The Seattle Seahawks have made some big moves on the defensive side of the ball, but in the words of Pete Carroll: "There's a lot of work to do still. We know that".

One area that still needs improvement is the depth at pass rusher. The Seahawks currently have a very underrated duo in Uchenna Nwosu and Darrell Taylor, but the team lacks a quality rotational option. Boye Mafe showed lots of promise as a run defender in 2022, but his pass rush game still needs work. After Mafe, there's a lot of unknown.

And as we all know, teams need as many quality pass rushers as they can get, in this day and age.

One NFL analyst, NFL Network's Judy Batista, believes a reunion could be in the works when it comes to the Seahawks and one potential pass rushing prospect: former Seahawk and two-time Super Bowl champ, Frank Clark.

"Let's start with Frank Clark… it seems like he could return to Seattle, where he once played," Batista said on Thursday's edition of NFL Now. "He would give a team -especially in big moments- a powerful pass rusher. And that is something that the Seahawks could use."

Now let's be clear: This isn't a report or anything like that. It's simply Batista's opinion. 

But even with that, what are the chances the Seahawks and Clark cross paths again?

It's intriguing to think about. For one, Clark won't turn 30 for another couple of months, so it's clear he has a few good years left. He hasn't recorded more then 6.0 sacks in a single season since 2019, but he's been plenty effective in the playoffs, recording 13.5 sacks over the course of his eight seasons. 10.5 of those have come since he joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019. As Batista notes, the Seahawks could certainly use that juice as they aim for back-to-back postseason berths.

There are three main problems with this, however. Clark played under former Seahawks defensive coordinator Kris Richard when he was in Seattle. Clint Hurtt, the Seahawks' current DC, typically requires his pass rushers to operate more out of a two-point stance than the four-point stance Clark is accustomed to. 

Granted, Taylor and Nwosu do find themselves with their hand in the dirt from time-to-time, so there's certainly ways for Hurtt to get Clark on the field in an effective fashion.

But that leads into the next obstacle, which is cost. Per Over The Cap, the Seahawks are a little more than $3.7 million over the cap when accounting for the cost of the draft class. The team also needs an extra $3-$5 million for operating money. So, in all, the franchise isn't in the best situation cap-wise.

Would the Chiefs want to pay a decent amount of money to a limited role player? That's not a good process and it doesn't seem like one that an apt front office such as the Seahawks' FO would entertain. 

Clark won't break the bank, but he's not going to be cheap, either. When you add that in with the fact that the Chiefs are likely to pursue their own reunion with Clark, then it becomes even more easy to see why a Seahawks-Clark reunion is going to be a hard sell in terms of a realistic possibility. The Seahawks are in no shape to partake in a bidding war.

In all, it's a good idea, but unfortunately, it's one that loses its luster once you really start to break it down.