Reviewing the Seahawks' 2011 Free Agency Situation

Our D line might have been the strongest part of our game last year. We have to resign Mebane to continue to build on what we have.

I like the players you have listed. However, I want the Seahawks to sign them only if they are the best player available. There are many free agents.

Whether or not they sign Matt is dependant on what he is offered in the open market. If someone offers him a lucrative 2-3 contract he’s gone, if not, he resigns with the Seahawks. I like Michael Robinson in the locker room, but we need to develop younger talent at the position. Ray Willis does not move well enough to be a scheme fit, pass. Sean Locklear is one of the poorest run blocking right tackles in football. Let Locklear move on to a team that doesn’t care about run blocking. I think Polumbus would be a nice addition as a swing tackle. Mebane has to be the number one priority, he is a quality player at a position of need. Raheem Brock played very well last year, but I get the feeling they want to get younger at the position. The remaining D-Line players are street free agent quality. Will Herring is gone, they drafted Wright to take his spot. Leroy Hill might be a good signing, he needs to resurrect his career and Seattle is as good as anywhere. I’m not sure about Milloy and Babs, I would say they are gone because of all the DB’s drafted this year. Sign Mare, he’s a good kicker.

At best, they have possible scenarios. There is no free agent out there who is guaranteed to come to Seattle, or anywhere, I guess.

If we have to go with Whitehurst and two UDFA’s, fine. Keeping Matt in the fold just hurts the development of this team, and even here, he’s not much of an improvement (if any) over Whitehurst.

I haven’t seen anything that makes the me think the FO values him, and it sounds like they view Unger as the center of the future. I think this is a mistake and would rather have Spencer in there personally. It also sure seems like they do not think very highly of Mebane, which is shocking, considering he is one of the more talented young players on the squad. He’s a bit undersized I guess though, and it seems like more than anything our FO just wants really big dudes on the field.

I hope they don’t get rid of Big Play Babs!

By my observations, the only people I would even THINK about resigning are Mebane, Hass, Herring, and Brock..and only Mebane is a MUST. Still, you cannot deny Brock’s sack production last year…and I like Herring’s fire (although I don’t like his reported attitude of “start me or else”). Herring should realize that if he can’t win a starting spot in Seattle, he’s not likely to win one anywhere (except maybe Buffalo or Cleveland).

Offer Brock, Herring, and Hass something reasonable, but if they turn their noses up at it, then show them the door and tell them to not let it hit them in the ass on the way out.

The rest of this list is pure, unadulterated crap. See ya…wouldn’t want to be ya!

Starting with Mebane. How can they not resign him? You gotta have a couple good 3-techs to keep ’em rotating fresh. I like Desmond Bryant . Raider FA tackle. Just 25 and is a pass rush specialist.

I like Mebane but don’t think we should over pay him. He seems a little disgruntled and we don’t really need that on this team. We do need D Linemen though so unless we can get Cullen Jenkins and some other dudes in FA then we need to keep him. I think he’ll want a long term deal though and I don’t think we’ll give it to him.

Everyone keeps saying that Spencer was one of our best linemen last year and it’s hard for me to say as O linemen are tough to judge. I will say that I question whether or not he is making the right calls at the line given how non-cohesive the line has been. Of course injuries play a major part in that cohesion too. What this line definitely needs is a strong outspoken leader. I think Gallery could be that guy but if not him I think we could do worse than Chester Pitts if he’s actually able to walk.

I like Raheem Brock, I think he brings a winning attitude to the team and the D Line and the guy had 9 sacks last year. I wouldn’t throw the bank at him but I think he’s worth bringing back. Same goes for Stokely. Milloy and Babs are two of my favorite guys on the team but I think they keep Milloy and let Babs go unless they can convince Milloy to retire and join the coaching staff. I just think they need his leadership and experience for one more year in the secondary. Keep Mare for sure. Keep Hill too, I like Herring but he’s expendable.