup bruh, not a bust. And did you know PFF rated Dodson as the No 1 overall linebacker from last season? Granted PFF is PFF, but Dodson must have been doing something right. Baker, statistically, ranked much higher than Diggs or Adams. And dude, Tomlinson is a f-cking IRON MAN. Your Kung Fu is weak bruh, these are our guys and you could show them more respect. At least base your assumptions on reality. But I'm guessing that's not your style. My 2 cents.

@Richard-il6wc

10 күн бұрын

​@@danielbrown9769 Dodson was ranked by PFF as the best linebacker in the league last year. Statistically speaking. Hardly a bust.

@upoceo

10 күн бұрын

@@danielbrown9769 That's a fair argument. He was just so mediocre his first 3 years and then had one really good year.

@upoceo

10 күн бұрын

@@Richard-il6wc It's the first 3 years, and his tackling has been bad all 4 years. I'm not saying he doesn't belong in the league. Just that he's just a guy. He's a grade C. How is that not reality? And Tomlinson? Do you really think that was an A-grade signing? If so, that's not really reality. We should try and look at these things objectively. Not always with fanboy goggles on, where Geno throws for 6000 yards and K9 rushes for 2000 yards and every draft pick was an A and every free agent signing was the greatest signing ever and 17-0 season incoming.

B

B+

I’d give it an A just for getting rid of Pete. His defenses have sucked for a long time now.