Brandon Marshall Trade Hurts And Helps The Seattle Seahawks
The trade of Brandon Marshall from the Chicago Bears to the New York Jets has profound implications for the Seattle Seahawks.
The acquisition of Marshall, and the $8 million cap hit that comes along with him, likely means the end of the Percy Harvin experiment in New York. Due to the terms of last September’s trade between the Seahawks and Jets, the fact that Harvin won’t be on the Jets roster means that the fourth round pick Seattle acquired in exchange for Harvin becomes a sixth round pick.
Unfortunate, but not a disaster. This front office has shown that they are capable of finding stars in all rounds of the draft. Also, this trade doesn’t necessarily guarantee the end of Harvin’s time in New York, although it makes his release likely with Marshall and Eric Decker also owed a ton of money.
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However, there is a bright side to this trade for the Seattle Seahawks.
Although they was not fortunate enough to be the team to acquire Marshall for relatively little compensation, this trade sets the market for future trades involving veteran wide outs. Even after tendering Jermaine Kearse with a $2.4 million offer, the Seahawks could still use another receiver. And with the market set so low, they might be able to find one for a more-than-reasonable compensation.
Andre Johnson is reportedly done in Houston. And at 34 years of age, his trade value is significantly less than that of Brandon Marshall. Vincent Jackson is another player that would make sense for the Seahawks, although both Johnson and Jackson’s contracts would need some renegotiating in order to come to Seattle.
Ultimately, we will have to wait see what the Jets decide to do with Harvin, what the Seahawks choose to do at receiver, and whether the positives end up outweighing the negatives.
Get ready! The big moves of the off-season are just getting started.