Hawks Target Canty

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 8:17 AM PST in Seahawks News & Rumors

The Hawks are apparently scheduled to meet with Chris Canty on March 2nd. Canty will start his team visits with the Redskins, who have been on a bit of a shopping spree in the last 24 hours in signing both Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall to huge contracts. Because they are the Redskins, however, they may still pursue Canty aggressively because Daniel Snyder is loony (although if you had stopped eating at Johnny Rockets, maybe he would have had to settle for someone cheaper). John already put up a Free Agent of Interest piece on Canty, so wipe the fry grease off of your hands and go refresh your burger-saturated memory.

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I'm not a huge Canty fan.

But everyone is worth a certain dollar amount, and if we can have him at or below fair market value, I’d be happy considering the fact that we seem to be thin at DT and the draft does not seem to have that many great DTs in it either.

by LantermanC on Feb 27, 2009 8:32 AM PST reply actions

I would rather have Hood

He is probably the only DT in the draft I like but I think we would be better off with Hood – who would probably be available at #37 than Canty

by laubster on Feb 27, 2009 9:04 AM PST up reply actions

For what he is asking?

Not at 7 years (or whatever he is seeking). He is not the answer at DT we need – maybe for another team. DLine’s got to be fixed, but not in a sense of desperation – wait for 2010, when there is a bit of a deeper FA class or see what the draft gives you. Canty’s really not our solution.

by Jerikantilles on Feb 27, 2009 8:50 AM PST reply actions

keep in mind..

Free agent classes always look deeper than they end up. Many of the best options in next years’ FA DL class will resign before they hit FA.

That said, it is difficult to project Canty in our system because he has played the supportive 3-4 end role in Dallas. The earlier piece on Canty pointed out that he wasn’t visibly disrupting offenses in Dallas. However, I could see him being awesome in our DL. It is hard to say. I like that he would be able to play either end or tackle (potentially) for us, which improves depth for us a lot. I am not sure I see how he would excel at either position (probably too slow off the snap to be a great pass-rush end in our system, and probably too weak to be great in the middle for us).

Canty played at Virginia so I would bet Ruskell has followed his career pretty closely. I would like this move if it was cheap.

by michaelfox99 on Feb 27, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions

Hard to argue that he would help.

He is a good player.

I don’t think he’ll be cheap. Someone will ‘overpay’ for him and it won’t be us, I imagine.

by Misfit74 on Feb 27, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions

eh, hard to argue that he 'wouldn't help'

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by Misfit74 on Feb 27, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions

ESPN just reported that the Seahawks will be meeting with TJ Houshmanzada today.

by BrianL on Feb 27, 2009 8:53 AM PST reply actions

I have a feeling Tennessee will snap him up

and if he’s really looking to get 7 yr 50 mil (7/year average), that seems way too much for someone who’s been just average. Maybe 4-5 million a year. He’s not exactly known for rushing the passer, which is what we need opposite Mebane, right?

by B.B.Finnegan on Feb 27, 2009 9:18 AM PST reply actions

Wait, what?

For some reason I thought his price tag would be closer to 5 years $22.5 million. If it’s much more than that, I’d have to say pass, give me Ziggy Hood or just a solid but cheap DT.

by LantermanC on Feb 27, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions

Lojack

I hope Jackson develops to be our DE/DT guy in the position we’d be looking at Canty for. I suppose Canty would be a pretty stout DE on run downs in lieu of Tapp, but his price will likely be prohibitive.

by Misfit74 on Feb 27, 2009 9:23 AM PST reply actions

I like Canty, a lot even.

But he simply does not fit what we’re looking for. He’s a true 3-4 end, simply too tall to play 4-3 DT consistently effective enough for us. Plus, he’s gonna cost $$$.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Feb 27, 2009 11:05 AM PST reply actions