Seattle Seahawks Free Agency Approach Draws Frustrating Comparisons to Seattle Mariners

Seahawks fans are experiencing the same kind of angst that Mariners fans feel each offseason.

Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider speaks during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on Feb. 25. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

All of a sudden, the parallels are being drawn between the Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Mariners.

NFL Free Agency started earlier this week and thus far, the Seahawks haven't done much of anything besides bring in quarterback Sam Darnold. Now, that's a big deal, but when you've traded Geno Smith and DK Metcalf, and released Tyler Lockett, fans are looking for more.

Furthermore, the Seahawks entered the offseason with a lot of cap space, and created even more in the Smith and Metcalf trades, but they haven't used it, especially on positions of need like the offensive line.

This inaction in free agency has reminded several fans of what we usually see from the Mariners, who haven't spent big in the offseason in years, despite repeated calls to do so.

Check out some of the reaction on social media:

Watching the Seahawks’ offseason transaction discourse become the Mariners’ offseason transaction discourse pic.twitter.com/hMPuExuIfU

— Mariner Muse (@MarinerMuse) March 11, 2025

For the record, yes, I suffer the same emotional anxiety watching the #Seahawks attempt to sign free agent interior offensive linemen as much as watching the #Mariners attempt to sign free agent hitters. Every year, same struggle, different sport.

— Aaron Levine (@AaronLevine_) March 11, 2025

This most definitely feels like a “yeah but we were in on him” Mariners type of free agency pursuit.

— Dan Viens 🎙(Seahawks Forever Podcast) (@SeahawksForever) March 11, 2025

This offseason specifically, the Mariners had needs at first base, second and third base, but they elected to pass on Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso. They have only signed one free agent hitter (Mitch Garver) to a multi-year free agent deal in the Jerry Dipoto era, which goes back to 2015.

The Mariners missed the playoffs by one game last season, which is why fans were so frustrated by the inactivity this offseason. The M's feel close to being a true contender, as do the Seahawks, who actually missed the playoffs despite winning 10 games in 2024.

The Mariners will have to hope some of their minor league prospects hit to help fill the voids left in free agency, while the Seahawks will turn to the draft.

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