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Yeah, no surprise to see P-Rich not re-signed. Highly unlikely to pay him, Baldwin, and Lockett (next year). So this more or less came down to a choice between him or TL. No guarantee that Lockett doesn't walk next year also, but there are bigger possibilities with him due to what he can bring in the return game.
Yeah, he didnt have the best return year, but it certainly could be at least partially due to lingering effects from the injury. I think I would like to see him take another step forward as a WR in year 4 or I'm not sure things end for him here any different than it looks like they are for P-Rich.I expected Lockett to be a little more exciting in the return game honestly, maybe that injury set him back a bit in that area... He did seem like he gained a little steam later in the year though ,,,
It has to be about the injury history with these two. It looks like they kept McDougald for safety depth, but we're pretty thin at corner now. We're definitely taking some corners in the draft now and I expect a free agent or two to be signed as well. I can't say that I expected this much of a rebuild on defense, but with all of the personnel decisions, injury uncertainties and coaching changes, it's almost a complete rebuild on that side of the ball now. There's still not a ton of money to go around, so I don't expect any big splashes, but it's going to be a very different looking defense this year even if the system doesn't change all that much.
edit: It just occurred to me that the Hawks got a receiver in the Bennett trade. It's possible that that had something to do with the decision to move on from Richardson. It might not have been the main reason, but I'm sure it helped make the decision easier.
Word is Richardson going to the Skins for 5 years $40M. Too bad, I really liked what Richardson did last season. That said, he's an injury risk, so I wont miss that.
I doubt Shead is going anywhere. They could have held him to the contract because of the injury but they let him shop around but they released him to let him look at fair market value. Graham's a domer and all of a sudden his hands turned into stone once he arrived. Now he's going to one of the most brutal venues as far as late season games go. Rodgers can have fun with that. He really wasn't much better than Luke Willson to tell you the truth.
I hope Shead comes back but it sounds like he's paying SF a visit.
that's what I'm hearing, likely to play behind Sherman and Witherspoon unless he can cover the slot receiver. I know very little about the guy or how he was deployed by the Seahawks to know if he can cover a slot receiver. It also seems like most people on here would like to see him return so he has to be a solid player.
He was solid, but lost a season and still not sure how his recovery has gone. He played mostly outside, and like Sherman was better against bigger receivers. He ran hot and cold - when he was playing good, he was really good - but when he was off he was awful (not Jeremy Lane awful, but he gave up some big plays). I'd rather have him back - especially if he can be as good as he was in 2016, but he's not so good that he isn't replaceable. Personally, I feel the desire to bring him back is as much the fact he knows the system and could possibly be inexpensive.
So as the back up to Sherman and Witherspoon he makes sense, not to mention the Niners are now running the same system as Seattle so it would be an easy transition for him.
Word is Richardson going to the Skins for 5 years $40M. Too bad, I really liked what Richardson did last season. That said, he's an injury risk, so I wont miss that.
Just sang his prasies to the Redskins fan base. Sucks he is leaving but better decision on his part
Meh, he's really just a role player when you boil it down. Even on a team that will throw it 40 times a game, I don't think he has the potential to be a #1. P-Rich made some great plays last year, but that was season 4 and I think it took way too long just to get to a 40 catch season. The health concerns are still there as well. Just like Salk is saying right now as I type this, "he's just a guy." Good for him on getting the $, but I'm glad we didn't pay that.