It’s Memorial Day weekend, which signifies that the ultimate parts of the NFL offseason program have arrived earlier than absolutely the useless interval of the slowest of sluggish summer season season. As yearly right here at Subject Gulls which means it’s time for the way in which too early 53 man roster projection for the 2024 Seattle Seahawks, which begins by taking a guess at which gamers make the group on offense. Thus, with out losing any time, right here’s to leaping proper into the projections and why.
Quarterback (2):Maintain: Geno Smith and Sam HowellCut: N/A
The Hawks will most definitely want so as to add a camp arm or two earlier than hitting the sector for follow in July, nevertheless, in the meanwhile, on condition that Smith and Howell are the one two quarterbacks on the 90-man roster, there’s not numerous evaluation that must be carried out.
Working Again (4):Maintain: Zach Charbonnet, Kenneth Walker, Kenny McIntosh and George HolaniCut: Kobe Lewis and TaMerik Williams
Barring damage Charbonnet and Walker are all however sure to guide the Seattle floor assault in 2024, with the true competitors prone to be to interchange DeeJay Dallas, who departed for the Arizona Cardinals in free company. McIntosh spent half of his rookie season on injured reserve recovering from a knee damage suffered early in coaching camp, whereas Holani involves the Seahawks after tearing up the Mountain West Convention to the tune of three,596 dashing yards and a pair of 1,000 yard seasons to his identify throughout his school profession.
If these numbers look acquainted, it could be as a result of they don’t seem to be dissimilar from the three,656 dashing yards and a pair of 1,000 yard seasons 2017 first spherical decide Rashaad Penny posted whereas tearing up the Mountain West Convention a number of years in the past.
Tight Finish (3):Maintain: Noah Fant, Pharaoh Brown and A.J. BarnerCut: Tyler Mabry, Brady Russell and Jack Westover
The entrance workplace gave Fant and Brown greater than $14M assured in free company, so except one among them will get injured, they’ll be on the 53 man roster. Barner, having been a particular groups monster for brand new particular groups coach Jay Harbaugh at Michigan has the within monitor on the third tight finish spot, and can seemingly be an immediate contributor on particular groups whereas being afforded the time to develop behind Fant and Brown.
An damage to any of the highest three would give Mabry, Russell and Westover a possibility to slip onto the 53-man roster, however for now they’re on the skin trying in.
Broad Receiver (5):Maintain: Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Dee Eskridge and Dee WillamsCut: Jake Bobo, Hayden Hatten, Laviska Shenault, Cody White, Easop Winston and Dareke Younger
It is a place the place the highest three in Metcalf, Lockett and JSN are unquestioned, however arguments may very well be made for any of plenty of permutations behind them. Right here, Eskridge and Williams are given the nod resulting from their potential to contribute within the return recreation.
The largest pushback seemingly comes from followers who can be upset concerning the group transferring on from Bobo and Shenault, however slicing doesn’t essentially imply transferring on. Particularly, in Shenault’s case, he’s a veteran and his contract is totally assured. Meaning the Seahawks can launch Shenault at roster cuts without having to fret that he would possibly clear waivers, after which they will carry him again to the 53-man roster as soon as they’ve sorted issues out elsewhere. Or, due to the complete assure on his base wage, the Hawks might even put hold Shenault on the follow squad early within the season, utilizing gameday elevations to get him in motion on Sundays whereas ready to see how issues shake out.
There’ll seemingly be no scarcity of concern from Bobo followers within the feedback, and it wouldn’t be a shock if Bobo made the group, however for now he doesn’t make the lower.
Inside Offensive Line (6):Maintain: Olu Oluwatimi, Nick Harris, Christian Haynes, Laken Tomlinson, McClendon Curtis and Sataoa LaumeaCut: Mike Novitsky, Tremayne Anchrum and Anthony Bradford
This a place group that can be fascinating to observe in the course of the preseason. Clearly followers are enthusiastic about Oluwatimi and Haynes resulting from their draft standing, however the actuality is that Tomlinson has extra expertise than your complete remainder of the inside offensive line room mixed. The group is definitely enthusiastic about Haynes, however they identify dropped Curtis a number of occasions this offseason, so getting to really see the second 12 months participant in motion within the preseason can be fascinating.
It’s the projection to maneuver on from Bradford that’s almost definitely to attract the ire of many followers, however the actuality is that he struggled in move safety as a rookie, identical to he struggled with move safety in school. Mix that reality with the truth that the younger gamers the Seahawks have added to the offensive line this offseason have been those that have excelled at move safety, and the addition of so many different gamers on the place might spell the top of his time in Seattle after only a single season.
Sort out (4):Maintain: Charles Cross, Abe Lucas, George Fant and Michael JerrellCut: Raiqwon O’Neal, Garret Greenfield and Stone Forsythe
The wild card on this group is, clearly, the knee of Abe Lucas. If Lucas’ knee is wholesome sufficient to permit him to play, then it’ll be he and Cross with Fant and one of many children in a depth position. If, nevertheless, Lucas’ knee points forestall him from enjoying, then the competitors behind Fant can be one to observe in the course of the preseason.
No matter how issues prove on the place, the truth is that the Seahawks felt compelled so as to add veteran Fant on a two 12 months contract, whereas including Jerrell within the sixth spherical and giving Greenfield probably the most assured cash to an undrafted free agent in franchise historical past. If one needs to learn into what these tea leaves are saying about Lucas’ knee, one might, however the studying isn’t one many Seattle followers are prone to get pleasure from.
And now to the feedback to complain.
