Archimedes Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Analysis: Did the Seahawks really try to trade Russell Wilson to the Cleveland Browns in 2018? I can’t even wrap my brain around a team trying to dangle a QB the caliber of Russell Wilson. He wasn’t one of the near consensus top 2 QBs at the time of the theoretical proposal, but he was still viewed as a top 8ish franchise QB. Does anyone think there’s any truth to the rumor that Seattle tried to trade Russ? I don’t think so, but PFT is legitimate, so I thought I’d at least bring it up for discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 It would not surprise me one bit if they did. Given the track record of teams with QBs whose deals take up the percentage of salary cap space that his current deal does, I'm sure there was trepidation by the team about giving him that sort of contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Darnold? Mayfield? Who would they have been after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellChippy Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I don’t doubt they thought about it following the success they had with a qb on a rookie deal. I do doubt they aggressively shopped him 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 If this was real it would have leaked much sooner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I can't believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elky Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Your SB window closes once you have to pay the QB. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 No. And if they did, I don’t know who’s dumber - the Hawks for offering the deal or the Browns for not taking it. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, Elky said: Your SB window closes once you have to pay the QB. What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramxel Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Yin-Yang said: No. And if they did, I don’t know who’s dumber - the Hawks for offering the deal or the Browns for not taking it. That's the part that's hard to believe in this story... if there was really an offer on the table, Browns would have run with it.... and if it was pulled back, there would be a lot of talk surrounding it. I think this is someone messing up weird ideas with reality. It might have come across someone's mind, but it certainly didn't go much farther than that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) As people have said if they tried to trade him he would have been traded, any team needing a QB would have given up the farm for him. Edited May 15, 2020 by rob_shadows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I could see Cle offering the first and Seattle saying no. Not the other way around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 No, just...no. Maybe it was something joked about between two people in each organization, nothing with legs though. Just a "Hey, whydoncha give me #1 and I'll give you Russell!? Ha, yes - I'm laughing, you're laughing, we're all laughing." If there were legs and Cleveland didn't pursue, this would be the worst decision ever made in NFL history, even ahead of the Hopkins debacle... That's why I can't see this as true. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I think this is one of those situations where there's enough gray area that the answer can truthfully be both "yes" and "no". I bet they explored it a little bit, dipped their toe in the water, discussed it, etc. But I don't think it got very far at all. But I'll be honest, if they DID, I'd have so much respect for them as an organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Elky said: Your SB window closes once you have to pay the QB. This is definitely bogus. Peyton won two on big contracts, Eli won one after his contract, Matt Ryan was already paid when they made the SB, Ben, etc. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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