Free Agents - Cap Space - who stays, who's gone

[HawkandMariner88]

K9 not gonna get a top 3 contract. He'll be paid what he's worth.

[auroraave]

Okay, my wager is Walker walks and Rasheed re-signs. Walker isn't exactly the love fest that Rasheed is. See where he commented on not being happy with how he was used the earlier part of the season. Characterized it as a lot of late night phone calls to his father. But mainly I don't see JS overpaying for him. That seems to be the narrative. For as much as they might seem to need walker I'm guessing JS will refuse to factor that in.

See where JS talked about wanting Rasheed from when they played the Saints in 2025. Everything about that trade indicates a desire to keep him. But it's really going to turn on Rasheeds stated desire to stay since it's going to take signing in the $8-9 mil range.

I think they both can be had for that price range, and I'd pull the trigger on those deals if doable. Not crushing cap hits and both highly impactful players and great fits for this team. Shaheed's potential in this offense hasn't been tapped yet and we've seen what K9 is capable of - and we also saw him developing into a better RB, more patient and calculating, reading the line accurately. I really want both back.

[Donn Beach]

Okay, my wager is Walker walks and Rasheed re-signs. Walker isn't exactly the love fest that Rasheed is. See where he commented on not being happy with how he was used the earlier part of the season. Characterized it as a lot of late night phone calls to his father. But mainly I don't see JS overpaying for him. That seems to be the narrative. For as much as they might seem to need walker I'm guessing JS will refuse to factor that in.

See where JS talked about wanting Rasheed from when they played the Saints in 2025. Everything about that trade indicates a desire to keep him. But it's really going to turn on Rasheeds stated desire to stay since it's going to take signing in the $8-9 mil range.

I think they both can be had for that price range, and I'd pull the trigger on those deals if doable. Not crushing cap hits and both highly impactful players and great fits for this team. Shaheed's potential in this offense hasn't been tapped yet and we've seen what K9 is capable of - and we also saw him developing into a better RB, more patient and calculating, reading the line accurately. I really want both back.

Yeah, I'd like them both back as well. And you're right, their value seems similar. Walker and JS have been having some odd ball interaction, hopefully they get it done

[trharder]

K9 not gonna get a top 3 contract. He'll be paid what he's worth.

Most people didn't even know who he was until he was SB MVP.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Walker has elite talent but hasn't demonstrated that he has the durability to carry the load through an entire season. He's too risky to throw elite #1 RB money at.

[Donn Beach]

Walker also doesn't seem particularly happy being used in a tandem

Walker described the start of his season as “ass” and said it led to “late night talks” with his dad, then pivoted to what he learned from the situation.

“You can’t control how many times you get taken out or how many reps you get… I can’t control that,” Walker said. “I can just control… what I do with my opportunities.”

Did you know the SB was the first time his father watched him live in an NFL game

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Yeah i saw sonething about that. Apparently he is hypersensitive to noise and being in crowds is really uncomfortable for him.

I thought Kenneth had a foot issue and that was why they limited his carries for most of the season. So that was just bs?

[Donn Beach]

Yeah i saw sonething about that. Apparently he is hypersensitive to noise and being in crowds is really uncomfortable for him.

I thought Kenneth had a foot issue and that was why they limited his carries for most of the season. So that was just bs?

I don't think it was BS. They wanted to get walker through an entire season. But I think there's more to it, they ran a legitimate tandem RB offense. Charbonnet is no slouch, he's was rated nearly as highly as walker by pff. But walker may want to get more touches, be the true featured back. What's the plan going forward? I could see the seahawks focused more on how they want to run their offense than making Walker happy

[Michael K.]

Yeah i saw sonething about that. Apparently he is hypersensitive to noise and being in crowds is really uncomfortable for him.

I thought Kenneth had a foot issue and that was why they limited his carries for most of the season. So that was just bs?

I don't think it was BS. They wanted to get walker through an entire season. But I think there's more to it, they ran a legitimate tandem RB offense. Charbonnet is no slouch, he's was rated nearly as highly as walker by pff. But walker may want to get more touches, be the true featured back. What's the plan going forward? I could see the seahawks focused more on how they want to run their offense than making Walker happy

Eh, one of them is a game breaker and the other is a bit of a plodder. I think they tried to justify it as Walker needed to stay healthy, but the close to fifty fifty split never made sense to me. Even before Charbo got hurt? They went away from that. Means that MM is just quicker than Pete at figuring shit out.

[Donn Beach]

I don't know, PFF really likes Charbonett. They rank him fifth out of eligible HBs with a 85.9 grade. He's got a 90.3 rushing grade. He's 11th in yards after contact. He's 14th in forced miss tackles. He certainly doesn't have Walkers explosiveness but by their measurements he's an effective RB