The Seattle Seahawks re-sign backup QB Drew Lock on 1-year deal
The Seattle Seahawks are keeping the QB room the same after re-signing backup QB Drew Lock, indicating a change in draft plans.
Not more than 10 days ago, it was believed that the Seattle Seahawks would be looking to the draft to pick up a quarterback.
But after re-signing Geno Smith to a three-year contract, the Seahawks are keeping the band together, as it was first reported by Mike Garafolo that Seattle is also re-signing backup quarterback Drew Lock to a one-year $4 million deal.
Lock's team-friendly deal has the ability to earn him upwards of $7 million through incentives.
Re-signing both Lock and Smith in the same offseason indicates that the Seahawks looked at the quarterback prospects in the draft and deduced that none of the prospects were worth using a top pick on this summer.
Effectively, Seattle has shown its hand. Odds are the franchise won't take a quarterback in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft.
Which begs the question: Does Seattle feel as though it already has its franchise guy?
Though Smith played well last season, he is on the wrong side of 30 and there is the threat of regression to the mean in 2023. Near the end of the 2022 NFL season, Smith started to turn the ball over and force throws into coverage. If that carries over into 2023, Seattle may be in trouble because it has no young, talented prospect to turn to.
Bringing back Lock binds the Seahawks into using him as a backup quarterback if Smith struggles or is injured. And with Lock, there is a limited belief in his abilities as a starter.
See the Denver game tape for an explanation.
The Seahawks must have liked what they saw last season out of the quarterback room. It was clearly good enough to get Seattle to the playoffs, despite the low expectations coming into the season. Now it appears that Pete Carroll wants to run it back following what he saw at the NFL Draft combine.
It makes sense. Football coaches love what they know. This situation is no different.
