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3 things we’d like to see happen before training camp begins

3 things we’d like to see happen before training camp begins

The Seattle Seahawks will report to training camp on July 26. That gives us about three and a half weeks to fill what is normally the quietest portion of the NFL’s calendar year. Before they take the field at the VMAC, there are a few important orders of business we’d like the team to address.

Here are three things we’d like to see from the organization before training camp begins.

1
Add more depth at quarterback

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The biggest position battle at training camp this year will come at quarterback between Geno Smith and Drew Lock. The winner will be Seattle’s starting QB Week 1 when Russell Wilson and the Broncos come to town for what wll be a much-hyped Monday Night Football matchup.

Smith and Lock both have their positive attributes. However, neither one of them has proven they can be a viable long-term QB1 at this level. Both should be ranked in the 25-30 range among the 32 projected No. 1 guys around the NFL this year. That makes them good backups but bad starters, which doesn’t bode well for the team’s win total this year.

The Seahawks should roll the dice and try to find an upgrade at quarterback before training camp. Baker Mayfield of the Browns is the most popular target and probably their best chance at doing so. However, his contract is a sticking point and depending on how Deshaun Watson’s disciplinary hearings go, Cleveland might have to come crawling back to Baker and ask him to start this year ahead of Jacoby Brissett. Odds are Mayfield’s team will colorfully tell them to take a hike, but we can’t completely rule out him staying put with the Browns for another year.

The other big name at QB that might get moved this offseason is Jimmy Garoppolo of the 49ers, who are not going to trade him to a division rival. However, if San Francisco releases Garoppolo from his obscene contract – which carries an almost-$27 million cap hit this year – then Seattle should at least consider bringing him in. While he wouldn’t be a huge upgrade over Smith or Lock, we’d feel more confident if Garoppolo was under center than either of those two.

Wild card options include trading for Gardner Minshew or signing Colin Kaepernick or Cam Newton. We’d be satisfied with any of these names to add more depth at the game’s most important position.

2
Re-sign Carlos Dunlap (or add another OLB)

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