Brandon Marshall to Miami Dolphins

The Seahawks want draft picks; the benefit of the Whitehurst trade (as far as Q/PM is concerned, I think) was not sacrificing a 2010 pick. In a deep draft like this the Seahawks might have assumed — and still do — that the quality of player available at #40is not too big a drop from what could be still available at #60. Now if the Seahawks were willing to move their 2nd rounder for Marshall before the Whitehurst trade and then Denver resisted after we moved back…..that’s certainly reasonable, but not certain.

I bet the Seahawks were only interested in Marshall in case they got him at a huge bargain; Miami was willing to pay more. Kudos to them.

And I’d argue that until we know how Whitehurst develops, it’s a bit premature to say they “pissed away” resources on him.

Prior to this trade the active speculation here was on hope that we’d get him for #60 or a pick-swap. No one was aiming as high as two second-rounders, and I don’t think we should be disappointed that we let him slip at that price.

You really want to be without a 2nd and 3rd in consecutive years? that’s no way to start a y outh movement…

There will be some ugly rookie growing pains, make no mistake.

There’s no guarantee the Hawks would have been willing to part with a 2nd next year if they still had the 40th. That, basically, is why I think there’s no point in speculating.

Also, please us the subject line.

From a Denver Post article yesterday.

“When Marshall signed his tender last Tuesday, McGuire knew he would soon have a deal completed with one of three teams — Tampa Bay, Seattle or Miami.

A few hours before the trade was executed in the early-morning hours Wednesday, McGuire still was in serious discussions with the Seahawks. Seattle’s bid, however, was ultimately doomed by its trade last month for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. To get him, Seattle swapped its No. 40 overall pick with San Diego’s No. 60 pick. The Broncos were not going to accept the Chargers’ discarded pick as the jewel to their trade package."

I also think that would have been too steep a price to pay for a player with so many red flags. I love how the conventional wisdom immediately becomes “Seahawks lost out on Marshall because of the Whitehurst trade.” No, the Seahawks had a long look at Marshall and decided not to spend that kind of draft value on him in a deep-draft year.

Marshall’s going to get himself straightened out in Miami? That’s funny. Hey Brandon, the clubs in South Beach are beckoning. Get loose!

for perspective.

I’m still disappointed. Marshall is certainly worth two 2nds, but our team does have bigger needs and ‘possession receiver’ isn’t one of them. Marshall is more than strictly a possession receiver, I understand that, but Housh can bridge the gap until other areas of our team are fortified or settled. That’s really the only logic that helps me accept that we missed out on him. No jersey for me! :(

The short of it? the two seconds have (at this point in time) roughly the equivalent value of the 28th pick of the draft. So in that sense, Denver got what they wanted.

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Aside from his issues he is a good player but not what we needed to focus on now, especially with the Leroy Hill situation possibly change draft plans in case he is gone for half of the season. We can get McCoy (please oh please) or Williams, Spiller, and Houston (depending on how 6 goes) or someone like Saffold.

Do you think it’s too much for Miami as well? It’s more than I expected anyone to pay, but still, he has a huge value to that team.

I think you showed us to keep trading for Marshall in perspective. Given the price in picks, I figured you would be okay with him ending up in Miami.

Disappointed at all, though? As much as it makes sense, it still feels like a let-down. That’s probably for me just an emotional reaction.