So C. J. Prosise Color Rush Jersey , we now know who will be in the NFC Championship game. For the Seattle Seahawks to be anything more than a Wild Card team, they need to improve their roster. Play-calling grievances aside, Seattle’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round ultimately highlighted a lack of overall talent. How many Seahawks position groups would you take over the Cowboys? Quarterback? Wide receiver? That’s about it really. And it’s not like Seattle is blessed with receiver depth behind Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett. There’s been lots of “2018 feels like 2011 or 2012” talk. As early as July, Pete Carroll himself was feeling the comparisons to 2012. This past season certainly had a fun quality that was missing from recent years of Seahawks football. Desire, energy and growth were themes of the campaign. Seattle felt like they were back, or at least close to coming back. It was refreshing.Yet, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, a lack of experience but also lack of talent became apparent at crucial moments. The dearth of pass rushing ability and depth was obvious against Dallas. The better offenses showed the slow speed of the front seven. The defensive backfield ultimately suffered from a lack of range and savvy.The issue is that this coming offseason is hugely different to those that followed 2011 or 2012.For one, Russell Wilson is no longer on a rookie contract. The cheap first deal for a franchise player is a golden ticket for any general manager or head coach. In 2012 he made up 0.5% of the cap. In 2019, the 30-year-old accounts for 13.3%.Having had so much dead money last offseason, the Seahawks now having just $888,992 in dead money this offseason and $60,455 Tre Madden Color Rush Jersey ,232 in projected cap space seems astronomically high. But that spending money soon looks rather paltry once you factor in the free agents that Seattle will want to re-sign.The front office will need to extend Frank Clark—pass rushers at his level and age must be paid. That deal may command over $18 million per year!K.J. Wright poses an uncomfortable question of durability, and the Seahawks would be forgiven for feeling wary of third contracts. Mychal Kendricks impressed in his playing time but may not be a free man by the 2019 season.Earl Thomas is unlikely to want a return to Seattle, but his prescient range helps the cornerbacks to play more confidently, and his Hall of Fame ability enables Pete Carroll to run bolder pass coverages.The offensive guard pairing of D.J. Fluker and J.R. Sweezy helped the Seahawks run the football like they’ve always wanted to. Both are unrestricted free agents.Seattle will likely target pass rushers and several decent ones could be available. However, the days of finding two ludicrous bargains like Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett are surely gone. The league appears to be valuing pressure rates and advanced metrics more highly now.With little maneuvering capital for free agency, one would expect the front office to focus on the draft. But John Schneider’s all-in 2017 has left the Seahawks devoid of any serious picks. At the time of writing, Seattle has: Round 1 Pick 21, Round 3 Pick 84, Round 4 Pick 116 and Round 5 Pick 148. This is less than ideal for a team that has a lot of areas that must be upgraded for them to take the next step. A typical first round trade back will surely happen from Schneider. Yet for him to attempt to fill the holes on this roster, numerous moves back are required.The previous class of 2018 offers hope for Schneider’s drafting abilities. It looks like an excellent haul after other recent drafts produced little. The needs for the Seahawks are so great right now though. They obviously depend on free agency activity and player development, but nearly every position on Seattle can be upgraded significantly.The challenge, then, of bettering the Seahawks is significant. It’s not fair to compare this coming offseason to 2011 or 2012 Kam Chancellor Color Rush Jersey , because what Schneider faces may be his greatest challenge yet. If he can succeed, he will fully deserve an Executive of the Year Award and Seattle will be real championship contenders. The issue is how tricky prospering in this self-inflicted climate is. There was a lot of change to the roster of the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, with the defense losing names like Justin Coleman, Earl Thomas and Frank Clark, and the long-awaited official release..." The OffseasonCap ClassroomTraining CampSeahawks WR Jaron Brown impressing so far in campNew,14commentsPDTThere was a lot of change to the roster of the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, with the defense losing names like Justin Coleman, Earl Thomas and Frank Clark, and the long-awaited official release of Kam Chancellor. Things have been more stable on the offensive side of the ball, where the only starters projected to not return are left guard J.R. Sweezy and wide receiver Doug Baldwin. The Hawks addressed the left guard competition both in free agency and through the draft, first signing Mike Iupati away from the division rival Arizona Cardinals and then choosing Phil Haynes out of Wake Forest. To fill the void at wide receiver left by Baldwin’s release, the team drafted three wide receivers, DK Metcalf Shaquem Griffin Color Rush Jersey , Gary Jennings and John Ursua, as well as signing undrafted free agents Terrry Wright and Jazz Ferguson. Thus, the expectations for the rookie receiver class are sky high among many fans.However, through the first two days of training camp veteran receiver Jaron Brown is reportedly doing everything he can to keep the youngsters on the bench.Obviously, anything that coaches say at this point must be taken with a grain of salt, and the Seahawks have not been shy about releasing wide receivers who shined during camp (looking at Kasen Williams). In addition, it’s only been two days and camp is five weeks long, so there’s plenty of time for impressions to change. That said, Brown carries the second highest cap hit of all Seahawks receivers, so the team likely wants to see as much of what he can do as possible. The $3.725M he is slated to cost against the cap is the second largest cap hit of a receiver on the roster, and is more than the combined cap hits of those receivers with cap hits three through seven. Cap hits for 2019 Seahawks wide receivers with third through seventh largest cap hitsPlayer2019 Cap HitPlayer2019 Cap HitSo, while Brown’s cap hit of $3.725M this season is far from prohibitive for a team that had in excess of $20M in cap space available per the NFLPA public salary cap report prior to Bobby Wagner’s Friday extension, the potential $2.75M in cap savings can’t be ignored. Thus Bradley McDougald Color Rush Jersey , while Brown has been a standout and grabbed the attention of both observers and the coaching staff through the first two days of camp, he’ll need to continue to show his worth through the coming weeks. That said, because of the decision the team will need to make on Brown sometime between now and August 31 at 4 pm, don’t be surprised if he is given an extensive opportunity to show what he can do. With just twelve days until the Hawks take on the Denver Broncos to open the preseason, Brown will likely be a featured target as the team looks to gather as much information about his potential contributions this season. What the team does know about Brown is that he performed when asked to during 2018, and that his 123 special teams snaps were the third most of any offensive player. With Tre Madden and his 254 special teams snaps no longer on the roster, and Tyler Lockett likely to see his special teams snaps reduced as he takes on the role of the number one wide receiver, Brown could potentially see his snaps pick up. It’s still early, though, and with dozens of practices and four more somethings that look like football games left between now and roster cuts, this is a story that is most certainly worth watching.