The Seattle Seahawks parted ways with head coach Pete Carroll, which was their greatest offseason move (the Seahawks have started their offseason, sadly, while some teams haven’t because they didn’t make the playoffs). This suggests that the majority, if not all, of the assistant coaches will also be leaving. John Schneider, the general manager, will now have more authority as a result of Carroll’s departure, which is hopefully a good thing.
However, Seattle is predicted by ESPN to make another significant move in their offseason projections for teams that do not qualify for the playoffs. To free up safety Jamal Adams, that is. It doesn’t need to happen any more Adams, whether ESPN predicted that or not.
Of course, Adams was acquired prior to the 2020 campaign, and although his ceiling as a coverage safety was never going to be very high, his versatility was supposed to significantly improve the pass rush. He only did that for one season. Adams’ 9.5 sacks in 2020 broke the NFL record for sacks by a defensive back in a season.
However, since 2020, Adams has either missed games due to injuries or performed poorly when he did play. Since 2020, Adams has not been sackged, and in 2023, he had the lowest passer rating of any targeted player. Adams’ contract is currently good through 2025, with cap hits of at least $26,916,666 for the following two seasons. Adams’ release would spare Seattle slightly more than $6 million in cap space this offseason, but it would still consume $20,833,334 in dead cap.
