Michael Vick to the Seahawks? Why Tim Ruskell Needs to Take a Good Hard Look

The Seahawks have a lot of former players/coaches and GMs from the Atlanta Falcons. Players include DE Patrick Kerney and RB T.J Duckett. Coaches are head coach Jim Mora Jr. and OC Greg Knapp, plus current Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell was the Falcons' former GM with Mora.

There is one more player that was with all of these players that could help the Seahawks greatly. That player is Michael Vick.

Currently the Seahawks have four QBs: Matt Hasselbeck, Seneca Wallace, Charlie Frye, and Jeff Rowe. Matt Hasselbeck is going to be entering his 11th season in the NFL and is 33 years old, so we don’t have to worry about a “Brett Favre” kind of thing going on. Seneca Wallace showed this season that he can lead a team, but I’m not sold just yet on him as a full-season QB.

Charlie Frye ha ha yeah okay, and umm, Jeff Rowe is the same way. Both are FAs this season and will not be back.

The Seahawks' new OC Greg Knapp is a run-first offensive coordinator. Vick was Mora/Knapp’s QB in Atlanta who led them to the NFC Championship game, and the Seahawks NEED a playmaker on offense. In this situation the Seahawks could have a win-win-win situation if everything goes right.

Here is a perfect scenario for the Hawks that “could” happen. Seahawks trade Matt Hasselbeck ($10 million) to either the Bears, Vikings, or Jets for their first round pick. Then the Seahawks would trade a conditional fourth round pick to the Falcons for Vick.

Now here is what would happen with the “conditional” fourth round pick. Just like Favre’s trade, it goes up in round by how much he plays and how far the Seahawks go. It could go all the way to a first round pick if they win the Super Bowl.

But the Seahawks would restructure Vick’s contract, just like the Cowboys did with Pacman Jones. Give him a six-year, $36 million deal with none of it guaranteed like Pacman Jones. But by year three, if he hasn’t had any run-ins with the law then the rest of the money would be guaranteed, and he could then also restructure his contract.

That does three great things for the Seahawks. 1) It gives them another first round pick to fill another hole via the Hasselbeck trade; 2) It gives both Michael Vick and Jim Mora another shot at a fresh start and a Super Bowl right to boot; and 3) It gives the Seahawks one of the best young QBs and a great playmaker.

Now Vick brings a lot more upside than downside. Plus with bringing him to a new team and a new city that isn’t as big as like a New York or a Dallas, cities like that, both Vick and the Seahawks can fly under the radar because of where Seattle is, tucked up in the great Northwest. Plus don’t forget about the money from jersey sales.

Michael Vick deserves another shot in the NFL, and he will get it with the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle has the rest of the pieces on offense. Through the draft they can even make it better by adding an OT or WR.

Either way, it would turn the Seahawks into a top offensive team and a Super Bowl-caliber team.

Make it happen.