Shaun Alexander question

[killadingo]

Looks like the Seahawks messed up royally by not signing Shaun Alexander long term this offseason, and he's having a season for the ages. If he's on the market, I am concerned that the Eagles might have the cap room to snag him? I always hear how the Eagles have plenty of cap space and am not sure of their current financial situation. I know that we handled Shaun well a few weeks ago, but do not want him in our division. This post isn't based on any rumors, but I was just looking at his numbers and quite frankly he's having a year on par with LT's if not better. The guy is scary good!

[FootballGuy2677]

It has alot to do with seattles blocking scheme too. But if that does happen Brian Westbrook would be on the market. To bad we already have portis.

[RedskinzOwnU]

I dont think they messed up royally. These teams that are franchsing the RB every year are getting a great deal. James, Alexander, they are getting old. You're much better off renting them for 6 mill a year than paying them a huge bonus when they are in the tail end of their career. If they get hurt or play worse, which will happen any year now, you aren't stuck with them. Is it cool? no, but these backs arent worth that much. No one would even give up a 2nd or 3rd round pick for them in the offseason. If it was to the team's advantage to sign them, they would. I doubt we'll see the seahawks try to keep alexander in the offseason.

[killadingo]

I doubt we'll see the seahawks try to keep alexander in the offseason.

All that you said above is fine and good, but I doubt Shaun loses it next year. And many also agree that the Seahawks will likely not be able to keep him next year, so he will be on the market and I am just hoping the Eagles don't have the cap room to be one of his suitors, especially if TO is gone.

[BRONCOBORN]

It has alot to do with seattles blocking scheme too. But if that does happen Brian Westbrook would be on the market. To bad we already have portis. I personally dont think that Westbrook is that good quite frankly if you didnt have Portis, you should snag one of ours because we always have a runningback here in Denver and we have plenty to go around. I thought Edge would be available next year, I wonder where he will be going?

[SKiNz Jus 2 sick]

I dont think they messed up royally. These teams that are franchsing the RB every year are getting a great deal. James, Alexander, they are getting old. You're much better off renting them for 6 mill a year than paying them a huge bonus when they are in the tail end of their career. If they get hurt or play worse, which will happen any year now, you aren't stuck with them. Is it cool? no, but these backs arent worth that much. No one would even give up a 2nd or 3rd round pick for them in the offseason. If it was to the team's advantage to sign them, they would. I doubt we'll see the seahawks try to keep alexander in the offseason.
WTF are you talkin bout? how are these guys old?
Alexander is like 28 and thats not old
and James is like 27 and that aint old ethier so i would say both of them have a good 3+ years before they start to decline

[RedskinzOwnU]

Neither one is worth a long term contract. Runningbacks have a much shorter shelf-life than most other positions. These players wont be dominant in 2 years.

[BlueTalon]

Shaun Alexander isn't going anywhere.

The biggest offseason move by the Seahawks didn't involve a player. Paul Allen canned the president of football operations and replaced him with someone that actually knows something about football (the previous guy's sports experience was being exec of the Trailblazers). Tim Ruskell, a guy who knows football players and the cap, came in and quickly worked out a deal with Walter Jones and Matt Hasselbeck. Immediately after that, they put the Franchise tag on Shaun Alexander. That kept the core of our offense together.

So it's not like they reached an impasse in contract negotiations with Shaun. That was a move to try to hold the team together in the face of 17 free agencies. Obviously, Shaun didn't like that too much, but things worked out the way they did, and he signed for one year on the condition that he won't be franchised after this season.

Now that there is a football-savvy front office, I'm pretty sure they will try to get a deal worked out before the end of the season. But even if not, I still think he'll stay in Seattle -- especially if we go deep into the playoffs.

By the way, the Ruskell acquisition not only made this year's success possible with the players they signed, it made life a lot easier for the coaching staff also. There's not any power struggle or head-butting like there was earlier -- they're all working together now.

And I think everyone (especially both Shaun and Mike Holmgren) now realizes that Shaun fits Holmgren's offensive system. He'll have the most success with it, he likes it in Seattle, and I think he'll stay there.

[BlueTalon]

Neither one is worth a long term contract. Runningbacks have a much shorter shelf-life than most other positions. These players wont be dominant in 2 years.
Average running backs, yeah. But great ones can go -- and be dominant -- for years and years.