Washington fans were disappointed on Tuesday afternoon to learn that although Washington had heavily chased Russell Wilson, Seattle had replaced Wilson from Denver.
This is actually a double sided coin. Washington vacillates in a sense, not least improving his quarterback room. However, after learning what Denver is leaving, Commanders fans can also breathe a sigh of relief that Washington hasn't abandoned the ranch as Denver.
Trade package:
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Seattle gets QB Drew Lock, TE Noah Fant, DL Shelby Harris, two first-round picks, two second-round picks and a fifth-round pick.
Denver gets Russell Wilson and a fourth-round pick.
Washington fans shouldn't simply assume that Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew didn't work hard enough. For one thing, did you really want Washington to replace Taylor Heinicke, Logan Thomas, Daron Payne, two first-round options, two second-round options, and a fifth-round option in exchange for only Wilson (aged 34 in November)? ) Receive. ) and the choice of the fourth round?
A more sensible explanation is probably Wilson, whose contract has a no-trade clause, didn't really want to play for the Commanders. It is also possible that Seattle simply wanted to trade Wilson to the AFC team.
Less than a week ago, Seattle coach Pete Carroll confidently stated that Seattle had "no intention" to trade Russell Wilson. Yet now we already know that trade talks between Denver and Seattle began two weeks ago. Carroll did not say, "Under no circumstances are we trading Russell Wilson this off-season." Perhaps he was nothing more than to communicate, "Increase your offer and you may change our mind."
The fact that Washington and Seattle were talking business days ago and the story was leaked to NFL media is curious. The Commanders were seen as diligent working hard to improve their team's prospects in the 2022 season. Fans want to know what's up; Hope is needed to encourage them.
On the other hand, if Seattle leaked the story, they were communicating that Russell Wilson is available at the right price. This pushed the market a bit more in recent days, and Denver was willing to throw in a bit more, to which Seattle responded, "the deal."
Finally, GM John Schneider should be overjoyed tonight. Russell Wilson was nearing the end of his contract, and see what Schneider got for Wilson and he didn't have to renew Wilson for $40-45 million a year in 2023. Or, a contract in the Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes range, that is, about $50 million per season. The Seahawks would also be No. 9 in the draft order ahead of Washington (No. 11) to select perhaps the first quarterback in the draft.