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Man, this Russell Wilson must be something if he’s going to somehow get the league to squeeze in several Super Bowls in the next couple of years.

KC no longer needs a QB. That is when less team that Seattle can make a deal with. That probably leaves it down to: Buffalo, Arizona, and Jacksonville.

There was talk that Buffalo would draft a QB. That doesn’t make a lot of sense, because there is so much pressure for them to win now.

Arizona is in the same division as Seattle so that wouldn’t make much sense either.

I think Flynn’s most likely destination is Jacksonville.

What he did as a player who was a third round rookie, considered a reach by everyone except Seattle’s front office, on a team that was the definition of mediocre the previous season was simply outstanding. Plus he’s a classy, likable kid. If Baltimore can’t win the Super Bowl I hope Seattle wins it. Lot’s of exciting players and an outstanding fan base.

How do you contend for “several” Super Bowls in the next “couple” of years??

I don’t know what type of hit Flynn counts against the salary cap but it won’t be an issue until next year. Seattle has several young players who need to be signed to long term deals over the next three seasons.

Also, any talk of Wilson being a one year wonder is just a bit stupid. Wilson improved throughout the year and certainly did not look overmatched in the Pro Bowl.

smcgaels1997-it’s so cute that you think the 9ers will find a better QB than Flynn in the upcoming draft when there isn’t one…at least not one that will be available by the time San Francisco drafts. It makes sense for the 49ers to ship off Alex, but they can’t rely on the draft to find a backup for Kaep. Oh…and GO GONZAGA!

As such, I say they really need to keep Flynn. I am very optimistic about Wilson’s career potential, but the reality is, it was one season, and history has shown that scrambling QB’s become scrambled QB’s, through no fault of their own.

I’d be pleased if Wilson played the next 15 year without injury, but I’d also be very naive.

Several teams would pay a lot for Flynn to be their backup. The Niners got 2nd round pick + more for Alex Smith, who is a terrible starting QB, what could we get for Flynn???

Flynn should stay and although wouldn’t want Wilson to go down, duel threats have that problem as guys on PDF have pointed out.
One thing though, Wilson seems very level headed and mature and doesn’t sem to make mistakes based on the emotion of the game….while Kaep, the other notable duel threat does. My take is to expect Kaep to go down sooner.

If I’m wrong about Flynn’s expectations upon signing, then you all have my apology…And yes, just releasing him would be counter-productive, but then I still feel Flynn deserves a shot to start somewhere if the right trade is offered.

Those that assume Wilson will get hurt will be right only via a fluke play. Wilson was the smartest carrier of the football that I saw last year (at any position). He looked completely under control even when running for his life. He was smart on the runs and avoided contact. His scrambling ability reminded me of Tarkenton although more controlled.

Sorry this is so difficult for you to wrap your head around.

Smith was making 8.5M. Way too much. Kaep was making around 500k. Way too little. Between them they were making around 9M. Just right.

Which puts their cap number for QB position, which is the only thing that really matters, much lower than many teams that didn’t have a single QB as good as either of them.

Don’t come crying when Kaep needs miss a start or two and your backup is Josh McCown.

The fairness to Flynn is the compensation package he gets.

“Wow, larryboodry. Brilliant post. It’s a wonder how you’re not a head coach or GM of an NFL team.”

Or a Seahawks fan…All I’m saying is, would Flynn have signed with Seattle if he knew they were gonna kick him to the curb in favor of an unproven rookie?

Seattle didn’t promise Flynn anything but BIG BUCKS. I promise, he is getting the big bucks part and probably loving every minute of it.