Two years ago, during the NFL free agency period following the 2017 season, many fans of the Seattle Seahawks were upset that the team signed role players that offset the comp picks the team would have otherwise been awarded for the departure of several key players. The team had failed to qualify for the playoffs, as a Blair Walsh miss in the season finale against the Arizona Cardinals left the team at 9-7 and outside of the playoffs for the only time during the Russell Wilson era. That season led to the team overhauling the coaching staff, with Darrell Bevell, Tom Cable and Kris Richard all being shown the door, and Brian Schottenheimer, Mike Solari and Ken Norton brought in to replace them.
Why Seahawks shouldn’t forego free agency for comp picks
