Looking Ahead to the 2010 Seahawks

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Well, I think we can really put this baby to bed. Seattle is 3-6, and it's very possible they won't win another game. How about that, Jimmy? You quite possibly are going to do worse than Holmgren did in his swan song.

The first order of business next season will be to show Mr. Ruskell the door. I won't cry too hard if it hits him on the way out.

Sure, like most GMs he picked some lemons and he picked some cherries. However when it comes to the GM gig, it's about the bottom line.

The bottom line is that with Ruskell, the 'Hawks don't win. They aren't building a team that is capable of doing this.

With an uncapped year, and deep pockets from the owner, this is a chance for Seattle to really put something together. They could sign several big contracts that are front-heavy to keep the players beyond the uncapped year and build quickly.

With that said, let's take a look at the team position by position to really figure out where this team is headed.

QB
Matt Hasselbeck is probably going to be back next year. Arguably if Seattle does select the QB of the future in next year's draft, they'll want No. 8 around to mentor him. I don't think you are going to see Seattle outright replace the QB who took them to a Super Bowl.

Seneca Wallace is decent, but he doesn't win games. We've seen that. He's a gimmick QB in our schemes. If he wants to start, he'll need to do it elsewhere.

I don't think you are going to see any immediate changes at this position unless something out of the ordinary happens. Jake Locker? Its a pipedream.

RB
I was excited to see Forsett run all over the Cardinals this past Sunday, however I don't think we quite have our answer yet. If he can show the same level of play for the rest of the year, then I'm more than happy to pause on building up the running game.

If Forsett does manage to step it up, we need a bulldozer like back for short yardage situations. It would be great to have a FB/TB type of player who catches well out of the backfield too, someone who is versatile, so we don't waste a roster spot on a one tool back.

Someone like Leonard Weaver. Oops. Justin Griffith has done fairly well, but I don't see him as that short yardage guy. This is something we could address in free agency or in the draft in the later rounds.

There is a wealth of young running backs that are free agents next year. LenDale White, Chester Taylor and Le'Ron McClain are all backs who could flourish in the system put in place in Seattle. They are multi-tool backs.

Don't rule out Mike Bell either. With the plethora of decent backs in New Orleans, it's unlikely they'll opt to keep both Bell and Pierre Thomas.

TE
Seattle is doing pretty well at TE. However, given their offensive line woes, I would like to see them try to use more two TE sets. If they can't repair the line, then work around it. Aaron Rodgers has been running for his life this season due to O-line problems, yet the Packers are doing much better than the Seahawks.

Tony Scheffler hasn't been used as much in Denver as he would have liked. He would be a great addition to Seattle as he has developed into a well balanced tight end. Bo Scaife and Alge Crumpler are up for renewal in Tennessee. I doubt they'll keep both.

Anthony Fasano from Miami is a strong pass catcher, although I imagine they'll make an attempt to resign him. Hopefully they'll avoid Benjamin Watson. He's a tremendous athlete, but his hands are questionable, and I'd rather not go back to the Stonehands Jackson and K-Drop Robinson era.

WR
Stop! We are fine at WR. We have way too many other areas to focus on to make this a concern. Burleson, Branch, Houshmandzadeh and Butler are a decent quartet. Granted Branch is always hurt, when he does play, he's fairly productive.

On the other hand, there are a ton of playmakers available at this position on the market. It wouldn't hurt to cut the oft-injured Branch and trade Mouthmandzadeh for some younger prospects.

Steve Breaston is a free agent. I'd be hard pressed to say he wants to continue to be a #3 man in Arizona. He's very talented, and it would be lovely to see him in Seattle torching the Cardinals defenders as a hilarious twist of fate.

Lance Moore is also available. He's had some big games in New Orleans, and he would be a great replacement for Deion Branch.

OL
Where do we begin?

Chris Spencer and Steve Vallos are not the answer at center. I'd love to see what Max Unger can do before we start hunting for a replacement.

Jahri Evans and Logan Mankins are both big name guards on the market. However, I'd expect the Saints and Pats to lock them up respectively. If they can somehow get their greasy hands on Mankins it might redeem them in some ways from the loss of Hutch.

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