Seahawks Should Trade DK Metcalf To Copy Super Bowl Champ Chiefs?
The Seattle Seahawks have a new coach. They are prepared to adopt some new philosophies. Like the rest of the NFL, they have seen the Kansas City Chiefs become dynastic, with back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Should Seattle's "newness'' mimic the Chiefs' in a way that would mean trading DK Metcalf?
That's a concept being floated by Seattle sports radio personality Mike Salk, who suggests the boldest of moves: Trading away star wide receiver Metcalf to as a way of emulating the Kansas City roster strategy.
“What if they want to really re-jigger the construction of this roster?'' Salk said. "My suggestion is that it would work best if they traded DK Metcalf.”
At this point, with young Mike Macdonald replacing Pete Carroll as the head coach and with a sort of "semi-commitment'' to QB Geno Smith, Seattle is obviously looking at a future build - while at the same time wishing to return quickly to the NFL playoffs, as they did a year ago in the surprisingly successful wake of the Russell Wilson trade.
So - again, at this point - there are no "bad ideas.'' It's just spitballing.
Having said that ... Salk’s reasoning is part is about cap allocation, and we think he gets that wrong. Metcalf’s 2024 cap hit is $24.5 million and trading him doesn't relieve that.
Another part of the reasoning is that if Kansas City can win without big-money receivers, why can't Seattle and everybody else? But the answer is obvious and its name is "Patrick Mahomes.''
Two years ago, the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins, received a bonanza in picks ... and kept winning despite a lackluster collection of wideouts. But part of that thinking was that traded Hill to avoid paying him, and they then used that saved money to roster-build elsewhere.
The Seahawks would get no such 2024 savings. ... and therefore, outside of the pick acquired (a first-rounder, maybe?) there would be no roster-build advantage.
There are cap-savings moves to be made in Seattle. And progressive thinking is in vogue around here. But the payoff on dumping Metcalf simply doesn't exist.
So we go back to the drawing board ...
