the big difference is wilson is gonna want ALOT guaranteed. we can sever ties with tannehill if he flops after a couple of seasons. as much as i really wanted us to draft russell wilson, my feelings havent been hurt one bit by watching tannehills progression.
tannehills contract isnt as much cap friendly as it is team friendly. if he is our stud and stays with us the duration of the contract then hes gonna cost us a very pretty penny. wilson just wants to guarantee that well even if he sucks cause the team cant afford to pay other players anymore than he still gets paid.
imagine this...tannehill continues to improve with the weapons we put around him, then boom we have to let cameron go because we cant resign our seem TE, stills, landry and parker our currently 3rd, 2nd, rookie wr, meaning depending on their production.....3 years in a row we are gonna have to determine what to do financially to retain them. if tanne becomes a stud then all 3 cant be resigned, not to mention who knows how our draft picks will stand up to replace them. if live up to potential i see stills being retainable, with parker possibly being the highest paid and us maybe having to let landry walk. we lose talent around him and tanne regresses then we can opt out, find a cheaper qb option and maybe somehow retain some form of talent with the 18-19 mil a year we save from releasing tanne. if tanne shows he can still play with a decent contract stills, a high contract parker, and a rookie or second year wr to replace landry, then we are still good to go financially. i love our team this year and our possible potential super powered offense, BUT we can afford it for 2 years then back to drawing board. if we go back to drawing board and have to replace 2-3 key pieces and tanne regresses then maybe we can look to draft for qb, release tanne and bring in more pieces.
russell wilson wanting full guaranteed for length of contract. the seahawks gm does a great job, but you cant be perfect all the time. i do not see wilson making any wr looking great. 2 years lynch is prob retired. they spend it on a stud wr in free agency. well the running game is over and the defense has taken a step down because the problem is, all their cheap drafted players are great and like i said your not gonna hit on pics every year. wilson has 25 mil guaranteed for 5 more years, so you have to stick with him, your paying him regardless, maybe a sucker will take him off your team if they think that they have everything but a qb.
the difference is, in 2-3 years from now, when we have a qb that is making around 20 million a year with nothing guaranteed, and they have a qb makign around 25 mil a year guaranteed for a few more years, which will be more benefical to a team, a guy like tanne that you could save some money on, extend a couple more years with a lil more guaranteed allowing you to resign vets or fa's or a guy who has nothing to lose by giving the team a middle finger
